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-SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 29, 1924..

STEALING CHILDREN."

SACRIFICES FOR THE DEMONS. SOME AMAZING BELIEFS.

Boys' Lives To Make Bridges Safe.

(By Gai Ming for the China Mail.)

THE CHINA MAIT,

LAST NIGHT'S BALL,

City Hall Revels.

CHIEFTAINS SPEECH.

Once again, on the occasion of the celebration of St. Andrew's Day by the Hungkong St. Andrew's Society, did the baroni- cal, residence function to which

Singapore has provided another, oxaliple of native superstition, hundreds of devotees of terpsichore “recalling similar mysteries in Hongkong.

seage but according to the rumour,

yearly went their way, voluntarily enough, it is true, and are held captive by that benevolent tyrant. The celebrations right hiro

A week ago, residents down there were in the throes of a "gild kid ipping sente-similar to one in it was the lives and not the heads been anachronous, in that the al- Hongkong a few years ago," but that were required, the betipfcient buron would have rubbed his afferuled by much more serious Ponsequences, such as two harbarons being that the infertanate lys eyes to have seen performed within Camilers, several brain) saults on would be dumped into the harbour is walls the latest modern dances merthers of various, nationalities, alive where the bridge columns but there we certainly present the the keeping of children from school were to be erected, by parents, street riots, police

Beyond

"discussion,"

distinguishing feature of the. prosesalius, an investigation Hongkong-Kowloon bridge, neveriven himself-a pronounced note gatherings with which the jolly old the gentlenian was accustomed to en- the Chinese Protectorate and e; stern warning by the Buthorities to took any sluje. Like the story of of jolliby.......

rumour tongers.

Fairy Pills.

is probably explained by, the fact that the Malays share some of the Chinese superstitions.

side

THIRSTY HONGKONG.

WATER

SUPPLY

SCHEMES.

TUNNEL UNDER HILLS.

Big Contract

Signed This Week.

Tunnels through which will How a daily maximum amount of forty million gallons of water for Hongkong and Kowloon have been i actual drilling will commence in a few months' time. contracted for in the last few days and it is hoped that work on the

Tytamtuk which is soon to be, eclipsed as the Colony's biggest

singlo reservoir,

F

the cannibalstic wife of a Cantor It goes without saying on occa Honglong had a mild son firm official who escaped to Hongkong, sions when Scotsmen set out to do when discussions of a bridge across hobody can tell with my degree of themselves and their friends really the harbor were, "in the air."certainty how these wild rumours Well that every one had

"a good Then it was that the ineingated start, bi Singapore there is intkie but last night's elebrations plassen kant, asking in fished | of" "Hin snerdss of the Canongere particularly enjoyable. The whispers if it was known that the Palad water supply gehengecution of the lancers, reels and Tal Gorrent had secretly other difference and worthy of other special dances calling for a "authorised the spiriting away of consideration is that not only have certain amount of elbow room had

·Chinese Toys Whose liens wors to Chinese gorkid "a Til and been so well leuint that collisions he sterilisi für the project.

fiers suspected of being child. Were actually few and far between. kidnappers and the pili Cochin-.

DECORATIONS. Pig a Chinese detective) for lis As with the majority of super jersing crowds, but a crowd of conceived and carried out und re- The decorations wore excellently stitions, the origin of this belief is Malay assaulted a Bengali. "shrouded in mystery. Nothing

must have been lavished upon the This suls justitied all the cure which in the recognised authorities gives

preparations. In the pannelled and which has yet been signed in Armstrong and Whitworth are con This is the biggest contract $1,082,154 Messrs. Sir William Ceny „unnistamen, I even tried to comment. it with the fable of Chey

Intressed eption hall was connection with the Shing Mun structing u tunel aqueduct from Old Seares Recalled." Chung-hing, the Pukinite Like other unfounded yarns, the inters leading to the cloakrooms. be the Executive Engineer of the two funnels of 2.100 and 4,680 roaring log fire and on either Valley scheme. plans of which the Shing Mun Valley to the Shek was used as a medium by a fair singapore sestre will soon, pass over Everywhere were large rectangular Waterworks, Mr. R.M. Fender feet in length and a connecting were evergreen entwined were prepared a year or two ago Li Pai Valley. This consists of and was, therefore, instrumental in Building the Loving bridge, but the "Free Press refers to antoms showing transparently the son, and, in connection with which open combat of 2,000 feet in Toyang, by the way, is where Wasilar agitati in ventition with St. Andrew's Crows and the en several shailer works of prepara length. Pelfu bad his headquarters het St. Andrew's Church as long ago arances to the supper chamber tion have been going on for many do not know if this is the place r/ 1833 and a scare in Calcutta This were flag-bedecked and wreathed months. ferred to in the fable. This man also says that the superin greenery. To the left of

