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ANOTHER YEAR!

I knelt, in dream, beside the bed

Of one to me grown' dear; His face was baggard, carewörn, old, His tale of citus was all but told,

Bo soon to join the vanished dead--

The old and dying year! How much to tell him had 1 planned Such things from him to hear! How much to do, to learn, to know,

He passed, the worn-out year!

Then, as in wonderment I gazet, A boyish form drew near, A face aglow with golden light. All youth and fire atal, love and might:

He spoke,- knew, though eyes were

dazed

I looked on the new year!

THE

NEW YEAR NAVAL BALL

GAY SCENES AT CITY HALL

HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, JANUARY 1ST, 1925

Invitations bad been sent out to... more than twelve hundred people, and nagar) ally the gathering was out for all the enjoyment New Year's Eva could give.

The H.M.S. Hawkina Orchestru played the dance music, and the following gramme had been arranged:

Waltz

HONGKONG FERNS.

{KONTRUSISTED, |

Those who have seen the Royal Førn Demandu regulin growing six or eight feet high in the ditches round Killarney Hongkong is a great place for ferns, will realize the difference caused by Benthams "Flora Hongkongiensis etu-environment on seeing the stunted speci therates 75 different kinds found on the mens which grow here, whare there is a Another peat. Island. This was in 1981 when the forn dry winter abit of the Colony had only been very par-Degunda-0). "Javanica-in common in

It has stiff simply pin.: tially investigated. Dunn and Tutcher's stream courses

with the fertile pinnue list. published in 1912, gives 155 as found ate fronds

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The New Year's Eve Ball of the C.P.0, and P.D.'s of the China Station. in the City Hall, was a very memorable occa sion. A day yesterday gangs of busy workers were engaged in putting up decorations, and the appearance of the While chance and change sped to andrious rooms and entrance, when finish in Hongkong and the New Territory-asually in the middle of the frond. The

fro- While he and I walked hand in hand, ed, certainly did them credit Bunting total area of 390 square miles. In the maidenhairs-Adiantum-have a few re-

1, and the busy your!

and flags of all descriptions gave a jolly British Isies with 121,000 square miles presentatives here. A. flambellalatum is What of it now / The joy-filled bours,

touch to the festivities, and the spirit of only 37 different kinds are to be found, fairly common, pretty, and, though not The hours dragged out in fear, gaiety, fun and "merriment, which is at home on usually associates ferns large form is conspicuous, through the Held no, fulfilmer fer my heart,

always associated with New Year's Eve with dump and shady woodlands, somewhat unusual shape of its fronds. The old year's hope and I must part 1-

though some the spleenworts and the They are forked and fan-shaped three- In sudden mist of snow-shed Howers was not lacking at the ball.

compion polypody-grow on rocks and four inches across, dark green when walls and a few, among which bracken

fine red brown full grows, though is the most common, grow in open when young, and are carried of a daşk ground. In Hongkong things are dif. wirey stalk six to nine inches long. It ferent and a large number of our ferns grows on dry ground and is not easy to Transplant. Another Autunture grows pro-ay be seen taking their share in cover a damp rocks and on the damp walls ing the hillsides along with various a terraced paddy land where its patches grasses and the very numerous flowering of vivid green make it a conspicuous sight Yu spring and summer. It, how- shrubs and other plants. "ta writing of ever, dies down in the dry weather. 2 botanical subject it' is necessary to use Duvelling tennistulia is n

common ard a few botanical terms, the leaves of pretty little fern. It is often known by the hot inappropriate name! of "lace ferns are called fronds. These may be fern." The fronds are much divided, entire, like the," hartstongue," or they the ultimate pincas having Narro

The Glenealy may be divided and subdivided. These wedge-shaped endings.

tree fern, which appears to have naturs divisions are called "pinnas" and alized itself there, has a near relative once divided frond is called "simply | Alsophila pudophylla a native in the pinnate, twice divided bi-pinnata," Colony, It is found sparingly in woods. There is nother large and bandsome and so 011. The fructification is by fern which appears fairly common and pares" which are collected grows in more open ground-angiupteris into little clusters called "sori" usually erecta. Its fronds are often eight to ter to be found on the back of the frond. I feet long. Perhaps its conspicuous size may make it appear more common than is on the fern and arrangement of these it really is. It is the largest ferr in the sori that the classification of feras is Colony. A small tree fern with stems usually based.

six inches diameter and two feet high By far the commonest of our ferus is

and a stiff head of simply pinnate fronds is conspicuous in patches on the hill. Gleichenia, diebutoina, It covers acres

side of hillside and keeps them green during culis it very handsome fern, but It is true taigais. Tutcher the winter when the grass-covered hills this seems rather flattering, and if ac are brown. It has often been called

“You weep to bid the your gooddige. With all his joy and grief! You sigh that youth must fade away, And age bring care and dull dreng.

