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NOTES & COMMENTS.

The Coming Holiday.

We are nesring what is com.

WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 22, 1920.

DAY BY DAY.

IT IS BY STUDYING LITTLE THINGS THAT WE ATTAIN TO THE

monly known to Christian peaples GREAT ART OF HAVING AS LITTLE

as "The festive season." There MISERY AND AS MUCH HAPPINESS seems to be almost the smell of it AS POSSIBLE—Samuel John in the fresh, clear air that comes

with a north-east monsoon; there

There was again a clean bill of are indications of it in the street, health in the Colony yesterday. and we all have the feeling within ourselves. The shops sro all well-

AVIATION NOTES.

(By "Meteorite.") During the course of the past

for weeks Flight-Lieutenant

KOWLOON BRITISH

SCHOOL

Fancy Dress Dance and Concert.

TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.

A man living near London recently sent up a small toy Harvey has bean on a mission to

balloon filled with coal-gas and this Colany in the interests of tha

There are to be happy doings at attached a note, asking whoever British Air Ministry, and his visit the Kowloon Brisish School this found it to let him know. A few has raised the question of possible evening, from 3,30 to 8 pm, when days later he got a letter from a landing sites in respect of which a fancy dress dance and concert Belgian who had picked it up he is to report to the Ministry the will be hald. The programme is near Antwerp. Balloons of this filled with seasonable goods, with The owner of a Japanese purse

facilities which the Colony may as follows-

type are constantly being used by toys and attractions dear to which was found lying in Pedder the possible attachment of an-Danco...

provide. His visit foreshadows 1-Song.

Selected scientific men for the purpose of juvenile hearts, with useful and Street on the 17th is requested to aviation section to the China 3-Duet...... Life's dream is o'er and finding out what is happen. Walt sounding the upper atmosphere pleasing gifts for those of older apply to the Central Polica generations; and we hava. all Station for its return.

Command, and those who have studied mapped out our holiday pro

the effectiveness this

of

warfare in-Dance weapon parties

The remains of a Chinese girl the late war will understand how5-Duet.. The newspapers of living at Hok Ln Village were necessary it is that we should the Colony this gear are taking a recovered from a pond near the have an adequate feet of aero- etc.little langer respite from the cares village by a farmer yesterday. She planes. for the defence of this

of daily publication and the staffs had been missing from the village Colony and other British passes--Song

since the 18th instani, anticipation to the break. It is the season of peace and goodwillĮ The

grammes,

festivities.

Our

and

¡—aya, even the writer are lock-

Gillette Razor Sets, Valet Auto-Strop Razor Sets, Shaving Mirrors, Pipes in cases, Dunhills Pipes, ing forward with more than usual Cigar holders, Cigarette holders, etc., etc.,

etc.

INSPECTION INVITED.

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sions in the Far East,

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of

that is coming and it is pleasing announces that Mr. J. Vincent New Territories will bring to

Tora Kisen Kaisha A glance over the map of the to think that the old warld is, in Braga (formerly of the Company's the attention many open local- the musin, nearer to peace and Hongkong ocal has been fities which could be utilised as goodwill than it has been for the appointed General Passenger landing places. The only qars- past half decade, and more. The Agent at San Francisco. nations of the world are even now!

tion would be the convenience in solemn conference trying to

presented by any of these to devise ways and means of settling international disputes by means

"them to forwand their names and addresses with communications little to warrant despair.

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The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1920,

J

DISTRUST OF SOCIALISM.

introduce his

On

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Man verdict of guilty was returned,

views on

two years hard labour.

Lieutenant

hear before long that some suit- able place has been fixed upon.

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to themselves.

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MASTER J. COLLETT AND MISS D. WITCHELL

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ing miles above the earth's surface. From

the facts jobtained they are able to do a Polka Somewhere a

good deal towards accurate voice is calling The little balloons used are forcasting of the weather. MRS. BRAWS AND MSS. SALTER.made of rubber and are only 5.-Dance.

