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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, MONDAY, DECEMBER 23, 1929.
SCOUTS' SUCCESS.
COMING OF AGE CONCERT AT THEATRE ROYAL.
CHRISTMAS WEATHER.
SNOW FALLS IN MANY. PARTS OF BRITAIN.
London, Dec. 22.
The Hongkong Boy Scouts An- sociation can point to many.
Christmas weather prospects achievements during their history of 21 years, but they recorded one for the South of England are at of their biggest succeaLIEN on present obscure. The conditions Saturday night at the Theatre apparently depend on the move- Royal, when they celebrated their ments of the storm centre near
The weather. is, low coming-of-age with a concert and Iceland display.
become colder over, likely to according to the Air Ministry fare. cast for the next twelve hours.
They delighted a large audience with a varied and pleasing pro- grumme, which also went to show, what a large amount of youthful talent exists in the Colony.
The programme opened with an enjoyable musical selection by the band of H.M.S. Cornwall, and then the 1st H. K. Sea Séoute took the footlights and put the audience in excellent humour with Home particularly well sung Shuntles The Rev. N. V. Halward scored an individual necess as the Shanty man. The -Hallad Shanties, "Blow the man down" and "Boney was a warrior" were the first two numbers and were succeeded by Capstan Shantiese including "Shenandoah" and "Bound for the Rio Grande," Then entered four
Up North more severe condi- tions are already being experi- enced, Six hours" snowfalli occurred in the Lothians and Berwickshire. In the Firth of Forth shipping was suspended for some hours. A blizzard raged along the heights of Yorkshire, Westmoreland and the Pennines. Hall and sleet have fallen. In Ireland. Down South snow fell at Croydon A envy, yale in, the Channel upset many of the 2,000 passengers who crossed to France for the holidays.Reuter,
"American Experience,
New York, Dec. 22.
scouts to give a really creditable The cold wave has extended from exhibition of the Horapipe, and the Middle West, where the heaviest the troop sang a concerted sumanowfall in the past decade has her Shiver my Timbers," which fallen, to here.**** was made all the more realistic by some clever lighting effects.
The Wolf Cubs.
After this, the Wolf Cuba Look the boards, and opened their dis- play with the Grand Howl, which was done in such a business-like manner that the audience was almost startled. The next scene was greeted with a very enthu- siastic round of applause. "Jimmy,” the little news-vendor, walked ou. to the stage, closely followed by two suspicious looking charactors. "How much money have you rot"? asked ong, and with that Jimmy was set upon and rather badly handled by his assallants. Speedy help, however, was at hand, for in bounded Four Wolf Cubs, quickly sized up the situation and literally flew at Jimmy's aggressors. Twe 'Succeeded in overmastering them, and the other cubs set to work to render first aid to Jimmy, whose head had muffered rather badly in the conßict. With surprising euse and dexterity, they bound up the wound, and then between them carried him away from the scene of the assault. In the meantime, the other Cubs hnd fairly subdued the young assailants, and after bringing them sharply to task for their behaviour asked, "Why don't you join the Wolf Cubs." "Excel- lent idea," was the reply, an expression which was heartily en- dorsed by the whole audience, and away were taken the young con verts, to learn the first principles of brotherhood which form the basis of the Wolf Cub and Scout movements. This little scene was very cleverly portrayed, and was easily one of the best pieres of entertainment throughout the evening.
Jungle dances (very weird and wonderful affairs) were succeeded by the making of the Union Juck. and then the audience were treated to one of the best laughs of the evening, when the Penk Pack staged a boxing contest. Correct- ly introduced by the M.C., (he was the time-keeper, referee and judge. rolled into one), young Bruiser Sheldon and Pete Morris, complete with business-likė gloves, faced each other in the ring to battle for the Mosquito weight title. Both scored prettily in the first two rounds, but in the third, they hit ench other simultaneously, and both took the count, after a rous- ing contest, which kept the audience in roars of laughter.
Japanese Fencing.
Rather more serious, but none the less entertaining was the dis- play of Japanese Fencing given by members of the Hongkong Japanese Boy Scouts Association, Incidentally. It was not a half- hearted affair, but the lads went for each other with bamboo rods as though it was a 9ght to the death, and each contestant took some blows on their head and body armour. It was 'an Interesting dis- play and especially well staged.
The 2nd Kowloon Company of Girl Guides, was responsible for presenting a pretty and realistic camp fire scene, their effort being well received. Then followed a Boy Scout variety display, which oponed with the Maori War Cry of welcome by the "Roving Fifth" troop, some clever folk dancing by the St. Andrew's troop. Indian Club swinging by A.S.M. C. Dragon, St. Joseph's College troop and a Chinese action song by the" Wah Yan College troop.
One of the biggest "hits" of the
· evening, however, was the appear- ance of n "nigger" boy, im- personating the famous Al Jolson, as he appeared in the "Singing Fool," and he gave a truly remark- able imitation of the actor singing his popular number "Sonny Boy", The young scout succeeded. In putting Just that right inflection into his voice and he scored a great success.
Robin Hood"
Nigger Minstrels followed ånd helped to maintain the high stand- (Continued on Page 6,1
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Even Cuba is shivering, and the sun-loving inhabitants are wearing overcoats and heavy clothing.- Reuter's American Service.
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Charles Lamb in his dissertation on the Pig, was the
rat
to tell us how the Chinese do love their pig - dead and roasted ! BUT There are Pigs and Pigs!
DAIRY
These are
FARM PIGS,
dainty little fellows fed on the fat of the land, DAIRY FARM MILK
and all the good things in ")
"Pigdom'
IS THERE ANY DIFFERENCE IN PORK?
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For goodness sake 1
Where do you livet.
Try it, and then you will know. Cooked to a turn and the "crackles --UM?
DON'T WAIT FOR CHRISTMAS. TREAT YOURSELF NOW!
́THERE'S NOTHING FINER THAN —
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