A GIFT THAT WILL DELIGHT.
A REALLY
PERFUME.
CHOICE
Perfumers may be seen at
WATSON'S
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The Hongkong Telegraph
HONGKONG, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 9, 1940.
WORLD-PARLIAMENT'S FIRST SESSION.
that they consider the event was a suitesș. An in lependent survey
NOTES & COMMENTS.
The Castle Peak Road.
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 30, 1900.
DAY BY DAY.
HARD WORK IS STILL THE We have decided to refer to the ROAD TO PROSPERITY, AND to the Castle Peak Road again,ERE 18 NO OTHER—Benjamin not becausa we lika doing so, or
Frankiin. because we have nothing else to talk about, or for any other of the foolish reasons., some people
one
And one
if that accident does
case occur diphtheria (Chinese). All were through the
CAUSS We are non-fatal. going to state, then the Depart-
for, it
W
A recent
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ROSEMARY AND RUE.
(By "Tony.")
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SYMBOLS
EXFULFILLED.
Of Tino
spouse:
and his Tentonic That never again should be be
wed
"INDIAN DEVIL IS COMING".
Chinese Mother Fined.
ay much
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
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A new way of smoking tobac00 in a pipe which I noticed first of Thobunches of bolly and mistle-it is now the custom amongst a correspondent) seems to hav When baby becomes restless, all in London this summer (writes tos hang dajootedly from the some Chinese mothers to soothe followers in Mancheataratall H. E. Vice-Admiral Sir Alaxan-electric chandelier; their berrias it with the warding:olu kwai events I have seen the neossskry imagine sometimes, animates us der Duff gave a dance on board are withered and greased like the fai," which means "the Indian paraphernalia in a suburban ahop. but because the state of that H.M.S. Hawkins last night
skin of aged people. The paper devil is coming-”. road is nothing short of a publis
decorations, but a few days ago danger. We have stated so be
Roughly speaking.. the method the symbols of lore and laughter squalid streets of the town, a pipe like a cigarette. The pipeful Yesterday, in one of the more may be described as smoking a Horo but our P.W.D. does not Yesterday's health return and holiday happiness, seem dingy Chinese woman wasendeavouring of tobacco is placed in the centre seem inclined to take us seriously, shows three cases of paratyphoid now and out of place. Soon these to soothe her crying baby into of an irregular circle of cigarette Perhaps it will not be until a fever (twe British
relica of Christmas will be torn peaceful condition- when she paper, which is then pulled up Įserious Accident occurs that Rumanian), of which two were down and thrown away with the espied an Indian constable going ores the tobacco till a ballon- anything will be done, but importad, and
of rubbish. And with their demise along on his beat.
for they live in recollections) will
shaped wad is formed. This is His presence gave her the re-then placed firmly in the bowl of pass another year-a year of joy (quired inspiration: she told her the pipe, the greater part of the A very fine selection from the ment will be directly responsible
and regrets, have and anger, baby, "Don't cry or that Indian "balloon" being above the level of and all the turmoil best French, English & American again the practice of leaving was yesterday knocked down and marty of our hopes of the past, indignant glares which the con- ting hole is made. The match
of devil will come We are complainingį A Chinese child six years of age
human life. Those coloured away." As she repasted this centre of this wad a woodan to take you the top of the bowl. Through the paper chains, faded loosely thrown sand upon the run over by a truck in Queen's leave happy remembrances which stable cast upon her, there was is then withdraws, and the pipe now like several times in spite of the match is driven vertically, so that surface of the road in which Road East and was subsequently are symbolical of, the few hopes no doubt that the remarks were is lighted at the opening in the motor cars and more especially removed to Hospital Another motor cycles skid and slither to Chinese girl was removed to this spur us to confidently greet the ears as for those of the baby barns away evenly info a fine
out of the many which, realised. intended the danger of drivers and Institution
for hit top of the wad. riders.
as the result of a new phase of time which faces Coming up
The tobacco This road is
motor car accident macadamised and is only versi
us now. What will the fresh the constable asked: "Were you chars a little, maintains
to the woman asb, but the paper, though it sparingly metalled
year bring us? Possibly much referring to ma?" realise that rain-rats have to
depends upon how we lived the ceived with this cool reply the method are that the pipe and was to shape. The advantages claimed for The filled in, pending
Major Louis Cassel, the chief old. the final heatment that has beenture Collieries, who is being promoter of the proposed Kwang-
"Well, aren't you an Indian smokes dry and freely from first OX RUDENESS. promised.
