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CHRISTMAS EVE IN HONG KONG
GAILY DRESSED SHOP WINDOWS.
CROWDED DINNER DANCES
LAST NIGHT.
A Daily Pres' representative, who mado a tour of the leading shops and departmental "stores of the Co lony yesterday was groated cu ali sides with the managerial smiles that only free spending on the part of the public can inspire. Trade Was everywhers brisk, windows were decorated in the traditional Christ mas style, and the shops were thronged with people.
CHRISTMAS SERVICES,
St. John's Cathedral. Holy Communioh 7 mm., Choral Eucharist 8 a.m.; Holy Communica (Peak Church) 8 s.m.; Children's Service 10a.m., Matins and Ser men 11 am Preacher: The Bishop of Victoria Hong Kong. Holy Com munion 12.15, p.m.
St. Andrew'a Kowloon,
7.15 am Holy Communion. 8.15 am. Edly Communion. Sermon and
11 m. Morning Prayer and Preacher, Rev. C.B. Shanni. Cortee Holy Communion, tions for Waifs and Strays.
St. Peter's.
HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIE
1931.
CANDIDA ON SHOOTING HONG KONG STOCK
WAILS OF 4 WILDFOWLER'S WIFE.
Dear Mr. Editor,".
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to
MARKET
YESTERDAY'S OFFICIAL QUOTATIONS.
The opening whe somewhat quieter yesterday morning, with sonraoly any change in the rates, exoopt Trams, which were marked up to $201.
Sales.
Banks, $1,480. Providents"(old), $5.35. Cements (combined), 19.30. Hotels (old), $15.30/$15.35. Telephones (part paid), $98). Ropes, $18.
Buyers.
It
Douglases, $25.
And the week-ends). The shoot. I know that every married women
ing party, generally four of them, has to endure some peculiarity, act departs after an early tiffin on to any vice, on the part of her hus. Saturday with enough food to lost band. In some cases it is Wine or
ten men a fortnight." I wave a dia.. Other Women but in mind it is
consolate goodbye to thoin as the Wildfowling. With my husband motor boas leaves the jetty and Wildfowling does not come under wonder watchedly how I am going the heading of either peculiarity or to spend the rest of the day and vice, but is definitely an oasESSION the following day until they return, spelt with capital letters. I some :
They come back in time for a late times think he is rather like the ten on Sunday. After a much nood- ed bath my husband descends and woman who was roputed to have poly two ideas in her head and one spends the rest of the evening de was hats, but he has only one idea auribing to me what he shot or in his, Ah" but it may be didn't shoot, and what he ate. Tho Christmas Services at Bt.. thought, "Shooting has its seasons Then straight after dinner when I am still feeling fresh and bright he Father Christmas, ut Sincero's Petor's started with Midnight at any rate you are freed from has been perhaps one of the most Eucharist (Choral) Christmas this obsession from March 30 until retires to bed, worn out with fresi popular aguros with the children Evo. The other Christmas Services August 12." I sa rash enough to air and exercise, leaving me
Holy in Hong Kong for sovoral days. Are
Communic.n (with
console myself with this thought, apcad another ovening alone. The idea of Toyland" as conceiv hymns) at 8 and Choral Eucharist when I discovered soon after I wasxually takes two early nights for ed and executed by this firm ia ez- { 13.
married that I had a serious rival him to recover. The following in my husband's affections. In fact evening one cellent, and a tour through this
or two people who children's paradise must have glad
I became exceedingly jubilant when weren't on this particular trip call phed many a young heart and ex-
the day arrived that his cherished to hear details and the whole story. guns wore fanlly cleaned and put
ia reiterated, myself groaning, in- hausted many paternal pockets.
a grease and tucked away for the wardly and sometimes outwardly .Summer. But I was doomed to and my mind seething with odd disappointment, for he consoled words lito "Mergansers" and himself firstly, by reading almost
"faleated teal." exclusively The Shooting Times:"" and gun catalogues, even going to On occasion, strong, silent men
Strong Bilant Men."
