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THE SPIRIT OF

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CHRISTMAS.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 25TH, 1926.

The Hong Kong Civil Service Cricket CHIEF AND PETTY OFFICERS THE LABOUR TROUBI ES

Club will as usual hold their annual Xmas Tree and Tea. for members and their families. This function will take place on the Club ground on Monday,

BALL

ANOTHER PLEASANT FUNCTION:

AT THE CITY HALL

THE ARRANGEMENTS FOR THE commencing with tea at 333 pan., and

YULETIDE.

the unloading of the Xmas Tree at 6 p.m. | NEARLY 1,000 DANCERS PRESENT. The annual Xmas Tree for the young

The spirit of Christmas wAA very

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IN CANTON.

STRIKES IN ALMOST EVERY

TRADE.

ATTITUDE OF POLICE AND MILITARY

GUNBOATS FOR "ACTIVE SERVICE."

[FROM OUR CHINESE CORRESPONDENT, }

CHURCH SERVICES, SPORTS AND people in connection, with the Police The interior of the City Hall again

SOCIAL FUNCTIONS.

Recreation Club will take place on New presented a fairyland appearance last- Year's Day, and the Kowloon, Cricket | night when several hundred people, whose Club, as usual, will hold their sports and one thought was to make merry at prize distributions for members' children Yuletide attended the annual ball of the evident throughout the Colony yesterday, the same day.

Chief and Petty Officers of the Royal Shops, hotels, restaurants and other

Other Fixtures and Arrangements. Navy (China Squadron). It was indeed public places, were gaily decorated with

The European YMCA at Kowloon

a happy thought which prompted the festoons of coloured chains, coloured has been gaily decorated and a merry organisers to arrange it for Christmas lighting and the usual decorative para-Yuletide is promised to members, and Eve and the seasonal spirit did much to phernalia.

their friends. The special programme make the affair a very real success" arranged for both indoors and outdoors, including a football match and a hockey and coloured electric lights galore pro-

The decorations, flags, masses of fowerspital. These authorities have rated that hospital attendants provide necessary aid

There will be a long Christmas holiday this year, business bouses generally clos

The Military and Police authorities in Canton have taken a hand in the strike. situation at Fong Pin (Convenient) Hos-

ing down last night until Tuesday, and match against Navy teams, has alreadyvided an ideal setting. There is no aced to the physicians who must regard the

even Wednesday morning.

The local hotels have arranged social

functions for both Christmas and the New Year Holidays, and the various Clubs are active as regards sport and social affairs,

been published.

to dwell on them as a description ap-

Severe measure are threatened if the

welfare of their patients above everything Then there are the cinemas for those peared, yesterday in our account of the else and that consequently they cannot who want a change from the fireside or senant ball of the Hong Kong Police 50 on strike and desert their posts at will. sport. There .will be performances Force. Except for a few minor varia-workers do not return at once, leaving throughout the afternoons and evenings tions they remained the same during the Holidays at the Queen's, World and Star Theatres Particulars always does its job thoroughly and well, There is a trite saying that the Navy of the specially attractive Christmas pro and the Service certainly lived up to its grammes will be found in our advertise-reputation last night. The result of the ment columns.

thorough and efficient, work put in by the responsible committee was in evi dence everywhere, and one ventures to express the regret that such Naval affairs are not more frequent.

Crowds thronged the central shopping district yesterday and there was, as usual the last minute rash before closing time on the shops. Shopkeepers and their assistants were kept hard at it all day,

Holiday Sports. and particularly was this so as evening¦* There will be special competitions at approached, when final purchases of the Christmas meeting at Fanling, under necessities and gifts were hastily made. the auspices of the Royal Hong Kong "Flower Street" (Wyndham Street) Golf Club. Details of this programme as usual bore a very seasonable aspect were given this week in our Golf Notes The stalls at its lower end were buried The starting times arranged for the three in a mass of blooms and the pavements days will be found elsewhere. were impassible with Christmas trees, of There is all shapes and sizes. The vendors did a briak trade, and disposed of practically all their wares to generous buyers im- bued with the spirit of the season."