But it would be far interested in the development of natures frequently have thrown words he took the woman to the from blowing about.
devil?" This was too much for to Iss, that there is never any Men of shy and reticent the Indian. Without fuel berfelegging, and that ash is "kapl TARDY - - December 21st, at St Stephitis Hospital Delhi ruts rather than lay death-spelling is now in Canton. He paid a
better and safer to leave the rain-the Kwangtung mining resources, at them the appellation, "What Police Station, and had her known etcher in London told me India, to Mr. ah 1 Mrs. H. Tarby, a daughter.
traps for those who take advan-visit to the Ministry of Foreign rude? I think not. Often deep morning
A well- * rode HAD. But are they charged before the Court this it was the one form of smoking tage of the road being open. There Affairs of the Military Govern-down in their hearts are the kind-language. is absolutely no necessity for the
with using Present practice. There are many Tiers.
abusive he could indulge to while at ment last Tuesday.-Canton liest of feelings towards their motorists withing to testify to acci-
The offender was fined $2 by fragments tobacco from eigar, work. The fall of ash or of fellow creatures: especially to the Magistrate. [den's rarrowly averted, especially
children. I have seen so-called
cigarette, or pipe had hitherto on the many corners.
The following comprised the of their reserve when left alone
surly men completely drawn out, accident to a motor cvelist was Police contingent who arrived with children, and enter into honestly cursed from Port Dar-
restricted his smoking to his caused simply because his wheels here by the Bremen yesterday the spirit of play with them like win to Parth; and the Australian notice how fashions in pipe-
Taisure hours. To-day, that Scotsman is out! not grip in the loose sand. Inspector Angus and family. the big children they themselves Government dips deeply into the smoking change. About ten or a If the workmen were instructed Sub-Inspector Pitt and family, really are.
It is curious, by the way, to to leave only well rolled earth sergeant and Mrs. Field, Sergeant press an opinion on truly rude.
Were I asked to ex-taxpayers' pocket in and sand, matters would be vastly Pepperill and family, Sergeant people. I should say that many "noxions improved. Even on macadamised Shannon. Sergeant Pain.
vain dozen years ago almost every- attempt to eradicate and tarred roads our P.W.D. Baulger, Mrs. Dick, Mrs. Phillips, fancied superiority, arrogantly and Patterson's Carse are all in little paper cylinders which the body who smoked pipe suc- Mrs.so-called gentle folk, who in their termed.
weed** 23 workmen leave inches of sand. Mrs. C. Aris, and family, Mrs.brush aside others whom they con-imported -pests from home, the were pressed into the pipe-bow! it is cumbed to the cartridga habit. Sparrows. rabbits,The tobacco was neatly wrapped Sand is only necessary to protect Gerrard and family. the tar whilst drying and after a
sider beneath them socially: people outcome of the longing of settlers with the aid of a double metal short while should be swept off.
who snub others they do not like: to make their adopted country as cylinder which withdrew the again. We boast of our roads
or take advantage of a higher much like the old home as possi-paper as the charge was ram The first gathering of the League of Nations having been com their condition on the Kowloon held last evening in the R. The supercilious man is the their wildest imaginations,
Afsuccessful whist drive was position to impress subordinates. ble. And they succeeded beyond med home. The tobacco was but we ought to be ashamed of pleted, surveys of what has been becomplisted are being presented, Will the Automobile Asso-Sergeants Mess. Victoria Bar-essence of rudeness, as is also by some of the leading participants, whose views in general indicate ciation back us up in this ples forces. In spite of counter-attrar the egotist who monopolises con
packed lengthways and SUPERFLUOUS WOMEN. rubbed up into a ball, asio tions, the function gives groun i fer arrepting Hus conclusion if the word is interpreted safety?
