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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, FRIDAY, NOVEMBER, 773,, 1924.

PLAY WITHOUT MATES. "A WOMAN'S HOBBIES

VISITORS AT HOTELS

Hondrore HOTEL

RTG. Aitken M&Mrs G. 8.

Arabatt

Mr D.

browne

Ar A. Brooks Mr A. Brostedt Mr C. H. Brogwiu Air A. W, Gralian

Mr A. C. Buxle Mr A. Carpi Mr J. M. Dalgarno Mrs Darra Capt. Dickens

Mrs D. R. Davies Me M. B. Dog Mr & Mrs W. . B. Air J. Dykshyoen

Douglas

THE FRENCH SUNDAY.- We have been disputing these three hundred years about the observance of woman correspondent wrote to The our British Sunday. There is no reason

Mra T. Arthur to axpect that we shall attain to unani-Capt. T. Arthur Times last month-

Last week I read in The Times the mity on the matter this side the millen. F. W. Barnes plaint of the solitary man, overtaken by nium. Our generation, has seen some of Mr & Mrs Beale

Mr E. R.

Belilios the long lamplight of October. Coay the ancient prohibitions made void, and Mr. Benjami winter evenings by the fireside. how 1 2 netable change in public feeling about Mr H. Bickerton love them, and look forward to them; Sunday amusements, and the end is cer Mrs R. J. Hirteck though most of thein are spent in tainly not yet, whether we go, backwards Mrs Blackicek solitude. But then I am a woman. I have or forwards. But in all the contriver- scat, and I live in the country, Andies which have raged, it has been com- when I have shut up my hens, taken my mon form for the disputants to appeal: last look at the hills, drawn the white

to the example of the French or Con- casement curtains between me and the

tincatal Sunday. Both sides must hring green darkness, and lit my lamp. I settle down' in luxurious peacefulness to it in. For the advocates of restriction an active and varied solitude. Wero I and austerity, it is an awful warning: a man, or did I live in a town where dis. Would we make our British Sunilay, they tractions knocking at the door might ask indignantly, like a Sunday in Paris, breed a restlessness incompatible with which is just as weekdays gre, only mare true content, the thing would be very

so? Those who demand a more genial 'different.

liberty bid us compare the blenk gloom of our Sundays in London with the kind ly gaiety of the French Sunday, whereon every man does that which is right in his cwn eyes. There have been no arguments in greater demand, and. Indeed, it has seemed sometimes that the controversy could not go on without them. But now we have dread news. The French Sun-Dr day, the Parisian Press assures us, is Mr & Mrs J. Gould no more. It has been Anglicised out of Capt. T. P. Hall

Miss F. Hamilton Parisians who have Mr H Hancock all knowledge. kept the French spirit, we read, will Mr & Mrs H. A soon have to spend their Sundays in London as Englishmen used to come to Mr J. Scott Harsion Paris to escape the nightmare of their Mr E. Hauserminan dead city. We would not doubt the Mr F. J. van Hecke Parisian journalist's knowledge of his Mr A. F. Henry

Mrs. Hills public. yet there lingers in the mind fear that we shall have long to wait be- fore Parisians in search of gaiety come to London. Their mentor, however, in forms them that: we Londoners in onr state of emancipation go to the "movies" and play tennis and golf on Sundays: nay, for our revels the glittering doors of the tenshop are threwn wide. But in the modern gloomy and Paritanical Paris, not a shop is open, and even the

Crast.

Poor man, with his few alternatives to his book. His pipe was not mentioned; but be sure it was there, if he were sort of a hermit. I am nothing of the bermit, if my days were not full of other people and other people's concerns, in evenings would want the charm of con- For me, as for him, a book stands in the forefront of winter pleasures. what my I can Then if favourite novelists have been working at stave I had leisure to lister; and po win ter is complete without biographies, old and new. Once in a while I take my ill of poetry, a real orgy, and then so more of it for a space; as one might eat much

FOOIS.