Contrary to custom the Courts of Justice at the Supreme Court and" at the Central Magistracy at late in order that judges and magistrates might enjoy the festive season freed from the respons- ibility of balf-finished case

Christmas Day will be for the most part set aside for worship at the Churches in the morning and festivities at Home for both children and adults in the later part of the day.

international football

The St. Andrew's Ball Room decoration

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board the three vessels of the China the question of wages to be settled later. Canton consignees having cargo on

Merchants' Steam Navigation Company, now being detained by the Canton Sea- men's Union, will, it is said, be allowed

authorities have intervened and are now to unload it shortly. The Military

trying to curtail the power of the pro-

fessiotal labour leaders...

remained the same as on the previous ployees and the employers in the piece- Unless the difference between the en- night, except that clusters of coloured goods guild in Canton is settled quickly baloons were suspended from the ceiling the dealers, will find it difficult to plan Wik similar cluster in St-ahead for the New Year's business. Bome George's Ball Boom, where the only merchants, it is believed, will wind ap other change in the scheme of decoration their affairs this year-end owing to the was that a number of flags had been re-

impossibility of meeting the demands of moved from the walls, and the remainder

the workers had been draped in an attractive red

There до match this afternoon on the Hong Kong Football Club ground between Portugal and China in the Sunday Herald Charity Cup competition ́... -

There are alad two cricket matches. víz ---

C.R.C. r. the Hawkins.

Capt. Dobbie's team v. Mr. T. E Pearce's team (H.K.C.C. ground).

To-morrow there will be the annual race to Macao for the cruisers of the Royal Hong Kong Yacht Club for the Potts Challenge Cup. The course is 71

iniles.

The Golf competitions will be con- tinned. meet the Indian Section of the St. John At cricket, the Ladian Recreation Crab Ambulance Brigade at Sookunpoo.

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Monday's Sport.

Christmas Day will by mest English families he spent at home for it is essentially the home festival and day for the youngsters, when besides presents and stockings and Christmas fare almost unlimited freedom of action is allowed in their revels. There are,

On Monday there will be a paper chase however, one or two sporting functions, under the auspices of the Farlicg Hant... which will provide something for the out- There will be more golf at Fanling. door holiday enthusiasts. Sport for the most part, however, is being held overtakes place in the Sunday Herald Charity Another international football match until Monday, when there is a pretty full Cup competition. This game will be and varied programme.

between England and Scotland. The kick off is at 3:43 pm, and the teams have already been published.

The Churches, There will be services in all the Churches of the Colony to-day.

At St. John's Cathedral there will be Holy Communion at 7 a.m. and again at 8 a.m., the latter service with carols. Following matins at 11 a.m., the Lord Bishop of London will preach. There will be Holy Communion at 12 noon.

At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, the Rev. G. R. Lindsay (the Vicar) will preach at the eleven o'clock service, and there will be Holy Communion celebrated at 7.15 und 8.15 a.m.

There are four cricket matches down for decision:-

and white effect.

Various carnival' novelties were intro- duced such as streamers, confettis, etc. and one might say that fun waxed fast and furious.

Workers in the sugar districts on the East River -have been on strike since December 19th owing to the enipicyers not complying with their demands for higher wages. Walchow and neighbour- hood produce much sugar for native con- sunptica.

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Owing to the large attendance it was estimated that there were between 800 and 1,000-there-there was no sit down Since the printers" strike in "Swatow, supper, but the Old Chamber of Com beginning ou December 21st, seven news- merce Room was set out with party · order. Part of the adjoining verandah,lication, and only one is now able to ap- tables and a running buffet was the papers have been forced to suspend pub-

was also, utilised for refreshments. pear regularly. As far as printing oces

Down below in the entrance hall was are concerned five have submitted to the the Dew Drop Inn," supplemented by terms of the workers. The increase of a card room for the non-dancers.