me, generally when I had my nose cies, the kind who love the greut the length of reading extracts to with marked misogynistic tenden- glued to a thrillre, from which I open spaca, come to stay for several had to withdraw my attention. daya" shooting At least they don't Secondly, he would discuss "freely actually stay. and lengthily plans for the next bably in time for breakkast, and They arrive pro shooting season with any friend bit- manfully make strained converss- ten with the same obsession whetion to me while, they lower their happened to drop in, which they bacon and "oggy- After breakfast did frequently Alas! Thirdly, yea, they rotire and polish their guns, and 10.30: High Mass at Sacco hegan to write a book about shoot ever it is they do, in preparation he even had a third consolation, heer count their cartridges or what panied by the Seminary Choir. A special Mass is to be celebrated ating and devote nearly every evento depart about noon for a four Victoria Gaol by the Catholic Chaping to his literary efforts.
The axternal decoraticns of the Sua Company are most attractive, and the interior presented, a very seasonable
unsie appearance.
The Christmas Spirit.
It was made increasingly obvious to our representative as he passed from shop to shop and street to street that the dressers of shop win- dows had been, without exception, animated with the Christmas spirit, and it was with a fooling akin to homesickness that he at last mad
an effort and departed from the re- gion of well-lit windows crammed with Christmas fare on Hong Kong side and Proceeded to Howleon.
In Kowloom.
Here a somewhat similar state of affairs prevailed, most of the big wwww and shops having tastefully decorated: windows, withhelly leaves very much in evidence, and bonbons, Christmas cakes and pre- sents attractively laid out.
One of the most attrneliva dis- plays in Kowloon was that of the Dairy Farm Company. They were oxhibiting a huge chine of beef sur rounded with turkeys, sucking pigs and all manger of luscious Christ- mas fara, and throughout the day a large crowd..of marvelling Chin- ese romained with their hungry eyes glued to the window.
Carnival Dances."
Last night large and merry-par- ties thronged the loading hotela of the Colony, where dinner dances were held.
Union Church, Kennedy Road, Morning service ne ten o'clock.
vice.
Naval and Military Parade Ser
Proncher, the Rev. E Powell.
Union Church, Kowloon. Friday, December 25, Christmas by Choir, "There were Shepherds:" Morning Service at 13 a.m. Anthem Preacher, Rovd, Frank Short.
be
Wesleyan Church, Wanchai.
A Special Christmas Service will held commencing at 10.15 a.m.
Roman Catholic Cathedraj.
Morning:Low Masses at 8:0.30
Jain.
Aftercou: At 3.30, Solemn Veg. pers and Benediction."
St. Joseph's Church (Garden
Road).
Low Masses at 7.10, 7:35, 8 and 9.a.m. High Mass at 10 n.m., to lowed by Benediction of the Blessed Sacrament.
Rosary Church (Kowloon). There will be a Mass every half an-hour from 6.30 to 9.30 1.7,
GRANTS TO HOSPITALS.
Londou, Dec. 12-The Prince of Wales presided yesterday at the meeting of the Council of King Edwards's Hospital fund when over B294,000 were distributed in grants to hospitals for the present year,
The Hong Kong, Peninsular, He- PRINCE DISTRIBUTES FUNDS. oulse Bay and St. Francis Hotels wars strikingly decorated for tnej ccasional fuge Christmas trea in the vestibule of the St. Francis, Hctel being particularly attractive. In addition, Laus Crawford's Re sturant held dinner dance, which was very well patronised, and the large dining room present. ed a cheerful sight with innumer- able Chinese lanterns suspended from the ceiling.
This marks another substantial increase in the funds for annual distribution and a message of con- gratulation from the King was read.
Merry Christmas!
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The Colonial Dispensary
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from 10 a.m. to 1 p.m.