That sprite in winter's grave nast

lie

That life is all too brief!

"Yet courage! On the withered tree

The mosses given | appear.- Spring breezes end the winter's blast. The future's vigour dims the past.--

I am your promise-God's To Be.

His gilt another year!

Hongkong.

GLADYS JACKSON.

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THE NEW YEAR.

X

AN UNREASONABLE CULT?

As Omar Khayyam sings:-

Now, the New Year reviving old De

NIFS,

The thoughtful Soil to Solitude retires,

memorable event. L'olike Christmas

the Passover, Ramadan, and many other festivals, it has no religious significance,

but is

the

Fox Trot

Que Step

Moonlight Memories..

You'll never get to Heaven with those eyes.

Wow! Wyoming. Hullo Everybody. Destiny. Fox Tret........................... Shanghai Lullaby, Waltz (Endie's Choice)

Tango Waltz

Lancers....

Destiny Waltz

The West, Nest and Yon.

INTERVAL

Waltz (Flirtation) ............... Naughty. Flying Boston

Noisy Ned Fox Trot .... Somebody stole my girl. Waltz

Thro' the Night. Valeta.

"

Fox Trot..:It 'nut goin to rain no mo INTERVAL.

Waltz

Colorado and You. One Step

Oh! Harold, Fox Tret... Nighta in the Woods. Lancers....

• Blue Moon. Fox Trut... Cover me with Kisses, Military Two Step...... Colonel Bogie. Waltz

* Bebe..

H.M,S, Blamede.—P,Ö, Deny (Bar Steward), P.D). Clough (Secretary).

H.MLS. Dette B.A Marsh (Catering), 1.0. Penar.

H.M.S. Tapia.—P.O. Wicks, P.O. Brooks, CE.R.A. Ashby (Decorations).

H.ALS. Iroquois P.O. Harris (MC) HMS Peterfeld.-P. O. Brodie.

Juhtes, C.PIO. Twelfth H..S.

Hetallic, PO. Machin, P.O. Dowding.

is purely secular in character. And the date of our New Year is itself somewhat arbitrary one. It simply har pers to come after the end of month. True, twelve months is the period which the, rather medinere planet called by its inhabitants the world

revolve around the rather inferio star called the sua, But the period

is aut constant, and, were the symmetry of the calendar the desideratum, New

Year would fall more appropriately ob

..8. Murazion.-C.E.R.A. Watson. H.M.S. Hollyhock.-E.R.A. Barker. HMS. Peters.-P.O. Daymen.

means of "*

The Old Boys of the above school now resident in Manila held a dinner in the Tung Ha Restaurant, Manila, on Decem- her 27th.

bracken" its habit of growth cover.cepted would call for very high flown The Ball Committee was as followsing large areas, just as the bracken does language in respect of many other of our

ferns. »H.M.S. Hawkina,~U.P.O. Power (Pre- at home, is, however, its' only claim to

"In these notes only a few of our 155 and there, presumably,meditates on the ident). C.P., Grey, E.R.A. Horsepool, the name. A comparison of the freads ferns have bees mentioned. Thom who past and the future. For in all ages. Till (M.().

shows that of Gleicheniu to be forked are interested may wall study them at in all civilised countries, among all people

while the Bracken H. M.S.

