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now attention is drawn to them in their vigil, with other, at the door of Canton. Placed them in circum- stances that admit of no argument, it is but stating a truism that the, old-time epirit still prevails-the gbservance of the rights of freedens,” and the upholding of the true law of andor and good Government without which the world cannot be made safa for democracy.

A Beginning.

EXACTLY.

Idená to many seem a

curse;

To some they're

merely funny; The post turns them into varse --- The business man to wooney.

When peeling HOUSEHOLD patataca, to avoid

HELPS, getting the fingers! discoloured, see the potatoes have first been properly inashod.

A nice batter for fish is a heavy mallet.

Oil paintings may be cleaned with ice cream, but she who is na ail painting can safely wash in soap sad water.

So that a baby will not catch oold by kicking off the clothes apply to the baby a strong rubber solution and wrap it up in brown paper.

SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events 'Advertised ́ In The Mall

ENTERTAINMENTS.

December 22-Coronet Theatre;! Ben Turpia in "A Small Town Idol." Constance Talmadge in "Wedding December 22-Star Theatre: Bells" and Harold Lloyd in "Now or Never."

December zz-World" Theatre: "Moon Madness."

December 22--The Grand Theatre; "Way Down East."

'SPORT. December 23-Special Medal Round for men on Old Golf course, Fanling.

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SOCIAL. December 22.-Special

The

To prevent accidents with bottles containing poison, so each bottle is Dansant at Repulse Bay, 430-6.30 labelled whisky," "water." "gin," or whatever its contente may be.

A British officer, now in civil life, who was present at the armistico conference that marked the ending of hostilities on the Saloniki frant, tells a significant story of what happened there--significant because it struck the keynote a good deal that has happened of a disturbing nature in the Near East since that day in the natumn of 1918. Three Bulgarian officers were ushered into a room where the initial pourparlers were to be held. They wero not even shawn to seats, but were kept! standing. In about an hour there strode in the commander-in-chief of _________ that sector of the allied front.

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OMARDVERTISE- Ah, my beloved, MENTO. fill the cup that

olcara :

Beats All Beers).

And when the angel with his darker

drink

(MacSpoofum's Tonic Mukes the

Then he stopped stock still, directed his glance at the oceany officers and, without recognizing their saluten, announced in a peremptory manner, Draws up to thee, take that and do

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not shrink gazing directly at them beles That was the opening re- mark of the work of restoring peace in the Balkane. The British officers, of lower rank, fairly shud dered at the indignity offered to s fallen enemy.

Mournful Wink)..

Now the New, Yeur, reviving old

desires,

solitude

The thoughtful soul to

retires, And lights his pipe (Smoke one of

Shoddy's Briars).

A woman is WOMAN IN TEB always on the MAKING. make. She makes friends, enemies, In fact, she Sometimes

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December. 22.-Dancing Palace Hotel, Kowloon, 9.15 p.m.

December 23-St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, Christmas Carol Service, 6 p.m.

January 24-Fancy Dress Ball at Peak Club, 9.15 p.m.

December 24-At P.W.D. offices, one lot of Crown Land, 3 p.m. : December 22-Thousands Toys at Wigwam Tennis Club, Mody Road, Kowloon, 3 to 8 p.m. OTHER MEETING.

general January 3.-Annual meeting of the Royal Hongkong Golf Club. (Ladies' Section), at Helena May Institute, II an

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LOCAL AND GENERAL..

of

Lighting up time to-day and to-morrow (Sunday) is at 5.44 p.m.

H.E. the Governor has appoint ed January 2 next to be observed as

General Holiday.

Mr. M. Manuk, Secretary of the Dairy Farm, Ice and Cold Storage Co., Ltd, leaves to-day for Austra is on a four months' business trip

By way of contrust with the mental picture offered by this re- mark, now a matter of history, it is pleasant to recall that the frst observation made by the British commander of the occupational! troops in Sofin was: "Gentlemen, the war is over now; let us be

Every step taken by the cakes and trouble. friends." British forces in the occupied terri-makes what, she can. tory proved in keeping with the she makes good. Often she makes policy of conciliation pursued by the bad of everything and sometimes British in the tortured Balkan area. she makes the best of things. She It is related by a former British makes love.