A man has to be dignified on paper. even though he talk of an after-dinner naji. He can speak, with decorum, of

Curious nervous suspense, when such as 1 would write, a fit of the fidgets and have done with it. He would take shane, I suppose, to curl up on the sofa with a box of chocolates near him to dig at should he feel disposed, or a rosy apple, or a sacerful of cracked fiberts. reading the whim of the moment in sea-

Miss Eccles

Ma E. E. Eliz Mr G. P. Elsasser Ar Felix Fili Miss M. El Mr. Fehily Mr W.N. Fenleyson

1. Gawler Mr A. Francois Dr. Douglas I Mr H. Gelson Mr H. Geffers Mr Dr K. E. Gill

Hannibal

Mr J. Holmes Mr H. A. Hovenier Mr A. W. S. Jones Mr.A. U. Keuper Miss C. P. Keuper Mr J.J. King Mr H. Kraty Me U. Kalota

Mr & Mrs C. Lauritsen

Mra E.. Liddell Mia H. Lillie

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Mr & Mrs W. J.

Hindarmaa

Mr E. A. Mackay

Mr A. Malcolm Mr D. McCallum. Mr & Mrs G. Mengar

and chil

Mr Carlos Mey Mr C. H. Montagur

Mr A. Morisy

Dr. J. Morrison

Mr R. U. Morton

'Mr N. O. Noah

Mr P. O'Connor Mr K. Quo Mr K. Oran

WEATHER - KEPORT. November 6th at 18.03-Warning to Hong- kong Coast Forta, &c Depression or typhoon in Lat. 8 deg. N. Long. 15 deg. E moring W. position uncertain

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November 8th at 1804-Pressure changes

slight at all reporting stations. The

Ses.

anticyclone is central over the Yellow

The depression or typhoon is probably la about La 8 dey. N. and Loug. 115 deg. E moving West.

Hongkong rainfall for the 24 hours seding at 18 hours,

6th 0.00 inch. Total since January Lat, 97.98-inchoe, against an average of 80.59 inches.

The forcast for the 24 hours ending at 18 hours; Nov, 7th is a follows\"

DISTRICT

Formoss Chanza

FORECAST

.N.E. wind, Free

N.E.winds, moderate; ..ting.

I

Mr & Mrs H. Perman

Hongkong to Gap Rock ( South coast of China between, Hongkong and Lamocks

do.

do.

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Mr H. H. Pegg Mr W. A. Pennell Mrs G. E. Percival Mr & Mrs H Pooley "Mr M. J. Quist

Mr. Mrs I

Robinson

Mr'E. Rosunfeki Mr&Mrs F. Koufooile Mr A. H. Rowe Mr & Miss Russell

Mr G. Schrimur

Capt. . sigvelard

MT. L. Soane

Mrs E. A. Stevens Mr H. F. Summers Mr.P. D. Sutherland M-Svendsen

South coast of China between

Hongkong and Hainan

HONGKONG METEOROLOGICAL

REGISTER.

Hongkong Observatory, November dik.

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Day at

Mr W. H.Sparks Mr C. 9. Speyer Mr & Mrs W. Vander

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Mr L. A. Tobins Mr C. P. Vetter Mr B. A. Wadeson Mr W. E. Wakeham Sir John Walshan Mr & Mr E. Water Miss E. Waters Judge E. C. Watson Mr W. A. Watson

Mr H. W. Watts

Mr H. Vander Werhen Miss F. Williams Mr & Mrs Wilson

and child Mr J. F. Wright Mr C. C. Wu ካነ

REPULSE BAY HOTEL

Carleton

Mr & Mrs E. Land Mr McGre

anal comfort. The parafin lamp ( scorn the aching glare of electricity), perfectly trimmed by myself, sheds its mellow light chemist who dares to sell sticking plaster & Mrs A. E, A. M. & Mrs Walter

Before the fire of over my shoulder. wood and peat lies purring Mr. Pim, and when I have read my all I shall put my book aside to touch him gently for the pleasure of his soft answer and the sight of him rolling over, paws in air, to hare his tummy rabbed in my anderstanding

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to those in need attracts the attention Mrs E. C. Costello of the police. Yet we would not advise Dr. Donelan any of those who desiderate a stricter Air & Mrs Fowie and

children observance of the Sabbath to set up house!