Tamer.-C. P. 0.4 Drayton which is fairly common in the Colony, them can be found in the winter. which Pteria aguilian, first hand on the hill sides, Most of who have achieved the art of measuring time, the New Year an bean a land. (Treasurer).

aas a frond which is almost Bat, dis-is not the case with dowers, and most of mark, and its advent a Goteworthy

trictly criangular in shape and of a occasion. Yet it is difficult to understand

them can be carried heme without wither- mich darker green in colour. It mighting: and an interest in them adde why we still invest January 1st with such

however, be a kind of bracken. distinction. It is

The associated with a

Arrangement of the "sort" settles this; greatly to the pleasure of a walk in as Gleichenht they are scattered on the pretty and interesting a 350 square miles under surface of the frond while in

of country as cne can wish to find. the genius Pteria they are continuous along the outer margin of the pinnne. There is another member of the genius THE DIOCESAN BOYS' SCHOOL. Gleichenis in the Colony. It is much larger and much less common thar GOLD BOYS DINNER IN MANILA dichotoma Its fronds at once, attract attention by their curious appearance of having been beheaded. While the fronds of most ferns taper to a point, those of H.M. Submarines.-Q.P.O. Crichton. G. longissima end abruptly with two The invited guests were as follows: larger pionne going out horizontally on

Among those present were Messrs. Uy midsummer day or one of the equinoxes. II. Sit Reginald E. Stubbs,. K. C.M.G., either side. The genus Pieris is fairly Che Yee, John Tia, Uy Teag Tong, Cu Severs, C.M.G., LL.D., well represented here. One of its com Yik Kai. Yuu Ching Yan, Juan C. Lee, It does not even stand for a particularly Sir Claud

"of

Sir John Major General

Fowler, ouest members is P. longifulia; it is Ty Bien Thak, The Headmaster (the Rev. convenient division time. institutions, the financial year runs not..31.G. Major French, C.M.G, D.S.O., food of dry walls, its fronds are often W. T. Featherstone), and Mr. T. S. W. from January to December, but from R.E., The Hon. Mr. E. D. C. Wolle, Mr. two feet long and are simply pinnate Chan (assistant master). Several others Juls to June

Moreover, the date of . . Dyer. Mr. W. T. Charcher, with the suri characteristic of the genus who live in the Province were not able "Now Year' is anything but uniform. Mr. W. Matthews. Mr. E. Cook, Eng-Lt along the outer margins of each pinta. to be present,

Mr. Ly Cho Tee, in proposing the toast Our year begins on January 1st, but ori Coudr. G. Robins, R.N., Mr. J. Wedlane, A well knows English fern. the hard.

Blechnum spicant has a relation of the School. referred to its past and ginally the Roman year began in March, Eng Captain G II Bromwich, D.S.D., fern

It present career and said that it was the month dedicated to the god of war. O.B.E., R.N., Mr. G.. D. Leys, Mr. J. S. in the Colony, Blechnum orientale.

Its founded about 1800, and mentioned the The Jewish New Year occurs in Septen Gillingham, Mr. J. H. Hearn, Mr. H. T. is one of our commonest feras. ber, as

does

the Abyssinian. The Moham Brooks, Mr. G. Saunders, Captain Quin. frouds, which are simply picnate, often old and large connection the school has medan New Your falls in July, and the ton, M.C.. Captain Res. Lieut. Searles grow to two or three feet in length. It with Chinese in Amoy, Swatow, Manila

is easily recognised by an examination and Formosa. Chinese late in January or early in Feb. (A.D.C. to the G.O.C.),

of the underside of the frond, the sori The Headmaster in responding out- For us to attach such special ance to January 1st is as illogical A. F. Everett, K.C.ML.G., K.C.V.O... midrib, of each pinra and so close toge said he hoped the connection. mentioned being in two continuous lines down the lined the scheme, for the New School and of the London mob R.N., Capt. W J. C. Lake, R.N.. Comdr. ther as almost to cover it. We have would increase and that all Old Boys wben in

in 1731 the calendar, was H. Pott. R.N., Coldr. S. E. Thomas, amended by reckoning September 3rd as RN., Comer, L. G. Ingham, B.N., Eng-

two common and conspicuous climbing would endeavour their utmost to mais. the besieged

tain and to increase the educational value 1stb,

gd ferns-Lygodin.T. Limpenny, D.S.O., R.N., cries of Give us back our eleven days! They thought that

anything cl, their wiry fronds often said that it was his hope, that similar. that Comdr. A. C. Roc. R.N., Pay. Comdr. from them, istenco had been stolecious hours of ex-Sur.-Comdr.