The China Moil" understands thas another contract will shortly! Choy, if alive to-day, would be sion has cropped up internal festooned mirror in which was re- the great watershed of Tuimos reservoir at the point where the welcoined by the Public Works Verte e Semanated legted the electrically illaruinated for colecting, water for Hongkong Southern tunnet discharges the The scheme briefly is to utilised be left for the construction of a Department An engineering featherable size, and is nearly design of a thistle was another and Kowloon and owing to its water. This will be known as the like the construction of a giul always been associated with the only bower lending directly to the magnitude inns been divided into Raw Water Reception Reservoir bridge would present no diffentie Froustrnétión of large buildings. *** to hips Armed with purket-ofly sugestion is like looking the held by the printing of the old stage, pride of place on which was fairy pills rolled out of human duststable door after the horse has been Brig o'. Doon by a form uinter, E

and will have a capacity of 50 donated by the fairy, all he had to salen, bin, it might be put to the 11. 7. Dinely, of Taikoo Docken connection with the first session The contract above referred to is

million gallons. do was to damp a pill wherever he should ever similar in this was very much admired in the of the wanted a mighty edlinn for a Stances Jarise-

here a course of the evening.

scheme.. At a cost of bridge and a pile would spring' un Call on all those

who plan vailing decorative scheme of the The pre- as soon as the enchanted pill fell her, kidamped and offer a reward and the clan crests hung from the it behoves ns, who have children, thst their children have dancing balls was in blue and white When Hongkingites were dis.for substantiated evidence of the walls introduced, if it were possi- to give wrassing the rumour, wo or three gumstances,

This will silenceble, even more fully the Scottish years ago, it was pinted out That | the rumour mongers, the Government would, nel concern

atmosphere.. itself about offering serien to Tacilitate pile-driving in Victoria Harbour, but people, then said that the contractor who had been en- trusted with the job was rounding- up the little ones s'hs to ensure his work being Secure.

in the water.

It wrik popularly believed at the time that somebody was axious to procure f number of boys-the offer of girls. not being considered sufficient to

NEW QUAY WALL

NORTH POINT SCHEME BEGUN.

'TO-DAY'S CEREMONY.

"The laying of the first stone of

the

Chieftain's Speech. Mr. James Reid, the, Chieftain, spoke as follows:

Your Excellency, Ladies and Gentlemen.

several sections.

scheme has been divided into five The whole of the Shing Mur sections and these sections will be

same proportions as it has done of constructed as the necessity arises for more water. If the demand thus continues to grow even in the

education in their native land.

them the benefit of rerent years the supplies, it is thought, will still be equal to the My advice to the younger demand, both in Hongkong and Scottish generation will be this Kowloon, for water will be brought Marry a Scotch lassie they still cross the harbour by a submerged breed bonny Scotch lassies-and-malu and a supply ut good pressure if you should be blessed with will be available for the lower dis children, bring them up with a tricts of the City of Victoria.

appease the wrath of the Worldly first block for the quay wall at trust you are all enjoying your amiss at this time to the Scottish is in working order the water sup

Dragon whose back would be pierved by buman-woogit kanda tions by fair means or foul.

Scare In Straits.

The Singapore Free Press of November 20 describes the latest

"Head Hunting

sensation s #

May bear the gree, and a' that.";

Greetings.

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some

. SHADOWS BEFORE.

Coming Events Advertised

In The Mail.

ENTERTAINMENTS.

