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British Rule in the Bast,
Pope Pius, Xin his address to the Cardinals yesterday, expressed
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CHRISTMAS DAY,
Church of the post
Rosary When Midnight Mass was cele How It was Celebrated in Hong-brated by the Rev. Fr. Spada, at the Church of the Rosary, Kon Hongkong celebrated Christ-loon, on Christmas Eve, the mas Day quietly but none the less [oburoh born all the ornamentel Holiness is reported as having The Taura Mara, from merrily. The weather was rather indications of the season. The remarked that the attempt on the Miike, brought 3,200 tons of goal Viceroy was doubly painful "in here for the M. B. K. view of the splendid work of the mai Dog Killed. English in India, and the justice We learn that a large dog was and strength of their Govern ran over and killed on the Peak ment" It is, unhappily, only Tramway near May Road. this among Englishmen of a certain mort morning.
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Heavy Monsoon. The aa Nile which arrived
and among Orientale who listen German Mail Dollvored.
The German Mail despatched to them, or to the diatribes of their own agitators that any other from Hongkong on November opinion is held. Continental on- 27th was delivered in London on lookers are able to contrast the Christmas Eve." interminable patience of the Bri- tish Government, in its dealinge with natives, with their own great yesterday, encountered an ex er readiness to punish; and the tremely heavy monsson on the shrewder and more generous way from Manila. among them at once recognise and admit that only a really powerful Empire like our own dare indulge in the luxury of such a patience. The "Boycott.
Mr. Moroal.
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Mr. V. Moroni, who is the superintendent caterer for the whole of the Pacific Mail Ships, was a passenger, by the Nile.
Sepoy Missing.
"PEACE ON BARTE.
some Thoughts on a Seasonable Subject.
This Obristmas all the news
dull and cold, the cool snap being fedifice was prettily laid out with papers and all the precolha whe quite seasonable. There was flowers and palms, whilst the utter the same platitudes has the very little organised sport, the altar was flooded with light from world has heard ever since news- ere and newspapers, to place the cricket match on the Olub ground numerous candles and electric papers and preachers--or preach- and the American Ragby football bulba. The little church was two in chronological order--have at the Polo Ground being the pooked to the very doors, and the existed. The world--that good only fixtures of note. Many musical sevice was of an excel-old patient world that has listen- people, however, indulged in ten-lent character. his and golf; while trips into the country were made by quite a number of residents, it being an ideal day for walking. Several of the vessels in port had their maate tipped with fir branches, giving them quite a casonable appearance. There were the
DAN THE NEWSBOY.”
Excellent Stage Work by Children at Talkoo.
ed to so much that is trito and twaddling and obvious, in its time will have to hear, as usual, that men and things are not what they were, that England in going, to the dogs, and that that state of
peace on Earth, for which the [return of Christmas sets us all
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The excellence of our adult longing, is farther off than ever. usual Church services, quite a number of dinner parties were amateur actors is now so well-Every orator and "every paper- given, the hotels drew large known to us, that it is no surprise will single out such events as the Balkan War, the Chinese Revela- gatherings with their special bills to find such excellent stage tion, the parliamentary and of fare, and the cinematograph work as was displayed by oil-industrial disturbances at Home, shows bad special Christmas dren at the Taikoo Club, and a score of similar events, features. All in all, it was a happy day well spent.
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HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 26, 1912.
LITERATURE AND SIN.
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Owner Wanted,
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policies as the Pope and other valued at $100. European potentates. What these
A Chinese was remanded by latter know by long diplomatic experience and rigid political Mr, C.D. Melbourne, at the Police training, the Chinese Guilds must Court, this morning, on a charge ho taught by harsher mathode; of being in anlawful possession and the sooner these come into of 125 lbs of copper, originally a full operation wherever they are lightning conductor. The police
At the the property. necessary the sooner will Hong-are anxious to find an owner for kong's troubles be over. moment of writing we have not, we regret, learned that there is yet any appreciable rise in the Tramways Company's receipts from Chinese passengers. Street Noises,
The Snatcher.
back Six scenes and to
up the argument on Tuesday, It has been reported by an It is however possible to pur-
thirty performers figured on the that, after all, there is not perce sue the patient policy to such officer at Lai Chi Kok that a
CHRISTMAS SERVICES. programme, from which facts it on earth; and the majority will lengths as will be misconstrued, sepoy of the 25th. Punjabia has
St. John's Cathedral." is easy to gather the amount of go so far as to show that peace is by ignorant or thoughtless natives, been missing since eight o'clock
The service at St. John's hard work that must have been even farther off than ever; that into weakness or pusillanimity; on the 24th.