The Manila Observatory major with the army of occupation, She makes up her face, her quar- that at the officers' club in Sofia, rels, and her dresses. She makes yesterday afternoon reported a where the British officers mingled up her city expenses from the house- Cyclone or typhoon E. of northern

She is liable to Mindanao, direction unknown. freely with the defeated, an allied keeping money. officer of another nationality pro make up to a man she fancies.

A Chinese named Chu Shufs tested ngainst this freedom, When in a corner she inakes out.

And because shun, attempted to take his life by announcing that bis comrades-at-all sorts of things.

nobody is ever able to make her out cutting his throat at the Kwong shaking hands with "these fellows." sho is described on her tombstone as Tai Loy boarding house yesterday.

And are your own gloves what she made herself out to be He is said to be insane.

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major.

The contrast between the cou-

mander-in-chief aud the British

major was reflected all through the To-day's Poom. occupation. The British had hardly

(The Wind.)

been in Sofia a few weeks when an The wind blew in upon my face, old Bulgarian judge of the cour de In the same way, in another place, cascation, watching & British soldier As it blow in upon my face trudging through Alexander Square Of old.

with hands in pockets, exclaimed:

"Ik you see that soldier? He! And to my burdened brain represents a mee that is fitted to

it

rule the earth. The conduct of the A. peace beyond the bounds

brought

of

soldiers of the commander-in-chief's

thought

Pure gold.

own army is remembered to this A moment by the fairies wrought day because of its harsh violence.

The same contrast has held good all through the period that has followed I saw with blissful certainty. the termination of the occupation. The bankaine that bloomed for me, Which line of conduct is better The orchids nodding gracefully- enlcakited to lead to the pacification

of the Balkans and of the world-The little hill, the twisting creek, that of the commander-in-chief, who The cattle grazing calm and sleek, has recently been making a tour of The wattle birds that strove to the new Now Eastern front, fling. speak. carelessing fresh insults at his former

The

his eye keen for change, but

apponents and thus sowing the And, ere the vision was withdrawn, tomed to new experiences he is that of the British commander who Wake, purely, with a perfect dawn. Bobokong Saturday, Dec. 12, 19:3. impatient of the tramels of conven- said: "The war is over; let us be friends," and of the British major?

China Mail. and open-heated withal. Accu-bitter geeds of revived discords, or I saw the roses on the lawn

BRITAIN'S FREEDOM.

in the household novels of Scott, Thackeray and Dickons. Peryoding shis literature is the passion for freedom.

"We must be free or die who

speak the tongue That Shakespeare spoko; the faith

and morale beld Which Milton hold."

Nor

"We drink to those who love us, and as for those who don't- Almighty, change their

This advertisement QPAINT. from a Northern paper

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Yung Whi-ling, alias Wen-yü

tion and loves freedom, Many a cruel deed has been done upon the sea, but far more that were brave

A TOAST. The coul of Britain is best reveni and generous; the story of the oity at in her incomparable literature slum is worse than that of the

fo'castle. 'Britain's sailors have may God in the Bible, in Chaucer, Shakes-

carried freedom over the seven seas. hearts." peare, Milton, Wardsworth, Burke,

That they should turn pirates is in the stories that all children unthinkable; they have roamed the read, Robinson Crusoe, Westward Ho, Tom Brown's Schooldays and can too long for that and have

learned its spirit too well. would Britain be what she is had the not been compelled by cixum- stances, which it must be confessed one sometimes wishes could have becu diferent, to perform the arduous task of governing millions of subject peoples. That commer- [cial advantage has accrued to her and that her great trading captaine Free in religion, froe in Govern-often exhibited mars self-interest ment; it is the same story continued than benevolence should not tarnish to the present democracy which is the record of duty performed by resolved that the liberty it enjoys thousands of hat best men who have shall be made possible for sinali spent themselves without stint and nations. And the obligations of the far no great paremal gain, simply to freeaisa is to perform his 'duty and maintain order, and render justice to rospect the rights of others. The those oumitted to their charge „idends of duty which Britain has The Court of Directors of the Hang professed, have not been saa zule kong and Shanghat Banking Cor marrowly national. Her line has poration, Ltd. has this week gone out through all the world. No demonstrated ita appreciation of the estimate of has character would be efforts of our sailormen in a matter, afficiunt unless it took acount of which but bears testimony to the the fact that her home is on the spirt and the invaluable exrvices"

So I timak God, though fall'n from

grace, That wind blew in upon wy face In the same way, in another place As it blew, in upon my face- of old.

