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NOTICE TO CONSIGNEDS. THE Steamship

"BUELOW,

A CONSPIRACY OF BILENCE

It appears to be a favourite proverb in England. Yet, like most proverba, it is THE LOST ART OF CONVERSATION. deceptive. Speech has done for humanity all The winter season” is opening......... London is that silence has neglected to do, Silence is itself again, and the problem of "filling the long generally the system of the sobomer, but often evenings" has once more to be solved. Social the refuge of the cowardly and the--ignorant. functions/are being prepared, with the usual Specch suggests youth, conviction, hope, and British elaborateness, diplomacy and tact, and passion; silence breathes solitude, narrow. her ladyship beyond any doubt the ideal hostess mindadness, and the worst of philosophies; tunt of Europeis busy preparing lists, of parties, of resignation, scepticism, or indifference. lists of guests, and lists of attractions.

The art of conversation requires from its adopte The dressmakers are hard at work. Fashion no irrepressible transcendency, no Latin volubi-

THEATRE

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MAURICE E. BANDMANN

PRESENTS

THE BANDMANN COMEDY CO.

Including Miss FLORENCE HAMER.

le so flakle in these days that a gown ceases to be lity, sharp wit, or universal knowledge. It re- GRAND OPENING NIGHT: TO-MORROW (THURSDAY), DEC. 10TK

the latest in a few weeks time! The florists arequires only common sense, the faculty of think. being besieged with orders. The mansioning for oneself, and coarage. And, let it be said, wears a festive air. The carpets have been these happen to be essentially British character- vacuum-clesued, and knick-knacks brought back istics. Consequently all that is nestled is the from a recent trip abroad adorn the cabinets in overthrow of the old wall of convention and the drawing-room, an Italian "mater" (?) disk roatine. covered in Venice, Florence, or Sionna has been hung conspicuously, and replaces the Crome or the Constable of old--a great pity, by the way.

The cast is complete in every noble house the orchestra is in bane, the footlights I mean the dres--are Bit; the curtain in about to rise on the classical society performances.

A MIRNANED BOOK;

I have been present of several of these delicate and difficult preparations And everywhere I have heard the same remark pronounced in a tone of unmistakablé anxiety:

"What should we do with our guests this winter "which really amounts to this: “What shall we make our guests do at the coming parties p

This word ds gives much food for thought, and the reflections suggested by it form the substance of this article,

Pray, why, should one do something st an at home, party, reception, evening or whatever you may choose to call it? If I am not mis taken, the words parlour and drawing-room are synonymous, and a parlour is a room where one talks-from the French verb parier or the French noun parlair. As Alcott, the American anthor, wrote:

"The house stands for comfort and conversa tion, and parlors were misnamed if not peopled with ideas."

I, then, drawing-rooms are places where one talks, places spesially fitted and disposed for conversation, for the interchange of thought, why should hostesses be worried about doinge," Why should we have played ping-pong a few if it were not that conversation is dead or dying? soasons ago, and why should we play bridge nowadays, whenever we find ourselves in a parlour?

AVOIDING THE LADIES.

This is no idle problem or insignificant topic. It is of momentous importance. Is converse tion dying away in this country and gloowhere? For France herself, the acknowledged land of

having.arrived, Consignees, of Cargo are hereby talkers, the home of tabloid con-

informed that their Goods with the excaption of Opiam Treasure and Valuables, are being landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and/or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong and Kowloon Whart and down Company Limited, Kowloon, and West Point Godowns, whence delivery may be obtained.i

No claine will be admitted after the foods have left the Godowne, and all goods remaining andelivered after the 10th Dec., will be subject to, Tent.

All broken chafed, and, damaged Goods are to be left in the Godowns, where they will be. examined on the 10th Dec, at 9.30 4.37.

All claims must reach us before the 14th er they will not be recognized.

No Fire Insurance will be effected.

on

isme, Essomating paradox, and original views on

and dazzling wit, of sparkling aphor everything, and everybody, is rapidly and bourdly losing its reputation. The salons of fon danse will soon be as rars as they are in this country, though there will always be some "life" and thought in Paris drawing room awing to the spontaneous character of the French their natural loquacity and often abused demon. strativanpas

When one fully grasps what zest "real" con- vertation adds to life, the marvellous sympathies it is capable of creating, the good it may do, and its far-reaching power, one cunnot very well con- ceive how such a wonderful factor of interest end happiness can be neglected...

