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MASON'S

IDELICIOUS

O.K

SAUCE.

Hongkong Daily Press.

ESTABLISHED 1857.

Registered as a Newspaper at the General Post Office in the United Kingdom.

N. TAZARUS, Hong Kong's Only European vents the Optician. : → Established Over Forty Tears. Manager === RALPH A GOOFER Registered Opbasoetrist:(Canada).

“No.21.31 號叠拾九百叁千登萬式第日六廿月式拾年寅丙 HONG KONG, SATURDAY, JANUARY 29th, 1927. MAR WA#AE4x†ØRST PRICE: +3 JEN MONTH

KOWLOON-CANTON RAILWAY.

TIME-TABLE.

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H. P. WINSLOW, Manager.

Our London Letter.

CHRISTMAS IN LONDON.

HOME FOR RETIRED JOURNALISTS.

NEW VICAR OF ST. MARTIN- IN-THE-FIELDS.

[ROM OUR OWN CORRESPONDENT]

AIRPLANE HUNT FOR GERMS

THE WEEK'S DIARY.

To-day Hant

WHEAT PESTS DISCOVERED 5,000 FEET, IN THE AIR.

NEW TASK FOR CANADA'S

AIR

Hunting geris insect pests by airplane

latest task allotted to the Böyal Canadian Air Force.

The Department of agriculture is investigating the movement of the spores of rust in wheat, and by means of airplanes these rust spores

|

Potts

Fanling Bungalow 3 p.m.

Golf: Final Governor'a Shield. Cricket sad Football: Details in to-day's issue.

Yachting Racing classes.

Entries close for Hong Kong Cricket Club Tennis Tournament

THE

HONGKONG

Horazors HOTEL: REPOLAT Bat Horas;

PLAX HOTEL

Telegraphic Androni z *KREMLIN, HONGKONG.”...

AND

SHANGHAI

Entries close for Kwanti Steeple Aros HousH HOTEL; PALACE HOTEL, chana Meeting (To be held on February 19th).

Dance, Peak Club, 9.13

Pantomima: Little Red Riding Hood" by the Little Mummers

Home Theatre Royal, 3:15 p.m. and others, in aid of Dr. Barnardo's

Theatre: "A Sainted

December 8th, 1996. British manufactures do not advertise as much or as widely as they might. For example, one heats of a splendid testimonial to have been found 5,000 feet in the air. D

World Theatre: "Lost and the ability of British engineers in and more than 300 miles from the

Found." the making of what is called earest wheat-growing area. Star Theatre: "The Denial."

The R.U.A.F. i slso performing. machinery of precision. It is known now that the German Government valuable work in the forest are recently decided to instal at the Prevention service, and is making National German Printing Works, aerial surveys of little known and Berlin, an entirely new plant for unmapped areas the production of paper modey, stamps, bonds, share certificates, and so on."

They sent out experts to examine

Canon McCormick, who is & |striking" personality, served as an Army Chaplain. He was present

Principal Mails: — Outward vid Marseilles (Fushimi Maru), 9.30 am America, etc, and Europe vid San Francisco and vid Siberis (President Pierre), & p.m.

Sunday,

Mr. 8. Akimitsu walks .round Island, 9m,

Fanling Hunt meet, K.0.5.B.'s Camp, 10.30 1.10.

Cricket: Volunters e. Mr. ́‚Â Rumjahn's XI., Pokfulum, 11 am

K.C.C.

H.M.S.

machinery in Europe and in the it the Battle of Ypres, and won the "Cruisers,

United States, and unanimously re D.S.O. on the Somme, In 1015 he ported in favour of British-made | was appointed to the Guards” machines. The contract has accord Division, and in December of that ingly come to London, which is year became the Guarda' senior

HONG KONG, CANTON AND very satisfactory in these days It Church of England chaplain. *. He

MACAO STEAMERS.

JOINT SERTION OF THE HONG KONG, CANTON AND MACAO STEAMBOAT CO., LTD., AND THE CHINA NAVIGATION CO., LTD.

CANTON || LINE:

Bailings from Hong Kong: Daily, at 8 AM]

Sunday, Nos Bailings from Canton: Daily, at 8 am)

ADDITIONAL SAILINGS:

will leave for 'Canton on

8.B. "TAISHAN

SATURDAY, 297 at 3, and from Canton at 3 r.x. Bame Day,

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FROM HONG Kone: 6 am and 2 p.M. daily. (Sunday: 9 AM. only).