Lancers from 1ft, to it. in diameter. They Selected are Billed with hydrogen gas Each carries up a self-registering thermometer, a self-registering

FANCY DRESS PARADE, S-Song... God send you

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theory

of Re-

back to me barometer, and another instrument MASTER J, COLLETT.

for measuring the amount of moisture in the air. These in- 9.-Danea...Sir Roger da Coveries struments are so beautifully mada Those taking part in the Fancy that altogether they weigh but Dress Parade sre

as follows:31 oz. The balloons have been Girls.-H. Baynes (Red Cross Enown to reach a height of ten In the case at the Criminalfordinary communication'with the Nurse); E Bell (Alsatian; Similes, or more than 50,0001: Sessions in which Wong Man rest of the Colony, and on this Chatterton (Japanese); E. Colli- before burstin

Instruments of other than those of war: and Cheung was charged with robharr paint some doubts may be enter. 900 (Oranges and Lemons); Gang would, of course, be

rained, However, Correspondents are requested to observe the rule which requires there is plenty to hope for and in the village of Ho Mun Tin, a Harrer's mission has not been Davidson Food Controller): M.by: clever arrangements forestall Dalziel (Game of Cards: Essigshel to atoms by such a fall; addressed to the Eltor, not necessarily for publication, but as an must always get wiser becaus,and prisoner was sentenced talcompleted, and we may hope to Moth): F. Dunn (Pierre:te): bursts thera opens out a little Darison (Balle: Dancer) C. Dixon such asaster. When the balloon of his experiences; must seek to [avoid the repetition of things that

Dunn (Daisy): B. George (Roza-crime silk parachute, and the lind); M. Gil (Folly): O. Good-therm meter and the rest come. harm and hurt: cannot bus help A Chinese passenger of the

ruan (Powder Puff: K. Green waiting down softly out of the strive for better and sanercourses J.C.J.L. liner Tjilatjap on

I am informed that his stay in (Violets); Green (Rosebud): regions of utter stillness and ever. his of conduct. There is no room arrival hare yesterday reported! The rate of subscription to "The Hongkong Telegraph" is $36 for pessimism in the man who to the Police that Dutch paper he is connected with the proposed ker (Stuart Baby); W. Hender-

the Colony will be an indefinite J. Greenaway (Fairy);

He denies the report that Hast (Queen of Hearts); R. Haw-

C. lasting frost. per annum.. (Payable in Advance)

faces his facts; there is zoom money and drafts of the total tions for any perial less than one month will be charged as for & because he is conscious of an from his person during the voyage welcome for that matter, as it horetsky (Red Cross Sursel; D. from Columbia University, pro-

The rate per quarter and per mensem, proportional. Subscrip-only for hope and happiness, value of $1.92250 bad been stolen Project of an All-Red route. His son (Buttercup), K. Heron (Dolly)

visit to the Colony is not the less Varden): D. Heros (Folly); Z. Lai-just graduated, atthe age of 12, Master Edward Hardy, who has endowment that has already from Java. brought him out of darkness!

may furnish an opportunity for Lyon (Milkmaid); G. MacNider ficient in 11 languages, eight and ignorance-an endowment

our Aero Clab officials to ge:(Bubbles); C. Moore (Japanese): sciences, and music, mathematics that must inevitably lead big on

Mr. L. S. Leafe presided at sahead with their scheme of pro-E Moses (Butterfly); F. Neave and history thrown in as mako- eten better things, The spirit of meeting of members of theviding a landing place for the Housewife); M. Newton (Folly weights, is the bigges: thing in the approaching holiday, pesce articultural Society last even two great events of the coming K. Nightingale (Butterly); D. the infant prodigy line America and goodwill, is essential to ing, when a paper on rose-grow year-the World Aorial Derby. Puncheon (Pierrettel; G. Ram- has produced since little Willie his climbing that it shoull beg in Hongkong. by Mr. B. A. and the trans-Pacific flight be say (Oranges and Lemons); S. Sadis was made known to the heartily striven for. Where Sicholson, was read. The paper, tween America and the Far East. Rasmassen (Pierrette), E Ras-public ten years ago. Willie enter delivered to subscribers by. the Dairy Farm Compang, Ltd. there is so caluable a reward it is which was full of useful inform in connection with the latter of Rasmussen (Bluebell). M. Rattered Harvard University at the age

costly to be passive.

ation, is, through the kindness of which Hongkong is to be the (Brownie I. Raymond (Rose, D. of 19, and three months later Mr. Ho Kom-tong, to be printed terminus. A Debatable View.

tor circulation amongst members

Salter (Persian Girl), A. Stevens lectured before the (Dick Whittington), M. Stuart Mathematical Club on advanc- Harvard In our yesterday's issue we and sale to the public.

