THE CHILDREN'S BOXING DAY.
Characters:
Mother. Daddy (who in
Father Christmas).
A Christmas Play.
A Nurse.
SCENE I.
Scene: A weboólroom, bright| and coay, with fire burning and) lights lit. In the middle of the room is a table, at which are meat- ed two children-a boy of ciglit, who is drawing, and a girl of ten, who ik reading.
humming-top.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,
CORRESPONDENCE.
IMPROVEMENT NEEDED,
[To The Editor of Hongkong Telegraph.]
Sir. At all hours there are a good many motor cars, lorrlos, etc., travelling along Caine Road
SATURDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1928.
FANLING HUNT.
PONIES CHANCES FOR TO-DAY REVIEWED.
[By "Ringtail"]
The Very Idea!
"magnificent," as an encourago- ment to young recruits;
"elegant," to maintain French prestige abroad:
"distinguished," in order that its wearer may not be confused with junior officers.
The existing uniform la of light
blue.
Marshals Jofre Franchot d'Esperey, Petain. and Lyautey are discussing a project-set before them as members of a special army Commission-to reform the uniform (Jack' whispers something to
There is a good deal of dis of French generals, which, it is Jack, aged 8. Teddle, any age. Mother, who nods her head. Then
ennaion about the relativo meritsngreed, has little to commend it at Peggy, aged 10. Tummy, any age.he unfastens a parcel and brings
of the contenders who will be present but its inexpensiveness. Nellie...
out a top.)
to Arbuthnot Road and then down appearing at the Christmas Meet-
A general's uniform, in peace Jack: Would you like this one? Wyndham Street, and-or Holly he of the Fanling Hunt which is time at lenut, France has decided, Tommy (beaming): Oh! thankwood Road and vice versa. If to take plado at Kwanti Raco must be-
you. Please make it hum, Arbuthnot Road is open to motor' 'course this afternoon. - (Jack makes it hum, while traffic, why does not the Public A very substantial entry has Mother and Peggy go to talk Works Department widen the been received for each event.. to Nellie, who is lying in the narrow corner of Arbuthnot'Rond and..with one exception, nothing next bed gazing at a big balto Caine Road and/or Arbuthnot seems to be sticking but as was loon which is fastened to her Road to Wyndham Street? Es-, the case in most raees last renBON. heifend.)
pecially la this necessary in view! The Services will be well re- Peggy: What a lovely balloon of the fact that Arbuthnot Road presented this afternoon both in you have, Nellie. Did you has no footpath. At the lower regard to owners and Jockeys. have it yesterday?
end there is a high piece of un-Major Lake has nequired Nellie: Yes; Nurse gave it to me. protected waste ground and pedes. ne ponies which he is confident Did you have any Christmas trlans are in danger of falling into will give the best of the runners pudding, Miss? 1 did, and Wyndham Street when a motor car at Fanling something to see, I had this in it. (Shepproaches, on account of there about at his afternoon's
LA-Col. Comyn has a couple of Peggy a threepenny-being no railinga.
very likely-looking customers also, bit) Do you know, we are On the right side of the Arbuth-and, I am not mistaken, his having a party this afternoon. not Road the stone steps forming name will figure amongst the win and Nurse has written to ask a part of the Police Quarters are ning owners at the close of the Father Christmas to built into the deep and wide side- days, fin. Mr. Mattingly will channels, thus taking up a portion be well represented by his stable or the thoroughfare. Moreover, and a surprise for many will be owing to insuflicient light, pedes the news that Mr. Erskine, of trians using the Arbuthnot Road The 2nd Batt, Scots Guards, will and are in great danger during hours be with us this afternoon of darkness when
will be ritine free-lance for some of the well-represented stubles. approach.
Dr. F. Merce Grove, the Clerk
Jack (pushing back his drawing Impatiently); I can'l do the beast-[" ly thing. It won't come right.
Peggy looking up from her book, unwilling to be disturbed); I wish you would be quiet, Jack, and let me get on with this story: It's must exciting.
