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WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22 1020..

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WEEKLY REPORT

Paraday is a hateful word. It has led people to consider the para- dax a mere writer's trick. Is rot the fan't of the writer-that life itself should be full of paradox." Here our most serious obsession

A Chinese dentist, a passenger seems to be nur aversion from by the ss.latjap," reported to seriousness, We do seriously ob- the police on the ship's arrival in

Saturday night after dinner with ject to sedousness. Our denuncia port, that a leather belt in the pockets

Last night was a gay night at the column headed "Church Notices.” to-day's newspaper before me and a tion and repudiation of serious-af which were jewellery, two drafts, new Police building, the occasion A spaden desire to attens Chels being the annual Police Ball. It was again after a lapse of many years ness is serious. If we take any and a quantity of Dutch paper moue largely attended, and a success in impels me to read through the list. and exporters of all kinds of piece Messrs. James E. Hutton & Co., thing else seriously it is bread and valued together at $1.922.50, was every way. Mr. P. P. J. Wodehouse. How pleasant to choose from the wide goods to India, China, etc., report on Ltd., of Manchester, fanufacturers circuses. When the witty French stolen from his cabin on the ship. nan accused Englishmen of taking

CLE, Captain Superintendent of their pleasures sadly, he cant

Which Church shali Nov, 10.- The case reported in yesterday's the reception committee, and most of

Police, and Mrs. Wodehouse assisted range offered!

it be? seriously. This we do here To Chins Meil, in which a salesman of the members of the European section notice is characteristic of the forms of A glance shows how each

The weaker tone of the cotton Bridge and golf and sport gener-the Lean Yik firm was charged with of the force were there. The guests worship pertaining to the Church. ally we bring a spirit of serions obtaining $400 from a Chinese met were confined chiefly to the members

markets which became evident last devotion. We are serions about chant by uttering a forged document, of the department, the only outside with the Sermon the principal item on values are appreciably lower again. Look at the first-Union Church week has sensibly developed and getting on in the world, but at any was further remanded by Magistrate guests being the Governor's ADC, the programme. suggestion that we should help the Smith until December 3 when Captain McGrath, who represented The New Internationalismu,

Listen to the title Reports from textile centres continue world in getting on we mise mockaccused will be committed to stand His Excellency, Commander C. W. League of Nations and the Kingdom gloomy and in consequence the ing eyelerines. We of Hongkong his trial at the next Criminal Beckwith, R. N., and Mr H. Green, of God." are not in the precision; we are Sessions.

amount of cotton offering is far in on the grandstand watching it ge

Superintendent of the Forestry and A discourse on a subject with such excess of the demand. Weather com- by. We are not in the arena; we

Botanical Department. The body of an 8-year old

comprehensive up-to-date and in-ditions have also been favourable are in the amphitheatre, and can Chinese girl in an advanced stage of utilized to excellent advantage in of the service and will certainly leave to pave an

The facilities of the building were teresting heading mu taka vin most i sishine and the Census Bureau tern our thumbs up or down as we decomposition was yesterday found providing for the comfort of the file time for anything else. like. There are those would envy by a Chinese farmer in a pool of guests. The front of the building on

Report of the amount of American We are alongst as aloof is

water in the Hokyun village, New Hollywood Road was brightly lit sermon is attractive and I think I 1st has turned out to be higher

The prospect of listening to such Cotton ginned up was that Sigismund at the Conn.Territories. The child was reported minated and prettily decorated with get there in time to hear the resound-than expected, increasing the general to November cil of Constance. whee gramma The police are of opinion that the festoons of flowers, and pots ing tide intoned from the paipit.

| missing by her parents on the 18th.

rex Ronianus," retortest one hai, child, playing on the brim of the transformed with lights and greenery fact that last Sunday's sermon in 17,471,000 bales against 6,305,000

The interior also was My inclination is strengthened by the weakness. serly prototype, et super gram | pool, accidentally fell in and was The gymnasium on the ground floor, this Church was on the delicate sub-last year, which promises a crop

was converted into a ballroom, fact of race prejudice. The congres of fully 123 million bales. ing, but we have fiddles to play, of the Sanitary Board held yesterday pillars were draped with coloured of character in the preacher to ge not been good and a private estimate