Butterfly) B. Tarract (Cobwebked mathematics in the course acknowledged the receipt of Mr.|

I note that queries have again B. Walker (Flower Girl): Sof R. C. Hurley's new handbook of

been raised over the whereabouts Weill (Spanish Girl D. Witchell into the mysteries of the fourth which he entered fally Hongkong little book that houd and hands were sustained anxiety as to what he may be Greenawash M. Witchell (Dol moment of my life," said his

A number of injuries to his of Captain Tom Gund. Our (Folly): M. Witchell should be in the hands of all who by a Chinese cargo coelie at W. S. doing is not the less keen when Woolley (Dominces);

(Kate dimension. "This is the proudest wish to learn, in concise form, of Bailey and Co.'s dockyard at after several attempts we have Woolley (Irish Colleen). the history of the Colony in Kowloon yesterday. He fell into been unable to locate him in Hong-

P. father, who was present; and which they live. But in some of the harbour whilst boarding akong, though he is known to make ese): T. Arnold (Charles Dickens); that the ease with which Willie

learned mathematicians Boys.-G. W. Arnold (Japan-were in the audience confessed This view the author shows that steamer, and a block of metal. Hongkong his headquarters. Re-R. Brand (Pierrott); J. Collett manipulated he is of the old school of thought. which he carried, felf on his head port has it that he has gone to see (Cook); C. Collet: (Piarto): A formelse and geometrical con- In bi description of public as he struck the

the fearsome Buildings he has, while: dealing caused the injuries. He was sent with that restless potentate in the Clarke (Mexican Cowboy); A.[left them speechless. But Master water. and Luk Wing Ting to co-operate Charlton (Ricksha Coole): S. J.structions of super-mathematics with Vistoria (laol, seen at 10 to the Kwong Wah Hospital project of establishing an aviation Clarke (Jockey): the

Dalziel Sadis has apparently failed to service for South China Canton eticacy

Blogging

Accused before the Magistrate /officials have their doubts as to Robin Hood): E Eilis (Pierrot): years, otherwise he would surely

(Scotcb Boy): and branding as a deterrent to

D. Davidson full the promise of bis early criminals.

page li he this morning with the theft of this latter point. They think hea. Frost (Chinaman): F. Gill have added to the volume of says:One of the 1: dificult seven sheets of plate glass, such some mischief harmful (Cook); C. Hammes (Old-fashion-literature concerning Einstein's problems with which the Hong as these used for portholes, a

ed Boy): F. Hartley (Coster-revolutionary kong Government has to deat Chinese co-day told the Court

monger); I. Joseph (Knight of the lativity. The latest Home papers to hand give details of the Municipal is how to keep a check on the that this glass was accepted by It may be stated here that in Order of the Bath); F. Leach Election held last month, in which, basing their hopes on previous arrival of desperados from the him from a ship's carpenter in the course of the late military Red Indian); results, the Labounties expected to sweep the country. In point of neighbouring mainland, as also lieu of the payment of a deb strife beween Kwangsi and (Baby);

eum of criminals, often which the latter owed him. To Kwantong a political entangle-of fact, however, they met with a rust bitter disappointment.

No doubt there are many worthy the Apes); beventy of the leading boroughs of England and Wales, Labour pu from the over Populated Cits of asked for a remand, which was question,

Long people keeping diaries, but how cripples and hardly diseased cases, investigate the story, the Police ment arose which raised the (Father Imas); S. Long (Kow-many of these diaries will be forward, including a sprinkling of unopposed returns, no fewer than

on the part of the loon Britian School): E Mac-read and valued three hundred 747 candidates, and of the 'only 199 were returned. Roughly, two Canton. History repeatedly urges granted.

