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CHRISTMAS CONFECTIONERY.

CHOCOLATES

From

FOSS, of Boston CADBURY FRY.

In fancy boxes of 1 lb, 2 lb., 3 lb suitable for presents.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD. (Established 1841)

Phone 16,

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, DECEMBER 14, 1921.

been reached.

ULSTER'S OBDURACY.

THE HONGKONG

TELEGRAPH:

NOTES & COMMENTS.

Reservations All Round.

WEDNESDAY: DECEMBER 14, 1921.

DAY BY DAY.

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ROUND THE TOWN.

WITHOUT TACT YOU CAN LEARN

By "Gadabout.”

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Room for almost endless com- ] NOTHING. TACT TEACHES YOU ment was opened up at the most- WHEN TO BE SILENT, INQUIRERS

COUNCIL MEETING.

The Census.

A meeting of the Legislative our Council will take place to-

on January 2nd, another at tha same hotel. Truly an attractive programme. Hongkong seems to be going Jazz mad, or perhaps 1} would be better to say it has Although Hongkong is one of already gone mad on the ever- ing of the Hongkong League of WHO ARE ALWAYS ENQUIRING the largest ports in the world, sonquering music which Fellowship and Service beld on SEVER LEARN ANYTHING.ontaids the East people seem to cousins from across the pond morrow.

be remarkably ignorant of our have brought; us. Wiseman'a Monday evening, but it is not our Diarmeli.

The Hon. Mr. H. E Pollock, Calony. Some of the delegates dansants are a great success, IX.C, will ask the following ques- purpose to argue on anch a matter

from Frisco, who departed dur-hear, and the Kowloon Theatre on Whan will the final aa. racial disabilities or advao- Yesterday's health return tages. We gladly leave that to shows that share was one fatal ing the past week, expressed sur- is now going whole-heartedly Report on the Census, which was any who care to embark upon case of plague (Chinese). One prise at what we had to show into dance nights and attracting taken last Spring, be published !** anch a theme, the attitude towards Britisher was also reported to be (though I don't think our visitors to be a real Jastis Christmas.

them. Some people, I suppose, quite a lot of people. It is going which most always be governedjsuffering from diphtheria,

by the nationality of the speaker

ware as bad as that) think we go

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CHILD ACTOR'S SUCCESS.

Fine Performance With Charlie Chaplin.

The orders of the day are **** First reading of a Hill intituled An Ordinance to facilitate the reciprocal suforcement of judg- ments and awards in the Colony of Hongkong and in other parts of His Majesty's dominions and in certain other territories.

Between Ourselves

By Robt. MacWhirter.

Ay,

or writer. But we are very keen- For blasting at a different hour and carry our lives in our bands. ly interested in the matter of re-than that stipulated in the Old John, with his ready 'smile, servations, whether they be on Ordinance, a contractor, who was willing to run us home in his the Peat. at Taipo, or Cheung charged in Mr. J.R. Wood's Court ricksha, carry us up the hill in bis Chan or anywhere else. We wish this morning, was fined $1 and chair, mend our boots, or earn a to put it quite plainly to those warned..

Second reading of the Bill inti- few coats in some other who discussed this matter that

tuled An Ordinance to amend fur- honest way, would be a big war- the granting of reservations all

ther the Rents Ordinance, 1931, in the first round of the Teanis prise to those who will depict round and not the abolition of re- Doubles Tournament conducted him in the guise of a cunning

Second reading of the Bill in- - The most noteworthy feature tituled. An Ordinance to regulate servations is, in this cosmopolitan by the Canton Alunisipality and crafty ruffian always await-of Charlie Chaplin's masterpiece! the imposition of the penalty of Colony, the only feasible method Tennis Club, Messrs. Fong and ing his opportunity to stick "The Kid" after the acting of stocks. of distributing the population, Hyder will play Messrs. Howard a knife in 005, ribs, having regard to the comfort and Brocket on the Municipality carry out some other dark and the wonderful performance of intituled An Ordinance tę restrict the great comedian himself is' The second reading of the Bill of all concerned. Is it not be- Tennis Court оп Sanday dirty deed equally blood-curdling the boy actor Jackie Coogan, the taking of legal proceedings in causo wa consider ang particular afternoon, at 2.30 pm sharp.jand unpleasant. A few mud During the nine months it took respect of certain acts and matters race is superior or inferior to Much sportsmanship and interest bats, or something of the kind, to make this picture Chaplin had done daring the war and to another or that we would discrim-in tennis has been shown in the I suppose, is the picture that little Jackie with him always provide in certain cases remedies iante if there were no impers coming of Mr. Hyder from Hong-presents itself in the minds of and in that time succeeded in in substitution therefor. tive need, but there is a need, koog who had recently changed many people at Home at the making him frobably the finest based on two points-one social his business address to the Island mention of this thriving and child exponent of real comedy BAD WINTER FOR MOSQUITOES. and the other economic. To deal from Canton.-Coutur Times, prosperous little corner of the the screen has ever known. with the social first: Between