Cathedral was exceptionally well put into the show by the elders 1912 has been the worst year in and this was an additional argu-
A Lady's Loss.
the history of Christ A lady residing at the Hong-attended yesterday morning when in charge. meat in favour of adopting
The story of "Dan the News- sterner measures as regards the kong Hotel has reported to the the sacred edifice was filled. The
As aus gets older, one grows boycott in Hongkong We cannot police that whilst riding in a previous day a band of willing boy" tells of the adventures of a expect Cantoness new-comers to public ricksha, in Connaught workers had been hard at work newevendor in Enitown who, rather tired of this sort of talk. with flowers and greenery, and being befriended by the nephew The man who, in his lumbering ed a most pleasing spectacle, a prominent position in the latof all of us is lumbering) keeps worked out as it was in white ter's firm, after stirring adven his eyes open, gradually realises and red flowers. His Excellency tares in China with a bundle of that the world is no better and it was at Christmas 112 Ware Sir Henry May, Lady May and papers given him to deliver to an no worse at Christmas 1012 than family were present and the at- agent.
Dan was pourtrayed by Master and rumours of wars, the triumph tendance included most of the well-known people of the Colony. J. Grimshaw, who sustained an of gread, the predisposition on The music which was well arduous part well. Masters H. the part of the weaker to go to the rendered by the choir included Young and F. Young, as the wall, are all just as apparent to Stauord's Te Deum in B. flat, Laird of Cockpen and Duncan day as they were five or ten or A man who snatched a bundle Gadsby's anthem Sing O Gray, his nephew, were both twenty centuries ago. But not mare so. Entire peace on earth is of silk clothing from a Chinese daughter of Zion" and Adlam's good, as was also Master J. Goard
the midnight Kyrie in F.
as Jing Bang a strolling player. just as impossible now as it was arriving from steamer from Canton, was captur- The sermon was preached by Master T. Smith as a diminutive last year or in the nineteenth, ed and brought up at the Police the Chaplain of the Cathedral policeman caused roars of laugh- eighteenth or eighth century, for He was Cathedral, the Rev. V. H. C.ter at each appearance he made. the reason that human nature has Street noises represent one of Court, this morning. by no means lesser evils from sentenced to six weeks imprison- Moyle who chose his text from Miss D. Hardwick took the part not changed in that time.
Luke Chap 2 v, 12" Wrapped in of Jeanie Gray and Miss D. Dick- It is as bad to be too optimistic which the Colony of Hongkong, ment and four hours stocks.
Bodies Found,
swaddling clothes and lying in a son that of Polly inqnite an effec-as to go to lengths in the other or rather the people who live in
The body of an old man living manger,"
tive manner, while Misses. E direction. Man can do no more. it, suffer. But, as with mos-
The preacher remarked that no Hardwick and M. Mcintyre aleo than struggle on towards better quitoes, nockroaches, prickly heat in Kowloon City has been found
things, and the extremes and a host of other annoyances in a decomposed condition in a human mind could fally grasp did well.
house in that locality. The body the Incarnation, for in it it was The singing of the youngsters optimism or of pessimism will with, which we have to put up, in time we get inured to them. of a Chinese- male child, two seen that the Almighty Creator was uniformly good, and two not help him; rather will they Wo, are nevertheless glad when weeks old, has been found in who made the world and every dances, with flowers and ribbons hinder him, for both are calculat- we see that some attempt is made Cook street. A constable arrested thing in it, Himself took hold respectively were most pleasing.ed to distort his views of truth of the nature which he had creat- Great credit is due to the follow-and of life. Whatever there may to mitigate the nuisance, and for woman for dumping there.
Fell Into Harbour,» ed and became one of the human ing who were responsible for the be in the next world, in this there this reason Kowloon will rejoice
A man has been removed to race which he also made. The production
is nothing and nobody that is that at length the Ordinance
Directors Mr. R. Dickson; wholly good or wholly bad, sad dealing with this question has the Kwong We hopital suffering Incarnation was not more astoni been extended so as to bring the from the effects of falling into the shing in its awfulness than Mrs. J. Mitchell Mistress of the batween even the moderately good Harbour whilst sitting 'on the gracious in its loving kindess. Robes Mrs. Grimshaw; Mrs, and the indifferent bad we ste within it provisions. Certainly Prays at Yamati. He was re- Be it, God had given his son to Farrel; Pianist: Mra. J. Weir; the widening of the law to this scued by three Chinese boatmen be the Redeemer of the world Stage Manager, Mr. Grimshaw
and the accountant of the steara launeli Bailey and the coxswain of the steam launch Che Wo.
town district across the harbour
effect has come none too soon.
