SPORTING,
TO-MORROW'S FIXTURED.
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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH FRIDAY DECEMBER 30 1010
A MOORISH WEDDING,
It was our good fontude' (wies a correr- .pondent in Fex) to be lavi ei the other day to The folowing are the fixtures" for 10 take part in wedding fagtiviller, which in
marw
LEAGUE CRICKET.
· To-morrow bring a blank day is the league cricket lise, po`erest has been filed for that
đáy.
HONGKONG CRICKET LEAGUE. The 'ollowing is the table up to date:-
P. W. D. L. Percent.
Yotks............
3
3
R.Eki 25 m
7
4
胄
Civil Service...
4
ว
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Remnants.
3
J
R.G.A............. 6.
1
3
I
Hongkong 7. Craigongower ... $ 1 H:K, Fol C8 7
K:wico....... 7 2 ง
I 4
1 3
I 3 7
Koo
5555 £0.00 £0.co
3331 20.55 28 55 20.55
OTHER CRICKET.
CRAIGENGOTER CRICKET CLUN UK. 1.0.0.
This match will be played to-morrow on the
C.C.C. ground a: 1 p.m, sharp The icl'owing will present the O.CC.-LE, Ianmort, . H. Taylor, L. A. Rose, R. 1hillips, W. H. Warrener, P. Currie, H. Ropp, F. Rзpp, C.; J. Higginbotham, S. D. Dattl'wan and R. Fais, Reserves-a. S. E., A. M. Suffiad.
KC C. SECOND ELEVEN 15. POLICE. This friendly game will take place/monow on the Kowloon ground at a p.m. sharp.
HONGKONG CRICK T CLUB 18 UNITED SERVICES
Marocco last over a week, a d must be very wearing out to all, to the bilde and bostess in particular. Guests arrive from all quarters, and are fed and bouard at the expento-of the bride's parents; feasting ard masle going on all day, while paster-by are welcome to come into the petio to bave a prep at the bride, us she sits in ata o for botri every aferaton.
Before the fat day proper of the wedding
the bride brs had her hands and feet ained with heana, bar hair b alded, and bien takea three times to the Turkish baths by her gill friends. She is closely attended for over a weok by ton professional bridesmaids, women of all ages, and ef.40 great feptile, whore chief duties are to drest and undress ber, have the care of the many jawels (pearls and emeralds) word on this occation, and tổng that no cere mony is omitted. They are paid by the "ilps" which are given every day by the bilde's mother and her guca's, i
THE BRIDE.
"On the first day the bride, dressed in bright brocade, be: face all covered up with rich scarves, was led into the palo or court, and hoisted into a movable po'pit, where ste sat,
TOLSTOP'S LAST FRODUCTION.
ARGUMENT AGAINST CAPITAL PUNISHMENT
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St. Petersburg, Nopeat. The Associated Press received early to day from Viadimir Tichertkoff, literary agons of the late Count Tolstol, the last, article written by Tolstoi It is entitled "Effective Meaus,!"-11- way written by Taitol in the Optina moanstoryTHE Stedmnship on November it, shonly after he began his S asti-imposed exile'f om bome.. The article was given the Associated Press by M. Tscherkoff with the express with of Count Tolstol for dis
seminating it to mankind. It says:
"I am paturally anxiors to do all I can against evil, which tortures the best spirits of
Ogr time.
"I think the prasect effective war against capital punishment does not need forcing there is no need of an expreupfos of jadiga tion against is
IMMORALITY, CRUELTY AND ABSURDITY, "Every sincero, thinking person; everybody knowing from youth the sixth command meat, needs no ex-lanation of its absurdity and in morality, there is no need for descriptions of the borrors of exocations, as they only affect
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man, to men will mere unwillingly become Undersigned. executioners and governments will to obliged to compensate them more dearly for their services.
"Therefore I think that noit.or the express sion of indignation against the murder of our fellowmen nor the suggestion of Its horror is mainly needed, but something totally different.
"As Kant well says, thera araw. DYLUSIONS WHICH CANNOT BE DISPROVED. and we must communleats to the deluded mind.
knowledge which will enlighten and then the delusions will vanish by themselves.
while the presents-dress" lengths of bricade, tatio, ve vaj, olc, scarves, nilppars, belts and jewels-were showa to the crowds gathered, As the name of the donor was called who or repiese.tative want forward with a small sum of money to the leading bridesmaid. When all bad been shown; at the instigation of bis mother the bride's Lule brother with some dollars tosk his lister, as it were, out of "pawa." She was helped dowp, uncovered, and twined
What knowledge need we communicate to round several times so that all could see her the delad dhamiomind regarding the ladispen This two days' event will commence to mar. Then she disappeared from view, and the featableness.ussfulness er justice of capital punish. row at 145 p.m. and will be ro' tioped on Man.isg-began and was kept op for hours. day at so am. Thigomshiu'd pieve of great
Tie patio and walks wers densely packed meat to crier that said delusion may destroy interest auf should draw a large crowd of | with woman, the guests being distinguishable spectatora afarike grand display of cricket put from the up on the 1st acc.s on.