In theso vivid reports of the Blessrs Franklin and

M Walk in Paris. new solemnity of the French Sunday, and the whirling gaiety of our own there Mr & Mrs I. H. Geare

and daughter seems to be something of the rhetoric of our own Sabbatical controversies-

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Bellamy

It is a nice point whether one may call oneself solitary with so perfect a compin,

PEAL jou as a cat or dog. Mr. Pim is element of truth in the comparison is always sleepy be will pass my open that the Sunday customs of the two co- dour with a rush, but the noise of paper tries have been growing more like. But Mr S, A. Arthar

into

him the banner of assimilation, it is to "by Miss E. R. Bailey pellet brings

Mr & Mrs L. G.. over the threshold, and once in observed. is not in the least what our tealthi

Of our adeption Mr J. W. C. Bonnar he is caught for the time being, and the pessimists predicted. game begins. An active game for both of the distinctive practices of the Con- Mr W. H Bourne of us, for he is no come-to-heel servant tinental Sunday there is no. more prob- Mr M. 3. Breen who will fetch no carry as I have to do ability now than ever there was: Of the Mr & Miss Brennan for him; but what an excellent digestive use of Sunday by the theatres and for Col. & Mrs C, Bussell

Ou is this crawling on the hands and knees spectacular sport there, is no sign. at a cat's behest," how good for the figure what an antidote against the “middle-aged spread.”

Then I thank the providence and grace that on my birth hus smiled in that I can,ply the needle"; if man but knew the southing solace of sewing he would never need the pipe. As I sew, stories are whispered into my ears better than I shall wver read and certainly ever write yet if they haunt me sufficiently, leaving work and needle I try to pin (nay, pen) them down on paper like a dead butterfly with half its colour gone. In another mood, turning the lamp out, and the log op the fire to better purpose, I cannole," Ao gramophone or wireless for me, to give a blurred record of some other fellow's notion; but a magic which puts the interpretation into my own hands and feet, which answers to emotion and intelligence. Have you ever tried singing an unpromptu song of your own composing to the accompani inent of some rather academic moveineat by Beethoven or Mozart? Believe me it is very good fun and specially suited to solitude. While to one of my musical attainments a whole house to myself is the most important item in musical com- position; for to play the piano with the fingers and with the pianola are two separate arts.

Brown

the other hand, the practice of the six-Miss P. W. Brown day week (it is generally compulsory in MT. S. Buatand France) and the cbservance of Sunday as Mr. B. Cleland a day of rest have become the rule across Mr J. B. Collis the Channel-Daily Telegraph.

MODERN SPEECH AND DRESS.

MINISTER'S CHARGE OF

LAXNESS.

The Rev. Dr. J. D. Jones, of the Rich. mendhill Congregational Church, Bourne mouth, and chairman-elect of the Congre gational Assembly of England and Wales, at a meeting in connection with the local Free Church maternity and babies' homes at Bournemouth on September 26th. commented on the lack of restraint of modern young people, and sharply criti cised the dress of the present-day woman.

Mr B. C. Comriu

Mas Cormack

Mr. I. H.

Lit

Col. R. A. Dobbin Mr E. C. Duncan Mr & Mr J. Duncan MrW. E. Dye Mrs Somers Ellis Misses Ellis Mr & Mrs W. A.

Eustace Capt. & Mrs D. Fittes Me D. FitzGerald Mr A. Forbes MrR.1. W. Foster MrE. F. P. Franklin Lt. G. C. Frederick Mr & Mr W. D.

Goodfellow Mr & Mrs J. M. C

Lang

Mr & Mrs J. N. Parker Messrs Schronberg

and Bandas Mr C. B. Shank Mr & Mrs Travers

·Bad child

HOTEL

Mr J. L. Kooremat Mr&Mrs A. Lana Mr & Mrs. H.

Langston Mr & Mrs W. In Lesek

Mr Mrs G. D. Leys

Miss Laye

Major A. S. Littlejohns

Mr.D.

D. Lloyd

Mr L. M. S. Lloyd Mr W. H. Lock Mr&Mra W. Logao Birs J. Alcainsh Mr K. McGregor Mr E. E.

Mimmack Mr & Mrs D.. W.

Munton

Misa Newsholme Mr W. Ugen Mr A. M. l'aul "Mr A. H. Fenn

Major & Mr F. H.

Phillip Miss G. M. Reedge Mr & Mr H. K.

Remington LL-Col. & Mrs O,

Sander & Mr L. G Scott Dr. A. W. Shortlton Mr W. F. Siamcas Mr B. H. Skelton Capt. & Mrs Skinner

Stubbings Mr E.F. L. Starter Mr & Mrs F. H.

Buckling

He said he did not think anyone could } Mr & Mrs Gordon Mrs & Miss G. E.

W.

