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MORROW

A GREETING

NOTES ON THE CRISIS.

THE FAIRY BALLET.

PRINCE."

KAISER BMBRACES

CHRISTIAN CHARITY.

The Battle Going Well on all Fronts.

Magnificent Production on Behalf

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The Dollar.

Organ Recital.

on wearing their huge rain-hats even when sheltered by the verandahs abore. Men can, and Pometimes do, take the law into

en gently, to these interlopers that

Mr. Deamon Fuller is to give their place is nct on the sidewalk, another of his orgen recitals at but ladies cannot; and we have. St. John's Cathedral on Monday on various occasions, seen English next. women step into the road in order to make way for those peo- ple. The Anglicising of Foreign Place

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Kallan Output.

Mining Administration's mines The total output of the Kailan for the week ending December the fact that while Paris, Mar and the sales during the period A home paper comments, on 19 amounted to 60,023.33 tone Beille, Anvors etc. bave a re- to 55,005.21 tone. coguited English pronunciation or spelling, ne the case may be, | Calais is still known to Britisherd

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Catholic Activity,

Wedding.

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intends to make an effort in the

There

There is such a mass of detail to

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mirror in her gorgeous apart ments or, disguised as an old pedlar woman, seeking the down- "SNOW-WHITE AND THE FROG the othere taking. part filled fall of her lovely rival. Most of

several roles in the course of the play. Mies L. White had firs parts in all Eer ohief work was vocal, and as the Sandman and a Spirit of Spring she was respons ible for some very fine solos." All So the Kaiser has indicated

her songs were sung in sweet that he is a disciple of Christian

Childhood days were recalled taste and with most happy ar has telegraphed to the Imperial night, when the A. D. C. staged both in singing and dancing she had many parts to interpret, and One, the ally of Beaven, appeal-"Snow-white and the Frog Lower level 8 nm. Temp. 00;ing to his feelings of Christian Prince," a most delightful fairy did splendid work. As the Night. overcast.

charity to terminate a disastrous heavy fog.

At the Peak 8 a.m. Temp. 52; year, and to begin the New Year ballet in three parts. The pro-ingale and as an attendant of the with an act of Imperial generosity duction, which was something of aeon she was entrusted with a novelty to Hongkong, was in two very fins songs," and she by accapting the proposal of apsid of a most, worthy cause, the rendered them in a way which exchange of prisonere, who ara

showed that she is making great unfit for military service, between Belgian Relief Fund. the belligerent nations.

was a crowded hours to witness progress as a vocalist. Miss D. the performance. Much in the Filkins and Mrs. Squair followed Imperial One replied asancing the Popo that "the proposal finds himy of hard work and patient up their recent successes ar in full sympathy" and that the training is called for in order to dainty dancers by some very clever and much-appreciated turds, feelings of Christian charity which present successfully such a piece while mention must also be made inspired this proposal corres be fitted together before the here of little Misa Mary Hyde, ponded thoroughly with my own general effect can be obtained whose Dragon Fly dance was conviction and desires." If this that an amateur body might well members of the caste who did

marvellously executed. is a declaration of conversion, think twice before embarking on well were Messrs T. W. Hill and then the Christian world will no

But it can the undertaking. The rate of the dollar on doubt suffer to bear it. The trathfully be recorded that the B.A. Stokes, as huntsmen; Mr demand to-day is 18 9.1-10d. Imperial mind, agitated by the

spectres of Koltar, the soul Hongkong A. D. U. surmounted H. G. Jennison, as the Prince; offrighted with the enormity of any and every difficulty which and Hr R. A. Sokes, ne Sunray; wbile, in addition to the other presented itself, and the untiring. ita iniquities, have probably efforts of those behind the ladies mentioned, Miss Winifred coerced the sinner to ory out

took part in some from the inferno of mental Acebed," Be well as of those Morgan. anguieb, but William in the past were acknowledged to the fall by was gaites host of children on

who appeared before the house, of the many dances. has bet n about as inconsistent as an audience which gave constant the stage at one time or another. the weather. Still, if he really evidence of its delight as the representing elves, leaves and dew, moon-moths, frogs, caYG- believere in Christian charity will direction of good, the accepted pretty story was unfolded.