Jack: It's all right for you. You have something to rend, but I have read all my books.
Peggy: Well, you had heaps of other prespits yesterday. Why don't you play" with some of them?) Where's your nice new paint-box? | Do, please, be quiet, and let me finish this story, then I'll play with
you.
Jack: 1 m
Tired of all any toys.:
I wish we could go to the pan-1 Bob and Mike i tomime to-night. are going, and I think Daddy i might take lis, tun. He safi he woubl.
Pegny: Oh! - Jack, "you" do grumble, Yen know Mummy said, we might go next work insteak Daddy couldn't help having to go to the hospital to-night.
Blows
Do you think he will be able to come back again all this way? She looks anxiously at Mether.) We didn't see him yesterday, was he was busy in another ward. Mother (smiling down at her) |
Yes, I think he will come. But
motor-cars
two
think meet.
A report is to bo present- ed to M. Painlove, Minister of the Army, for a final ruling, Meanwhile there is some difference- of opinion among the membera of the Commission.
Marshals Franchet d'Esperey and Lyautey agree with a number
generals that light blue is on practical colour, and "lacks, din- Linction." Marshal Pelain votes for something new, provided the pre-war three-cornered plumed hat is not resurrected.
After long debate, the Com mission has ruled out "full dress," consisting of 'a black or red tunic with tight-fitting white leather
and too expensive.'
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see, here is Nurse with your I frust that the authorities will of the Course, declares that the breeches, as being, "too theatrical HONGKONG REALTY
text. (She leaves Peggy talk-give this matter their earnest at-courses was never in helter caud, ing to Nellie while she 'and tention, -- Yours, etc., Jack go to speak to Teddie in the next beit.) How did you hurt your arm, Teddie ? Teddie ismiling shyly): 1 fell
downstairs and broke it. But
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Daddy No 1 am afraid none of them will be well enough for that.
A uniform, of navy blae,' with gold lace at cuff's and collar and a belt of bright colour, will, it in ex- preted, be adopted,
Defendant at Epping; I don't wish him any harm, but i hope the next time he goes out in his car he will break his neck.
tion than it la“ at the present moment, which should have the effort of livening up the times.
The curtain-raiser should pro- vide race full of thrills, as there are a number of good ponies teren, if they take kindly to the business and complete the course. Providing Solitaire ar rives from Canton he should
Willesden Woman: Feeling I have a very good chance in the needed a little refreshment and Arst race, als As You like having sixpence in my hand and I'Jump up and down in bed, Tma. J Let's gå up a pantonime and net and Grey Eyes, who will be just happening to pass a public- ridden by Mr. Erskine, who has house I naturally just went in and Jack: How can we act a pan-been doiur quite a lot of cross had a glass of stout.
country work at Shanghai and tomime, silly?
should therefore he in great trim
I don't mind, it's lovely in the hospital all warm and loto of things to eat. Oh! Oh! (Everybody turns as they bear WASTANlie's exclamation, and the interrupted by the door openiny, children ask delighted. Teddie
Jacks Next week won't be such fun. Besides. .te
ami. Mother batered), –
Mother: Hulia! children; got a lovely surprise, for you, y waves his flag moge wildly, Daddy says you may go to the and there is great excitement hospital with him this afternoon. The cause of all the excitement is There is to le "party in the entrance of Father Christmas, children's ward, and Daddy is going to be Father Christmas and give the poor little children some Toys, Hurry up and get rendy
Jack (jumping up in a hurrypa Hurrah! That will be jolly, Can we give the children some toys, too?
Mother
looks doubtful, and
Jack: I wish we could take the patomime to them.
Peggy excitedly): Oh! I have lovely idea. Do listen, Jack.
for them.
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Peggy: F'm not, silly. You are for to-day's meet. Tarzali should who, of course, is Daddy dressed a silly little boy and don't under fun well unless he is ridden by stand. Why can't we nel "Chuder-| his owners, in, which санс will up, with a long white, beard) Faber Christmas: Halloa! Ital-ella, or "The Sleeping Beauty," or have to humn a lot of overweight, loa!" everybody. A Merry one of those old fairy storks, which may cramp his style.