Why should not English hostesses, taking ad. vantage of the charming and autocratic power which is their privileged possession, encourage their guests to be borusglvos --E. CHAPELBUx, in the Daily Mail.

HEALTH OF DOGS IN CHINA.

DE

Some interesting letters on this subject have been appearing in the NC. Daily News. The the most experienced poartamen in Clins will, following latter, by Mr. H. T. Wade, one of

we are ere, have an interest for most of our readers who keep dogs:--

Mr. Drummond's interesting letter would have been more interesting and informing had he stated that there had been acular! proof that the throe sporting dogs to which he referred died from worms in the heart." Ocalar proof is the only accepted proof Sir Patrick Manson, once resident in the Sonth on huntesa, does not seem to have had of Chins and now the recognized authority ceion to rescind his opinion formed thirty acquaintance with dogs in these parts most be years ago. "Anyone who has had mych aware of their liability to sudden and apparently nncountable death. Ten chances to ane the

with the action of the heart by a mass of cause of death is found to be the plugging of thep pulmonary artery, or mechanical interferance filariae occupying the artery and carities of the right side: And when the cause looked for firet utgestion is that, the upbryonic wornTM is “swallowed," or that in some other Way, not suggested, it" obtains access to the tissues of the dog,

The presumption that "this diseans is cansed. by drinking stagiant or impure water,” a com- mon belief long shared in by Mr. Drummond, sill remains the most reasonalate one, until dis- placed by some authoritative acientile proof. Incidentally it may be noted that indeed must have been a curious book on animal parasites which the scientific gentleman" lent to Mr. Drammend, if the conclusion drawn from road- ing it be the reader mys ——

From this it appears that the disease in caused by the bites of a particular klud of mosquite, the flaria immitis which is believed to bits only at night."

Now here cause and effect are beautifully confounded. The filaria immitis is the scientific- name of the cruel thread worm itself, not of its generator: of the producer not of the product.

another namo. The mosquito in question must try again for

me retire to smoke and avoid as long as possible After dinner, in France as in England, the

drawing-room, the ladies, and the pecessary few words of conversation, with unanimous cowardice, When, at last, they slowly return to the bulking Dec.,tables have been prepared. For bridge has con- room, they feel relieved only, when the bridge

quared Paris as it did London, and itne become

I'm not so sure that, the dreaded "worms in the only "intellectual " medium consble of span the heart is so prevalent in this part of Chins Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the ping the river of mutual distanst which separates it is made out to be. For thirty-four years undersigned:

the feminine and the masculine elements at no-has kept a kennel diary, I have the records of called social gatherings.

forty threo sperting dogs, whose average sport- It cannot be denied that, just as pintars posting life in 5 years. With the exception of some card have killed the exquisite set of letter-writ dozen animals that I have sold, and whose now ing, bridge and other pastimes, are rapidly re-enas kept them for a long time, and into placing the gentle, edbile, add delightful art of the cause of whose deaths I never inquired. I ponversation, It is a lost art to-day; it may be have never had a death from "worms in the Hoad tomorrow.

best.” and I have opened every dag immediately after death. My own dogs have almost all died from some liver complaint, generally of the jaundiced or icterio nature.

This Steamer brings Cargo. Er S.S. "DANDOLO" from Venice.

NOEDDEUTSCHER LLOYD,

MELCHERS & Co., General Agente Hongkong, 3rd December, 1908.

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NOTICE

ONSIGNEES of Cargo from London, ex *..*Dordogne" and "Médoc" „from Ville de Dunkerque" in connection with above Bordeaux ex ss. Ville de Constantine" and Steamer are hereby informed that their goods with exception of Opium, Tressure and Valu ables are belug landed and stored at their risk into the hazardous and or extra hazardous Godowns of the Hongkong Kowloon Wharf and Godown Co., Ld, at Kowloon, whence delivery may be obtained immediately after ndional Cargo will be forwarded on unless intimation is received from the Consignees before 6 P., TO-DAY requesting, it to be landed, here..