There were in all thirty dances without wages demanded ranges from 15 to 100

numbers and one set of lancers. extras, and there were split up into a per cent. miscellany of foxtrots, one-iteps, waltz The Kuomintang-Directorate General of music was supplied by the dance bands unions throughout the provinces under The Poste in Canton has advised postmen of H..S. Hawkins (lagship of the China Station) and H.MS. Carlisle, Kuomintang jurisdiction not to declare playing alternate hours. There were any strike before the end of January many Naval officers present and other guests. Among those accepting invita- next, as the party is calling a convention tions were Commodore and Mrs. J. Lof postal employees at Wachang about Pearson, and Capt Braithwaite (the Chief that time. Canton postal employees have of Staff) and Comander C. H. Philipe.

never been satisfied with the wages they A Committee of twelve under the pre- receive from Peking, and in order to sidency of Chief Yeoman of Signals Smith (Tamar) and the secretaryship of avoid a strike the local authorities have Chief Petty Officer Gulley (Tamar) were been granting them a monthly bonus. responsible for arranging the ball, and

Merchants in Cantor, in addition to STARTING TIMES AT FANLING. } deserve the warmest congratulations on

its success...

their regular capital tax, are to pay A novel effect was created by hanging another two per cent. surtax on capital

Army v. HK.C.C. (Club ground)...... KC.C. . Royal Navy (Club ground). Club de Recreio r. Volunteers (Club ground),

Married Single at Craigengower Cricket Club.

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The starting times at Fanling for to-

of the City Hall, lifebuoys bearing the

At St. Peter's Church, West Point, there was a preparation service for the Christmas Communion yesterday even-day, to-morrow and Monday are ap-around the walls of the grand stairway The Kuomintang wish to raise another ing, and at 11.30 the midnight componded:- munion service started. To-day Holy Communion will be celebrated at 8 am and at 11 a.m. there will be Sung Eucharist

At the Union Church, Kennedy Road, there will be service this morning at 10.15. Christmas hymns will be sung led by the Band of the 2nd Battalion of the King's Own Scottish Borderers.

To-day.

9.28 mm. H. L.'Smith, L. R. Andrewes.

3.32 H. L. Carson, N. M. Currie.

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9.36 J. S. McLaren, H. R. Cleland. 8.40 N. F. Littlejohn, T. Low.

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9.49 R. L. Moncrieff, R. W. Lee.

aames of the various warships of the war contribution of $2,000,000 immedi- China Squadron. Dancing began at 8.15 ately. "pm and continued until 8 a.m.

CHINESE ARRANGEMENTS.

9.52 C. C. Stark, P. P. J. Wode HONG KONG AMATEUR MUSICIANS

bouse.

W. B. MacKay, G E. Towns.

W. A Butterfeld, J. H. Hearn...

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W. L Alexander, H. Carson.

10.08

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J. Morrison. 1. W. Shewan

To-morrow at St. John's Cathedral, the preacher at the eleven o'clock service and the evening service will be the Rev. H C. Thomas (Chaplain to the Bishop of London). A social gathering a being 10.12 held after Evensong, to which a special welcome is extended to all Service men. There will be music and light refresh ments.

A. K Mackenzie, H U. Ire-

land.

Sunday.

HL Carson, N. M. Currie.

A B. Raworth, M. H. Turner. Col. Boylan Smith, E. R.

Halifax.

W. L Alexander, T. Low.

A. E. Lissaman, N. K. Little

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At St. Andrew's Church, Kowloon, the Bishop of London will preach at the eleven o'clock service. In the afternoon there will be a "Young People's Service 9.40 and at Evensong the Rev. W. Walton Rogers will preach

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Special services are also. being held at St. Peter's Church, West Paint.

Hotels and Club,"

W. Ironside, 1. S. McLaren

N. Smith, H. U. Ireland

A. Ritchie, H. R. Cleland."

10,00 M. M. Maas, J. K. Bousfield.

The hotels and clubs throughout the Colony expressed the spirit of the season with their effective decorations." everyone's lips were the words A Merry 10.12

Christmas.

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At the King Edward Hotel there was a happy Christmas Eve dinner dance, with a similar function at the Hong Kong and Repulse Bay Hotels Next week there will be a New Year's Eve dinner dance 10.32 at the King Edward Hotel, with the Rainbow Jazz Orchestra in attendance, as last night while at the Hong Kong Hotel there will be a New Year's Eve Carnival from 8. p.m. to 1 am, and a similar function at the Repulse Bay Hotel. A Boxing Night Carnival has heen arranged for at the Hong Kong Hotel for Monday at the same time. At the Repulse Bay Hotel on January 1st there will be a tea dance. Late Peak tramp and motor cotcher have been ar- 10.00 ranged in connection with these late eventa

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10.04 At the Craigohgower Cricket Club on 10.08 Monday there will be a ten dance from

5.30 p.m. to 8 pm, and on New Year's 10.12 Eve there will be the President's dance there, a noted annual function..