Daddy will make it into à play for - Christing to you all.
James Piga. In the light of wheChildren together: As, won't yon, Daddy? And Mum-past performances, looks a gand "Merry Christmas and Happy my make the dresses---- New Year to you.
All
Father Christina goes to the
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Daddy: Stendy, Peggy; wait a ninate, Who is going to net with
And
and Mike, and Chris, and Petçe- –
Porgy (interrupting); Joan, and Betty, and Pam". Oh! we van gets lots to help.
esitatgat. Then she says: 1 am Christinas free, and, with the help you? You and Jack cannot do a sure you may if you take some of of Nurses, cuts down the little par-play by yourselves. your own toys with you, expretcels and gives them to the chil- Jack Getting excited to): Bob, yot have some you could give dren. There is much undoing of away, haven't you. Peguy? pape and cutting of string, and,
Jack and Peggy makiga rush to excited exclamations.) their toy cupboard and pull the Nolte: Oh, Miss, look at my F_contenta un' to the floor. fut conte- books and palabboxes, bricks, | dolls, and taga” ni dll kinda).
POREY: What thre must we start, Mumny?
lovely dall! 1 shall call her Rosie, 'cas she's all in pink. Tommy and Teddle age having
a concert, with a trumpet and `a drum, which Father Christmas has just given them.) Father Christmas: Come along.
uitle these sitter balls,
Jack teatehing hold of Mac, bis dog, in his arma): You'll be " in Boots," won't you?
thing for the Heavyweight Race, and, with the assistance of Tim be, who is out to revenge defeat at the last meeting, fans should see an interesting result to their final effort. Other ponies wha will bear inspection are Durham and Tap Sine.
Ace of Spades is the only pony, in my opinion, who is sticking out. Mowili will have a bany time trying to keep him in sight during the wrt of the race, as he is such Daddy Mac would simply hate a fine berinner. Still. If the honest to be a eat. He'll have to be the skew is anywhere within Beast whe turns into the Fairytriking distance at the bend, he Prince,
will give us a very good display. Little River or Siang River will
Mother: Four o'chirk, so you will just have one hour to choose your toys and get ready. Glack Jack and Peggy, help mě to j Mother: I think you are all get-forobably make up the rest of the
nd Pegary look through the Loyst,
ting a little mixed. "But, it's quite field. Peggy: Mummy,, do you think Cat Rest, nothing remains on the is good idea, Poggy. To-marrow
My Luly is the newest arrival nt some little girl world like Juan? tree, Jurk and Peggy unda their we'll look up a suitable story, then the jumps and if her practice work tholding up a rather crumpled- | own parcels, give some to the chil- you can have all the friends you is any criterion as to her ability, looking doll in a pink dress. I think dren, and hand the rest to Nurse | want to fea in the afternoon, and she will take a lot of beating this 1 gêm getting too big for dolis, don't to give to other children.i
afterwards we'll have our first reafternoon. Aristophanes, who will zón? But I must keep darling old Teddie: Let's give three cheers|hearsal, if Dadly has time to make Biddy. Here she huge a huge fat | for Father Christmas,
it into a play for us. doll, who looks as if she has been
Peggy low simply gorgeous! rather tumbled about).
If we work hard it won't take long to learn, will it? .
Tommy:
the hospital. And Hip, hip, hurrah! Mummy: No I don't think we Jack, Peggy, and Nellie: Hip, enn let Biddy go. But winlabout hip, burrah! these books?
Surse: Not quite so much noise, Peggy: They
go, but children. People are trying to go trather anxiously) may 1 keep'just to sleep in the next ward. these two?