To prevent breeding of mos- Empire. But we showed them Those who see him in, his quitoes Wimbledon the social and communal life of

(London) Quite a number of well-known the other day. Two fine, ships first picture, will watch Jackie Council bis derided during the Chinese and Europeans there are many incompatibilities; their ways

people are arriving by the P. and launched within a few hours of Coogan's future career

other proved to our interest.

with" winter to spray the sewage farm of living are different. The writer. steamer Dongola tomorrow each

with parafa afternoon. of this note to tried to live on

Amongst these are visitors that Hongkong is by no the Conduit..ad after Robinson Sir Richard Gamble, who joined means the dead-and-alive hole Road have been taken over by the steamer at Colombo, Mr. EB. that many, perhaps, think it. well-to-do Chinese but he and Sharp, K.C. Mr. and Mrs. A.G.M. They also learnt that John, After years of waiting, with hopes sinking to zero, those with him were driven out Fletcher and children, Mr. and instead of being a lawless,

hooligso, Mrs. G. H. M. Bannerman, Mrs. bloodthirsty the citizens of the British Empire were overjoyed last of the house because they couldn't Balear and children, Mr. and hardworking, thrifty and law- week to hear that a settlement of the Irish controversy had and the Chinese music, the Mrs. G. Bisker, Mrs. Dowbiggin, abiding citizen.

bawkers and other distracting Mr. and Mrs. Bullock, Mr. and Scarcely had the good news been sent accompaniments. Chinese ways. F. Maitland, Mrs. Hadnes.

Ar, when a thing's right up said whan be was asked if over the wires than we learned that Mr. de Valera was among the Chinese are all very r. and Mrs. Neave and Miss pressed surprise, 1 noticed, when terrible big, but it greatly depends true ye never know just how

Many of the delegation ex-against your nose it can look he could play the fiddle. doing his best or his worst to dash our new expectation.well, bat to those who are

they saw our dockyards. Fittars, though, on how far you stand much of a botch ya can make of Happily, he appears to be in a minority among his col-no: used to such diversions Neave, Miss. Ram.

and turners, and riveters, and back when it comes to getting onything till ye try. leagues of the Dail Cabinet, as to which we shall hear they are distressing. The same

might be said by

The newspapers said that the The members of the Catholic artisans in all those other thou the true perspective. I think further after the meeting of that boy fixed for to-day of

of work at yon Union Club and their friends are sand and one trades which go to everybody in Hongkong should standard Meanwhile, trouble threatens from another quarter. The Europeans. It is all a matter entertaining the aged poor and make up the complement of be made once a year to look exhibition was much higher this Uncrowned King of Ulster has retired into the seclusion of point of view, but there is children under the care of the modem engineering establish- at the map just to see how small year. Well, I don't know, me of a Law Lordship, but it is abundantly evident that the only one way to gain harmory Society of St. Vincent de Paul to ment, all busy drilling and ham-dot this Colony is. You see, we're being at home last year but Carsonian spirit still rules in the councils of Orangedom. between neighbours and that is to the annus! Christmas treat in the mering and going about their very apt forget thinking about frankly, after reading accounts

make sure that their doings are

Cathole Cathedral compound on work as efficiently as those in Hongkong in terms of displace of the monthly private shows Until the last year or two Sir James Craig was not widely compatible with the tastes of all Sunday afternoon. The members ans yard in other countries ment tonnage, outpasts of Empire from time to time, I was a bit I think only a known. Were be bent upon rivalling his predecessor's around them. We would strongly of the Club first gare a treat in greatly impressed our visitors and the like, wit the result that disappointed.

pictures in all were reputation, he could not have adopted amore intransigeant advocate a residential reservation 1919 and it is now being made an And the finished product of their we canus see our boots for the dozen

Bear worth more than A second attitude.

for the Chinese, for the Pornnual evect. In addition to tea labours impressed them quite as your chests swell out.