dwellers,' rabbits, bluebella, ető. The tale itself, of how the They did all that was required of extend the hand of resistance, but jealous Queen sought to remove them in faultless manner. Special his bond fides. The ordinary and of how the latter wna Mace, J. Craig, S. Garrod and W. before doing so they must seek Snow-white, her rival in beauty, mention should be made of W.

mind cannot grasp such a turn shepherded by the tiny men of Cleaves, as the frogs; Barnard as this, owing to its gigantic the caver und wooed by the Frog Caldwell, Arthur Dean, Walter nature. The destroyer of the Prince, has already been told in Blair, Amorelle Cleaves, Robbie houses of God, the desecrator of our columns; suffice it to say that Talbot, Frank Talbot and Bessie The January number of the the altars of God, the murderer it served to the full the purpose of Blair, as the cave-dwellers" and own) pronunciation. Our con- Bulletin of the Catholic Women's of the ministers of God, to adopt a framewo kon which to arrange a Dolly Haynes, Millie Haynes, temporary does not offer an ex-League is full of newa concerning sackcloth and ashes! Its great-series of most brilliant spectacular Gladys Woolley and Mabel Musso, planation of the point, mor, if it Catholio activities in the Diocese. nese dwarfs all that the mind can effects and to realise the aim of as rabbits; they interpreted their come to that, have we ever met It includes interesting articles on conceive. Still, there is joy in bringing back to memory the old parte really wonderfully. The anyone who could satisfactorily the Coming Year, on the late Heaven over one sinner that ro- familiar &haracters of our fairy-other children taking part, and account for this or for many other Robert Hugh Benson and on pentoth.

tale books. As in the case of the who were responsible for some vagaries of English speech. The E nestine Lombardi, while there

Applying the Pressure. "Blue Bird," so recently produced | very pretty dancing, were:- fact is that, over foreign place is a most readable account of the The object of this paper is to publish correct information, to serve names there is no final rule, and ono Bishop's visitation to interier battle-front, east and, west, the piece depends in a large measure Brintca, Doris

Everywhere along the whole by the A. D. C., the success of the Mary Hyde, Mabel Silos, Mary Winterbank, the truth and print the news without fear or facður,

bas to go with the majority whore churches.

Allied forces are closing in on the on acenic effects and on the acting Annis Tolan, Rosie Tolan, Flor- the pronouncing of them is con-

enemy. Servia now is declared of children-two factors which ence Rosser, Marie Sonao, Phyllis cerned. The Britisher who dropped

ires of him, and slowly, yet would dissuade many an ameteur D'Almada e Osetro, Lizzie Tolan, thes" in Paris would certainly Aa interesting wedding was successfully, he is being driven society from launching out on Veronica Butterfield, Kittie Blair, te dismissed as a hopeless prig; solecanised at the Union Church out of France and Russia, such an experiment. Happily, Hilda Hatcher, Evie Woolley, but if he sounded the "e" in on Saturday, when Mr. Thomas and even hia grip on however, the Hongkong A.D.O. Eilean Stabbings, and Annie Calais he would be regarded as Oliphant, of the Dairy Farm, was brave Belgium is weakening, fa commands the willing services of Miller. A dainty little mite, an ignorant person. With married to Miss Susan Maria Alence matters are progressing quite a number of artistically Kittie Blair, represented Britishers in general, custom is Crawford, who recently arrived wonderfully well. At Altkirch inclined ladies and gentlemen, Belgian soldier doll in one pretty much the same as law, and in the Colony from Scotland we find that the French have while it also has at its disposal a of the acts, and, despite her OLIPHANT-CRAWFORD. At the Union Church, on Satur-80, to the end of the chapter, we There was a large attendance of bombarded a German train; this body of alever and painstaking tender years, she scored a huge day, 2nd January, 1915, by the Rev. C. Bono, Thomas Oliphant, aball probably go on talking friends, and the ceremony was is indisputably knocking at the juveniles who take a keen delight access. Dairy Farm Co., Ltd., to Susan Mario, oldest daughter of Mr. and about Marsales, Boolong, Aljeera performed by the Rev. C. Bone enemy's door. From the com- in the favourite pastime of every Mra. Crawford, Braemar, Fairlie, Scotland.