LEAGUE FOOTBALL.
Firßt Division. Kowlton Cricket Cab ta. Royal Ga rison Arifery, on the Kowloon ground, a' 431 p.m. Royal Englagers vr, Nayal Yard in the Military ground (at 4 30.5 m.)
Second Division,
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27h Co, R. G., vs. B. Q...C,, on the Mili- tary ground, at 5.30 p.m. Refurce: Siper Best.
83rd Co., R. G. A. p. 83.h Co., R. G. A., on LyCmun ground at 4 p.m. Strat, Giddy tefalco, The following will represent the 1.9.C, "n" their match against the £7.h. Co., R.G,A. :- White, Abbas, Stammatri, Chanyat, Khin, Jex. Heigh, R. A, Carvalho, E. L., Brige, J. V. Braga and D. Bart's Receivas:Echaepel ard Cordeiro,
CURIOUS PASSERY IV
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by their uncovered faces. All were dressed la geyes:-kaftans and head dresser, some wearing very fine jewels. Women played and sang, beating tontoms, tambourines, and other in- straments,
2ke following day he bridegroom (a cousin of the bride) ostertained his mate friends. He also sadt, accomp nied by music, bis presents to his bride-candlɔr, sugar, dried fruits, wood, cand the next day at damn the brids was escorted to her husband's house, in this case to another room of the house.
"Such knowledge, ia my opinion, is this: "The knowledge of what is min; what hid surrounding world; what his destiny; benco what man can aid most dr and principally what he cannot and must nos de 2
"Therefore we should oppose punishment by inculcaling this knowledge in all men; especially to augmen's managers and
mathats who wr.ngfully think they aro maintaining their position, thanks only 10 ceptal punishment.
"I know this is not an easy task. The 2/LOYERS AND APPROVERS OF HAGMEN with the instinct of self-preservation reel that this knowledge will make impossible the main--j toànce of the positios which they occupy. Hence not only will they themselves not adopt it, but by all means in their power, by viclence, deceit, crucity, and ties they will try to hide from the propia this knowledge, distorting it and exposing its distemicaters to all kinds of privations and sufferings
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"Therefore if we wish readily to destroy the delusion of capital punishmiest and if wa posi as tho koowledge which destroys this delus
For a week all is rejșicing,a'd' festivity The bride is dressed in her grandest dresses, with a i.d of jewels, crown, becklaces, fringes of pentis hanging from the temples, Mo. and breastplate reaching to tas fext, all of pearls and emeralds, stitched thickly together-gical waight. The poor things complain of aching head and shoulders while wearing this nich load, and many havo b,c,a í, u id in a fit from the heat and exhaustion. The bids is pochod ́up bigh on cushions, hoe maids strange scarversion let us ià spite of all menaces, deprivations
end veals around her in as approved style, and there she sits for hours every afternoon, like a richly dressed idol, with eyes and lips closed, Watson'a tena :-E. W. James, H. H, Taymat eren daring to lik a hand to whish off af lar, R. Phillips, }, A. Tarrant, H. S. Spurge, C. should die alight on her face. Johnson, H. Rapp, E. W. Dawson, O. 5. Wliams, B. Mustit; and A. N. Other.
KOWLOON CRICKET CLU 3,
FIXTURE FOR MONDAY. CRAIGENGOWER CHICKET CLUB VS. WATSON'S, This frien lly game of Cricket will take place on Monday afternoon st. 4; pm: on the C C. Ground.
'CHILDREN'S DAY,
sports will take place on the Children's above groped at 1.10 pm. and at the conclu. wion Ledy Lutard. will present the prizes to the successful competitors.