November 29-Coronet Theatre; The Thief of Bagdad." November Beau Revel:"

29.-Star Theatre;

November 29.-World Theatre; Queen? Diana Karenne in "The Martyr

November 29-Queen's Theatre 'The Golden

It is my privilege and honour on love and reverence for their Aln The first scheme which has just this, the occasion, of our annual country. I am afraid I am blowing been entered upon will be com celebration, to extend a hearty our horn somewhat loudly but I pleted, it is thought, in eighteen welcome on behalf of the St. hope I may be forgiven for it: months time and it seems to be, Andrew's Society to all our good this is our great yearly opportunity the considered opinion of all who friends, whose presence with us and why not take advantage of it have had anything to do with the to-night we greatly appreciate. I

A word of praise would not be scheme that from the time that it marine lots Nos. 430 and 431, North selves, and, although our numbers Company of the Defence Corps, ply to Kowloon will be put on Point, was performed this morning are steadily increasing and out which is now, thanks to our worthy satisfactory basis, and that to by Mr. Kwik Dioen-eng at the yard growing our accommodation, we John Ross and his able lieutenants, Hongkong will materially benefit of the Netherlands Harbour Works are glad to feel that year after and the enthusiastic spirit of all the existing supplies for Company at Tsat Sze Mui, near year we can meet together for the its members, in a fine healthy con years to come. Quarry Bay, in the presence of sake of Auld Lang Syne, and it is ditions and as for our Pipe Band, an interested gathering of em- my hope that to-night, as we say it is one that would be hard to ployees and well-wishers.

in Scotland, you will make

1 the beat anywhere The quay wall, which will be thoose your ain."

Being a Lowland Scot and hall- 1,300 feet long, is being built by I have no intention of treating in from the land of Burns, I should CAST YOUR VOTE. the Netherlands Harbour Works. you to a harangue on the good just like to quote our poet in con

Company for Messrs. Ching Seong qualities of the Scottish Race Clusion. It is only two lines and SANITARY BOARD

Land Investment Co., Ltd., of 126, they are well-known to you all, to my mind describes the sents- ELECTION.

Wing Lok Street, of which Mr. About our bad qualities and like ment which we would like to see Kwik Djoen-eng is managing other folk we have a few-the more of director, in addition to being the least said the better. We get the

"That sense and worth, of er af Dr. F. M. Gorin having principal of one of the biggest name of being dour and clannish the earth resigned from the Sankary. Board, Java sugar exporting firms and a folk but after all, this can scarcely an election to fill the vacancy will prominent business mad: The be counted a fault. Our dourness take place at the Registry, Courts work will take two years to com- often covers a kind and gentle na of Justice, on December 11, complete, and the contract price is ture. And as for clannishnessther Scots send Greetings."

The telegram, "Hongkong Bro mencing at four o'clock in the nearly two million dollars. The what is it? It belongs to every Chieftain, was sent to Mr. H. Reid afternoon. 1/

wall will have a deep water nationality in the world. For Sutherland, London, and to the Votes may be cast by anyone frontage which will permit of large example, take the wee Scottish ports, Calcutta, Bombay, Madras, Lewis Stone in whose name is included in the two vessels coming alongside.

country village, where families Rangoon, Kuala Lumpur, Penang. Soare." jurors' lists or is omitted there To-day's ceremony, although a combine and bicker and scrap with Singapore, Bangkok. Manila, Cebu, from because they are members ef small one, was nevertheless an their neighbours but let the in- foila, Amoy, Chefoo, Nagasaki,"

SOCIAL. the Executive or Legislative importantone in that a commence-habitants of another village raise Sandakan, Carton, Swatow, Foo Party, at Helens May Institute, December 10.-Children's Xmas. Council, civil servants, salaried ment has now been made with the any question touching their honour, chow, Shanghai, Tientsin, Hankon, 4 p.m. functionaries of foreign Govern-making of the blocks for the be what it may-in the most of Taipoh, Peking, Ipoh, Perak, Negri ments" not carrying on business, foundation of the quay..

cases it doesna' amount to any Sembilan, Kobe, Yokohama. docföts, dentists chemists, The blocks are made of granite thing you then have the makings

November druggists, newspaper men, clergy masonry placed in an angle iron of a tight good quarrel. The dou, read "Will ye no come back meeting.

Apother to D. K. Blair-Loo Jockey Club's seventh extra race 29. Hongkong men, ministers, priests, school. framing, a row of which are now combination then becomes village again." Reid Chieftain. masters, professors, lecturers, ready to receive the stones. against village, alt personal animo-

LAND BALE.. naval men, military men, ship mas When completed, the blocks will sky in each case belog submerg: ceived: Heartiest Greeting frae Land at P.W.D. Offices, 3 p.m.

