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HONG KONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1932.
SHORT STORY
HAGEN'S CHRISTMAS
MISTLETOE GOING OUT OF FAVOUR
LOSING ITS PLACE ON THE CHRISTMAS CARDS
The class had gone, broken up noisily for a long vacation; but the coach, Jones Hagon, still ant scooping over his table doing is mistletoe feimple addition on its white pine enrface with a fragment of chalk.. The total of the acklition did not exceed the shillings column Jones drummed meditatively with the chalk butt and considered,
af
going out fashiom? te hay vanished almost Christmas completely from the cards this year and wholesalers at Convent Garden told an Evening -Standard-representative that sup- lies would be smaker this Christ
mas.
A member of one big firm wholesalers, siḍi
of
O could not ask for fees on Christmas Eve, especially when the delinquenta were two young boys not far on in their teens and who probably had visions of camping, over the Christmas week on what
"There is very little mistletoe on they could save, from their meagre wages. No, there were certain the market as yet and our orders things a man could dot do, even for the Christmas trade are small. when he was as poor as Jones In the old days mistletoe used to Πάρος,
He would not mind for himself Christmas was bound to be lonely anywhere, for him. Especially this first Christmas and he might as well spend it quietly in a boarding house as anywhere else; but it was something his little son Phil had maid: Anyway, Santa Claus will be coming soon. The children must have been feeling the pinch, too, that made them hold such a comparative faith in Santa Claus. He couldn't let them down in this,
though it would be hard enough to play Santa Claus even with the toys to distribute. Violet, his wife, had been the Santa Claus last
year.
An unconscious sigh escaped him as he pulled out his gold watch to ace the time. The delicate hands pointed to six o'clock.
It was a handsome watch given to him by his colleagues, for wedding present and had his in tials neatly engraved on the front. It had not occurred to him before to dispose of it.
come to Covent Garden from all parts of the world Today France has practically a monopoly of the trade so far as this country is concerned."
There is a definite falling off People no longer wear it in the weeks before Christmas bandying good-natured jokes with everyone That is all over and holly has taken its place for decorative pur poses with just a tiny sprig of mistletoe, in some cases as a com- pliment to our parents. I really think that the modern girl has no use for mistletoe and perhaps that is the secret of its basing."
Another wholesaler said: "There is a duty of 90. per lb. on foreign mistletoe and we are finding that our agents and the retailers are ordering holly in its place. The tax has put the finish. Shyly he sought out a pawnshop. and this year will probably kill ing touches to a declining fashion "Yes, sir," said a ́brisk voice | it.” across the counter.
Jones banded over his watch without a word.
"How much?" asked the young Jew.
A director of a firm of Christ- mas card publishers, made this comment:
"We have decided to omit mistle- poe from our cards almost entire
"I want to borrow ten pounds only. it," stated Jones.
"In past years we have detected The young Jew disappeared from a distinct falling off in the demand the counter and loft Jones feeling for the mistletoe card and this agitated and uncomfortable. When he came back he laid the watch on the counter, between them:
"Can't do you more than seven," he stated briskly. the initials detract from its selling value.”
Jones accepted the offer without argumene and, hurrying through the unfamiliar business of the agreement, he pocketed the money and went out into the street.
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The cloap basement stores were crowded with people who jostled each other in happy excitement. Jones, hot and excited, entered one of these stores. All around him was a shrieking din of whistles and trumpets, of crying and laughing children, and a fump came into Jones's throat-they all had their mothers with them.
year hotly has taken its place on most of our cards.. The mistletoe Cough has not ren found a place in our album of the best hundred cards for the year.”
Here is just one word in its favour. A member of a noted firm of florists who supply flowers to the Prince of Wales and to each of the King's sona, said:
Mistletoe will always sell. It is one of those great institutions that will never die, and we are placing our usual order this Christinas, although we do not sel! much of it."