Canton faction at least, of the Nider (Clown); S. MacNider years after the writers' birth? out of every three Labour cantitates put forward were defeated. harsh measures such as flogging The Liberals and the Conservatives showed no marked change, band branding, which, as a last

nentrality of Macao in the matter. Pierrot): W. Matchin (Punch); Three hundred years ago, was Madame Lottie Gordon, the Two machines were sold E. Moses (Jcha Bull); E. Murphy born. at Wotloa Independents standing as rate-reducers met with a considerable sort, have always had the desir Australian pianiste, who has from there to the Kwangsi (Dutchman); J. Murphy (Pierrot): on

Surrey, October 31, 1620, Jobn measure of success. The most astounding thing is that, despite the ed effect, and will always con-given many successful concerts Government, it is understood, for T. Neave (Dutch Boy); D. Evelyn, the elder of two famous overwhelmingly heavy defeats suifired, one of the Labour leaders inue to do soj But the Hamen Australia in aid of charitable ciril purposes. These were how-Ogilvie Coo: Jester); H. men who kept at this period had the twenty to assert that they had nothing to be ashamed of, Authorities believe in humane institutions, is arranging to hold ever used in military operations Pearne (Father Xrons); R. Ras- diaries that are read and enjoyed for they continued to hold the confidence of the electors." By measures with the result that a concert next month (January) against the Kwantung soldiers, mussen (Clown); S. Rosser (Dick today. First published in 1818, what process of reasoning he arrived at that conclusion, we do not PASSITE. long suffering civil in aid of the Blind Home and and because of this misuse of the Whittington); J. Salter (Old more than 100 years after his know; all we can say is that if a complete rout of this character is humanity, has suffered during Pokfulum Hone. The concert will machines, communications were Dutch Cleanser); D. Stevens death, the diary is a ming of light regarded as indicating popular confidence, then the electorate has a

few Years 10 an be under the

to distinguished addressed.

the Macao (Golliwog); P. Stevens (Bubbles); and information altogether abnormal extent and

70 of strange way of showing its preferences.

It is interesting to look a little more closely as the Labour exwhile the present lenient policy Madame Gordon will be assisted neutrality which the Fortugnest

will continue

which "

L. Weill (Pierrot): M. Weill the most memorable years of patronage of His Excellency the Government

anggested suffer Governor

and Lady Stubbs. a breach of the attitude of strict (Girl); R. Witchell (Chinese). English history. Scott to mean cuses for the heavy reverse suffered. The Chairman of the London

judge of the value of old records, Labour Party seeks to mitigate the severity of the defeat by doubt but what, after thousande Colong

is persisted in. There is little the leading artists of the Government had hitherto upheld.

said he had never seen a mine ing that the Labour candidates were under serious disadvantage of years of patiens experience.

so rich." Besides travelling over He particularises two conditions in which they suffered. first place, he says. Labour was unjustly held responsible for the learned the very best way of In the the Chinese Government has,

slow travel, and serving for great rise in rates; and, in the second place, the other parties com-) bined to defeat the Labour candidates. It is true the Labour is follies of its people." It might all figures, with the result that "pro-

exactly three days, in 1642, with correcting these outrageous abstained from attaining to ve purposes only.

the Royalist army, he wrote, in blamed for rising rates; but not unjustly: Several of the Loadoae summed up in the words of doction had increased enormous-

addition to bis diary, ou architec- boroughs have been brought to the verge of bankruptcy by this the old-fashioned adage "Spare ly." This is gratifying as far as it

ture, painting, engraving, numis. indulgence at the expense of the ratepayer, and the same condition the rod and spoil the child." Mr. goes, though all sorts of questions

I am informed that the recent lowing cables exchanged yester.matics, history, politics morals, of afairs can be traced in the provinces where there is large Labou: Hurley, is, of course, entitled to present themselves to the mind. undertaken by the War Depart

New York-Nome fight wea day..

education, agriculture, gardening representation on the Borough Councils. There is good reason for his views on such a matter, bat, That labour should desire a fairent for a three-fold purpose Lusitano, Hongkong-To you and jects which perhaps only s Silva Netto, President, Club and commerce-a range of sub the electors distrusting Labour finance: retrenchment will never without saying more, a "hand-division-perhaps come from a Labour majority. It is doubtful if there is equal book to the British Crown Colony will be defined one day-of the operation of the Canadian Govern- and all the members of Club

with the cordial that phrase and truth in the second explanation which has been offered for the of Hongkong" is hardly the place profits is natural;

co your colleagues of the Committee Ruskin has equalled. heavy defeat of Labcor candidates. It may be that in some places where one would expect to find be

what may

ment and the aid of the weather Lusitano 1 tender my sincere ex- the other political parties combined to secure the rejection of the

noted is the method of bureaus of both countries. The pressions of heartfelt thanks for the

John Evelyn is one of the faw advanced candidate: but there was no general or organised more. The view is possibly shared by Some time back a letter appeared Photographing and preliminary me." Governor.