It will have been noticed that it now becomes an offence for a person to make or cause to be made any noise "calculated to disturb or interfere with the public tranquillity, or calculated
that is, if such noise be made be
We do not remember having heard of the Reverend G. Armatong Bennetts before, but he seems to be a man, great among the Methodists and, just now, according to a Home paper, ho has boon seeking after notoriety by laying down the law on the evils, not only of current fiction, but of poetry and plays which, in our to disturb or annoy any person," blindness, we had always regarded as belonging to the world's classics. A great many novels are not it to be touched with a pair of tongs," is one of the conclusions at which this gentleman has arrived at. But wo knew that already, and have no quarrel with him on that score; though, when he says that many six shilling "novels that are dirty books were penned by great writers, we feel inclined to protest, because we dislike the word "many" here; had the preacher said "one or two" we would not have osvilled.
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THE BOYCOTT.
A Quiet Christmas.
eason.
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of
apt to got woefully mixed. Oar best friendle often prove our which he created, and it was Treasurer: Mr. J. Weir,
enemies (that the saying might The following was the cast:- be fulfilled, Save me from my through Jesus Christ that perfect man and perfect God had made Dan an orphan, Master J. friends!") while those who fain God known to the human race. Grimshaw; The Laird of Cookpen would injure us are often un- However useful the knowledge of principal partner in the firm of wittingly doing us some remark- the world might be in its own Massey Wattie & Co. wholesaleably good furna. And with aphere, at no time, under no con- ten dealers, Mastor H. Young; circumstances it is the same as ditions, and among ao people had Duncan Gray nephew to the with individuals: those grand wisdom alone been able to make Laird of Cockpen and cashier to opportunities that crop up in the firm Master F. Young; Pody the life of every man so often ond tween sunset and the hour of No special event happened in God known to his fellow men.
The collection was taken on Legit a traveller to the firm Mas by being the worst evils that six in the following morning. We connection with the boycott
behalf of the Diocesan Girls' ter B. Templeton; Inky McQuill could have befallen him, while would that the clause operated during the Christmas at all hours of the day and night, The cars continue to be deserted School for which a special appeal a clerk in the office Master the accidents, and mischances, and was made by the preacher. He Smith; Jeanie Gray sister to Dun- bad breaks, and streaks of rotten for in Kowloon especially these for the most part.
One of the Chinese mer said that the funds were in need can Miss D. Hardwick; Charlie luck, torn out to have been his
attended. the of help because special appeals Duncan's little brother Master W salvation. days, with the ever-constant screech of the building contrac-chants who
The Happy Mean, H tor's, wheelbarrow and the rau meeting at Government House had been made for building funds Hardwick; Polly his little sister
From all of which it would cous ories of street hawkers, the last week gave it as his op. which had encroached upon the Miss D. Dickson; Mistress Jean the housekeeper at Claver's Ha' peninsula is certainly no paradies inion this morning that the ordinary income.
The Catholic Cathedral. Miss K. Hardwick: Jenny Nettles "ppear that the wise man will choose the middle path Then we come to the real gem, for "Mr. Bounette said he had to the quiet housewife who has fault does not lie at the door
At the Midnight Moss at the keeper of fruit and lower stall
between the pessimistio and been amazed, when going into certain Christian homes, to find a to stand the racket while her of the trade-guilds but at that of complete copy of Byron's works. When a boy he had read one of hubby is far better off at his private agentsand agitators. In his Catholio Cathedral on Christmas Miss M. McIntyre: Leezie Lind-the Optimistic outlooks, and Byron's works, and he would give worlds if he had never read the office or store on the island. Talk view, the merchants would be the Eve, every seat was occupied and say keeper of fruit and flower will wand his stumbling
as aforesaid, lombering wa about some of the day-time noises last to encourage the boycott, in some two or three hundred peo stall Miss R. Mitchell; Bessie beastly trash. No man could read the work referred to, and certain being calculated to disturb or as much as, since it began, ple stood in the isles. The Lee a domestic servant Miss R through life, expecting neither portions of Sirikespeare, without having the trail of the serpent in annoy any person," they are al- their custom has already fallen building was prettily decorated Dickson: Kirsty, Mysie, Phemy, too much or too little;, kicking and a very artistic creche was Fisher Girls Miss P Templeton out of his path as many as possi- considerably. his mind as long as he lived "Perhaps the matter is hardly worth most enough to make angels
gard to the causes of the arranged in one of the chapela. Miss K. Anderson; Miss A. Diokle of those beautiful ideals which arguing about or commenting on, but we wonder what sort of mind P
boycott and of its continu- The Pontifical High Mass was son; Policeman A 1, well known such a man as this can have. Why does he single out poor, hapless A return may be made to the ance, he considered that, had most impressive, though some constable of Enitown, Master Twill surely lead him astray should Here a healthy negativism should Byron? Possibly because he never heard of Shelley. Had our matter of a Playgoers Society in longer notice as to the change what marred by the indifferent Smith: Jing Bang manager of he venture to cultivate them.