The following replies were re. December 1.-Two lots of Crown ters and pilots. In other words measure 9' by 6' by 14' and weighed for the almost everyone can vote.

being. In Brither Scots," from Kobe, Penang,. approximately 60 tons each. A the same way you The name of every candidate powerful travelling crane

PUBLIC AUCTION. have Batavia, Singapore, Libilo, Cebu, on a large scale country against Manila, Rangoon, Peking, Negri at No: 80B Nathan Road. Kow

December 2.--Lammert Bros., must be nominated in writing by broad gauge railway track will country on some, as often as not, Sembilan, Shanghai. one elector and seconded by an- haul up the completed blocks and unimportant subject. What I want,

loon, household furniture, 2.30, other and the nominatione de- convey them to a point where they however, to bring out is, that at Scots," from Selangor, Perak, P

Hearty Greetings frae Brither livered to the Registrar of the will be placed on trucks, which in the heart of all is the Country. Sandakan, Formosa Taipeh.

December 4-Lammert Bros., Supreme Court not less than four turn will be taken across the road speak now of my native land and clear days before the day fixed for to the pier head. A further crane

"Brither, Scots on "Kutsang" at Sales Room, European Toya,

etc., 2.30 p.m. the election. Every nomination at the pier will transfer the blocks must be personally handed to the into barges, which will be towed Registrar by the candidate or his to North Point. nominator or seconder.

In the event of the election being con- tested voting will commence im mediately after the nominations have been read and will continue until 6 p.m., when the ballot box

will be closed.

on a

timé

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SPORT.

OTHER MEETINGS. December 4.-Annual meeting of

I

ask you to combine as our Fore-sand Greetings-Scotland-for- fathers did in the days of Wallace ever." and and upheld the spirit which Duncan, and Sutherland-London, the H.K. Society for the Preven-

Bruce to stand by their nationa-

"We're wi ye the day." Blair, "Old Hands" At Work

these heroes instilled into the

Greetings," William Nicholson. tion of Cruelty to Animals, st Netherlands Harbour Works Com- place in history. You are not 10

The granite is quarried by the Scotia was struggling for her true Shields, Aden.

hearts of our people at a time when

"Greetings Brither'

Messrs. Jardine Matheson's, 5.80 Scots, pany. The staff at present num-think that I am preaching "Home

p.m. hers about 300 coolies, mostly Rule for Scotland" Far be it from

Tientsin Scots send Greetings."i December 23-General meeting. Northern Chinese, supervised by that-there is no true Scotsman Scots, our Ball to-morrow" Bang- Chater Road, noon.

"Hankow Scots send Greetings of shareholders of the Rah Syadi- Hearty Greetings from Brother cate Ltd. Frince's. Building, experts. This class of labour who would go back on the allfarice kok. appears to have given complete made with our neighbours across When Dreaded Croup Combarbour scheme they completed at

satisfaction to the company in the bordos, -It-we-smply proved" thing of droad, that comes in the Chefoo/and also in the Macão in the Great War; so if it can be night without warning." Just a boarse, metallic cough, schoking, gagning for Scheme Four jackhammere more of it.

called clannishness let us have Easos Rheumatic Pains. branth, a threat of sufficcstion. Chi the worked by an air compressor plant

Astiff nook is icon asod and rheumatis relief of knowing that theru las bottle are employed in boring:

Speaking of nationality, I should painé le arme and shoulders disappe like to mention that at the, present when Chamberlain's Pain Balm le rubbed assume an interesting stage in the discussed subject, it should not be of paio, scattering the congestion, relieve standard has no superior. People every The work of the contractors will day, when education is a much on the sching spot. It feels good to tus; That is the only trus tost. Thamber skin, penetraten quickly to the vary seat is Couch Romedy judged by this course of another two or three forgotten that our country sets aing the pressure and the pain is gone. mouths,

high standing in this respect and ly old, and recommended protywhóm of praise -For sale ovbry

whare apeak of it in the highest terms

of Chamberlain's Cough, Remedy in the boong. Bep how it fears away the choking phlegm, stops the boarse cough and brings rest and aleap to the little Afferor. Boki everywhere

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SALE OF WORK. December 4-Sale of Work in! the Compounds of Union Church, 8' p.m.

True Test of Merit You judgeman not by what, be promises to do, but by what he has dono.

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