At the usual fortnightly meeting was decorated attractively. All the ion is British and it undoubtedly re-

of the progress of the Egyptian crop quired shong conviction and strength afternoon Mr. G. R. Sayer, the Chairbanting, and the big room was

is not so favourable. Pickings have man mentioned that the Colonial encircled with hanging flags. At the abolition of social distinctions in for the season is given as about Veterinary Surgeon was of the one side of the ball room a platforma colony like Hongkong where the 6,000,000 cantars which compares opinion that unless further cases had been erected for the musicians, average European's opinion on racial with actual crops of 5,522,000 cantars occurred, the outbreak of pleuro the Zim Bom" jazz band of HMS

last year, and 4,821,000 in the pre- pneumonia at the Dairy Farm pre mises at Fokfalum would be stamped out within a period of six weeks. Up

than last year. Egyptian futures is excessively variable and poorer vious year. It is also stated the staple to the present 190 deaths had taken place.

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HONGIONS, WHONEDAY, DEC. 22, 1920

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LOCAL AND-GENERAL

The approaching wedding is announced of Capt. J. Thorvix of ss."Hwah Ping." to Miss Jean M. McIntosh.

It is rotified that the new road extending from Gap Road, sear the Dharm Sala, to Watchai Gap is now open for traffic.

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A concert in aid of the Blind Home, Kowkon, and Pokfulam Home is to be given shortly by Malame Lottie Gordon an Australian pianiste, who has given many successful-con-1 The British American Tobacco certs in Australia in connection with Company has donated $10,000 to the charitable institutions. The concert East River War Relie! Association, will be under the distinguished through their director Geteral Mas-patronage of His Excellency Sir Naughter, oo his visit to General | Reginald and Lady Stubbs. Madame Chun Kwing-ming in Canton.

Gordon will be.assisted by the lead- ing artists of the Colony,

The friends of Mr. B. M. Collison, of the Straits Trading Company, will much regret to hear that a cable received by his Company reports his death from. pneumonia, Yannan-fu, China. Mr. Collison was one of the strong men" of the Straits Trading Co. and would have been the head of the firm when the

Hon. Mr. Nutt retired.

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Owing to the difficulty of disposing of the liner Imperator it is proposed to utilise her as a fioa-| ting hotel. Some shipping experts contend the days of the Leviathans They do not pay. and will not be built in future unless another era of competitive building occurs, like that of Germany and England before the war.

are numbered

A Chinese coolie employed at Bailey's Shipyard, was yesterday re- moved to the Kwong Wah Hospital suffering from injuries to his head and right hand. It appears that the man was walking up a plank leading to a ship, carrying a block of iron, fell into the water with the iron on when the plank gave way and he

top of him, thus injuring his head and hand. He was rescued by other coolies. His cotidition is not con sidered serious..

of ferns.

at the right of the entrance, which

On the balcony overlooking the dance Ambrose," assisted by a pianist. floor chairs and refreshment tables had been installed, and not far away were the bar and card rooms,

The supper menn follows:

-Beef Tea Lobster Mayonnaise Turkey and York Ham. Corned Beef

Saddle of Mutton Pheasant and Tongue Port Wine Jelly

Fruit Salad and Cream' Coffee Dancing began soon after 9 o'clock, and continued matil an early hour dances was as follows: this morning. The programme of

1-Waltz

......... 13Waltz......... 2-Fox Trot 14-La Rinka 3-Lancers 15-Tango Waltz

17-Quadrilles 16-Oge Step

5-One Step 4-Maxina

6-Boston Two.

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matters is summed up in the phrase "Keeping the Native in his place.” sermon but a voice crying in the A good man no doubt and a good wilderness.

The figure given is

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The Unton Church service it would shew little seem offers considerable food for The reactionary movement of raw thought. The amusement part-the material prices is fully refected singing and playing is apparently in yarn and cloth quotations and kept it a subordinate place.

is having a very unsettling effect' Have they, an organ?

trade. They are on

uncertainty Presbyterians aren't they? And many gives no encouragement to buyers of them are good Scot's folk. Very and is responsible, for an almost ex- likely they praise the Lord in hymn cessive amount caution. Prices and psalm as did their ancestors the are on a very low basis but even the Covenanters on the hills, unaided by settlement of the coal strike failed to 2ny "Kisz_o" whistles "the Popish stimulate pur market in any way. contraption abhorred by the outspoken" There has been only a very moderate folder of their faith, old Joan Knox. But no! Memory recalls a sub- scription list for a new Church organ congregation that theirs should be and the proud ambition of the saintly superior, if you please, to that of the Cathedral.

over of a miscelaneous character for pressing needs. Financial tight- ness is still the main obstacle to a renewal of trading on any large scale; ther liquidation of old orders must the general view still being that fur- precede any general buying. The silver using countries continue to he adversely affected by the exchanges.

