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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS. SATURDAY, DECEMBER 111K,

XMAS AND NEW YEAR HAMPERS

We beg to Notify Customers that Assorted Hampers suitable for the Festive Season' may be obtained from us at the following Redwood Estos :→→

No. 1 HAMPER-$38.

1 'Q. Moet & Chandon Dry Imperial

Champagne.

IPL Blackberry Brandy. 1 Pt. D.O.M.

1 Qt. Martell' XXX Brandy,

Qts. King George TV White Label

1 Qt. Superb Tawny Port.

2 Qt. St. Julien Claret,

1 Qt. Old Brown Sherry, Blk. S

1 Q Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. 1 Qt. Bargundy.

1 Phil Pomeranzen Bitters.

or Parfection Whisky. -

No... 2

HAMPER-$34.

1 Qt. Guillemari Champagne.

I FL. D.U.N.

1 Qt. Burgundy.

1 Qt. Marwell's XXX Brandly,

2 Qu. King George IV White Label

1.Qt. Burgundy.

or Perfection Whisky.

1 Pt. Peppermint G. F.

1 PL. D.O.M.

2 Qt. Tawny Dry Port.

2 Qta. St. Julien Claret.

1 Q Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. 1.Qt. Vino de Pasto Sherry:

1 Phial Pomeranzen Bitters.

No. 3 HAMPER-$30.

2 Qt. Superior Rich Old Fort.

2.Qt. King George IV White Label

or Perfection Whisky

1 Qt. Engrand's XXX Brandy.

1 Qt. Amontillado Sherry W.S.

1 Q Puritan Old Tom or Dry Gin. 3 Qt. Medoc Clarot.

1. Phial Pomeranzen Bitters,

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LEARNING CHINESE.

A TASK BESET WITH DIFFICULTIES.

ENGLISH VERSION OF A BEAUTIFUL CHINESE POEM.

The following amusing, "article" by "P. F. C." is taken from the Daily Sketch

As an alternative to crosswords, mah- jorgg, bridge and other intellectual exer- cises, the study of Chinese may be heartily recommended for the long winter evenings which are now approaching ; especially for those readers who have written to ask how to pronounce the Dames in our present serial, "In the Hits of T'ang." Eight varieties of Chi- nese are spoken in differoat parts of China, and in each the written differs from the spoken language.

The two principal forms are Cantonese and: Mandarin; the latter is the official language used by government officials and is understood by educated persons generally all over the country.

There is no alphabet to learn. only about 10,000 different and sometimes ex- tremely complicated characters which represent words; a Chinese who has mastered about 5,000 of them is consider- ed a fairly well-educated man

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A Priceless Heritage

For generations mothers have been waing Cuticura Preparations for all toilet purposes and have been teaching their daughters that daily uss of them produces clear, smooth skin and healthy hak. They And the Soap pure and cleansing, the Oletment soothing and beallog, should any irritations arise, end the Talcum an ideal toilet powder. Sep, Olatest. Talcum sold throughout the world. Bettina DepPA Lkl. 13. Saxoser EL

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CHURCH NOTICES.

r. Jon's CATHEDRAL, Hong Kong.

December 19th, 1926, 3rd Sunday in Advent.--

Holy Communion at 8 ... Sunday School st 10 .. Matins at 11 a,, P=

Preacher Ber. N. V. Halward, x.c. Subject: The Call from the Far East. Evensong and Baptisma at 8 p.m.- Nor is there any grammar to worry

Preacher The Cathedral Chaplain. about, no numbers, geaders, moods or

Subject-Christ Gladness. tenses. Just words, which may be nouns,

There will be a Social Gathering in the verbs or prepositions, according to the Cathedral Hall after Evensong.

A Cordial way they are placed, and in the singular Welcome will be extended to all Service men or plural, in the past, present or future.nd others. There will be music and Light

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If you can get a Chinese to help you with the pronunciation there will be no difficulty about tha-no method has ever. been devised for learning it except by

ear.

If you pronounce Taze Hai, (T)ase see: Tsao Fuh Hing, so foo hing; Hsing Shu, sing shoo, you will be as rear to it as no matter. Have lunch at a Chinese restau-` rant and try it on the manager.

Some three thousand years ago a Chinese waited at the street corner for a girl who did not turn up.

Exactly the same thing happened last night to a man in London, and it will happen again to-night to sade man ar other in Paris, Baghdad and Manchester -also in other places too numerous to mention. After waiting for some time in vain this Chinese went home and wrote a poem about it which for beauty of sentiment and purity of style has become a classic, familiar to every student of Chinese literature..

Reading down the columns from right to left, Chinese style, this is how it goes:

wait Quiet

girl

scratch head undecided halt

love

ye

at

not

city wall her

500

corner beauty

Ia Chinese it is very beautiful.

To speak Chinese a musical ear and a retentive memory are necessary, as the language has only 400 sounds to divide among the 40,000 and odd characters. Consequently a large number of words, written differently and having different meanings, sound exactly the same when spoken.

Chi, for instance (pronounce, shee), may mean chicken, push, remember, etc. Such words are distinguished in speech oaly by the tone of voice in which they are spoken..

There are four tones altogether, and unless you remember the particular tone which belongs to the word you want to say you may be brought a bushel of rice when you meant to ask for a cup of tea

A simple sentence, pa yao chi" (poo, yo shed), might mean: Do not bite the chicken-I do not want chicken-Do not Lot push, or a number of other things. according to the intonation...

Most of the funny stories told in China are about newcomers who got their "tones" mixed up, with embarrassing regi:lts.

There are six different ways of writing Chinese, and, apart from that, the writ- ten language is so difficult to use correctly that it is beyond the power of even an ordinarily well-educated man to write a polished piece of prese or verse, or even to write a really elegant letter."

Consequently China is more free from minor poets and insignificant men of jet- ters than any country in the world, an

A literary career in China is not one to he lightly adopted; it involves devoting one's life to ceaseless study and prepara tion, and demands a highly developed intellect, and an almost similar intellect. is demanded of the reader. There are some writers to-day in England, of prose and of verse, who would have followed some other calling bad they been born Chinese 1

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THE BURDEN OF INDIGESTION.

Hefreshments.

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Cavac-Kennedy Road. Sunday Services, December 12th m

Sunday School at 10 am.

Morning Service

Hymns: 127

and 516,

Frescher Rev. J. Kirk Maconacho. Subject: The Source of Tumptation. P.S.A. in Lecture Hall at 4 p.m.

at 6 p.m. Evening Service

Hymne: 22, 439, 67, 251 and 165, Preacher:- Bar. J Kirk Maconschie. Subject "Not Pesce but a Sword." Wednesday, December 15tb, at 8.15 p.m.- Soldiers and Sailors' Christian Association. Friday, December 17th, at 8.30 p.m.-Chris tian Endeavour Meeting and Social Hour,

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