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WHERE'S THAT?

HONGKONG'S CHINESE NAMES.

CURIOUS LEGENDS.

Catfish Creek And Brass Gong Bay.

Tell your friends that you are going to "Catfish Creek" and they will stare at you in amaze. Yet "Catfish Creek" is one of the busiest places in the Colony.

Most Europeans who use the the 7th day of the 7th moon for street trams would look sur-their annual re-union with the prised if told that among the "Cowherd Boy" on the Milky Others claim that this stops on the route are such places Way. as "Catfish Creek", and "Bruss Gong Bay

name originated from the theory that seven sisters walked into the water there for some reason or other and were not 'seen' again. Another conjecture is that at one time there were seven prominent rocks here projecting out of the sea.

STOP PRESS

STEAMER MISSING

BIG INFLAMMABLE ÇARGO.

The steamer "Haiphong" which left. Quinhon on December 3 for Tourane has been overdue for some time;

She had on board several hun.

red tons of inflammable cargo weather prior to reaching Quin

It is known that she had heavy hon

to keep a very careful lookout for Shipmasters, have been askeit her.

VESSELS COLLIDE. The Italian steamer Tejo collided

with the "Leung Kwong" last night at Whang

moon.

THE DOLLAR, 19. To-day's closing _rate=3/4” 316 To-day's opening rate. 4 3/16-)

THE AUSTIN SEVEN,

Catalogues & specifications from Hola gente!

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XMAS IN JAIL.

HOW

PRISONERS FARE.

SAME OLD DIET.

Bread And Soup And Suet.

While the average Hongkong resident is enjoying his Christmas cheer; how does the prisoner in jail celebrate the festive season? »

Anyone sitting down to a feast that he caught sight of the figure of prime Dairy Farm fed turkey, of the Superintendent, Mr. W might do worse than think for a abutted upon the desolate court plum-pudding and mince-ples Franks, at work in an office which moment what his feelings would yard. there was spread before him care be if instead of this good fare fully apportioned rations of bread, soup and suet padding. む

To a "China Mail" reporter at- any rate, the prospect of prison life, quite apart from the question of fare, appeared far from attrae- tive as he stepped through the con-iron gates of the prison and heard them clang behind him. It was with a distinct feeling of relief

The **Tejo" Bufferi which siderable damage to her forepart Creek. There were no casualties.

Translated literally, these are the equivalents of Quarry Bay and Causeway Bay, respectively. in the Chinese characters as de picted on the tram indicatore. For the benefit of those unable to read Chinese the following are Quarry Bay. This is known, given..

" as "Tsuk Ya Chung, Kennedy Town-The Chinese stands for Catfish for this is merely a mispro- nunciation of the hame "Kennedy," which sounds Geen (guttural G) Nay Day and Seng for town. Seng really denotes a town on city, walled-in."

Whitty

Street. This ін treated in the same way, ie.. Wutt Day and Guy for street.

Western Market. Four char- acters are pronounced "somewhat like "Seung Wan Guy. See," meaning upper District (or· Ward) Street Market. The Chinese call the centre of the town Chung Wan (middle ward) and Wanchai, Ha Wan (lower ward).

Post Office. This is pro- nounced "Su Shun Kwoon," meaning correspondence (or mail) repository.

. Causeway Bay. Trong Lar Wan" are the characters recog- nised by the Tramway Co. Toong is brass, Lor is Gong and Wan means bay. Authorities who have made a study of these colloquialisms can only attribute this name to the shape of the adjoining hills, resembling a brass gong. The character för brass is believed to have been-in- troduced to clarify the allusion as the, character "Lor" pronounced by itself-may-mean-several other; things.

Photo by

WHERE XMAS DAY LACKS ANY CHARM:

Mee Tong

European inmates of Hongkong's jail, Victoria Prison, will spend a dreary Christmas, owing to the regulations, which omit to provide special fare for the festive season.

of

the re-"

AFTER MANY YEARS.