W19 well versation. But never, if you
When poor France was bled of inevitable with attended. The prize winners are wish to be just, accuse the silent her manhood through the smobi.and the result was that cart- broadly. "In the proceedings were to be judged by the ideal of cum-A Deserved Holiday.
band filling, 13 follows-Ladies-1st. Mrs. man of rudeness, unless you can lern and his fierce-rous:ached, one never had to pull hard to plete universal concord, the results would have to be voted deplore
tions of one, William Hobeazol-ridges were easy to smoke and able. It we take as the criterion what might to be reasonably
On Saturday, one of the bes(170): 3rd, Mrs. Prickett (161
Dutton (173); ad, Mrs. Westlake prove is by word or action. possible in the present advanced state of events anon, with the recent in the fovernment service, Booby, Mrs. Booth 11311 Gears
box-headed Terribia lesson of tay kis at wat before our eyes, the results must be the Hon. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher 1st. Mr. Collins (186) 2od, "Mr.
group of military keep the pipe alight. Another In spite of the angry things we found that the aftermath of war the black and the tan were con- satellites and sycophants, she advantage was that in mixtures regarded, as meagre and disappointing situation in the light of actualites, femembering that the great war this opportunity of joining in the The duties of M. C. were ably when we view to exe fub gy-deserved)('ummings (181); 3rd. Mr. Pepper rave, and we should like to take (176k Booby, Mr. Osborne (125).
had left her with an naenviable sumed in the correct proportions has itself left a legacy of territonal problems and a nuge, plexibutes which have recently been carried out by Master Gunger
legacy of 2,000,000 superfluous and one escaped a dose of ment task of reconstruction that the traditions, custons and attus ol
women who will never become latakia. The great drawback to different natione introdure a variety of psychological factor-departs on the very anniversary
mothers in the ordinary course the method was that pipe lasted raid him. Curiously enough, be Mar. the more datavels to being into clear focus because the whole world;
of events. has been in tislunum that all manner of factional obstruction, when he first landed in the
To the Grecian Royal House.
And so the pre- very short time of the day, nineteen years ago.
and that For ever and ever outcast was France's population, and the urge too expensive (what was 000-
seat attenusted condition personal ambition and vested interest enter into the calcatation Colony. We are singling out Mr.
tended of smoking
to become he: is then we percuire that the League has made a creditable start Fletcher for these few words by the Hoisang this morning.
A Chinese passenger arrived He never, ob,
for new babies in that stricken sidered expensive in those happy. To begin win, it was handicapped by the absence, from very differ-appreciation because the Colonial and the hour being still very.
never again country, bas bred a problem at days). The present craze among should be font causes, of mater great countries without whom the League Secretary is, an to speak, thejearly, he made his sleeping
The ruler of fickle Greece. looking aghast.
which the rulers of France are pipe-smokers seems to be for the cannot attain thorough completeness. One of these is at present link between the table and quarters on the Hau Tak Wharf. practically patente the pale of nations, while there was 500g the head of the Goretninen: When he awoke he made the
We yelled and shouted (you devising & scheme to provide shell-like ornamental bowl A The task of old black briar, or for a dark know we dit). feeling that thetinang, though not in the same category as Rusala,
That German criminals should women when the husbands are maerschaum
husbands for two millions of few years ago it was the calcined could not be edited until she had given some more tangible token man; one whose advice counts had placed near him for greater -the Governor's right-hand discovery that a bag which hel
be tried: of willingness to repair the damage wrought by her unscrupulous much at the rerr fountain-bead safely bad disappeared.
or goodron, and mess. Believers in the League will hope, not merely, upon sits authority. Mr. Fletcher has on mystery was cleared a little later
And William the Conquered one. And yet, with true French but light and comfortable cal not to be found seems a hopeless parlier still the awkward-looking should lose his lid; grounds, that it may be possible to record before next year's more than one occasion stepped when a detective brought back
And many another boast bebops into the areas of post war meerschaum which the youth of iogenuity and optimism, there sebasb. As for the old-fashioned meeting that our late adversary has complied with this con-
aide. dition. Mod Proporcent and lamentable of all was, of course, the from the Colony of the Colonial found carrying the bag in one into the breach on the absence to the whari a Chinese who was
But be placidly
problems a champion of the great the eighties and nineties delight abstention of the noted States,
site in bianmarried army of women, Pro.ed to colour and generally broke Dutch retrest. to the fate of these drawsacks no small amount of courage brought to his work a been per-month's hard labour was inflic
Secretary, and he has always of the streeta. Sentence of one! And laughs at us from his for enthusiasm and a new idea. His as its humble relation the clay.
fessor Caract, brim full of in the process, it is as out of date was needed to go forward with der scheme, the more so as any ception of what is needed. a eden the thief by the Magistrate:
eiga seat. importans "deck-ous arrived at mast have their value impaired banget mind and
In spite of the great big France. 2,000,000
scheme, in brief, is to import into through the Luge not comprising the whole of the great Powers and enthusiasm that have been
an energy this morning.