Arise. John Knox and Jenny Step 18-Maxina Geddes and smite these hybrid de- and it would appear that if the in 7--Destiny-Walls 19-Ladbrookescendants of those stem old foes of activity of these outlets is prolonged 9-Valeta 21-Fox Trot ...windows and carven pulpits and every to

·8-Fox Trot ---- 20-Valeta trappings and fummery and stained on this account it is likely to lead 10-Quadrilles

scarcity 22-Lancers....thing that would dare to intrude be-distant date. Enquiry from India of goods at no 11-One Step 23-Tango Waltz tween a religious man and his God. has been much 12--Waltz

24-Waltz........................

more extensive It is understood that the speech

-No Union Church for me! made by HE. the Governor at the Fox Trot Ladbrooke... the bills.

I'm but Matina......

up to the ................... Maxipa ......

present with John Knox and Jenny and prefer little has gone through except for Chamber of Commerce dinner in the Valeta

One Step Hongkong Clab last night in honour One Step La Rinka to bear the sweet music for it seems Egypt have bought odd lots, Chica Calcutta, for which light goods and Let it be St. John's Cathedral then prints have been taken. Java and of the Hon. Mr. N. J. Stabb, retiring general manager of the Hongkong

Credit for the success of the hall from the notice there's little else to and South America are quiet. The and Shanghai Banking Corporation, given the Ball Committee, of which beard.

Home Trades have purchased some contained an indication that when Inspector Granit was President. The The Rev. Mr. A. D. Stewart, their guest of honour landed in bulk of the work fell upon Sergeant up anything else than a High Church-

Bür what a handicap to be brought Rood lines. headmaster of St. Paul's College and Britain it would not be as Mr. Stabb. Andrews, the Secretary and man. Mrs. Stewart leave on vacation to The natural inference from this Treasurer, and his assistant, Sergeant Turle, Te Deum, Woodward, Smart, **Responses Ferial, Venite, day. Last night they were presented remark is that Mr. Stabb's name will Connor. Commander Beckwith, In Benedictus, Garret, Barby, Kel. "SLAVERY" AT HONGKONG. with two small Chinese pagodas and be included in the Christmas.honours Spector Gordon, and Mr. Green also way." What does this mean? Ex a silver dragon boat by the pupi list.

contributed by lending pots of ferns cept for a word or two of Latin it who gave a musical programme and

for decorative purposes.

might be a fist of the players in a football match. "Auxiliary Choir

The statement of the Under-Secre also-kind of reserve, I suppose does not exist in Hongkong or any tary for the Colonies that." slavery What could a "heathen Chinee make of all this jargon? But where's been more reassuring if he had not other British colony would have the sermon? None on the list unless proceeded to say it beLift thine eyes, Sullivan,"

A custom does exist there, as else- which does not sound Biblical. where in China, by which in return

And then appears a cotice inviting for a money payment girls are trans; • you to assist in the singing-not in ferred by their parents or guardians the preaching or the praying or the to the care of another household, calling of lost sinners to repentance usually for purposes of domestic. We are asked to publish the but in the singing. Doesn't seem to service, though the transaction is

Enough to give it a shake occasion-have charge of the College. ally. It well alone."

So sojourn in Hongkong is fur

an exhibition of Chinese boxing and Mr. Charles Alexander, who for fencing During the several months many years has been well-known in that Mr. Stewart will be away his the Singapore and China coast ship- brother, Mr. E. G. Stewart, will ping trade as marine engineer has passed through Singapore en route for Mauritius aboard the "Ellenga" due course, says the Straits Times. and expects to be back this way in

"Charlie" Las moved about pretty

most men one innings in a game.we cannot verify the fact, that the We have heard it stated, though

For

GOVERNOR OF MACAO.

VISIT TO HONGKONG.

THANKS TO CLUB LUSITANO.

"Sira Netto, President,

Club

sharp.