Bills of Lading will be countersigned by the Undersigned, Goods remained unclaimed after MONDAY the 14th Dec, at Noos, will be subject to rent smd landing charges.

All claims must be sent in to me on or before the 14th Dec., or they will not be recognized.

All damaged packages will be examined on MONDAY, the 14th Dec., at 3 P.M.

No Fire Insurance has been effooted.

P. NALIN,

Agent Hongkong, 7th December, 1908,

FROM EUROPE

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The problem is worthy of consideration, Many people declare that we have lost the art of conversation. because we play bridge." "It

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were more trus to my "we play bridge because For whatever it may be worth I throw out| we have lost, the art of convermaken, for conversation was dying, long before the fascinating game inimied this country and conquered it with such hopeless and eloquent facility.

ARTIFICIAL TRIVIALITIES.

It requires no great psychological capacity or intuitive power to discover the estine underlying this abnormal state of things in England, at least.

As years pass by, the conditions of life alter. Evolution will have its way, but it is powerless that is the British traditional spirit in the against one stumbling-blook in this country, and matter of social functions. With a few brilliant exceptions, no one talks on this country. It is not that no one can talks, I only mean that no one dare talk, except to utter heartzending oom ouplace, hackneye Buhorisms, obsolete sayings, and proposterous quotations,

Yet like the others,, prefer not to say something Why

the following suggestion Camphor is known to be a grast spellent to fless and nondido. Why not occasionally dust the coats of one's dogi before kennelig them up for the nicht with the theep, native camphor to be had in subh abundance høre?

SCOTLAND'S NATIONAL EMBLEMI

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The House of Commons sat until a quarter to tore'clock: recently discussing the Scottish, glook rule was suspended earlier in the sitting Elsation: Bill on report, When the eleven Mr. Asquith adhered to his determination that the report stage should be concluded, and the more reach third time, with the result that there was talk of the discussion being so pro- longed as to jeopardise the motion allocating time for the report stage of the Licensing Bill." the following day.

It was nearly nine o'clock before the new clauses were disposed of and the House proceeded to deal with the many pages of amendments, Mr. Sinclair and Mr. Shaw bore the brunt of the vigorous Opposition attack, and matters were enough when Mr. Haldane.

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Yet nowhere as in England are there to be found so many brains, so many interesting beings, so many self-educated, self-taught, self- abiding, self-male per

personalities, England is crowded with people who can say something opery time they spent as the Americans picturesquely put, it; orowded with women of unparalleled refipment and subtle gepius, and men of rare intervened and anoke of attempts to wreck the achievements, uncommon talents, and unique medenre. The charge was keenly resented by experiences.

the Scottish educationaliste on the Opposition. benches, and the difficulties of the Government were not lessened in consequence. The debate Because this country in that particular respect as important, bat dall and dreary until, about "ISTRIA "

is ruled, drastically, by an antiqusted and fatal half-post oz o'clock. Captain Craig moved an AS SUPPLIED TO THE HOUSE OF Captain Lising, having arrived Consignees of routine. Because it is bad form to talk about of the national anthem and the emblematic amendment making provision for the "teaching Cargo are hereby requested to send in their Bills ourself or the subject on which one is admittedly meaning of the national flag." of Ldinng for countersignaturo by the Under-specially informed. As if a person's own ex- eigned and to take immediate delivery of their pertences were less interesting than second-hand of the occasion and solemnly appealed for Mr. Jeremiah MacVeagh took full advantage goods from alongside.

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It will be objected that in pertain salone one inclined to Auld Lang Syne, as he had never meets men and women generally artists or heard anything else at any meeting he was at. authors who are allowed to say what they A parting shot at Captain Craig again convaleed please. Quite so. They are allowed to ventilate the House. Mr. Mao Vongh was in the hon. and their opinions, whatever these may be, and the gallant, members constituency-East Down more laring and startling their statements are on Trafalgar Day, and did not see the national the batter plaased are their hosts. They are dying from any Orange hill brewery, or expected to entertain," for no one takes their piary is the neighbourhood." gayings very seriously. Apostles of new orcoda ace always, minch in demand, but when they leave the majonly muttora emak"; thoas who are indulgent saya manise" the foost generous whisper "he was, amesing." Those, remarks are not altogether:cumplimentary:

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