POLICE RECREATION CLUB. The Folice Recreation Club will have au ali day's cricket match betwge members and later on in the afternoon a programme of sports will
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and sufferings to:ch the people this koowledge-i because it is solely the effective means in the Eight"
"Leo Tolstoi, Op ina Modastery, Nov. 11′′
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THE BRIDEGROOM COMETH," On the filib al crayon’wa were invited again to see another cıramɔoy—the unbraiding of the kide's hair and the donning of the mairons head dress. She was led into the .com with her face covered and s:1 down with her back to the company, while four bridesmaids undid the plaits, which ware interwoven with back wool: Ons braid was left for the husband to unravel. With a peculiar ceg (a so.e of jodel) tbe bridesmaids woɔt eu.ts. fetch him, a fine of it'e living, in sacrificed to the convenienco cet a srzet corner in Drury Land was heard to i
vole "baik" or scarf having been taken to film befor hand by a slave. Soon there was a stle and the cry "B.bold! the bridegroom comath 14:
An Important move "bia bien made by the Board of Communications recently in its deci- sion. to draft regulaions for the disposal of the dead. The Board has realised that the present method ef d apasal of the dead is produc iva of a tremendous waste of good land, for the graves of a hous: hold rapidly spreid over the original partilmany to such an extent that the livelihood
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THE DEACONESS HOME;
* When Charles Dickens died, a ragged gişl
the dead. This is a question on, which we have more than once be very emphatic, and we remark "Dickens den? Then will Father le glid to note that the Board of Communica Cima dio:? Dickens, indeed, syciore- loss is taking up the matter. The special polutly identified himself with Christmas that his
be gone through which is given below. At the and ail facas were at once covered-old, bags of view from whichchi Board regards it in that I spitit always seimi hovering near us at this conclusion if the sports presents from a Chri.t- | and young belles alike -and the young man masties for child.es will be distributed The passed through, bs face half-veiled with bis the presest practice, Involving considerations Bind of the 13th Rrjputs order Bandmaster af. He was seated and given the bald and of fag-slut which cannot long survive in an Cooke will also te prerent,
in silat ce he untwisted it all the time (un-enlightened people, puts
—PROGRAMME-
1. Coroiul thy (Ladies only).
2. Buten ewing ( da
3. Egg and Spo
do
4. Boys' Race (Handicap) over 10 years.
5. Boys' Race ( da
6. Itfit Raca
at der to ear
7. Girls Race (cvor so years of age).
E. Gils' Skipping.
g. Veterans' Rece.
10. Gents' Race,.
THE CRINA MARKET AND JAPAN'S CARELESS
MANUFACTURERS.
Mr. Torokawa Riolet, solo Copuriler of the Milap Bishi Kaith, states that under present circumstances Amesita is doing ker utrocat to fovast funds in Ch'nn. 11 is regrettable that Japan cannot follow the example, but her poor financial cord tion 'prec'odes it. Some short time ago the Oriental Devel predy Company afraaced Y,100,010 to the Hark Water Works, bor.owing the money from the Nits Bishi Bank nd" some other sources. The same Compɔny has been asked by Chinese for Emall amounts seytral times, As, however, the Company him yet walo toy satisfac try investiguin into the financi.I standing of the Chinese concerned, the regeerts have been refused. The fact that. America bas
SERIOUS INDRANCES
season and Tiny Tim's flaence in undying. That Father Christmas is very much aliva this year our young folks dra just kegloning to find out, The other day he called at the Deacbaest
less for our own and the bridesmaid ) vers in the way of the spread of jailways at Home to distribute toys to some fo children
face was hi,den. When the bridegroom left, relief was foit, and laughing and talking began her means of communication and trans gathered round a gaily bedecked Chr's'mas Tree. Every child was, the recipient of no' while the muried woman's bead-drass was post, and thus, makes agaitsi the ecbcemic arranged on the ride. Fifteen differe at things development of the country. There is zo 000, but many presents, almost a'l having *: led co her head, ilk handkerchiefs, doubt that the Ford is quite right. The come from friends of the Methodist Mission in scarves, the "Tabab," a criwa and all the
presence of family burial grounds has caused America, whilst Miss Blackmore herself' re- Fouls ware before, and a rich red silk square
sisus cuiustion even to the few received a most acceptable donation towards the woven with gold,
ways that Chics already bas, in some worthy object with wäich she has been so long
a'soc ́ated-Axi citer cecessitating, deviations from thì, most spitably route and lo fenamerable cases,in-
above the most value of the land-bought. In volvlog the payment of a purchisoʻprice far
made by the purchasing agept of a certain rall 'one notorious instance il'e gitimate profits were
the land, along the surveyed rau's, dumpad way, who, by atraegemeat with the owners of
din hucdreds of kerore e casts which be promptly called coffins and af er having ltese
When all was ready, the bride was turned sound, the "ieb virglas" sug, and the mather in-law, lollowed by our o, twa rel.tives forward and kissed her (her mother congratu fated her later on in her ream,) Ooce again the bride wes belped to her fy seat, where the remained for a quarter of an hour, when she went to her room, her husband ining her later on.