E. Roy, R... Lt. Col. A. S. Cantrell, trailing tez feet or more among the functions would be held in 1925 in Swatow, their span of life had been shortened to R., Hev. II. V. Kemp, B.A., R.N., Lt. bushes. To the man in the street there Amoy and Formosa. that extent. Nevertheless, unreasonable as the cult may be. the first of the Comdr. G. B. Middleton, R.N., Lt.is a simple difference between them

whether it be styled the

Comdr. A. F. Bush, R.N., Lt Comdr. R which is not mentioned in the botanical B. Lyle, R. N. Eng.-Lt-Comdr. C. Lam- books detindeux on being gathered soon hert, R.N., Inst. Lt.-Comdr. H. W.withers; micum lasts much longer Masterton, B.A., R.N., Capt. H. P.. de and is thus useful as a table decoration.

(Continue on next Column), « Berry, B... Lieut. E. Dangerfield, "R.N., Pay. Licut F. R. Porter, R.N., Pay

guary. importa

23 WAS

who

KTYABCC

Parliament

With many

FM.S. Hawking-Vice Admiral Sir

acandeus

with angry Comdr. C. ir L. Hawkins, R.N., Pay. japonicus. They cannot be mistaken for of the School in the Fur East. He also

New

Year," or Gamelion, or Maskarram, is

a day apart, literally

always a

red

day in the calendar, in which feast days were thus dis- over all other festivals.

H.M.S. Pegasus.Comdr. H. C. Raw H.M.S. Durban-Capt. C. Hamil-lings, D.S.O. EN., Eng.-Comdr. D.

when many lands it claims pre Lieut. H. G. Oswin, R.N., Pay.-Lieut. J. Į cede for instance, Christmas is a A. Hussey, R.N. religious not a social celebration, and is not kept as the Sassenach keeps it New Year, with the fun and jollification of Hogmanas, the vigil till the clock strikes midnight, aad the crashing chorus of Auld Lang Syne," is "par excellence the festival

NEW YEAR'S EVE CARNIVAL.

REPULSE BAY AND HONGKONG

HOTELS.

The New Year's Eve Carnival at the Repulse Bay Hotel last night, lacked more of the gaiety and brilliance of former carnivals. About 450 people. at-

OBU.

tended and the scene was a very merry The Hotel had been specially decorated with lights, bunting and greenery, and the company danced until 1- A. to music rendered by the Repulse Bay Hotel

Orchestra

There was a dance of the Hongkong Hotel also, and the Grill Room accom modated about 350 people. Here, too, the decorators had been at work, electriu Lights of different colours being looped across the room, the effect being very pleasing.

Many private parties were catered for.

SERBIAN DANCER IN TROUBLE! CHARGE OF DISORDERLY CONDUCT.

Described as a Serbian, Nicolas Sim. chenno appeared before Mr. E. W. { Hamilton at the Kowloon Magistracy disorderly conduct in Woo-sung Street,

ton, Coinde. L. H. E. Bevan, Eng Sweetlere, K. Squad Leader E. Lyesterday, when he was charged with Comdr. R. Montgomery, Surg. Comdr. W. Torakinson, D.S.O., A.F.O., RAF., Lt.

H. A. Sinclair-Loutit, M.B., R.N., Pay- Comdr. F. G. Rushbrooke, D.5.0., R.N., Yaumati, and also with damaging a Comdr. H. I Shaw..

J. Q. Sinclair, B.,

H.M.S. Diomede-Capt. G. Hopwoondr. H. L. Jackson,

R.N

C.B.E.. R.N., Comdr. J. F. B. Barrett,

HMS. Ballyhack.Comdr. A G R.N., Eng-Comdr. H. E. Hoopall, RN., Pay. Comdr. C. F. Baker, R.N., Lt Pearce, H.N. Lieut. RS. Ollerhead, Comdr. R. Ramsbottom. R.N., Surg.-Lt RN., Lieut. FL Peyton, R.N., Commis- Comdr. M J. Aitken, R.N., Lieut. A. Esioned Eng. E. Foster, R.N.