"Eastern" Leaves Old Run

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There were no regulations laid Xmas fare in the prison ? down for any alteration in dietry during seasons of festivity, said Mr. Franks and accordingly, no alteration was made”

"Is that peculiar to Hongkong?" "I don't know if special privi- leges are granted in American prisons on such occasions but speaking from my own experience of English prisons they were cer- tainly not granted there."

"Do prisoners ever ask for privileges on special occasions?"

I have had representations made to me at Xmas-time-on-be- half of European prisoners. The :season has little significance for the Chinese."

Xmas day is just like any other day then at the prison?"

"For the convenience of the warders it is treated as a Sunday and no work is done. Services are. held for the Europeans and Chinese by the chaplain or his deputy."

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"Is a subject taken in accord ance with the significance of the day?"

"That is left entirely to the dis- cretion of the speaker."

"As regards food, Mr. Franks, is there any discrimination be tween Xmas day and any other day?

"None whatever. If Xmas is on! A Monday they get a Monday's diet, if on Tuesday. a Tuesday's diet and so on."*

Would you indulge my curiosity a little further by indicating what the Thursday dietry is as it falls on that day this year?

"It' is difficult to keep it all in one's head but if you would pass that red book on the shelf, to your

The reporter obliged and "Hong- kong Regulations" was "accord- ingly opened and the following read out by the Superintendent "For breakfast bread and gruel, for dinner bread, soup and suet INTERNATIONAL ASPECT OF Pudding arid for supper bread and

gruel."

That is the food for the Euro- peans?

SITUATION..

QUESTION IN COMMONS.

CRester's Service.)

"Yes. The Chinese have food more in accordance with. the. national taste."

Causeway Bay has another Chinese name by which it is equally well-known. This

is "Dung Loong Jow," which means Lantern Island. A Chinese Readers will have to discover for gentleman whose family has lived themselves whether there is any in Hongkong for three genera- truth in the statement that tions says that as for. us hethe place abounded in this knows, this name arose from the species

fish till fact that there were, at one time, march of science, two islands. Kellet Island is presented by the sugar refinery one. They were in the direct and docks, drove them away. view of the Tin Hau," (Heaven. The name may have been given ly Empress Temple at Cause- on account of the appearance of way Bay, to which an annual the stream that once poured its pilgrimage is made on the 19th waters direct into the bay. day of the third moon. Wor- Shauki-wan-The eastern ter- shippers also visit the temple in minus of the track is pronounced large numbers on China New in Chinese as it reads in English, Year's Eve. A temple invariably Shau Ki is a curved tray made has two large lanterns adoring of bamboo splits used by Chinese its main entrance and our in-for carrying away food supplies formant tells us that the founders from a market, and it is common of the temple purposely chose belief that the fishermen who first the particular site on account of went there for water and shelter its position in relation to these and still do so now gave it two islands which would form the name as its shape resembles. "Tanda," which is a mutlarger | He added they would do ever took his. leave, glad to be on the

natural lanterns. Those who have studied the interesting topic of "Fung Shui" will be able to enlarge on the subject.

Race Course.In the early days of the tram service, the only attraction here was the race meeting. It is therefore not strange that the Chinese should call it the galloping horse ground which is pronounced Pau Ma Day. The first character was then better-known than the one

that of the article mentioned.

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COMMUNISTS AGAIN.

FIRE AND EXPLOSIONS AT REVAL

After years of service on the run between Hongkong, Manila, Sandakan and Australia during which she became one of the best- known vessels regularly calling here, the Eastern and Australian steamer "Eastern" is, according to latest advices, to be taken off her run and to be replaced by the British-India steamer Tanda," which has been acquired by the At present the "Eastern" is on her way to Australia from Hongkong. On reaching Mel bourne she will be replaced by the

vessel and is considered to be even more suited to the trade,

E. & A. Line.

The "Tanda" is of 6,136 tons gross; her deadweight capacity 8,620 tona and her cargo capseity 8,750 tons. She was built in 1914. Her dimensions ar6 480:5 feet x 58.2 feet x 28.6 feet,