10.10

Andrewes.

T. Megarty, J. F. Kennedy.

A: O. Brawn, A. B. Purves.

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WA Butterfeld, M. Drevard.

E. Grimble, H. G. Sheldon."-

J. H Hearn, T, C. Monaghin L. G. 8. Dodwell, H. G.

Hegarty. J. Coulthart, G. E. Ellam

Monday.

K. Mackenzie, H. 1.

Cloland

A. H. Ferguson, I. W. Shewan, H. L. Carson, N. K. Littlejohn. J. H. Bottomley, C. J. Waddell

L. C. Tredwell, Capt. Enochs. G. B. Layton, A. B. Raworth.. C. B. Johnson, L. R. Andrewes. H. R. Sturt S. Waller. HG. Sheldon, FL-Lieut. W.

O'Gowan.

A Leach, J. S. McLaren LG. 8. Dodwell, H. U. Ire

land,

VISITING CANTON,

To continue the protest against the recent nationalization of their plant by the local Kuomintang leaders, the share- holders of the Electric Company at Wu- chow, Kwangsi, bave appointed Mr. Wong Yueh Pos as their special representative. to act on behalf of the interests con- cerned.

Chinese newspapers in Hong Kong Christ- observe December 25th not only as mas but also us the anniversary of the As a means to maintain the value el Second Revolution against the attempt the shares of the Canton Water Supply of Yuan Shih Kai to make himself Em Company, the plant of which is being peror of China. Tạo Tại A trong Pao

will issue a Christmas supplemert, but controlled by the Canton Municipality, the rest of the Chinese Press will have no the board of directors of the Company. issues on Christmas Day.

The Chinese Y.M.C.A. Day and Night has decided to submit to the supervision Schools had their Christmas tree partics of its affairs by the Kuomintang. Since at the Association auditorium on Christ. the controversy over the control of the mas Eve. Mr. Huang Hsin Chao, a plant, the value of the shares has dropped member of the Educational Committee of heavily, maybe

General Li Tani Hain; Officer Command- the Y.M.C.A., presided.

The South China-Athletic Association ing the troops in Kwangtung, has order. and the Chinese Amateur Athletic Asso-ed gunboats at his command to be pre. ciation will on Christmas Day turn up pared for special active service. It is in force at the Football Club ground believed that they are required for a where they will be interested, spectators campaign against pirates in Canton of the Ching-Portugal match in the after-waters, and especially along the coast noon. These two Associations furnish the from Pakhoi to Swatow. whole of the China team.mapk k

The Chinese Amateur Musical Associa tion of Hong Kong is sending 60 new bera, up to Canton on Christmas Day. for a charity concert to help the Canton Police in the effort to raise funds to build

a home in connection with the "Door

of Hope" for women. The concert will be directed by Mr. Shawman Tong, Chairman of the Committee.

WEATHER REPORT.

The local weather report, forecast and remarks issued yesterday at 3.40 p.m. by the Royal Observatory staten:

[The attempt to defeat Mr. Sun Fo at the local party convention election in Canton early this week failed. Mr. Sun maintained his place in the Party Council

ROUND-THE-WORLD CYCLISTS

REACH WUCHOW.

The three Indian round-the-world cyclists, who left Canton on December 1st, cycling to Samshui vid the Canton- Samshui ailway and then following the the West River, to Wuchow arrived here on the afternoon of December 11th. The travelling was very difficult after leaving Shinhing due to the heavy rains and floods washing out the path along the river banks. A few miles above Takbing it was rapossible for them to travel by land and they had to return to Tak ForecastN.E. winds, frech, general-hing wil sampans and then finished the

rest of their. journey on a river steamer

Changes are small since the morning. Fresh to strong monsoon may be expect ed along the S.E coast of China and J. W. C. Bonzan, A. D. Hum-oyer, the North China Sen.

phreys. J. IL Wallace, W, B MacKayly cloudy.

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