1934-12-27 — Page 7

SOCIAL WELFARE FESTIVE GAIETY

The Christmas Spirit

(By Rev. T. F. Ryan 8.J.) If the Christmas spirit could be extended to the rest of the year much of the suffering that is re- lieved at Christmas time would be altogether removed from the world. Since there is so much suffering in the world that it is not in human power to relieve, it is a pity that suffering which can get reller does not receive it. It receives this relief at Christmas time," can It not get it at "other time too?

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Every form of Social Welfare work consists in giving. It does not matter whether what is given is time, money, sympathy or any- thing else, the spirit is the same, The" giving implies sacrifice, and the sacrifice is made because the need is realised. But even the realisation of the need is not enough, s stimulus is also neces- sary. At Christmas there is the stimulus, that indefinable spirit which is the legacy of nearly two thousand years of teaching and history and tradition.

Remarkable Sacrifices Under the influence. of the Christmas spirit people are ready: to make remarkable sacrifices

none the less remarkable because they are taken for granted. There are many places in which it is the recognised thing for men of ease and affluence to give up a large part of Christmas Day to serve Christmas dinner to the poor, While everywhere there are people who feel that generosity is a duty at this time even though it will mean some privation for them- selves later on.

At Repulse Bay

Paper caps, crackers, streamers trumpets, splendid dance music, festive fare and a temporary re- Such was the atmosphere that turn to care-free childhood days.

prevailed during Christmas Eve at society's play-ground. Austere and stern business men thawed and became boys again and en- tered into the party spirit with their charming wives, and made merry in honour of old legendary 'Pa X'mas

HONG KONG DAILY PRESS THURSDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1934.

CHRISTMAS IN HONG KONG

Glorious Weather Conditions

came

Christmas in Hong Kong and went with the usual round of festivities. The biggest attraction of the season appeared to have cing was carried on until the been at Repulse Bay, where- dan- small hours under a very excellent band and where Yola and Paul

turn on Christmas Eve.". entertained with their delighted

The Peninsula Hotel and the and az in Repulse Bay. the ar- Hong Kong Hotet drew full houses rangements left little to be desir-

YOLA and PAUL entertained in entirely new dance creations and the Parisian Apache Quarters was the 'Brute Dance' a study from received with vociferous applause and many requests that it be re-ed. peated at the New Year's Eve Carnival were received and will be acceded to.

The public are advised to accept the final opportunity, of seeing these highly talented Continental dancers at the New Year's Eve Festival at Repulse Bay, where re- cord bookings are anticipated

The local cincinas drew good hou- sea at every performarice and the shops did "a roaring trade on Christmas Eve, when a visit to the leading stores found them bually engaged in serving customers.

The comfort of Service men was well looked after and there was plenty of entertainment for them to attend.

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CHILDREN'S SPORTS

Function At Civil Service C. C.

A very enjoyable, afternoon, was spent by both old and young at the Civil Service Cricket Club yesterday when the annual Chil- Party were held. dren's Sports and Christmas Tree large gathering present and the There was a

function proved a great success as well as an enjoyable one.

The prizes won by the children in the afternoon and by members in the various sport competitions in the course of the year were given away by Mrs. G. R. Sayer, wife of the President of the Club.

Prize-winners' Boys Race over 12 and under 18 -1 Derek Holidge; 2, Terry Lockhart

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Girls Race aven 12 and under 18 -1. Blanche Bowles; 2. Jean Ewing.

Boys "Race 7 to 12-1, Freddie, Yones; 2, Vivian Lockhart, Girls Race 7 to 12-1, Patsy Wood;

2. Betty Allen.

ATTEMPTED GAOL BREAK

Hole Made In- Roof

But for the alertness of a person living opposite, the Victoria Gao! | an inmate of that Institution would in all probability have effected his escape on Tuesday night.

29 Chancery Lane, when looking An occupier of the top floor of

out from his, verandah noticed a hole made in the roof of one of the prison buildings. Thinking that it was the work of repairs he did not take much notice of it but on seeing a man's head and shoulders protruding from it a few minutes later he thought that something was amiss and lost no time in communicating with the. Folice.

