NEW CLOTHES FOR SCHOOL
These practical little dresses lift the monotony of lessons. They are as sensible as need be and as attractive as one could desire.
Wool, jersey, serge, flannel are the materials used for them and they may be trimmed with coloured woul embroiders, bright silk pipings or yokes or appliqued designs.
RUSSIAN RECOVERY.
OLD INDIAN GODS.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH:
EASTERN ITEMS.
Interesting News in Brief.
A Japanese papar published in
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 151922.
DAIRY FARM NEWS.
Shanghai reports that General Have you ordered your Christmas
Semenoff is again in Shanghai. He is said to have arrived there on Tuesday last week, and is
now residing in the French Coa- cession.
TURKEY OR GOOSE?
St. Joseph's Church, Shanghai We have a specially fine selection
was prettity decorated on Decam- ber 7th for the wedding of Miss Amy Rateliff, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Ratcliff, to Mr. Ercest William Westwood, son of Mr. and Mrs. W. W. Westwood. The Rav. Father Grec Combo officiated.
Miss Beatrice Grimshaw, the well-known authoress, who has written so many volumes of lita in the South Sas Islands, arrived in Singapore recently from Locdon es tale to New Guinea after an absence at Home of some eight months.
The wedding of Mr. Mathew McNair Tonkin, manager of Messrs. Lizard Godehanx and Co. and Mile. A. G. Ankoodinof. daughter of a retired Russian officer, took place at the Russiao Church, at Shanghai, on December 7th. McBain acted as "best man"! and Misa Lily Ankoodinoff as bridesmaid.
Sit Major General
William Rycroft. who assumes the Governorship of British North Borneo, retired from the Army last rear and bas had no experience of the Far East. He has, however,
Trans-Siberian Railway "At Home" Days In Celestial along and distinguished military
Restored.
Circles.
record, which includes several
this year.
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CHRISTMAS & NEW YEAR GIFTS
We Have Just Received a Shipment of- COTY'S
and HOUBIGANT
Perfumes and Powders Etc.
Specally Suitable For Presents (Owing to buying at favourable exchange, prices are low)
administrative appointments held THE COLONIAL DISPENSARY}
M. Antono, Tokyo manager: The agriculturists of Kulu, injat home and abrose. Born in Himalaya. are 1851, Sir William was the second of the Dalita News Agency, the Punjab
Kanets, who son of Bir Nelson Rycroft, fourth Chita, who was unofficial repres-preponderatingly
of "Kampsbott Park. entative of the Chita govern-according to the most recent baronet ment, passed through Shimono authority, were in si probability | Basingstoke. Beki on October 21st, on his way among the earliest. Aryan in- back to Tokyo from Peking, vaders of the Himalaya. Their where he had gone to interview religion is peculiarly local and M. Joffe, Soviet Representative entirely
The ceremony of unfurling the different from the Afshan Fing over the Afghan at Peking. He made the follow-Hinduism of the Punjab plains Consulate at Berlin on August 30 ing statement:
and eyen that of the Kangra hills.is
recounted with much The Russo-Chinese Conference The gods, says Mt. H. Lee enthusiasm by the Afghan news- The speech of Sardar has not yet been opened, contrary Shuttleworth, in the fieographical papers. to the expectations. The delay fourant, own a large share of the Adibkban, the Afghan Consul to has not been caused by M. Joffe's cultivated land, and their wor-Germany, is fully reported. Lord poor health, but really through shippers are also their tenants. D'Abernon was present. as also the non-completion of the pre. The village god is a popular local were M. Tchitcherin, other ep- resentatives of the European liminary negotiations between institution, managed by the Kanet the delgates of both countries. village community in its own States, and the Afzban students
The Trans-Siberian Railway interest: It seems to be often now studying in Berlin. has been completely restored to family deity in origin, though it! traffic, and a trip between Alas-is sometimes a nature spirit exer- cow and Peking may be complet ed in 22 days, and one between Moscow and Chits in only 17
daya. This will show what sincere effort is being made by the Soviet Government towards the restoration of all Russias.
cising way over a larger but still limited tract of country.
their
According to advice received at Shanghai last week the Pacific Mail steamer President Taft, This local worship, despite which was due to arrive in seventeenth-century and other Shanghai on December 13, was Brahministic importations of Raj obliged to put back to Honolulu pur chiefs, is essentially demo- after departing from that port. cratic and non-Brahministic.