I didas' bave That Ulster has cause for caution is generally acknow.tuguese, for the Americans, for being served to all, the children much as did the hive of industrying that in mind then, I'm no look-see.

the British, for the Indians for are given toys, sweets, etc., and itself. It is always interesting, what you'd say exactly surprised a catalogue on the principle that ledged. The hope has been that the South of Ireland all communities sociently an enjoyable time is usually spent think, to stroll down Chinatown that the Washington Conference if a thing needs a name to legislature would be able to give such tokens of aptitude strong to need one. We should all

All those interested are and watch our friend's carrying on dictate a telegram of thanks to to failure onyway. So I'm no didas' stop for five minutes and recognise it by it's on the road their business. The shops open and equity as would induce Ulster to join forces after a bare a far greater social sense cordially invited to attend.

from early morning to late those who such as brethren are able to mention the artists. trial period. a joint council meanwhile serving as a link, than we have now.

and who

unity dwell, The picture of the Chinese boy This was the arrangement formulated in the Act passed insiolate of trespass by others on ment, set with pearls, from a them-and everybody always meeting the night before last, has also the moonlight seascape. would make those reservations For snatching a gold ear orna.night-no eight hour day for

in Hongkong lacideatly, you w' the big hat was good, as was this year.

In the settlement arrived at by the conference economic grounds. European Chinese lady in Des Voeux Road the look-out for trade; their cloth- just held, this plan was varied so that an All-Ireland houses on Robinson Road, Con- Central yesterday, a Chinese was ing factories, tobacco factories, just about put the Fellowship and Four country scenes, growing Parliament might be constituted forthwith if Clster duit Road, MacDonnell Road, this morning sentenced by Mr. R. glass factories, scent factories Service banch out of business. corn and corn in the stocks, etc., assented. Probably few people would be surprised at Kennedy Road and the list could E. Lindsell to six months hard and other factories in which all They couldas' have picked on s looked very natural. Ulster not electing to enter immediately. The feature of bought over the heads of Europeaned to receive ten strokes with the always hamming prosperously, eat up all night over the choosing. among the shadows on the paths be extended-bave often been labour, in addition to being order kinds of commodities are made, better subject for discard if they'd the small sketches showing light the Ulster attitude that calls for disapprobation is the occupants by wealthy Chinese, birch. The prisoner was chased show that Western ideas are I'm glad now I didns." send in my were 600 And looked like obdurate tone of her spokesmen's utterances, particularly Japanese firma. and others and arrested by Sir Robert Ho- making great strides in the East two dollars, which just shows ye spontaneous work. A picture of those of her Premier. - Ulster is determined not to until the former occupants tong's son who had witnessed the Everywhere signs of industry and that ye canns' be too careful wi' some junks end-on, had sparkle out over theft. Asked what he did for a commercial strife greet the eye. they new-fangled societies. No, and would have been vastly im. swerve an inch is the latest of Sir James Craig's declara-have been driven

to Kowloon or to some other living the prisoner said he was a The West can show the East a it's no possible to change human proved if about six inches of the tions. The accent of flat rejection. the refusal even to place. If this Colong had re-tailer but was now out of employ great deal, but it's not altogether nature by resolution, for the devil's foreground (if water may be term- consider the new situation, is suggestive of the earlier Sinnservations all round that couldn't ment So you turn your energy a one-sided show. Old John ayes basy bishop in his own ed sach) were cut off. One draw- Fein resistance to every effort at conciliation. A word from be done, all classes would be to enatching? WAS the knows a thing or two, and there diocese. I hope the next society'll ing (a baad) was good and a lot of

some of the

Chinese &

of Ways

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Ulster's leader to the effect that the Northern community betuldn't be quite so much foolish out the sentence stated above,

protected and there Magistrate's remark as he dealt can be little doubt that our fee sae his anyway. Battera chrysanthemums, fresh and crisp

contention

over this rather

would observe with sympathetic interest her neighbour's attempt to evolve an eficient legislatore night well prove touchy matter. It is a subject a step towards more amiable relations and eventual recon-

00 which there needs to be ciliation. The new agreement, as cabled, does not appear brought to bear just a little com to make specific provision, as the Act passed earlier in the mon horse sense instead of child- year did, for the amalgamation of the two Parliaments ifish indignation over imagined Ulster consented to the union at a subsequent period. but slights.