Peace.
180 from Happily, the response of the nations was sufficient, indeed ample productive
And what of Turkey we said in the war, such as the Argentine countries which took little part to render the assembly representative of great and intueaua! Since he took over from Mr. of good results.
we'd stew Powers. Leaving Germany and Russia aside, all the chief nations Severn, he has worked with!
In his grease for a season to
Republic and California, and except une are members of the League, and while true that the
teach him?
marry them to France's scherce of world-coming must remain gravely defecave while he regard to detall which. wgether
conscientiousness
Like one of his carpets we'd them
superfluous WOKAD, United Status stants out, there is cause for refacing that the 41 with his tactfulness and court 37.
settle beat him blus:
down as good French
A gang of robbers operated on nations composing the blages decided that this need not deter have stamped him as one of the
Hang him out in the warm sun domestic garden would
citizens and everything in the Tan in Lantau Island on Monday two houses in the village of San hem from making a statt. Lord | 1589r" Cecil places first 18 moe: promising of the younger thorning, before His Lordship Mr.
In the Summary Court this to bleach him.
bloom mportance the creston of an International Court, As at present members of the Colonial Service. Justice J. R. Wood, there was
superbly. Now that is indeed,
night. constituted is jurisdiction is limited to those who
But he has left one of the victims, & married Chiness According to the report of one esort to it, and it is not easy to discover at first sight that other night so well put it, a man Cheong against the Yue Yuen Toluntarily He is. as his Chinese hosts the beard the suit of the Wong Ki
that is, that France, one of the men, armed with revolvers and thing out of the reckoning and woman, it appears that three epresents any marked advance upon the old tribunal of The Hagus. of deeds rather words, though we Kang Kee for $330. Both Lord Robert Lecil and Mr. Balfour, however, express coatid-cannut overlook the fact, that he
most purely bred races, would nce in the expansion of the Court at no distant date.
immediately become inundated daggers, broke into ber house at The plaint recited that under an aspect the League bus to its credit the settlement of the Vilnai
In this is a most acceptable speaker also. agreement in writing plaintiffs
with balf-bred children, inherit-jewellery to the value of 833.40,
8 p.m.
and relieved her of ispute, hostilities being called off between Poland and Lithuania, Future Hopes,
agreed ot give theatrical per-
Pride of race and of one's antagonistic to French ideals. It another house, which the robbers ing tastes and dispositions vastly nd it is not improbable that the League had an implicit influence!
formances fo: the
defen- country is a splendid thing, but would change the complexion of subsequently visited, they stole From a jar in the cubicle of a the agreement between Sweden and Finland to refer the question telet
During the time he baldants in consideration the Aaland islands to a plebiscite: On the all-important question Secretaryship, Mr. Fletcher has plaintiffs ten per cent. of the total this respect, for she owes many the world. The scheme would,
of it may, on occasions, be overdone. thought and patriotism which 400 in acting Colonial the latter agreeing to pay the Australia has much to regret in has been such a fine example to Arnaments the League approved some excellent recommendations. tackled very many big problems amount collected by the defendant of her pests to homesick patriots no doubt, appeal strongly to the threatened with death into reveal- Dotes, besides other nfortunately they are approved. recommendations only. and bзs immensely increased bis for tickets sold for the said per-with national sentiment bubbling class of meddlers, known as ing the whereabouts of the stolen
property. he nations in the League express general willingness, ered reputation as
The victims in both eases were gerness, for limitation if assured that others will do the same. servant of the public.
most capable formances and $20 per month for over is their simple hearts. Inhumanitarians, who would wel- ere the aloofness of the United States is
instance, declares Derself more than ready to agree to such the Government service, and we pursuance of the agreement, the to vegetables, grows to enormous welding the nations,
a sad obstacle. Japan.do with many more like him in plaintiffs in their employ.