She has accommodation for forty-six 1st saloon passengers in single and two-berth cabins which are fitted with the latest wardrobes and other Innovations. Accommodation for second saloon

perishable cargo.AN

The Tanda de the first time undert of the E February 6,

THREE' REDS ARRESTED,

(Reuters Service)

Helsingfors, December 20. representing the word race. . A message from Reval, states, passengera is provided eldships, Happy Valley. This is prac- that damage estimated at in well situated cables Both tically the same destination and 5,000,000. Esthonian marks has up-to-date and commodious, the must have been used when trips been caused by a fire at a build-first class cabine all a direct to open-air places of amusementing, belonging to the State Rail-access to light, and audio est became popular, as the Chinese ways, in the course of which Special refrigerat machine for this is merely the Chinese there were several explosions. ery is being installed af for name for "Happy » Retreat,” a The authorities are of thehandling of fruit, maand oth place which has since been con- opinion that the Communists had verted into a nursing-home.

stored ammunition there. Three North Point. To denote the Communisté were arrested on the bathing resort, the Tram Co. used spot. the characters "Ming Yuen" which is the name of the Chinese entertainment and refreshment gardens there, «converted from what was once the: Belle View Hotel, adjoining which was the ocat Clay Pigeon and Shooting. Cub, The Chinese who do not go for the purpose of visiting the gardens, usually say "Taat Taze Mui." Several legends are at tached to this which means "The indefinitely postponed action on pany at all as she Seven Sibtors: There is the Senator William, Henry King's been replaced by th OM story of the Seven Heavenly. Į resolution for an emulry into the | "Tair!" "which"

Virgins, who come into note on I state of the AmericaNar.

THE HONGKONG STUDIO

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ACTION POSTPONED,

SENATOR KING'S RESOLU= TION SHELVED.

"(Reuter"a American Servics.)

Washington December 20. The Senate Naval committee has

No decisión hast an to what is to be "Eastern

Mackenzie & Co.- E.&A Line in Ho "Awaiting advice in

tion. Aszt

The removal of from the affect the position

The treatment of the prisoners is the same, of course, in regard to the observance of Chinase New Year."

Lendon, December 20, In the House of Commons to day, replying to Lieut.-Com-

"Certainly. Such are the de mander Kenworthy who drew attention to the importance of the privations which form part of a

prisoner's punishment." International aspect of the Spanish With an inward prayer that hig

Mr. withdrawal in Morocco, Austen Chamberlain was unable feet might be led in patins which to foreshadow Government's atti: would take him clear of an abode tude toward a series of continwhich even the charm of those gencies which had not yet arisen. responsible for its direction could not render hospitable, the reporter "domestic thing to prevent a trouble becoming an international right side of those forbidding iren question.

BANK ROBBERS.

CARRY OFF TWO SAFES IN TEXAS.

TOWN SET ON FIRE.

(Router's American Service.).

gates once more..

COLOGNE.

CURZON'S SPEECH AROUSES GERMANS.

BERLIN DENIES OBSTRUCTION.

(Reuter's Service.)

Fort Worth, Tex., Dec. 20.

Berlin, Decembar 20, Bank robbers, set fire to the

The statement of Marquess town of Valley View this morning, Curzon, in, the House of Lords, after wrecking two banks and with regard to the evacuation of carrying off two safes, each weigh Cologne has caused consternation ing 4,000lbs. They set fire to thein Government circles here. town and wiped out the business section. The damage is satimated

Official Statement At $100,000. TH

SUCCEEDS COMPERS.

WILLIAM GREEN GIVEN POST

(Reuter's American Service)

New York, December 20. Mr. William Green, of Ohio, Secretary and Treasurer of the

ram Office ation of without consulting Dovernment, will be at breach of

the Treaty of Versalles

It will seriously affect the inter- nal political situation and greatly Increase the ranks of the Germans who claim that the policy of ful Biliment of conciliation towards the Allies has not paidu.

Hot Denial Official circles hotly deny the Mine Works has been allegation of German obstruction. ted, President of tlie

con to the allied military

ration of Labour. He

place of the late Mr. Samuel

Scarfled at over tions without interference.

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