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The authorities Immediately surrounded the prison buildings with European and Chinese reser- ves and a simultaneous search of the gaol revealed that a cell pre- viously occupied, was empty...

The roof was the next venue and Boy's Race under 7-1. Victor the prisoner was eventually

Russel; 2, Boy Gorla,

down on the roof of the printing Girls Race under 7-1. Dione shop. He was caught and placed Deakin; 2, Barbara Jonea In a new cell. Somehow or other he trips as well as on excursions to kept busy on round-the-island | Ladies. Egg and Spoon Race had managed to remove the tiles the New Territories

and made his exit to the roof top:

The 'Grenadiers' Band under the able leadership of Ben Constan- tino with his animated saxaphone came in for their share of the honours of the evening and dan- cers were loth to leave when antor cars in halt was called at 2.00 a.m.

Repulse Bay promises to be the scene of Jolification, festivity and good-will when the stage is set for the first appearance of "1935" dur- ing the New Year's Eve Carnival."

THE ARMY

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"To give until it Command of London

hurts" is regarded as the perfec- tion of generous giving; "to give and not to feel the hurt" is better still, and that can be reached when

a powerful motive is acting. It is Teached at Christmas time.

Christmas and

District

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London, Dec. 7. To-day the 0.0.C., London Dis- trict, Lieutenant-General Charles J. C. Grant, CB., D.8.0, vacates his command on the expiration of three months from the date of his promotion, and goes to half-pay, and is succeeded by Mujor-General

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Sergison - Brooke,

two days induced many to go out The glorious weather of the past in the open and in addition to a very full sports programme. the the Colony were

H. M. S. GALATEA

Honourable Name Restored

Mrs. Bowles; 2. Mrs Hen- derson. Ladies Cocoa Nut "Shy-1. Mrs.

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Men Cocoa Nuit Shy--1, H. - RETIRED ARMY

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Ball and Bucket Competition-

(Ladies) 1, Miss Baker:" (Men) 1. A. W. Grimmitt..

CRICKET FIRST XL

Batting Prize

J. E. Richardson.

F. Baker.

Bowling Frize

CRICKET SECOND XL Batting Prize

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London, Dec. 5. With the launching of RMS Galates from the shipyard of Measta. Scott's Shipbuilding and J. F. McGowan. Engineering Co., of Greenock, yet another bearer of this famous J, F. McGowan. name has been added to the British Navy,

The first cruiser to be built on the Clyde since HM.S. Norfolk was launched in 1928, the con-

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Men's Single Handicap Mr. Shüte; runner-up: Mr. Ben:

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'Ladies' Single Handicap

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at C.M.G., D.S.O. The change was struction of the latest Galatea, Miss V ́Bradburg, runner-up; Mrs. the British service by the Stanhope

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originally notified for January end is brought forward.

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Lieutenant-General Grant was appointed to the London District two years ago to-day on the death of Major-Genemi A. B. E. Cator, being brought from Shrewsbury, where he commanded the 3rd (Welsh) Division, T.A.

Major-General Sergison-Brooke

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vessel of 6,200 tons displacement of the Arethusa class, has provid- ed employment for over 1,000 men at Messra. Scott's yard and engine shops.

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Ladies' Double Handicap Mrs. Shute and Mrs. Davies: runners-up: Mrs. Armstrong and Miss H. Grimmitt.

BOWLS

Club Championship

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This two-centuries-old

achievements to its credit; has several important engineering i

in 1829, for instance, it built what F. Jones: runner-up: £ Collyer. was then the largest engine in the world, of 200 h.p.. and in 1849 constructed the first steam frigate for the British Navy, H.MS. Greenock.