ete; and the purists will have to The bride, who was oharmingly mencement of the war till a few child-playing at being some-one The mansio for the occasion was Eo content with the fact that at attired, was given away by Mr. weeks ago, the fighting not being else. And, what is equally selected, arranged and partly least no one can go very far A. Stevenson, while Miss Frances in Germany, it was a comparative essential in this type of perform written by Mr. Denman Folier, wr.ng over Dieppe and Air. Stevenson was the bridesmaid. ly easy matter to hoodwink the ance, it can always look to the who was at the piano throughout. Mr. D. Gow was best man. After people in the interior with all assistance, among its older mem- He exercised admirable discretion few days ago no called the wedding ceremony a largely manner of "victories," but when bers, of vocalists and dancers of in his choice of melodies, while attention to the fact that, at night attended reception was hold at the people begin to bear the boom more than ordinary merit. It is his playing was most sympathetic, ladders, of convenient sizes for the residence of Mr. and Mrs, of the guns and have to flee from the combined efforts of these It should be remarked that during burglars, are left out in the streets James Walker, Sassoon's Villa, their terrible effects and take which make the successful pro- the rehearsale Mrs. J. R. Saiter ehelter in the interior, the task of duction of such pieces as "The kindly assisted at the piano, The of Kowloon by some public body, and that they are left alongside

blaffing will become A very Blue Bird" and the Fairy Ballet costumes, which were exquisite, the walls of European residences.

The Late Captain Birdwood,' difficult matter indeed. With all possible.

were designed and erecated, by the threats of taking London etc.,

Mrs. J. Somerville Dobie, assist must be regrettable to the authority responsible for the

Captain Richard Lockington there is, as yet, no exodus from Of the three main scenes ined by Mrs. D. K. Blair, and to charitable, and though each and every one of the Funds which have custody of the people's safety in Birdwood, Indian Army, Assistant that city to the inland towns, the Fairy Ballet it would be these ladies not a little of the been opened deserve support, it is no straining of the truth to say find that the ladders have not

Political Agent in the Persisn Loss of the Formidable. difficult to say which is the most success of the production is due. that no cause is more worthy of a large response than that of relier been made use of by the Sykes Gulf, was killed in action The sinking of H.M.S. Formid- striking, though for impressive-The former also arranged the ing the distress among the thousands of Belgian refugees who have,

Basra, able is a loss which is hard to sess the Dwarvee' Cave, especially ballet, having the valued aid of been driven out of the land they love by bordes of barbarous fraternity in our midst. With the in the operations at invaders. Of all the nations now at war none lisa suffered anything object of spurring the men who He was the youngest of five bear, since, with the exception of when its little dwellers are Mrs. Squair, and Miss Maid of go a-burgling, the number of lad- sons of the late, Mr. Her the Bulwerk, which was of the flitting about it, would be hard Mr. W. A. Cornell was electrician, like the barrora and indignities which have fallen to the lot of the ders has now been increased bert M. Birdwood, C. S. I., same class, she is the biggest to beat. The two other scenes while Mears. E. M. Raymond and noble-souled Belgians. Faced by invasion from a cruel, heartless and and, in places where there were served in the Indian Army. The began. Bat lives of men are al- dominantare aleo magnificently assistants. The whole piece was Bombay Government, all of whom warship wiped out since the war in which sylvan beauty is pre- F. W. Gibbins were the stage over-bearing nation, they offered a resistance, in an effort to preserve single ladders, there are now late officer received his first com- ways more precious than loss of done. Each and every one of the produced by Mr. Waler Siegler, their freedom and their independence, which has never been excelled in the history of the world, and although they were unable to prevent three. We look forward to the mission in July, 1898, was posted material; hence we grieve more three are indeed, superb, and to to whom theatre-goers are ohco the eventual occupation of the greater part of their country by the

to the let Gurkhas, and served for the five hundred or so of our Mr.T.Grissell, who painted them, more indebted for. endless e enemy, we all know how the fight put up by their gallant soldiers Eppreciation of the advantages both in the China expedition to splendid seamen who have gone the atmost praise is due. The thought and anergy expended on

gave Britain and France time to consolidate and organise their forces ppreciation

suppress the Boxere in 1900, and down with the ship than for the lighting effecte, too, were beautiful thair behalf. and thus to shatter all hopes of the accom of the great scheme of rogues enjoy by living in

British Colony,

the Tibet expedition of ship itself. As to the latter, we throughout. -invasion on which the Germans had set their hearts."