JASFER WILLOW.

WEATHER CALENDAR,

DECEMBER 22.

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 29 1928

GOLF CLUB.

YESTERDAY'S ANNUAL MEETING.

There is one other matter which I wish to bring before you, and that is the question of extension at Fanling. Owing to the increased number of playing members, both MANY IMPORTANT SCHEMES.

courses are sometimes uncomfort- ably crowded during the Winter Efforts to cope with the crer season, and it has been suggested increasing popularity of golf were that more land should be acquire butlined at yesterday's annual Golf Club held in Messrs. Jardine's tending the second nine holes of meeting of the Royal Hongkong by the Club with the idea of ex board room. Important questions the new course to 18 holes. The such as the appointment of a per- first nine holes, which are consider manent secretary, extension of the ed. by many to provide the best. Fanling courses and club-house, golf to be had at Fanling, could improvement at Deep Water Bay then, be utilised as a relief course, and Happy Valley; were all gone Discussing the question of the into thoroughly.

appointment of a Secretary, Mr. The Hon. Mr. A. G. Stephen A. B. Stewart proposed that the fas (President) presided. He said-coming Coinmittee be empowered I think you will agree with me to secure the services of a per- that the accounts reveal a satisfac-manent man with as little delay as tory state of affairs, a pleasing possible. The present arrange feature of which is that we are able ment, he said, was satisfactory up to show a credit balance with the to a point. The affairs of the Golf Bank. The excess of income over Club required personal attention, expenditure in the year under and acting as a firm of chartered' review amounted to $17,06438 as accountants, this, Messrs Percy compared with $13,461.80 last year, Smith, Seth and Fleming were an increase of $4,602.58, which I unable to give. They quite realised trust you will consider satisfactory, that the only satisfactory solution

Rates of depreciation on certain was for the Golf Club to have a Assets such as Club buildings, man of their own.

furniture, etc., have been increas- Mr. E, D. C. Wolfe asked whos ed, as, in the opinion of the Com-ther the amount paid to the present mittee, the rates adopted in pre- Secretaries aud Treasurers would vious years were inadequate. The be reduced.

Mr. Stewart replied that the Club outstanding balance of $3,525.47 on account of Special Expenditure at now paid $10,000 per annum, which Fanling has now been written off. would be reduced to $6,000. The You will also note that a sum of total cost to the Club would be $10,09265 has been transferred $17,000, an increase of $7,000 on from Reserve a/c and utilised to what was paid at present. write down the asset "Fanting Mr. Ferguson suggested that the Course" to the nominal sum of $1. Golf Club should have their own After referring to the endeavour office with a staff of clerks and a to run the Club'economically, the Secretary to supervise them. He decrease in revenue from the considered that the scheme pro-- Lodging a/c at Fanling and the pounded by the Committee only water supply, the Chairman dealt amounted to taking one bite at the with the bunkering scheme gone cherry. He thought the Club through during the year, of the should be run on somewhat similar Fanling courses. Mention was also lines to the Hongkong Club, made of the last Interport with Under the arrangement proposed Shanghai and the proposal to send he felt convinced there would be a representative teams to Shanghai clashing in the duties of the Sec

retary and Treasurers. and Manila next year.