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day trip. The most extraordinary looking people return, their faces covered with incipient boards and Shortly after we were married a their persons liberally, caked with most mocent act of mine almost mud. I hope that the motor boat completely broke up our marriage, is hung from atom to stern with the I thought my husband would never spoils of the chare, because the com recover. In fact it is doubtful if plexion of my aucceeding days i our relations have ever been quite apt to be coloured by the success or the sigue since. I was proudly bo- non-success of the trip. If the sport going my wifely dution and ex.has been poor then my husband is aaling his wardrobe. Suddenly I morose, and gloomy, if on the other found in a drawer a most fou and hand it was good then everything. evil-selling cont
was covered in the garden is lovely, and if by more then pride and joy cuze from any change he has shot a goone er
every poro.. After lengthy baths and shoves the mighty hunters de
colours, and bits of feathers and with darns and patches of varying
sprigs of heather adhered. It was indent:bably dirty and I doubt if the most miserable and woebegone tramp would have accepted it. Quite naturally I decided this coas had no place in the wardrobe of o respectable man, and I gave is co the lavatory coolie who received it rather auspiciously. Some days later I was astounded to hear an irate male voice upstairs, and somne sanguinary adjectives applied to an unseen person floated down to my surprised ears. Suddenly the Boy. pale and trembling, rushed in and enquired if I had seen master's shooting cost, I denied all know- ledge of it, never dreaming that he was referring to the hideous ra I had given away. He was followed by a husband almost uerecognisable his rage who asked the same question. I confessed meekly that 1 had given an old coat to the coolie, whereupon ho spluttered, Good God! Woman don't, you
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know that was my great-uncle's cend, fill their pipes and with a shooting coat? It's got Irish bog whisky and soda apieco, spend the mad on it and Septeh clay and it rest of the evening discussing the has been baptized by the blood of four days shooting with a concen- countless wildfowl." Shaken to thetration and wealth of detail that s core I murmured most abject most tiresome, I listen politely apologies. Then the Boy was or with a fixed smile and occasionally dered to effect the immediate re- try to flick the conversation into a tura of the valuable garment, It more congenial channel but it's al wasn't so difficult as we expected ways deflected to the same object by an the coolie hadn't thought ita persistent husband. worth taking it away and had bur
Accursed Guns]
Never Again!
Wharves, $153.. Hotels (old), 815.30. Hotels (nom), #148.
Chinese Estates, › $05, * Hong Kong Electrics, #774. Cements (combined), $19.30. Oaments (old), $10. -Amusements,” # 18,90","
Union Waterboats, $24. Providents (old), $8.30. Providents (new $2.35. Hong Kong Lands, $81. Trams, 821)
Telephones (part paid), $20. Hong Kong Ropes, $18. Dairy Farms, $284. Watsons, $16.
Constructions (old); $0.55. Constractions (now), $100,' -
Sellers.
Banks, $1,500. Raubs, $40.?
AFTERNOON 'SESSION.
The market displayed & still frmer tone charing the day, closing with a strong demand all round.
Balea:
Banks, $1,173,
Caments (combined), $19.00. Trams, $91.80/$23. Powells, $31.
Buyers,
Trams, $92. Powalls, $31. Ewce, Tls. 13.65.
Telephones (part paid), $20. Watsons, $18.10. Cements (combined), $18.40.. Realties, $111
China Lights, Bert. Dairy Farms, 820,
Sglers.. Trams, $224 EwOs, Tís. 15.80.
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unlucky enough to sprain my ankle. Had the accident pocurred at the end of the day's shooting it would have been all right, but unfortun- ately it was at the beginning and 01 course in just;ionoceasible spot, Realizing at once I would be per- sony non grata" with everyone if a
and stepped forward on to it and sposed the day's sport 1 asscrted airily that my foot was well enough
abnost tainted. A veil had better been drawn over the rest of the incident. Suffice to say that I was escorted home by a disgruntied hus- band and did not accompany him again for many a long moon.