We could each actor employed by the all that great and fertile Southern come the intermarrying of every property. teme when America consent; one or two defective links affect trust that in due time
In land, where everything, from men race and colour tnder the sun chain all round. It is deeply disappointing tha: the League and subted
bis plaintiffs employed a company of size, a foreign weed has covered and coloured into one happy (7). white ald not adopt some substantive step under this heading; as recognised as they should be. The formances on July 12th last the bane of the farmer's life.
talents will be actors and gave theatrical per-ta vast surface, and it has become family. But it is out of the realms ings are the world-tribunal had to
CLUB. content itself with trouble is that all too often whec The defendants in writing ter- catering approbation of the principle. This may be a more potent a man gets settled into a Govern-minated the agreement.
of things practical. than it looks, for there are signs that note has been taken of it ment post for which he is eminent
Many years ago, a Scotsman,pologists know full possessing an accent as broad as danger of mixing the human
well the Drawing for Sub-Griffins. America. The Arms Traffic Conventions, which should provide ly qualified, he is pitchforked into
himself, settled on a piece of breeds. And such an experiment which arrived by the s.s. Yunnan
Eleven subscription al check upon the trade-ih arms, would have been ratified before some other sphere in another
grifina land in New South Wales. But on so vast a scalo might bring were drawn for at the Hongkong bat for American intransigeance. There is no epoch-making achievement in this list, the only perience is of little use. We don't future
Colony, where much of his ex-rate, we trust that whatever the was one thing lacking, and that that tried it. The ineradicable afternoon, with the following in all his prosperous acres there disastrous results to the country Jockey Club stables yesterday peh making part of the event being the fact itself of the necessarily want to see
has in store for Mr. was ble astional flower the traits of racial character would, result:-- ague's first ngsembly. Such at least all must hope in made fixtures in office (the evils of in the continuity of his policy at sentiment, he sent home for ser problem than the present one. men Fletcher there will be no break thistle. So, in a moment of in all probability, produce a great- interest of humanity. Baron Hayashi declares that there that have been illustrated often the Colonial Secretariat, especial-packet of seed and sowed it in ze abundant signs that "in the fulness of time the atupend enough here in Hongkong), but in ly in regard to some of the larger his garden. From then onwards carry her burden of superfoon machinery of peace would function smoothly," and Mr. cases where a man gets a good schemes in which he has shown the thistle never looked back. women than to risk the loss of her It is far safer for France to Hoor deemed it incredible that "civilisation would over consent grasp of local affairs and is so such a keen and practical interest. The elrace the greatest step hitherto taken." On behalf of France, well qualified to handle thera as We join with many others in obligingly spread it
seasons and the winds beautiful national spirit which Leon Bourgeois, recipient of the Nobel Prize, the steady progress of the League. Substantial concessions foolhardiness.
looked Mr. Fletcher is, we perceive the wishing him a most happy and country side; and being hardy, world.
over the has been the admiration of the American susceptibilities are contemplated, and ali must hope to another quarter of the globe he will return to the Colony to cakes, it took kindly to its rich 10
of sending him beneficial holiday and trust that like all things from the land oʻspare women, let her send therm If she must place her teadfastness of purpose will develop an effective organisation where he has, so to speak, to carry on the good work that he new world-comity,
the bome begin all over again. At any has begun,
many colonies; whera snd prospered wogied are wanted to help people exceedingly.
the newer countries,me
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the
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THEATRE DISPUTE.
and A
The
But the wily old Turk carries idyllic.
-on as be wishes Instead it is he who serves up
the dishes
Cut from the fat British
geese,
THE AUSTRALIAN THISTLE.
Anthro-
ARMED ROBBERS. Chinese Villages Suffer Losses.
HONGKONG JOCKEY
1-(grey), Mr. Mexon. 2-(bay), Mr. Dyer, 3-(grey), Mr. Nemazes, 4-(bay), Mr. Topside. 5-(grey), Mr. Richfeld. 6-(black), Major Cassell. 7-(dun), Sir Paul Chater., 8. (chestnat), Mr. Richfield. 9-(grey), Mr. Keswick. 10-(bay), Mr. T. E, Forrester, 11(grey), Mr. Henderson,