9 debatable-view-expressed the worker in gauging profits first great purpose in view was the extremely kind reception accordedn of letters known, to their ment in that direction. Of the deductions to be drawn from the

descendants by the name of their returns, the most interesting and not the least important is that the that trials of the old and aw Working Man" suggesting that route to Alaska. The second was Acknowledging receipt of your he seems to have left no direc

many, but our own opinion is in the home Press from "A surveying for the opening of a "H. E. The Governor of Macao. Chef-d'oeuvre-lo the case of majority of the working class are not enamoured of Socialist ad-systems have proved the wisLom arguments as to industry not the establishing of relay mail kind telegram and in the name of

Evelyn not the Diary, as to which ministration. As Parliamentary elections have shown with re- of the raw markable consistency, the majority of the working class do act]

being able to pay higher wages and commercial air route which Club Lusitano I have the bonour to tions for its ultimate pablication, place their confidence in Labour candidates.

The Fatal Seven Figures.

must be fallacious because the will cut the time from Alaska to convey to Your Excellency and butSpiva," the book on trees The point has been raised at Home that the use of the word

announcements Goder the the States from weeks to days. Lady Correa da Silva our best re-which was to be found in every Labour as applied to these contests is a misnomer, it being held that Mr. Austin Hopkinson, the" Wills" coloma proved how The third wasthe mapping of some spects, reiterating the expression of country. squire's library not the more appropriate word would be Socialist. And it has been Mossley (a division of Birming not occur to the correspondent to country about the fats of the the honour extended to our Club.

Coalition Liberal M. P. for wealthy employers are.. It did 3,500 square miles of unexplored ur deepest sense of gratitude for o

many years ago. A Wotton, then, the Diarist Socialists is one reason for their failure. At any rate, there can be ham) and proprietor of the Delta inquire what proportion of em-upper Yakon River three Silva Nelto, President, Club is always named as "Sylva” - no disputing the point that the mass of working class opinion at Engineering Works, refuses to ployers as a whole base inflated days' task for the four dying Lusitano.""

Evelyn. Wotton House is stil Home is politically moderate, a circumstance for which we should

become a millionaire, During a estates apply to, nor did it occur photographers, but a labour of

occupied by BE Evelyn-Mr. be duly thankful. Industrially, as one paper oberves, it favours debate in Parliament on unem. to him-or, if it did, he made no three years and many men for a

John Harcourt Chichester Trade Unionism, and demands and exercises the right to striks. ployment be declared that the allusion to the circumstance-ground surveying party.

Evelyn, who served in the way But while following their Socialist leaders in industral action, many tion is the thought of the workers found under the Bankruptcy fatal barrier to increased produc- that numerous entries are also be

planes to Alaskan soil on August with the Argyll and Butberland 14th last. Little wonder, as we Highlanders, and whose second Trade Unionisis display independence in their political attach- ments, combined with a steady antipathy to the allurements of become a millionaire as the result stimulus remains.

With these three purposes in bave said, that their advent was name recalls that by the marriage that the boss is going to beading. Still, plenty of view, the U. S. War Department bailed with rejoicing by the far of the Diarist's graddaughter- Socialist government. It is no doubt the case that Labour is to of their exertions. He considered objection appears not to apply so vision to see what changes are who had hazarded their lives and Harcourt the Evelyos were link-

as Labour's says:-It needs some extent increasing its influence both in national and in local this fear irrational, but there it long as the employer restricts his to be wrought in Alaska's future their fortunes upon the upbuild.ed in kinship with the house of no propbetic distant and far-seeing Alaskans with the heir of Lord Chancellor administration: but the movement is proceeding slowly, without was, and so he had carefully belongings to £999,999. Buy rapid transition or decided breach with the past.

by the coming of the four sit-ing of Alaska's future.

Viscount Harcourt,

the

In some

suggested that the fact that Labour candidates are for the most part

the

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Exchange of Telegrams. We are asked to publish the fol.