The Chairman then drew atten- Mr. Stewart replied that the. tion to the excellent work at Happy scheme put forward by Mr. Fer Valley and the depredations guson had been considered, but brought on by the rain-storms. He the Committee felt that the work expressed a hope that the course would be done more efficiently and

shortly.

suggested. Mr. Ferguson's scheme would be again ready for play economically in the way he had The Chairman proceeded to refer would cost $2,500 or $3,000 more. to the question of the appointment After further discussion the of a permanent Secretary. He said motion was put to the meeting and As you are all aware, the Club has unanimously carried. grown considerably during the Introducing the question of the last few years, and members of erection of a new Clubhouse at Committee find it increasingly Deepwater Bay, Mr. Stewart said. difficult to spare the time for the the present, accommodation was The reserve prices not being proper conduct of the Club and its undoubtedly inadequate.

affairs. It has now reached the extensive, repairs, were required to reached at yesterday's auction by stage when the only alternative is put the Clubhouse in anything like

"It was estimated.. Mesrs. Lammert Brothers, the pro- to engage a man who will devote good condition. perty, plant and tanning chemicals his whole time to the Interests of that these would cost between of the Hide and Leather Co., (the Club, and the Committee there- $6,000 and $7,000, and the Com- liquidation) were withdrawn.

fore recommend the appointment mittee felt that they might as well of a Secretary with as little delay make a good job of it whilst they; The congestion at The China Mail is indebted to as possible. They also recommend were at it Messrs. Mackintosh Co., Ltd., and that the present Secretaries and Deepwater Bay was even greater the British American Tobacco Co., Treasurers, Messrs. Percy Smith then Fanling.

A resolation was, unanimously Ltd., for calendars for 1924. The Seth and Fleming, continue to act former shows the dates for last as Treasurers only, as otherwise adopted agreeing to the scheme A discussion ensued on the pro- next month and is therefore very greater part of his time occupied month, the present month, and the Secretary might find the outlined by the Chairman. useful. The latter is an exceeding in the supervision of accounts in posal to purchase additional land ly artistic production..

stead of being free, to devote his at Fanling. Anumber of members Clothing and dental instruenergies to the managerial side of were dubious as to how funds the business. From figures which could be obtained, while Mr. ments were damaged to the extent Mr. Seth has kindly prepared, it is Stewart favoured improving the of $500 by a fire which broke out at estimated that the additional an- clubhouse as an alternative. Em- a dentist's premises at No. 1, Kansu nual cost to the Club of the phasising that the club was very Street, yesterday afternoon. The arrangements already outlined much a live fastitution, the Chair- fire was caused by a lamp getting would amount to about $7,000, and man jocularly expressed on opinion into contact with a mosquito net, this expenditure must be faced, that Mah Jong, for instance, would. but was extinguished by the police We cannot carry on satisfactorily not cust solf as a popular exercise. assisted by the inmates of the flat otherwise,

Mr. E. D. C. Wolfe put in a plea

gress and has added eighteen more pieces to his already exten sive repertoire.

SOCIAL AND PERSONAL.

t

Very

The second recommendation is for those who used the Happy The second of Prof.

in regard to Deep Water Bay Club- Valley course and the Hon. Mr. Danenberg's pupils' memory tests house. As already indicated, the Hallifax moved and Mr. A. G. M. with plang takes place on the 28th, Clubhouse requires extensive and Fletcher seconded a resolution to when the following will tako part: expensive repairs. Since the the effect that the incomlug Com- Misses Winifred Robinson, Elvira

pularity of the course has soon as possible with the purchase Rozario, Caroline Brown, Edith dal opening of the motor road, the po-mittee be directed to proceed as necessary additional Rocha, Marie Rosario, Clara Young, increased enormously, and this has of the Loly Carvalho, Lilian Chenalloy led to congestion on the course and ground at Fanling for a new nine and Line da Rocha and Masters in the Clubhouse. There is little holes. Emil Danenberg, Eduardo that can be done to relieve the As an amendment Mr. Stewart. Carvalho and George Bond. The former, but the Comittee feel proposed that the Club's fun da be son of Prof. Danenberg, who has strongly that something ought to devoted to the improvement and already appeared as an infant be done towards improving and extension of the Clubhouse at prodigy, is making wonderful pro- extending the Clubhouse.

Faoling in preference to extending The Deep Water Bay sub- the playing area.