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visitors from the States were able guid coo than a coo o' a gaid looking, were beautifully painted.

kind.

Half dozen black and whites to learn quite a lot in Hongkong.

As I was saying though, it's were firm in line and showed fanny the kind of ideas some folks originality, "I was surprised that there were have o" Hongkong. I once knew Some of the portraits though not more people at the World; a lass that came from America to were awful, and I use the word Theatre on Monday night to many a chap here and she left deliberately. One there might hear Captain Evans lecture all her silver and table linen very well have portrayed "The A Romance of the North on that glorious dash to the behind her and brought only Worst Woman in London and

West.

WORLD THEATRE.

You

it goes without saying that the amalganiation could be Commercial and

South Pole. The attendance was thoughts of domestic martyrdom. got away wi' it. Some o" yon effected at any time that it was found to be mutually Residential.

not really bad, I suppose, but con- She never was so much astonish. portrait punishers should take a In the World Theatre's change sidering the attraction, the house ed in all her life as when she walk up Flower Street ocassion- agreeable. While, however, Sinn Feine Mr. de Valera And in the matter of our City of programme the star film is a should have been packed. The sailed into Hongkong harbour and ally and have a look at the Coronet and clique) has finally shown a disposition to take awe would like to see our Govern picture entitled "Under Northern prices were low enough, surely, saw the place as it is. She had posters. It would help their style rational view of things, Orangedom still repeats Leavement make a definite line between Lights." It is a story of love and and it was in aid of a good cause an idea that the folk here lived a lot. I wonder if ony of them the native and the foreign sections drty and of the gallant exploits The money raised was handed in bota! That's the gospel truth, ever tried using green for their us alone" in total disregard of the new spirit.

of it; just for the reason that they the famous Royal North West over to charity, but those who for she told me herself Huts! Besh shadows? That and purple The immediate cause of the latest hindrance is pre-both ought to be protected against Mounted Police. The picture who went to the Theatre by no Suffering mother, and an Art helps wonderfully in preserving sumably the question of rectified boundaries in the event, encroachment. The foreign office contains plenty of excitement and means gave the money; they had Exhibition held at the City Hall the transparency and keeps the which is, of course, a foregone conclusion, of Ulster not and shop section of the city isbeing no lack of thrills. It is a Univer- full value for every cent. Captain only yesterday. After seeing muddy, dead look from the skin. agreeing to an All-Ireland Parliament at the start. Sir squeezed in tighter and tighter sal production, the principal roles EVADS," Evans of the Brooke some of yon exhibits I'll no go Art is truth. If our artist's

every year. There is no room to being taken by the popular movie who will James Craig's statement that Ulster was not invited to go east because of the Naval Stars Virginis Faire and Leon-rd glorious incident in British Naval imitation pictures is an infallible goodness let them go outside and Daver forget that the length o' saying, that making will paint, then for the love o sign the agreement implies at first sight that the Imperial Yard and the military establish Clapbam. Another fine film is a history?-is not lecturer who sign of civilisation but it certainly paint nature as she is, no matter authorities ignored the Northern province. It is difficult ments and there is no room to go

Universal Jewel Comedy, bores his listeners with technical proves that lots of our women how rough the attempt.

Roman Romeos," featuring the terms or to credit that Ulster was not consulted, and, if not invited west because we at once get into

reads parrot-fashion folk bave got a long way past caons' improve on her by touch- to sign, the inference is that the Imperial representatives native streats and districts. Wel-two well-known comedians Eddie from notas. It was chock-a-block knowing what to do wi their ing up and faking and amudging

lington Street, Wyndham Street, Lyons and Lee Moran. At the with interest right from start to apare time. deemed it injudicious to risk a breakdown of the settle-Pottinger Street, D'Aguilar Street 2.30 and 7.15 performances two finish and Capt. Evans dry passes as a sign of culture.