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During the next few years the number of Regular officers of the Army who will be seeking employment on retiring will inevit- ably be increased, One result, nhappily, of the scheme for re- ducing the "war block" devised for

Committee, and of that which takes effect next month for the In- dian Army, must be to throw upon the market many men in the prime of life, trained only for the profession of arms. A practical step towards assisting these oicers in the task of making a fresh start in life has been taken by the for- mation, with the approval of the Secretaries of State for War and for India, of an Officers Employment Bureau. This bureau has its head- quarters in London. Its advisory board includes not only officers whose experience, past or present,

partments enables them to assess the capability and needs of ap plicants for employment; among Its members also are several em-

One may say that it is idle to expect that the generosity. of Christmas could be continued throughout the year, for personal or family finances could never stand it. That is, however, argu- able, for the fact is that one's attitude to giving is entirely Bertram different at other times. On ordinary occa- atons, the average man gives to charity or to a worthy cause some- thing out of his surplus, and he does not regard, the surplus rea- ched until he has included among the necessities a number of things which are really huxuries and could, with some privation but not too much, be done, without. Christmas time, many reconcile promoted in April, while themselves in advance to

a few Brigadier-General, GS., Eastern months ahorn of these luxuriek, in

Command, Naini Tal. He was ad- order that they may give to others jutant of the 2nd Battalion, Grena- --and give not merely presents dier Guards, OC. of the 1st Bat The first Galatea was a 20-gun to acquaintances, but tips to taiton and commander of the regi-ship employed in operations on servants, "donations to charity and ment. He had early service with the 'all the other

Penobscot "incidentals" of the Egyptian Army, assisted the Then came

River, in 1766. Christmas.

& 32-gun frigate embarcation. 01 the B.E.F. at launched in 1794. It was the third Southampton, and served with dis-bearer of the name, however, tinction in France, being twice which was of particular interest, wounded, seven times mentioned for this 42-gunner, launched in 1877, remained in service until ployers and others whose valuable and four times decorated. He was 1810, was propelled out of harbour on the staff of the 1st and 20th

by means of paddle wheels work- Brigades and V, Army Corps, and ed by winches by the crew; with commanded the 2nd

Guards 199 men working the vessel had Brigade in the final year of the

...a speed of 3 knots. War and afterwards. Later he had brigades, and commanded the ist one of the Shanghal Defence Force

Before promotion he was ADIC, to Guards) Brigade at Aldershot.

the King.

Personal Service and Work Again, though active work siways remains a rarer and much more difficult form of giving than here payment of contribution, there is also more of this at Christmas than at other times. It is not less hard at this time in some ways it is really harder,

for there are more opportunities of a "good time" to be missed, Yet that service is given, too, with ready will, all in the spirit of the time. The novelty, naturally, makes it easier that it would otherwise be, but that does not wholly remove the sacrifice.

Since, there is so much suffering to be relieved, could it be possible to reproduce at other times the spirit of sacrifice which is evoked by the spirit of the time at Christmas? Naturally, it could not be all reproduced, for a sudden effort is easier than a constant effort, but, much of it could be reproduced if another strong mo- live were applied. The one motive that should be always at hand is sympathy for poverty and suffer- ing inspired by knowledge of them. In the end we always reach this Jack; people would do far more to help others if they really knew of their needs. There is a great deal. .cf good in human nature, a great rower of sympathy and a great capacity for generous sympathy, but these qualities can only be brought into play, by personal knowledge. Those who can in any way impart this knowledge to others should never lose an oppor tunity of doing so.

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The Duke of Edinburgh left England for a trip round the world ini the next Galatea; launched at Woolwich in 1859 while her successor, an armoured cruiser of 5.500 tons, launched in

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Handicap, Winner Collyer: runner-up: F. Jones.

Doubles Handicap Jones and Davies; runners-up:

Orimmitt and Simonds.

Whist Drives

Mrs. Jones, Mr Eccleshall and in the Military Secretaries' De-

Mra. Alderman.

1905.

Then came a light cruiser of 3,500 tons, launched in May, 1914, and destined to see a good deal of service in the North Sea' during the War. This ship was primarily responsible for the destruction of the Zeppelin "L.7" in 1818, and in the same year, as a unit of the First Light Cruiser Squadron, was engaged in the Battle of Jutland.

work on similar problems during the past sixteen years has brought them into touch with employers. It may be hoped that as the work of the bureau develops a few more leaders of industry and commerce" will lend their experience to the advisory board..

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