ME FROM MACAO: 8 A.M. and 2 P.M. dally, (Bunday: 8.30 PM. only).

BUNDAY EXCURSIÓN:

On SUNDAY, Soru JANUARY, 21, *SUL AN“. will depart from Company's Wing Lok Street Wharf at 9, and from Macao at 3:30 PM.

THE STANDARD LIFE ASSURANCE CO.

£1,000 on attaining the age of Fiby-fre Pramiame moderate.

Conditions liberal

Particulars from--

DODWELL & CO., LTD.,

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KOWLOON HOTEL

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A FIRST CLASS" HOTEL With a wonderful view of the Harbour and Peak,

Three minutes from the Ferry and Station Six stories of modern Rooms and Bathrooms Under the Personal supervison of an Experienced European Manader.

Excellent Cuisine.

Daily Rates from $5. Monthly from: $120. Recently renovated throughout.,

WH PERRY, Manader.

is gratifying to have the fact em- phasised that British engineers are well able to hold their own in world competition.

was brought into close touch with the Prince of Wales with a result, that a warm friendship developed between them. Canon McCormick is a Forkshireman by birth, and is now in his seth van lle is greatly interested in sport, Cand especially cricket bag pith the

Tor Journalista. The Institute of Journalists are raising funds as an endowment of a fine building which was recently presented as a home for elderly

Christmas in London, journalists. It is an old mansion

Anybody who went about London in the county of Suffolk, beautiful- y situated above the River Orwell, this Christmas could scarcely be and was presented to the Institute lieve there is any abortage of money by Mr. J. R. Parkington, of in the country. We are told "with Ipswich, along with its extensive damn'd iteration," as Falstaff said, grounds. It is to be, in the first that taxation and bad träde have place, at the service of journalists made everyone poor; but there has in need of convalescence after ill-been no sign of it in the West End. ness; and there is no doubt as to Shops, hotels, and restaurants have

there being plenty of applicants. been catering for crowds of cus Lord Burnham, the proprietor of tomers. The shops, gayer than they the Daily Telegraph, is interesting bare ever been, were thronged, for himself in the raising of the fund, while fewer people came in from Mr. I. P. O'Connor, M.F., the the suburbs their places were filled veteran of Parliamentary journal- is, is also leading a welcome hand. At a luncheon held at the Langham fotel, when many wealthy and dis- tinguished guests were present, the fund was duly inaugurated. Speeches were made by Sir R. Bruce, president of the Institute; Major. Astor, of the Times; Lord Birkenhead, Lord Riddell of the Newe of the World; Mr. Rivers, chairman of the Bucks district of the Institate, and others.

by the boys and girls from school who were to be seen shopping busily with their parents or in young partied and paying special attention to, the mechanical toys.

The hotels and restaurants have all had huge parties on Christmas Eve and Christmas Day, when Londoners met with visitors from all parts of the country, and men from the ends of the Empire had "the real old-fashioned Christmas" served up in the best modern style A plum pudding four feet high. Mr. O'Connor recalled, speaking carried in by chefs delighted the of his own experiences, how in

cyca of the guests at one famous his young days he bad worked as a hotel, and a forest of Christmas free-lance journalist for some years trees enchanted all the diners in without any regular employment, the West Central district. Every and how at times he had tramped where there was dancing. the streets of London with no im- mediate hope beyond that of mak-. ing enough to buy a next uncal of sausages and mash

▲ Hotable Cleric.

Special Programmes.

It is undoubtedly a fact that the habit first acquired during the war of spending Christians in hotels bas grown, and may now be re garded as a permanent feature Most of the hotels had special Christmas programmes consisting of whist drives, billiard handicaps,

U

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Hermes.

Principal Mails:-Inward: Europe vid Negapatam, papers only (Seong

Bee); Europa við Negapatam, letters only (Hakatu Maru).

Monday, Shanghai Interport football team. arrive.

Annual meeting Union Waterbost. Co. Ltd. (Mesra, Dodwell), 11

Yachting: Ladies postponed 1st Championship race.

- MAIRITIO HOTEL,

Telegraphic Andramı )' CENTRAL, SHANGHAI”

HOTELS,

LIMITED.

In association with the GRAND HOTEL

DE WAGONS LITS, PREINO,

KING EDWARD HOTEL.