music. It strolling company Master J. dissenting friend confined himself to the general' statement that, in Hongkong if only to remark that been given, less trouble would quality of the the literature of every period and of overy country, there are Shanghai is going strong! yahead have arisen. Many people, at the is matter for surprise that the Goard; Shampoo, Sooki, Soo, help him. Instead, for instance, with the matter, The formal beginning, felt affronted at hay-mother church of a vast Catholic his troupe Master N. Drum. of going out of his course to do better occupied in seeking to do passages which are best kept from youngsters, one could have opening of the premises took placeing their money point-blank re-community like that of Hongkong mond; Miss G. Hill, Wishia good," he would really be far agreed with him. Truly a little knowledge is af dangerous thing. the other day and Mr. Allan fased if they happened to be can so seldom give its frequenters Washie, Kow Chow, Tang Lung, as little harm as possible; most If Mr. Bennetta will devote a few years to the careful study of the Wilkic addressed the meeting, without Hongkong coin, and were good singing. The sanctuary Leeri Law, Wagati Wa, Darsie No, of the trouble in the world is classical dramatists, be may learn that there is a reason for all Sir Havilland de Sausmarez, who too narrow to see that it was no choir always acquits itself well on Keski Bo, Chuckie Chung dancers caused by good people who, in things and that an author is not to blame for the evil which acted as chairman, put his finger worse for them than for a these occasions, but it is with Miss N. Ferguson; Miss D. Goard; seking to make well better, prurient-minded persons choose to read into his work. But, as we on the spot when he observed that European. A point on which he great regret that we observe that Miss B. Hardwick; Miss O. Polley theatrical manager would had laid some stress was the employ the boys in the organ-loft cherish Miss N. Smith, Miss L. Simpson; have said, the matter is hardly worth arguing about. If our friend that in the Society they had a de-ment of soldiers in uniform as quite unusual notions as to tune Misa B Ferguson; Bill, Jim Bob,
Ned, newsboys Master W. Scott had any sense of humour or of proportion he would nos that what finite source of information as to special countables
along the and time.
Church of St. Joseph. Master A. Goard Master B. applies to Shakespeare also applies to the writinge of (say) John the possibilities of Shanghai; and route.
"The sight of them frightens The 10 o'clock Missa Cantata Booth, Bunyan as well as to those of many of the well-known seventeenth the Socisty, on the other hand,
the more timid at Joseph's yesterday morning century divings, both Anglican and non-conformist. He may not would be able to tall the managers many of be aware that some of Martin Luther's remarks are very far from what Shanghai wanted. Precise: Chinese who, under ordinary cir- was so well attended that
hands of High God, but man hiss being mental food which one would sat before one's children; but, ly the same could be done for oumstances, would use the cars, all the standing space at the CHIEF OFFICER'S DEATH of that peace is mai as a preacher, he must surely know that the Bible-over the Hongkong by a Society which he said. They think that there end of the church was occupied. circulation of which he and his friends are so zealous also contains would be able to do a great is danger of mob, violence at any The masa-music was exceedingly Peter Johansen, a native of to co-ope situations which can scarcely be regarded as desirable for a child's work in breaking down the dis moment or the soldiers would not fine, especially the rendering of Germany, Chief Offloor of the ss. best do, not
longs to help. reading. When that child comes to manhood he will realise that tinction between East and West, be there. If, instead, the speciale the Offertory piece Adente Petchaburi, according to the way to find the lame boord his vessel, by a helping those that li such Biblical passages are all lines in the world's great story of in matters theatrical, Its task had been in civilian dress, with Tideles." After mass the Bishop police report, met his death yes- le sol good and evil; and less he comes under the influence of persons would be made the easier that nothing to distinguish them, I gave the Papal blessing and terday, on
more people Benediction of the Blessed Sa bullet wound in the head, alleged or at his own door; there are of Mr. Bennett's mental calibre-he will probably realise the same the breaking down has already believe that many
to have been self-inflicted
plenty of the thing where the dramatats and the poeta are concerned.
would be using the cars..
orament followed
Theatrical Possibilities-
begu
render bad worse.
Helping Lame Dogs. There is of peace on earth and there never has been what will be is another matter; ite up to every man to try to bring it about. The final establishment In the
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