And that often indoors. Lots of the pictures had this fault. No matter what ment with Sinn Fein because of a refusal by Ulster, the and On Lan Street are all Chinese new episodes (s. 16 and 17) of bamour contributed in no small Joe and I went along and saw it is, you must paint what you part allotted to the latter being left largely to the good or nearly so, and along Queen's the splendid serial "King of the measure to the success of his the show just before les yes- see. Making rough pencil sense of the province. Apparently the boundary readjust-Road the native shops creep more Circus featuring the great actor lecture. And who could help being terday. 1 wish I'd known sketches and then fillingin colour ment in contemplation refers to Fermanagh and Tyrone, grast pity, we think, that the

Eddie Polo, are screened and more eastward. It was a

thrilled by his graphic description better for you sort o' thing's no afterwards by memory'll no" da. where Sinn Fein has made marked headway. It is not Government allowed

of the hardships those intrepid nics taken on an empty stomach. You'll never get atmosphere in

drawing proposed to fix an arbitrary division, but to leave the houses to be erected in Ice House would have reservations all round, fellowship, their optimism and his sister at one time baving won artificiality.

explorers endured, their good | Joe, he's by way of an art critic, the

TOOM, except And if ye canna' question to a boundary commission or to a plebescite. Street rigat apposite the Bishop's both residential and commercial. their cheerfulness in the face of a prize for poker work and leather draw, except off a photograph, Here Ulster might learn a lesson from her own area. House, because there should be We bare tried to make it plain extreme physical discomfort and punching-repouse work, I think you'd be better to take Formerly the province constituted a solid block. The line drawn somewhere. If we that our only object in advocating death? It was an inspiring story he called it. Still for all that presbet work instead. That's uncompromising deportment of the Orange leaders has find a fine array of imposing to discriminste. The whole sub inspiring man.

take a look at our waterfront we such a plan is to safeguard, not of inspiring deeds and told by an I wouldna' go so far as to honest anyway and what's more alienated supporters to the extent that Ulster's sway has offices as far west as the Post ject is so big that it might very

say that yon art business runs in forbye, doesus' do the Chinese the family.

artists in Wyndham Street out of contracted itself into the North-East of Ireland. There Office and then we go into Chin- well be entrusted to a special The Jazzites ought to have a At one time he was L bit a job. must be something to be said for the Southern side when se property almost at once. Commission for consideration and merry Xmas this year. A dianer faclined to question some of my Ay, there's 'vast difference

The duty of s Lord Birkenhead, erstwhile galloper" to Ulster's chief, to

Government report. Unless the future planning dansant at Repulse Bay on criticisms on the score that I between art and being artistio, protect all espouses its cause. Ulster's rights must be respected; 80 and it certainly ought to protect biggledy piggiedy" than it has quite a number. Then there is absis sounds fair enough but as creative and does not express classes of this Colony is to be even more Christmas Eve ought to attract couldna do oay better myself. If your paintlog's no', truly must the rights of others. Now that progress has been the foreign business community been in the past and if we are to fancy dress dansant at the Hoog-I said, a chap might know a bad yourself, you may successfully made, why cannot the parties (if the de Valera coterie do a little better than it la doing. avoid needless friction we shall kong Hotel Grill on Boxing egg when be seen it and at the fool yourself for while ant not torpedo the settlement reached last week) formulate the Valuable blocks of offices are have to wake up to the fact that Day, and on Wednesday another same time no be expected to your friends who know no better, framework of a plan for eventual union!

being acquired right in the heart something is wrong. Let us try dansant at the Hotel round lay one. Besides, how does but you're only making fmitation An important cable, published on page 1, has since by people whose interests are under the collar or casting un- is a fancy dress dance on New you! I've never tried anyway, can buy that kind cheap enough, of the forsign quarter of the city to correct it without getting hot the other side of the Island. There he know I couldna' paint like pictures for all that. And you arrived.

almost wholly native. Yes, we deserved slurs.

Year's Eve at Repulse Bay and That's what the Irishman goodness knows,

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