H.M.S. Marazio-Licut-Coudr. W. H. Cameron, R.N., Capt. C. B. Buckle,

E. Blacklock, D.9.C.. R.N., Lieut. N. L. R.M.

J. Pisani, D.S.C., RN., Commissioned Eng. W. E. Abraham, Rt.N.

HMS. Dexpatch-Capt. R. C. Daven. port, R.N., Comdr. H. Westmacott, R. N., Eng Comdr. F. H. Buckmaster, R.N., Pay-Comdr. G. W Watson, R.N., Surg. omdr. M. Mason, R.N., Capt. D.

Broadwood, R,M,

...

Stirling C.B., R.N. Comdr. G. E. Brook, H.M.S. Tamar-Commodore A. J. B. B.N., Eng. Cod. B. G. Misslebrook, R.N., Pay-Camdr. C. B. Osborne, R.N. Burg-Comdr. 1. C. Hunt, R.N., Rev. P. R.N.. L. Comdr, C. St, C. Ingham, R.N., W. O'Connor, N., Rev. W. Gill, B.A.. Pay-L-Comdr. G. E. I. Hargreaves, R.N., Pay. Lt Comdr, R. OF. Gregory, R.N., Capt. R. H. P. West, R.M., Capt. R. G. Sturgess, H.M., Pay.-Lieut. E. D. T. Churcher, R.N. Warrant M.A.A. B. H. Johnson, R.N.

H.M.S. Storlien.-Linut.Comdr. F. J. H. Dawson, R.N.

H.M. Submarines. Lieut. Comdra. E. M. Barrulough, R.N. II. E. Spragg. R.N., J. Creswell, R.N., "H. B. Crane, K. Williams, R.N., Lieut. W.D. Stevens, R.N., C. C. Alexander, R.N., Lieut. T. D. R.N.

HMS Titania. Capt. C. G. Brodie, KN., Eng.Comdr. R. Wolbey, R.N., Comdr. W. J. A. Brown, R.N., Rev. A Surg Comdr. T. A. Smyth, B.N., Pay. Hamilton, B.A., R.N., Lt.-Comdr.. B. C. Woolridge, R. N., Lt. Comdr, M. W. Bail- ward, IN., Warrant Elect. Mr. Haigh,

R.N.

H.M.S. Join-Licut.Comdr. R. B. Brent, B.N., Burg.-L.-Comdr. W. A, H.M.S. Ambran-Cdr. J. G... Bower, Jolife, R.N. Pay. Lt. Comdr. E. H. R.N., Eng. Comdr. D. C. Bennett, Drayson, N., Lt-Comdr. C. S. Lock On the birth of the New Year, both at Pay-Comdr. V. O. Padwick RN, LE hart, RN. Comatissioned. Eng. C. E. Repulse Bay and the Hongkong. Hotel a Comdr. W. I. Jotham, RN, Surg-Lt. huge fire-cracker was lighted by way of Comdr. F. G. Hurst, R.N., Licut C. appeal for the proverbial "good "jos". Jackson, R.N. in the forthcoming twelve months,

(Continued in next Columa).

Barnicoat, R.N.

ER.N., Surg Lt. Comur. H. L P. Pere H.M.S. Petersfield.-Cdr. L, Bpooner,

grine, R.N., Lieut. H. Nicolson, “R.N.. Eng-Lieut. C. R. P. Bennett, R.Na

bucket at Yaumati Police Station

Inspector Blackman prosecuted, and said defendant, was one of the Serbian dancers who recently gave performances was the in Hongkong. The occasion anniversary of Filipino Independence Day, and defendant was a guest at the Filipino Club. He had a few drinks, and afterwards created the disturbance.

When locked up in the Station be, made so much noise that no one had any sleep from 4 a.m.

"Defendant said he could not remember having behaved in a disorderly manner. He was intoxicated.

Fines of $5 on each charge were im trate that he had no money. On the posed, but defendant informed the Magis

second charge he was cautioned, and on the first sentenced to seven days.

GRIM STRUGGLE FOR LIFE. ROBBERS KILL DOCKYARD CARETAKER.

A raid by armed robbers 'on the Aber deen Dockyard on Tuesday night resulted in the death of the Chinese caretaker. The body of the man was discovered in his room, and a towel knotted tightly been caused, round his neck indicated how death had

..

The room bore traves of a grim atruggle.

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