Truth of November 10 saya :---

tackle the evil, local officialdom

It is a bit of a joke. It is a some Siamese Courts have pronounced a thing that will pass.. The specta-decree nisi in at least one marriage considerably in the past few years. He cle of a serious person would dis-between British subjects, which took was chief engineer of the "Laertes" concert them. Why should he be place in Singapore, says the Bangkok when she was sunk near Singapore serious when they are not? His Daily Mail. That decree is doubtless about two years ago. After that he following cables exchanged yester-be much intellectual fodder in this lat described by the Chinese as a form ideals? What unsense! Can be perfectly valid in Siam, but we can-made his way to British Columbia day. Life is real, life is earnest deposit ideals in a bank? Can he not conceive that it would be so on where he spent some eighteen

exchange thru

and who wants to hear a crowd ol of adoption. sterling British soil. As our contemporary,months, but he bas again answered Lusitano, HongkongTo you and sang the poet, and would have us.

Pudge. The fellow must be mail. the Bangkok Times, pointed out, the call of the East

amateurs squalling anyway?

No doubt it is correct that in law up and doing." But was that Let us eat, drink, and be merry, there are still a good many points highly of British Columbia as a and all the members of Club Lusitano 9 s.m., 11 am. and so on, short and any British colony. Neither buyers He speaks your colleagues of the Committee Military Services which read 7 am, indeed, it could not be legalised in I'll try the Church of England there is no slavery in Hongkong- poken of Hongkong? It was not. for to-morrow we go Home, we concerning the legal aspects of mar-country to live in at the present day I tender my sincere expressions of kot even cur poets--for we have retire," we let Hongkong recede riage here which demand clearing up in comparison with some others heartfelt thanks for the extremely take this notice. Quick marco rightment of their transactions by the poets are foolish enough to be

Military it is and no mis- nor sellers could secure the enforce- serions here. It is, Paul reminds as a scene seen from the train, as in an authoritative manner.

useless to kick against the dream that was told and forgotten.

kind reception accorded me." a memory of bygone years, as a

Reports that have reached Tokyo Governor.

wheel and the crunch of ammunition courts, and the human chatteks of packs, and to be really serious

While on a voyage from Singa from, the United States say almost "HE The Governor of Macao. boots up the The importance of not being pore to Miri in lat. 2.37 N. long. 106 positively that the next Governor Acknowledging receipt of your Heaven. But too brisk and army-like perfectly free.

whom they dispose are in theory narrow pathway to about anything in Hongkong would earnest in a place like this is easily 47 E.Capt, S. H. Belson of the "Krian" General of the Philippines will be kind telegram and in the name of for my taste with a suggestion of be to lack, with bare toes, against demonstrable.

It is nevertheless the disgraceful the prickliest pricks" there are the others.

Harnestness hores stapped and picked up a large liferaft, Senator George Fairchlid, a resident Club Lusitano I have the honour to court-martial and a sudden plunge inte fact that what is practically nothing For the person who would take Earnestness spells infallible dis leaking badly, but otherwise quite in the sugar interests there; Senator Lady Correa da Silva our best re-

Why be a bore painted a very light bine. It was of the Philippines and a leading figure convey to Your Excellency and bell for defaulters.

but a system of slavery is tolerated ocal politics au grand serieux**

appointment. Why now for your buoyant. It was 9 ft. 10 ins. Ing, Fairchild is not an advocate of spects, reiterating the expression of the Wesleyan Church, Wanchai, with colony peculiarly vile system, too, For this time of the year give me among the Chinese in this British ould soon have a chance to put self the seed of disappointment? 5 ft. 8 ins, broad, and 2 ft 5 ins. Philippine independence but favours our deepest sense of gratitude for its sermon on Preparations for for the slave girls are more or less the test of experience the legend Quite seriously, one signs a pledge deep.. On exspining it for marks, the establishment of a territorial form the honour extended to our Club. Christmas" and its service for sol-openly bought for other purposes 14the broken heart.

Here the of total abstention from serious he discovered a large white 8 painted of administration similar to that of Silva Netto, President, Club Lasi- diers and sailors. It's nice to think than domestic service. Afraid to plifician washes his hands with dess as a matter of self preserva. on the sides and a large white 4 the Hawaiian Islands, which would tano." nagmary soap in imperceptible tion, as prudent precaution, as painted on the top. From the necessitate the formal annexation of

of these fine fellows being cared for has always tried to keep a ater. Here there is no power an insurance against unhappiness. seaweed growing on it, he could see the Philippines and make of them an

at Christmas time and I at once decide veil over it, and when last year public opinion, no posable One is just the reverse of that that it had the appearance of being integral portion of the American

1 might do worse than drop an extra the wife of a naval officer in the in the water a considerable time, and Union. Senator Fairchild has recent

An interesting action will be

dollar or two in the collection to make dockyard at body by appeals to reason. philosopher, but found cheerful-

Hongkong began grasp this sorry scheme of ness constantly breaking in. Here

at least six months.

will be, it is supposed, the organ for Times of Ceylon at November 19, in trict-Judge on Monday next, says the furs entire is as impossible as one resolves to be ghee.ful, to be

this annexation movement.