EARLY SHOPPING
But it must not be thought that The noise of the happy-weary this new habit makes one selfish. children is the music of Christmas Gladly we allow our Christmas just as much as the church bells and the solitary carollers in the dawn, for Christmas belongs to the
children.
Bolf,
.
shopping to encroach upon our lunch time for weeks on end, there by sacrificing for the good of others the skill at dominoes which was beginning to give us an enviable reputation as A sound business man.
Jones had never been in a shop ping crowd before, but he found himself talking, quite easily to the salesgirls and exchanging a sheep, "Haven't touched a domino for ishi stare with other men who were weeke," we murmur at the begin. overladen with parcels like him- ning of January, when the score on the marble-topped table, carefully He got home in a dream, his written with our gift indelible pen bead buzzing from the noise, and cil, tells us that once again we excited still over the unfamiliarshall have to pay for the coffee. occupation. At home, which of But we do not mind. We know course was now only a residential, that our friends have profited by he found his landlady, Mrs., Brown, our abstinence, sitting on the poky little verandah. We know that our early shopping waying a big palm leaf tan to and has resulted in presents that they have simply loved. Not only wore
CHRISTMAS CAKES
RECIPES FROM NORWAY
Although each country observes its own particular customs at Chist mas-tide, the partaking of Christi mas dinner with its abundance of delicacies is a universal prosedure. Food at this time of the year is of paramount importance, and the truth of this statement is proved by the fact that the housewife prepares for the great occasion many weeks-abead-of-tho-actual celebrations.
The criticism often made that, British people, are, above all, con- servative in matters of tradition is true, for woare, admittedly, quite content with the time-honour- ed turkey and plum pudding which There is no reason, however, why were taken by our forefathers. some of the tested dishes from foreign lands, which are given one at lenet of the festive dinners below, should not be included in given during Christmas week.
of
town
are
The Norwegian Christmas.
which consists of several kinds of In Norway the Christmas fare, pressed meats, sausages and cakes, is made at home even in the majority Pressed meats and sausages
households.
eaten at dinner and the cakes, for which recipes are given, with after moon cofice. No house-proud Norwegian housewife would face Christmas without large batches of at least half a dozen different varieties of a cakes and „aylie, a variety of brown. The cakes are very like biscuits and if stored in tine, will keep for a considerable time.
Some of the most popular kinds of cakes are the following:
·Hjortetak.
4 yolks of eggs
& whites of egg
gar
1 gill cream 2 oz. butter
teaspoonful cardamom teaspoonful salt of hartshorn 1 lb. Hour
Beat the sugar and eggs for hour, stir in the whipped cream, the melted butter, the pounded cardamon and lastly half the flour mixed with the salt of hartshorn, Let it stand overnight. under cover. Next day, divide the dough into a number of pieces of equal size, and roll it into cylindrical lengths, the thickness of a finger, using the rent of the flour or a little lean. Form into rings and ornament by making cuts in them with a knife at irregular intervals. Place in a frying basket, and fry in lard un tif pale golden brown.
Fattigman (Poor Men).
7 yolks of egg:
1 small gill cream a or sugar
I' white, of egg 12 oz. four
2 teaspoonful cinnamon
1 teaspoonful cardamom:
teaspoonful finely grated lemon pest
1 dessertspoonful 'brandy
Beat the sugar and yolks for 1 hour, add the stiffly beaten oream, the spices, the brandy, 1 stiffy. beaten white of egg, and 10 oz. four. (The dough should be made the day before it is to be cooked) Roll the dough out very thinly, using the remaining 2 oz. flour, and eut rectangular pieces about in. by 2 in. with a fancy cutler. Fry in hot Iard until pale yellow, When they are taken up, let the fat drain well off About 1 lb. lard is needed to cook this quan- lity.
CORRESPONDENCE
[All Tefters intendia" før publi.
"Hot, isn't it?" said Jones the gifts chosen with a more de- cation must be accompanied by the puffing up the few steps. Mrs, liberate care than of old, but they name and address of the writer, not Brown was a comparatively new
for publication, unless so desired.
were more costly. For the long-
acquaintance, but to Jones she was drawn-out process of our shopping but as evidence of good faith-ED. Į
a good friend.