Mr: Wolfe seconded. Oa boing committee, after carefully con-

the meeting, the resolution sidering the whole position, have put come to the conclusion that the was carried by a small majority, present is an opportune moment After Mr. Hallifax had suggested to deal with the question of exten- that the meeting was not repres sion rather than spend money, on scatative, it was decided to circu repairs which would not improve larise members on the question.

Hon. Mr. Hallifax moved the ro the existing accommodation in any way, The General Committee election of the Hon. Mr. A. G. Mr. Wolfe seconded and the agree with this view. Mr. C. R. M. Stephen as President. Young has very kindly prepared i

with agels aketch plans of the proposed alter motion was carried with acclama- ations, which briefly are as follows: tion. T Mr. Antonio Luiz Alves is now!

In reply, Mr. Stephen said he To add a second storey and ex officially recognised as Vice- tend the servants quarters. This will considered the Golf Club to ba Consul for Brazil in Hongkong.

increase the existing accommoda absolutely the most important Club tion by about 100% by providing in the Colony Mr. Robert Hunter has been larger dressing rooms, an adequate Proposing Mr. J. B. Ross as Cap- nsappointed temporarily to act as kitchen, extra accommodation for talo for the ensuing year, Mr. Assistant Government Marine Sur meals and space for about 140 Stewart referred to the great ins terest Mr. Ross had taken ́in the lockers.

The estimated cost of carrying Club and the shormous amount of out this work amounts to $22,500, work he had done for it.

Mr. Galloway seconded and the enthusiastically the surt of $19,000, Presently in motion was enthus vested in Hongkong Goremment carried and the Committee suggest that

The following were elected to 6% War Lord, could be realised to provide part of the funds for this arre on the Committees-Messrs. AR. Stewart A. K. Handerson..

So with my mind troubled I sat still, but by and by took occasion from the rain now

holding up was ruining Mr. Ponsonby Fane was a pas- when we came into the senger on the incoming "Tango church) to pat my wife in Maru." mind of going to the christen- ing (which she was invited to) of N. Osborne's child Peypa.

& good 1062. Here, having staid

while we got up again and brought night home with and foul weather. Pepys.

or Wen-sho, over thirty years of 1661. age, native of Kingkiang District of Fukica Province, and the Gemral Manager of Tientsin Chi- Chung Bank, and Hu Yu-sed, alias King-cheng, over forty years of age, native of Tientsin, the Assistant Manager, of the same bank stealthily, fled with a big sum of money. Whoever axrosta the former will be paid $5,000.00; if the latter, $2,000.00, Anyone who, informa, the Bank of the whereabouts of the twa culprita whereby their arreste shall be effected will be rewarded with the half of the above amounts. If the money carried away by the cul ho the reward. Until the culprits prita be restored 10 per cent, will be arrested and the stoión many be regained this advertisement continues to be valid.

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DECEMBER 28.

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INSINCERITY.

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A quiet wedding was solemnized purpose. at the Rosary Church, Kowloon, If the meeting approves of this L. 5. Greenhill, J, WAFranke, J. D. yesterday, by the Rev. Father suggestion, the work will be put in Kinnaird, H. U. Ireland, A. H Spada, the hontracting pattes bo-hand at once.. to that as much as Ferguson, W.E. Roberts and C. A. ing Mr. Egbert Authony Leeson possible may be done before the For

of the late Mr. J. E. F. Lees, J.P., wet weather commences.The job Mr. C Barnard Brown was re- 1 of all the evil spirits abroad at M.B. CAM of Bury, England, and will take about 6 months to com- elected auditor or deep. It is to the sailor that the rendered by them in circumstatic All that is needed! "olono-op!" this in world, Sincerity Miss Dorothes Emily Curtis, plete, and will be carried out with. A vote of thanks to the contgoing.

of Brgland suns, ducing unparalled perhape in the divorce is on the hour to the w

daughter, of, Mir, and hard. Walter the minimum of vinconvenience to Vaughan Curtis, of Hongkong, members, plane cnubertal mute to ride the gale,

hich fall to their lot. And showing how they stealthily Bed ??

Commitia", proposed by Mr. K

concluded the meeting