But what's this a few lines below? that unless her agitation ceased he subject, her husband was informed ake down the moon to would frivolous, only to find, seriousness dressed in his best clothes, called the A venerable old gentleman.

connection with certain interroga 8.15 p. Subjest, Prohibition," would be superseded and sent höme. are to the beart's desire is breaking in, and always with un

tories to be answered by the plaintiff. Horrors I'm for no Church that comes la China itself the A blasting accident at Taishek The case is the outcome of a sea between a man and his relaxation. prohibited some time ago, so that old custom was those dreams from which desirable effects. We are right office in Jesseltos, says the British 17, which resulted in the death of a Mackie, of the G.O., seeks to re- gious! There's nothing for it but to has disappeared. It was, of course, other day on the Resident at his gam, Kowloon City, on December voyage. The plaintiff, Mr. Thomas What shour Nash? Dash these reli-excuse for winking at it in Hongkong knows, even in sleep, that one hours or so from noon in Londoa. North Forneo Harcid. When asked Chinese; had its sequel in Magistrate cover a sum of Rs. 75,000 as damages be a blessed pagan. Boy: catchee never a valid excuse for permitting wake up. Here is no sociolo- Why should we dream of going to what he wanted be politely explained Orme's Court yesterday when a con- from the Messageries Maritimes one piece big loss and plenty jos existence of such a traffic in a British co-operation, no public spirit, bed when they do? porate sense of responsibility leagues away from labour troubles of the Government and on being of Inspector Fox, with unlawfully travelled as a first-class passenger on sila same Chines fashion. And boy---

The are that he wished to become a servant tractor was charged, at the instance Company. He complains that he stick. Master makee chin chin.jose colony... indeed, is no domiciled comand rebellions and all the generic questioned as to the capacity in which carrying out blasting operations dur- on the "Paul Lecat from Colombo to one minute, don't go away another any evidence that the slave girls are

for the number of those phenomena of European life; why be proposed to be employed he to- ing prohibited hours, and further Singapore. On the voyage he whawhiskey, sodat h

Colonel Amery denied that there is sra Hongkong as their per should they worry us any more timated quite seriously that the post with manslaughter. The Inspector taken seriously ill through his being homa-must be very small. than the war did? Is IcSwiney of head hunter to the Government deposed that during blasting opera served with food nofit for human

frequently ill-treated. I recommend mute minority.dead? Well, well. Who'll win would be most congenial. To clinch tions supervised by the accused, a consumption. His health has been TTHZEE is no danter whatever from ports in the Hongkong, press of him not to rely upon officia¡ informa- on agreement, the golf championship? Is Con the matter he made formal applica large piece of rock which was hurled permanently impaired and be has loek jaw og blood poor-resuiting cases of cruelty to sinvegkls which

A GERM DESTROYER.

tion on this subject, but to read the men save stantine back on the throne of on for a licence to take heads, and into the air fell on the deceased's suffered serious loss of income which from's woonden Chamberlain's Pals have come before the magistestes in, always on Greece 2, Really? What about not having specified the number of head causing a fracture of the skull he estimates at the sum: distmed. Halm is promptly applied Ir is an say, the last six months, “I under- ther another whisky had sods? Is them, suggested an open licence to from which death ended some 15 The defendant company, admit that antiseptic and destroys the germs, which stand that, the matter is to be brought. future of England ripe for revolution? carry on with. We rather, admire the minutes later. The accused pleading plaintiff was taken Il on board but can es diseases. It also causes up again in the House of Commbre, Long ae Pooh! That's newspaper talk, Resident's presence of mind in the not guilty," the Magistrate redeny that his finess was caused in re-third the time required by the and it is to be hoped that pablle why No hurry. There's a late trom matter. He passed the old gentleman manded the case fixing bail in the the manner alleged. They denyum stoenty For me by mill opinion will insist upon the termina

wounds to heal without maturation and it to-nig

Why so serious?! on to the District Officer to deal with, sum of $250

Tability

tion of so scandalous a state of things.

cance of affecting anything of young man who wished to be she fudged that it must have beely purchased the Manila Times, which mentioned before the Colombo Dis up for some of the Sundays I have to arouse local public opinion on the

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