The third time I was rash enough to venture out I received a rïcho- cheted shot in the leg from my hus husband's gun. This misdemeanor on my part passed without much com- ment, though I insisted on a new and expensive pair of stockings!
ed it to the bottom of the kitchen, I have ou four occasions been
iphoard intending to use it as a floor-cloth.
rash enough to accompany my band on an all day shooting trip and every time I have regretted it. When the shooting season starts Of course, I have been well drilled. the oven tenor of my way is com- I know that (a) I must not WOLF & Fletely disrupted. The accursed white shirt blouse or a flaming guns are brought out once more to scarlet jumper but must disguise ght, grease removed and the bar-myself to look like a mud bank or vels polished until they shine. This lagoon. (b) I must keep out the operation generally takes place un range of the gund (c) I must be the drawing room floor. All the evil speady in dropping behind banks amelling shooting clothes are aired and lying quiet while duck and ad a marvellous array of shoot 8000 pass over.. ing boots, produced for inspection
The first time I had a most dis- and selection. Plans are made for quieting experience. I was ambling
along a mud bank which was sepa
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The fourth and last time was de. finitely, a bad busines. Since then
have never received any encour agement to join a shooting party. On this particular occasion I insist ed on taking my cherished, pointer bitch, Mollie, with me. Quite soon the party got into a snipe marsh, At the first shot Mollie proved her. self to be gunshy, and in her ex- tremity of fear ran hell for leather the first morning flight, cartridges rated from a anipa marah by a
and disappeared into a Chinése vil. are sorted out
lage two miles away. Of course my and sandwiches packed and left in the hall beside Creek of icy water. The line ot' husband had to go to rescue her. a thermos of coffee. I got a lot of gune was walking up the marsh. He returned about an hour later unlicious joy on one occasion for Buddenly one of them fired at a red in the face with heat and anger the Boy left the sandwiches on
snipe and the abot passed near z and leading a cowed animal by a law stool in the hell. My little tween a yak and a moose, which ning, with These women
Aiuenus acimal, a kind of croma be- string." His biting remarks begin. Aberdeen terrier who slept there, was tethered on the path ahead of etc, etc. showed me quite plainly mopped them up during the night me. Now I always regard an or and when Nimrod descended during dinary placid English cow with a
timt I was far from popular. When chilly dawn there" was not acneiderable amount of awe, and
he discovered there had been excel single crumb left and ao time to where I saw this fierce orenture, ter-
Jest sport thuring his absence in get any more.
anguish knew no boutads. rified by the shot, break its rope We retiro to bed, the alarum and come stampeding down the wintry evenings when I am sitting Sometimes after dinner on cold having first been set for half past bank towards me I was absolutely by a warm fire immersed in the I have the deepest resent terrified. There appeared to be no latest Book Society's choice, I look ment against this alarum clock an alterative between being gored-tod from my book and ponder on the it has certainly been designed to death and plunging into the icy wake a regiment of Chinese coolies creak. Fortunately at that moment and startles me out of my sleep so someone fired another shot which that I lie trembling for about ten caused the beast to stop abruptly, minutes. At Inst Nimrod departs so that the coolin in charge manag And I snuggle down to bed and ed to sieze the tethering rope and listen to the N.E. wind shaking the save me from a nasty death. I was shutters.
considerably shaken by this experi- enca and it was sometime before 1s ever ventured to company my husband again
four
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On the days when my husband does not got up for the morning fight, he loaves the Office slightly early in the aftemoon for the even ing fight,
A. malignant fate appeared to pur are me, for the second time I was (Oontinued on next Column.}
idiosyncracies of men. I think of my husband who at that moment is sitting behind a mud book with his feet in water and an icy N.E. wind whistling round his cars. There ho wl sit for hour in the cold moon- light waiting hopefully for some misguided gesse to pass overhead. It is hard to believe that be actunk. to my book I thank God my plea ly enjoya ital-Am I turn once more
Mr. Editor, Tour bewailing contri "Anread are wors "aybaritic.—I aan,
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