QUICK CHANGE.
There are practically all the ceremonies, an- less those of the last day, when the bride haa to appear seven times, each time differently dressed. Right gind she must be when all the fuss is over and she can retain to her quiet every-day life.
COVERED WITH LOGSE BRICKS added fifty per costum to the purchase price of be land, dividing the extra cost betwɩes kim- self and the landowner, dot always equ ́lly by. ny mens." Qa'ti aput however from this What time is spent over all festivities in illegitimate preceeding the presence of graves almost invariably involves both roabls and Morocco, hours fly quickly past, and it is sun- set before one is aware, Time is certainly no extra cost in land purchasr, evon, though the at jct here in this city of no molars mor tralos amass of the burial grounds hova not hitherto for the women life is just to dream, dream, taken auch interest in the graves themselves. all day long-and often very piciterque they
In a recent bis in Chakiang we found graves. loot as they ciclice is belt bright-coloured gerboats, on cushions eqally bright, while falling to plecer, the remains of their occupants slaves wait on them anticipating their every fully exposed, int in aime cates scattered wish, I have ses a slave hold the soccer about and yet the momin: a proposal to carry while her mistress drank bei tea. -.
railway or a highroad or a line of tele raphe
Events Coming.
Friday 30th December, Kowloon Dock Ball. Bijón Bcenic Theatre, 9.15. p.m.
Saturday, 31st December. Concert at Club Germania. Cub Lusitano Ball; at Club House.
Monday, 2nd Janualy, Book Holiday; Children's Speris at Kowloon Cricket Club Ground.
Saturday 7. Jaruniy.. Royal Hongkong Yacht Club Racer.
– Saturday, 14th January, United Services Club Dance at Konjood School, 0 pm.
THE FESTIVE SEASON,
INVESTED LARGE AMOUNTS IN CHITA - will not fill to prove "drantsgrous to Japan. Japsa's foldiga trade iicresses it the rate of ab:at Y1:0,000,000 per year. This year, the total trade will amount to about Ygo0,000,000, the country's chiel customers being China and Ind's China is the gre list tuzicmer. The Moorish women stem bapp/ encugh in their fact that Kobe's sbara of the country's foreign Į sustounding, which to us would be monotons through such places is brought forward there VERYTHING is ready for CHRISTMAS
tade lecreases with greater rapidity than Yokcous and dull, and they are wise to be to, for the ham shows tha the centre of jajisn'a fi reign | better class women seldom leaves her home trade is land about Oaks, Such being be unless to go to somates:ivity, Telon ans Coun- €250, it lo regrettable that the Japanese mang-try Journál. facturas sapi to China via Koba and Ojaka ard falling off lo quilty. This bad tendency trust THE king among the more than 3,coo bilds ha dicontioned at once unless the Japanese | which wern on view at the Lordon Cago Birl exporter wish to tos their business detreats Association's annual show, which opened at Should Calna porch sing capacity lacrosse in the Royal Horticultural Hall, Westminster, consequence of than flow of American money, was a handsome spicimen of the gerator blid Japan will be is the best position to unks of Paradise to fail plumage. It belongs to Mr. advantage of the fact: The Osaka business: R. Pauwels, a famous Belgian amateurcoliec ^mun ought to ha vágy careful about thin.. fun and is weith
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QUITE AN OUTCRY, **
If the Board of Commucitatious can take measgies to prevent the further spread of this sort of thing it will have accomplished a most useful piece of work-Noti;nil Regino, According to a Lisbon telegram, the naval commiles ofthe Rear blicas Government advo cater be construction or purchase of 3 balls ships (19,000 tons each), 3.ersiters (1,000, tops vach) as torpedo boat destroy are (8gqtans each), and a submisilna torpedo kuala
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at the BRITISH-AMERICAN CANDY STORES, No. 15; Pattinger Street. CANDIES of every description, XMAS CRACKERS a STOCKINGS can be had.at very reason. able prices,
FRUITS, All kinds of PRESERVE JAMS, &c, &c, &c, can also be bad on the premikes.
Thousands of other dainty things suitabla for Xmas and New Year Presents are randy for sale... Parents would do well to take their Kiddlen to the store, where they can to sura of finding good things to suit all taster.
Hongkong, gih Decemberį kale,
DAVID SASSOON & Co, LIMITED,
Agents.
Hongkong, goth December, 1970,
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♥ THE MANAGER, "Hongkong Telegraph Company, Limited."
Hongkong, 28th November, 1910.
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