"My, but you're a Santa Claust" has enabled us to buy out of in-d
come
Instead of a December of financi
she ejaculated. “Wherever"!
But-Jones was already inside un- doing himself from his many bund-al stress and impending bankrupt-
cy, we have had a whole autumn
[TO THE EDITOR OF THE ** HONG KONG DAILY PRES."]
Bir Having heard the good
les. Mrs. Brown followed curious of steady expenditure, and can face news that, at last, Kowloon resi Ir and hedged round the doorway, the New Year with a calm mind dents are to have the privilege of She felt, very sympathetic towards and hope that the dear visar having at least
small news
this young tenant who had lost his will soon be holding a jumble salesheet devoted exclusively to their wife and a good billet all in a hop at which some of the presents we particular interests, I bastant to so to speak, and who was left to mother two little children on the have ourselves received will be able
little bit of money he made from to deck a stall, or lead a charm to congratulate the Hong Kong Daily
abargain basement... the coaching school he was trying
to establish. A
"Come income in, invited Jones as he dumped all his paroefs
on to the table. "Come in, Mrs. Brown and Jones as they looked at Brown and help me play Banta the knobby stockings complete with Claus; I'm suTO At the part Christmas bells and holly; mano- better than I do the
Press and to express my sincero. good wishes for the success of this commendable venture, which I an confident will be assured by the business firms of Howloon
It will certainly be relief to shoppers to be able to vertisements of
Personally, I am hoping this briet letter may be the first in a long acries of letters dealing with ries of snow and glittering Christmasters of particular interest to "Not so much of that Mr. mas trees to the immigrant Jones, dwellers in Kowloon and the New Hagon, I'm sure, returned she, and for Mrs. Brown there came a Territories. edging into the room Well, well,vision of happy Christmas Days what a lot you've got. Get me the spent in the open. stockings and 141 undo the packeta As Jones pinned the toskiam The children are sound asleep." onto the shabby iron hed rails ha Between them they filled the lingered awhile looking down on stockings, pulling off the price the faces of his two children by the tickets to keep up the pretence, light of the street lamp outside and allotting each article a parti Phil was five and the little girl "cular position in the stocking Joyce was four The
Sweets and nute in the the bad Rip: Unblog
ingly over the bulging mouth for a wel thestockings
Memories of other
Christmases she had
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interest
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Hata, Winter Coats, Far Costs and Necklaces from London, charming laces from London and Paris, even- ing dresses and wraps and accessories-everything to make your Christmas a happy and successful one.
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The
SEASON'S
GREETINGS.
To all Kowloon
4 Patrons and
From
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THE AIRLIE HOTEL
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ENGLISH STERLING
SILVER-WARE
ELECTRO-PLATED GOODS.
ENGLISH CUT GLASS..
ETERNITY WEDDING
RINGS.
PLATINUM AND GOLD JEWELLERY OF EVERY DESCRIPTION,"
J. A. WINDSOR & CO.
Hankow Road, Kowloon,
ATTENTION OF MOTOR CAR OWNERS!
We have the pleasure to inform you that we have inaugurated modern and up-to-date Service Station and Garage:st. Wing Look Building, Nathan Road, Kowloon. This Garage is very plean and bright. It is conveniently situated for customers and, large, enough to manoeuver without any difficulty. (Bervice day and night).
STORAGE
All cars stored at moderate prices. We have also special arranged for daily storage, oleozing insluded.
SALES DEPT
-Distributors of Standard Oil Co. of New York Products,
Gasoline and Motoroil
Dealers in Varioms makes of Tyres and Tubes, Importers of Automible Accesories
REPAIRING & PAINTING DEPT. -
We have engaged' expert mechanics, and painters to take charge of repairing and spraying cars and cycles and gjirad- tee to give entire satisfaction.
THE NATHAN GARAGE,
AWING LOCK BUILDING