How much delsy has been occa- The Russian refugees staying The village gods are extremely sioned or why the liner had to put in great numbers at Wonsan, human, easily offended, and most back are details not yet received. Chosen, and elsewhere, mostly capricious. They have
It is thought probable that some belong to the ill-informed classes, divine or semi-divine relations and or all of the passengers trom the who have been imposed upon by visit on fixed "At Home days President Taft may have been Markuloaf, and are in no wise Gods and worshippers keep in transferred to the President Lin- politically concerned. The Far close communion through the coin and will arrive in Shanghai Eastern Revolutionary Commit- agency of prophets, a remark- tee is hoping they will return to able and widespread class found 20 December 201 their respective homes to resume throughout Kulu and the neigh-! their peaceful avocations. Even bouring hill states. those who belong to the White Goards will not be persecuted.
HYBRID ORCHIDS.
The death took place recently These prophets, like those of at the Presidency General the Old Testament, are selected Hospital. Calcutta. of Mr. R. by the deity to act as his human¦ Braunfeld, the oldest member of mouthpieces. In Kulu the deity the Calcutta Bar, aged 89. Hẹ may pick out a man of any caste, was attacked with cerebral Kanet or menial Kobli, as bis haemorrhage and removed to Gur or prophet.
hospital in an unconscious state. Indian Buddhism, prevalent in He was enrolled as an Advocate Royal Horticultural Society's the seventh century and earlier, of the Calcutta High Court in has disappeared and the old gods | 1877 and owned extensive proper. again hold sway.
ties in the southern suburbs of Calcutta, where ho settled permanently. He was proprietor of an arrowroot factory and plantation, and took a keen in- terest in the poor and in bis workmen. He was President of
Show.
The fortnightly meeting of the Royal Horticultural Society al ite ball in Vincent-square on October 31st, was primarily an autumn show of orchids, and it brought together a very fine
MOTHERHOOD RECORD.
display of these flowers, says the Five Sets of Triplets. Two the Indian Seamen's Institute.
Times. The more important of
the two cups offered for competi-
of Twins.
tion among amateurs was won by La Porte, Ind.. Oct. 23.-Five
Baron Schroder. of Englefield sets of triplets and two sets of
of
EYE COMFORT
Green. His group consisted of twins.born to Mr. and Mrs. Frank means better health and better wall-grown and profusely flower. Scott in ten years established results from your work, and if] ing specimens
Various record for the Middle West-your eyes require glasses you Cypripediums ard
Cattleyas, perhaps for the whole country. have bad careful and expert ex- while the group arranged by Sir The Scott parents and thirteen amination in fitting the proper Jeremiah Colman was notice-living children boarded a west-correction. Eye comfort requires able for the variety of the bound train in search for enough also just za expert care in the plants shown and for the land to provide sustenance and manufacture and adjustment of rarity of some of the species in- employment for the whole family-your glasses. You will find it cluded in it.