Teddie: Please, Nurse, may we Muminy: Of course, dear. Now, have a concert first-me and Tom Jack, what have you chosen? my with the trumpet and the
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Jack: Well, it's rather diflicult, drum?
but I like them all, Need 1 give] Nurse: Well, just a little one.
any?
Peggy: Oh! Jack. selfish
you
I know, let's sing "God Save the are King" to finish.
Tonimy blows his trumpet and. Jack (interrupting): Oh, all Teddie beats his drum, and the right. I'll send these, But, others sing "God Save the King." Mums, do you think the hospital Then Nurse starts tidying up.) children will like them and tuke Nur Say gxl-night, child- ren. It's nearly time you were eare of them?
Z&sh!1!}},
Mummy; am sure they will You see, they have to stay in bed
Nellie, Tommy, and Teddie (al- together): Good-night
all day, and they would feel very Jack and Peggy: Good-night! lonely if they had nothing to play (Then they wave their hands and go ont, leaving only the three little
with. Now make haste, children,
SCENE 111.
and I'll make them into parcels, ones and the Nurse in the ward.) Fetch me some brown paper and string, please, Pergy." (Mother packs the toys, etc:, into parcels, and they all go to get ready).
SCENE II
(The schoolroom again. Enter- Peggy, Jack, and Mother.)
Peggy: Thank you for taking us, Mummy dear. It was lovely. (A hospital ward-all we can Wasn't Nellie brave? see in three Bttle white beds with Jack And Tommy and Teddie. child in ench. A Christmas tree They didn't cry a bit. Tell Daddy in in a corner gay, with sparking it was heaps better than the pan- things, and Christmas decoration tomime. Didn't Daddy make a on the walls. A nurse is standing good Father Christmas?
by a table pouring out ten and
Mother: Splendid! I am so
cutting up cake. Mather, Peggy, glad you enjoyed it. Here in Daddy
and Jack, wearing outdoor clothes and carrying parcels, enter.} Jack: Can we give the toys now?
coming.
(Jack and Peggy rush up to him and hug him.)
Peggy Thank you, Daddy, for
Daddy: Teddie and Tommy will
Mother: Not yet, come and speak letting us go to the hospital party, to Tommy. (Tommy is a tiny We did enjoy it, but it's horrid for little mite killing up in one of Nellie and the others to be so I, the beds, wearing a paper capist IL Wil they be well again and waving a flag.) Hallo! soon? Tommy, how's your leg7 Tommy (whispering shyly): It's soon be well enough to go home, a little better, thank you. but Nellie will have to stay in bed Jack: What did you have in your for weeks.. Mother: stocking?
Poor little girl. Tommy: A paint-box and a ball must go again to see her.
and a book and a cracker and ' Jack: She won't be able to go "An orange. I wish I had had to see the pantomime; then?
Mother: No; you ought to be able to do it before the end of the holidays. Now come and have sup-: per, it's nearly bedtime,
Jack: It has been the loveliest, Boxing Day I have ever had.
The End.
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a good display. Lock Rannack will also be doing his staff and with Fire Call in the hands of Mr. Mnt- tingley this should be an interest- in event in watch,
The last race will depend a great deal on the condition of the nony and whether he is equal to making a second appearance. I am inclined (Continued on Nezt ColumTZT.)..
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A fairy tale, entitled "Force of Habit."
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to the belief that Borderer will per- form all right, kewise Dumbell if he is started in the event of being beaten by James Pigg. Solitaire may go again, also Tarzali and; Tap Sine. This race will provide a lot of Interest and should be a nifty affair.
My selections aro:
1st Race-1st. Grey Eyca; 2nd, As You Like It; 3rd, Tarzall or Solitaire,
2nd Race 1st, Dumbell; 2nd, James Pigg: 3rd, Cnesar,
3rd Race--1st, Ace of Spades; 2nd, Mowgli, 3rd, Little River,
4th Race-Ist, My Lady; 2nd, Caviare, 3rd, Lock Bannock.
5th Race. 1st, Borderer; 2nd.. Grey Eyes or Caesar; 3rd, Crai gavad.
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