1003-4, obtaining his captaincy must accept the melancholy loss

We understand that the pro- Today ninety per cent, of Belgian territory is in enemy hands.

in July, 1907.

as one of the inavitable conse- Coming to the performers, it ceeds of Saturday's performance, The land has been over-ran by brates who have wrecked homes,

quences of the war. There is one is only right and proper that the and of the matinee on Wednesday murdered the innocent and committed crimes and outrages too

British Engineers' Association. thing about it, however, and that work of the two principal charac-next, are to bo forwarded to horrible and revolting to dwell upon. The remnant of the nation A young fellow called on a

is that we can afford to lose a tere should be first mentioned, Lady Lugard, who is taking a issonitered, but it will over bo-laid-to-the-credit-of-dealer-in-doga one day and said: It is interesting to learn that, battleship now and then much Little Miss Agnes Bishop had the keen interest in the relief work the. British and French people that in the hour of "I'm lookin' for a certain kind of notwithstanding the war in more so than Germany can. It part of "Snow white," sad she among Belgian refugees. the Belgians' great neod they came nobly to the dog, but I don't know the name Europe, the Fritish Engineers' was only some six weeks ago that played it with a rare apprecia- sucosuring the distressed, sheltering the homeless, of it." "Can you describe it?" Association, which is composed Mr. Churchill announced that the tion of what was required of her. leeding the hungry and finding werk for the workless. And asked the dealer. I have nearly of a large and important section maximum reinforcement of ships Those who saw The Blue Bird" in reading the Bome papers one notices with deep tisf.otion that, all kinds for sale." "Well," of the engineering firms in Great which Germany could receive up will remember how well this little once the call was made, there was no delay in organising this splendid said the young man, thought Britain, maintaine ita excellent to the end of 1915 was three, mail acted, and the highest work of chaty. Indeed, from the remotest country parishes proffer fally, "I want a kind of dog financial position. Of course the while in the same period we praise that can now be bestowed ed help has come, in many instances every provision being made for about so high and so long," Ascociation's activity in China bas should receive fifteen ships of on her is to say that she ther- the reception of the homeless even before the central.organisations as he designated the size. been somewhat curtailed as a re- maximum power. What is more, oughly well upheld the reputation had more refugees to send. Not only have furniture, bedding, clothes, "It's a kind of greyhoun', an' salt of the war, but steps have he added that we could afford to then established. Mr. Reginald provisions, etc., been provided in abundance, but everything has been yet it ain't a greyhoun, either, been taken to prepare for a re-losa one anper-Dreadnought every Brown's reprezentation of The Cumberland and father of the done adequately and comfortably to provide for families for very because bis tail is shorter than sumption of full activity when month for twelve months and Frog could not possibly have been Duke of Brunswick, son-in-law of many monthe aband Those who have interested themselves in this any of th' greyhoun's, an his noas conditions approach to the nox- still be in as good a position as bettered, and to good acting he the Kaiser, who has been reported work have had afforded the endless evidence that there are plenty is shorter, an' he ain't so slim mal. During the absence of the we were at the beginning of the added good singing, which won missing several weeks, has bean of homes and work for distressed Belgians in England: In fact, round the body. But still he's a Chief Commissioner, Captain Fitz war. In the light of that state- for hide much favour from the discovered wandering about in a there seems no limit to the practical sympathy which the English kind of greyhoun. Do you keep hugh who has placed himself at meat, the loss of the Formidable audience. Mrs. Somerville Dobie people are ready to show to the Belgians, and we may take it that any such dogs?" "No, I do the disposal of the British War can be borne with the comforting is already known seamost

demented condition. It is reported the same remark applies equally to the French people. This is anot," replied the dog man. "I Office, Mr. Alexander Ramsay has knowledge that the strength of accomplished actress, and she was affected the prince's brain and that that the horrors of war hare noble work. Its aim is that, when at last the Belgians are restored to drown. 'em 1"-Harper'e Month Ween appointed to act us Com our Navy suffere to no appreciable quite at her beat as the Queen, he is now confined to an asylum. their homes, they shall go back as fit as possible, and suffering no ly Magasins.

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HONGKONG, MONDAY, JANUARY 4, 1915.

A GRAND WORK.

The great war is making many calle on the parses of the

resone,

Encouraging Burglars.

couples, and, in some places,

"I Drown 'em,

"

Pokfulam.

in

missioner in China.

extent.

Duke of Cumberland in an

Asylum.

Copenhagen, November 18,- Prince Ernest Augustus, Dake of

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