CENTRAL LOCATION,

Mlectric Lifts and Lighting, Telephones on each floor. Hotel Launch meets all Steamers Telephone: Central No. 573 Tel. Addrown ViczORIS,"

J. WITCHELL, Marger.

PALACE HOTEL.

H.K. Estel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy "tea dansant, 430K No. 2 Tel Ad: "PALADE."-

Atreal Meeting Bent-holders and Subscribers of St John's Cathedral, at Cathedral Hall, 5.15 p.m.

B.K. Philharmonic Society rehearsal (H.M.8. Pinafore), Cathedral Hall, 4.30 p.m.

Theatre: Queen's

Professor Langaner, telepatbist and hypnotist

Star Theatro Dempsey Tunney Fight"

Principal MailsInward: U.S.A etc. (President. Harrison).

quasday,

Cricket: United Services Hong Kong, H.K.CC ground.

HK Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tes dansant, 4.30

m

Principal Mails: --Outward: Europe vid Marseilles (D'Artag nan), 12.30 p.m.; Europe við Mar- seilles (Angkor), 2.30 p.m.

Wednesday.

Chinese New Year Day. Oricket: United Services Hong Kong, H.K.O.C. ground..

Interport Football: Bong Kong v. Shanghai, H.K.F.C. ground, 3.30 p.m.

und

hotels.

HK Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Savoy tea dansant, 4:30 Chinese New Year Carnivali at

Hood," by Little Mummers

Pantomime: "Little Red Riding and otherz, Theatre Royal, 5.15 p.m. 400 Dance for Interport footbalt

Crawford's Restaur teams. Lane,

ant, & p.ut. on Thursday.

Point to Point' race for Mounted

Infantry Company, Fanling.

Interport Football: Easter China 2. Southern China, Sookum- poo, 3.30 p.m. “

H.E. Hotel tes dance, 4.30 p.m. Hotel Sayoy tea dansant, 4.30 p.m.

Three Minutes from Kowloon Wharf, Ferry Whard and Bailway Station, Entirely under English Management Electric Light and Fans Throughout

EVERY ROOM WITH PRIVATE BATH

Lounge, Bar and Balbard Rooms Ciralled Cuisine under the personal

pion of the Propristras

TERMS MODERATE. Special Terms to Familie on applian on to

Mrs. J. H...OXBERRY,

Proprintre 443

The Only Hotel in CANTON, Directly under European Management,

THE VICTORIA HOTEL

SHAMEEN

Guides

and Tripe Arranged for

and Special Cars

Taken of TOURISTS Cable Address: “VICTORIA."

SPORTING.

WHISKY from the WOOD!

MACGREGOR'S

V. O. S.

4 gallon casks.

Ideal for a Mess,

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Ladies Night, European YMCA, Kowloon, 8 p.m.

Principal Mails: Inward: U.S.A., etc. (President. Tafe) Outward:

(Patrocles), Europe rid Siberia

vices Shanghai, H.EF.C.

Inter .Interport Football: United Ber-

ground, 4 p.m.

a

I learn that the Bishop of London has cabled from Shanghai his approval of the appointment of Canon William Patrick Glyn McCormick, Vicar of Croydon, to the living of St Martin-in-the-all sorts, and of course special en concerts, dancing, and games of Fields, vacated through ill-health tertainments for the children For by the Rev. H. R. L. Sheppard. elderly married people whose mins

HK Hotel tea dance, 4.30 p.m. St. Martin's is the church near and daughters are widely scatter- Hotel Savoy les dansant, 4.30

the hotel Christmas is a God- Charing Cross on the east side of send with its life and gaiety and Interport Football dinner, Hotel Trafalgar Square which was always friendliness, on that there is no Bavoy, 8 p.m. open during the war night and day time to develop a feeling of lone Principal Mails:-Inward: U.S.A., liness, or the dull heart ache that Canada, etc., Europe via: Biberia, as a place where soldiers pairing comes from brooding alone ever the vid Victoria (President Jackson), through London could find rest days that have been and will never 3.30 p.m. Secretaries. while waiting to catch their train return. It is also a good time for pro

[Secretaries of clubs and associa

people home from abroad " connections. It is also the parishown in London. At Christmas tions, etc., are kindly requested to church of the Royal Family when time in any of the hotels the "spirit | forward any forthcoming events to they are resident in Buckingham of Christmas" described by Charles the Daily Preu for inclusion in the Dickens in triumphant, and it is above column, which it is our on- Palace.

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(Continued on next Column).

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