Grey

Mr J. B. Hawkar

Hawker

move about and mix in society without feeling that amongst the younger genera- Mr & Mra B. A. Hale

Misa M. B. Hal tion of women there had since the war been a very marked relaxation of the old Mrs J. Hancock restraint. Young women did and said things to-day that they would never have Mr & Mrs W.-J. dreamed of doing or saying twenty years ago. There was too much freedom of Mr G. M. Hemsworth speech about the relationship of the sexes Mr T. W. Hornby I do not despise jigsaw puzzles and the amongst young people. There was a cer- Mr H, Howell many forms of patience; but unless I um tain kind of speech in which people could" Mr & Mrs C. J. Manolo Hughes physically and mentally at a low ebb I not indulge without leaving a regard them more as aids to hotel or the mind, I am equally certain de Miss O. C. Jenkins

that there are

certain Mr W. A. Jordan boarding-house life where the society is formin

dress which I think Mr M, F. Key

he

not of one's own choice or kind. But passing over my own special bobbies such women might carry out. I cannot con- Mr & Mrs E. F, Kill as book-binting, pillow-lace making dress to-day. I think women's dress ceive the real object of certain styles of

PALACE knitting, and so forth, what is there

Mr A. Arch against letter-writing as a pastime for should never be provocative or sugges

and I am bound to say it oftentimes MR. A.G, Barrett

MW. A-Hennett the evening solitary who has closed his five, book and is not yet ready for bed'f Not

said Mr W. Campbell tiring. to the eyes, feeding the imagina One of the men of his Bible class, tion with the sense of companionship, Dr. Jones, had recently told him that the Mr. B. Chickgar It is an occupation, an art if you choose way women dressed nowadays made it Mr J. S. Cox to make it so, peculiarly suited to a harder for a man to keep straight. He r

Mo C winter or autumn evening:

thought that Christian women by their Mr & Mrs N. S. Dover

Mt A: E. P. Daries example and words could do a great dec] to bring in again that modesty of dress. Mr IL Davis

characterised our mothers and Mr B. Forahmida which grandmothers. There were also certain Mr & Mrs H. Golden- kinds of freedom of conduct which young

30 YEARS EXILE ENDS. EX-KING PREMPER OF THE GOLDEN STOOL.

The war-like monarch of 8 years ago, ex-King Prempeh of Ashanti (to the north of the British. Gold Coast Colony in Africa), has been allowed to return to Ashanti from his place of exile in the Seychelles Islands in the Indian Ocean A convert to the Anglican Church, Prempeh speaks excellent English and has the most courteous manners. No hody now talking with him would dreams that he was once the terror of Ashanti- land. After the overthrow of King Prempeh in the Ashanta revolution - of 1800 (when he was exiled to the Sey chelles), several of his chiefs bid the famous Golden Stool, the symbol of sovereignty corresponding to the throne. British attempts to find it led to the re bellion of 1000 and the gign of (Continued at foot of nest enlum.)

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Mrs J. S. Thomson Mrs C. Thwaitas Miss Thwaites Mr A. W Tickle Lt. Col. & Mrs H.

Truvely sa

Mr C. M. Vise Capt. A.E. Watis Mist. U. Willmott

Mr B. LL Beton Winton Mr & Mra F. D. Wood Mr G. C. Worrall

HOTEL

Mr C. Haslewood

Mr J. Jack

Mrs McCaw

Mr J. McDonald

Mr M. Simpson

Mr B. J. de E. Moore

Mr H. Smith

Capt. L. W. Smith

Mrs C. Stringer and

child

Mr A. P. Tannenbaum Mrs G. Tailoch berg Mr A. J. Wadmore

Mr W. Walters

THE NEW FRENOS REMEDY.

THERAPION N1 THERAPION No.2 THERAPION NË 3

people allowed themselves now which an MrA. E. Hake old fashioned person like himself thought MrA Hall not particularly pretty. Only that mars- ing in his compartment in the railway trais two

struck matches young women and lit cigarettes. They could not travel.

Fam Hitchin to London without even from smoke. While he did not say it was n sin or that they had no right to smoke, he thought it was not pretty. He honest ly thought that if women and girls really understood what was to their own inter- terests they would observe a certain, reserve in such matters,

Coomassie. The Stool was eventually found in 1921 by labourers doing excava tion, work for a new road 70 miles north of Coomassie.

Ashanti rulera wear a golden headdress and on important ceremonial" necasions. carry huge red and yellow umbrellas.

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