"We can't carry a Sunday worth while to consult a reliable Meters, McBean's group coa-school class, madam," remarked firm, devoted exclusively tained many fine Odontoglossums the conductor to the mother as optical work: over ten years ex- and hybrids between them and she offered one fare.
perience in the colony. You will other genera, while the basis of "But they are my children find no better equipment any Messrs. Charlesworth's was form- Mrs. Scott replied.
where than in the office and
to
ed by some afty white seedlings The family Bible was produced factory of The Hongkong Optical of Odontoglossum crispum. There from a load of luggage and it Co., Successors to Clark and Co., was a certain variation among disclosed the remarkable lack of Manufacturing and Refracting them in the amount of yellow race suicide. There were Ashbel, Opticians, located in 53, Queen's spotting and blotching. The firm Archer and Austin, each four and Road Central. also abowed a few hybrids be a half years old; Arthur, and tween Odontoglossum and Mil-Arnold, each three and a half; tonis, which they are raising with Allen, Almon and Albion, each a view to providing a plant which two and a half years; Afred, can be grown in warm climates] Albert and Adolph, each eighteen where the Odontoglossum will not months; Abel and Abner, oachi flourish.
six months.
Get a VICTROLA
and chase dull care away,
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Tel. Cent. No. 1377.
14. Queen's Road, Central,
DON'T DECIDE on that new
PHONOGRAPH until you have paid
a visit to:--
THE BRUNSWICK STUDIO
and allowed us to perfect BRUNSWICK.
demonstrate
1st. FLOOR.
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(ENTRANCE DUDDELL ST.) BANK OF CHINA BUILDING.
IMPORTANT ANNOUCEMENT.
We are now showing at our store various classes of Sundry Goods: Cigarettes and Smokers' Requisites for Xmas Presents. You may rest assured that your friends when presented with any of the articles purchased from us will appreciate them as they are distinct features of the season.
OUR MOTTO.
Moderate Prices.
TABAQUERIA FILIPINA
38, Queen's Road Central.
Tel. No. 3559.
AFTER THE FAG OF THE DAY'S WORK
what better comfort is
there than to sit back at
your ease, and, with a good cigar for company, review the day's work well and profitably done.
The Hongkong Cigar Store Co., Ltd.
ALEXANDRA BUILDING.
J. T. SHAW
TEL. Central 693
Ladies' & Gentlemen's Tailors.
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This business will ba
·carried on as usual at
II.
BEACONSFIELD
ARCADE®
Opposite City Hall,
as from 1st November, 1922,
Powen
Wm
Tel. Central 3146.
Hongkong Hotel Buildings.
SOCKS,
GLOVES,
SHIRTS,
BAGS,
Have a
very choice selection of HANDKERCHIEFS,
SCARVES,
(in Silk & Cotton)
(in Silk & Woo!)
STUDS & LINES,
DRESSING
SWEATERS, WAISTCOATS,
ATTACHE CASES,
HAIRBRUSHES.
GOWNS
They are the most suitable and acceptable
CHRISTMAS PRESENTS
FOR GENTLEMEN
Being of reliable qualities they will give complete satisfaction.
NECKWEAR
is a specialite with us and we have for this season a splendid assortment.
For the convenience of our castomers we shall remain open until 6 p.m. curing next week.
CAPE WINES
FROM J. SEDGWICK & Co., Ltd., CAPE TOWN
Claret
Drakenstein (Hock Style) Sauvignon Blanc
Old Chateau Brandy. Santhagen Brandy
CALDBECK. MACGREGOR & CO., LTD.
TE sun's Kos estrat.
(Telephone Cestra) Ko. 78);
CHAMPAGNE
HEIDSIECK MONOPOLE RED TOP $5.50 Per Quart.
(Duty paid)
P. A. LAPICQUE & CO.
4, Queen's Buildings,
Telephone 950.
We have just received a large consignment of
SILVER-PLATED
WARE
Comprising
Choice and useful Presents for the Xmas Season.
HOP CHEONG Complete House Furnishers.
55, Queen's Road, Central.
Tel. Central No. 654.
HAWTHORNE & PEARSON
(From Savile Row)
TAILORS
A NID
BREECHES MAKERS
MORNING & EVENING WEAR A SPECIALITY 2, Queen's Buildings, (Opposite Cafe Wiseman.)
P.O. Box No. 530.
Tel No. 2313.