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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.

THE HONGKONG

SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1921.

TELEGRAPH.

NOTES & COMMENTS.

DAY BY DAY.

Sand-Crackers.

A FACE

WHICH IS ALWAYS

We are not anre whether SERENE POSSESSES A MYSTERIOUS Magistrats Lindsell's discovery AND POWERFUL ATTRACTION.— | yesterday was unique, for legista Joseph Roux.

tors and administrators or their draftsmen are guilty of extra- ordinary omissions at times, but

it was certainly remarkable. Two Chinese shopkeepers were charged under regulations passed this year probibiting the salt of sand crackers when it was found that

PASSIM PAPERS.

desk at home waiting for the SERIOUS LAWLESSNE enumerator to collect them. Ther

we been thars since the day the

shoot was handed in and that

Our

Canton

Rambling Thoughts On Current Matters.

was quite a while ago. So they Whole Districts Plundered. don't know, the census people, for Will the impending General all the cars I took, whether Election prove a personal triumph I'm a foreman rivetter or writes that according to a report correspondent The Government is calling for for Mr Lloyd? I know one man imbecile." Perhaps, then, the from the Hoi Ping district, » KLIK enters for the construction of a who is willing to lay odds that it census

igures are not too 100 f road from Ho Mun Tin to will I remember an old man, & accurate after all, but they are plundared the whole village of Bui Garce Conservative, who had near enough to serve their turn. Kowloon Footbills.

heard many great Parliamentary whatever it is.

work on a punching machine.

I

of robbers, about 500 strong, bas Kong of 200 houses. Twenty-seven villagers of both sexes werd kidnapped on the night of the 7th, and on the following night two other villages, Lau Kong and Ku

A workman was yesterday re-orators and be frankly (but rather Late Sir Boshan Wei Yuk. moved to the G.O.. suffering sorrowfully) admitted that not one the enactment did not prescriba] from injuries sustained while at Lord George in raising the (Friday) of the death of SitSay, were visited by the same

Comes the news of them could compare with Mr.

to-night Boshan Wei Yuk. So passes * ecthusiasm of an audience to fever heat. He had no love for kindly and very parisc: gentle ang Over 300 houses bitterly hated the then Liberal to be versed in such matters told together six Mr. Lloyd George. Indeed, he man. Years ago one who claimed looted and 50 villagers kidnapped. linister, for those were the days me that Mr. Wei Tak, as he then

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killed.

were

braves" ware

the penalty. It will be only too well remembered that this form of explosive was responsible for a fatal calamity last Chinese New owing to the Police Ball taking We are asked to announce that Year, after which the regulitions place on sue 23rd. the draw mentioned above were passed. arranged for that date will now There is no wish to restrain take place at 5pm on the 22nd hou it was fashionable to hate was one of the beat-dressed. Mr. Lloyd George, but be ad men in Hangkong. Probably Chinese neighbours from in The Police Club

mitted his peculiar gifts. Be that was true. But Sir Boshan enjoying their favourite pastime.!

admitted them, mind you, with Wei Tak bad more than mare and the common cracker is quite

SZECHUES ARMY PURCHASES Any persons desiring to export a cartain shuddering. I wonder outward gentility; he had that permissible on occasion; but she or to take with them plants or what he would say if he were inward gentility which is much

HYDROPLANES, sand cracker has been found to bulbs to the United Kingdom alive to-day.

rarer and much greater. The The Ko Wen News Agency be particularly dangerous. With should apply to the Superintend-

present writer has had kind-states that Szechuanese army has festival again ap-jent, Botanical and Forestry Slightly Facetious.

nesses at his hands, but even purchased several hydroplanes The Telegraph has been waxing more than these kindnesses will in Shanghai for use rather facetious this week. More de remember the gentle sadfront." The Peking government, than chance was responsible for unfailing courtesy which was learning of this, has given special the paragraph which headed the native to the deceased knight and orders to the authorities to see Day by Day columa on which all who knew him that the machines are not allowed Tuesday

recognised almost with envy. to pass out of their jurisdiction.

A.S. WATSON & CO., LTD.proaching it is well that an Department, for a certificate.

(Established 1841)

Phone 16.

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Business correspondence should be sent to the Manager.

Copies of pamphlets issued by the Ministry ot Pensions for the information of disabled officers and nurses and the relatives of deceived officers, may be sega on application at the Colonial Secretary's Office.

Behold, how good and how pleasant it is for brethren to dwell together in unity.- Palms.

opportunity has arisen of giving publicity to the regulations, the omission from which will doubt less be promptly attended to. Germany's Notification.

The vague talk about moratorium rospect of reparation payments for Germany in assumed de anite shape with the We have just received copies The repart of the League of All communications intended for publication should be address-that Germany has notified the calendar from Messrs. Shewan, the same issue and I suspect that cables to hand yesterday stating of a very neat and attractive desk Fellowship meeting appeared in ed to the Editor.

Reparations Commission of her Tomes and Co., general managers soms wicked person with a sense inability in meet the instalments of the Green Isiand Cement of bumour chose that paragraph.| due in the new year. Germany Company. Made of aluminium avers that the most she can raise these little desk stands is M. 200,000,000, which is butjunquestionably artistic. a tithe of the annual payments fixed for the early years. If, as

A man living at No. 355 think, the about to Shanghai Street has reported to become dae is a six months the police that he was last night instalment, the Egure mentioned intercepted by robbers near represents only 20 per cent of the gully on the Lai Chi Kok road amount,in addition to which there and robbed of a sum of $620, is, presumably, the cost of the which he was taking to Chinwan, army of occupation. The German Kwan Chung and Note hints that there may be Villages to pay the road repairers Tingkau default over future instatments. there. which is only too likely if the preliminary ones fall into arrear.

Birth.

VIEIRA. On the 15th, instant, at Canton. to Mr. and Mrs. we B. S. Vivira, a son.

The Hongkong Telegraph

HONGKONG, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 17, 1921.

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Blasting" in Hongkong.

Seeing on write-up about the also that her figure was "d "Silver King " Mr. J. R. Wood is reported as last

paper sparing" but just in what direction night saying, in the Police Cours, on mind

Fut me in I was a bit vague. Farmhands C' the time when I got to casting their loving ayes at Wednesday that if he was not

was a hallin lad and thought I her but she paid no beed, return- mistaken, he had heard blasting could write a bit myself. in various parts of the Colony as Tit Bits 1 think, or maybe it was was ambitions and means marry- It was ing them contemptuously. She a much later time than five Answers, I dional mind which, ing a real gentleman who, it Five o'clock! That is when the that put the idea into my head. and kept his eyes to himasif. AT o'clock". He was not mistaken. that offer £100 for a short story, might be said, had more savvy blasting really begins; ask sy Everybody bad a chance masked Fred was the lad for her but as man who plays golf or does not who they were and mso, I spent wasna' what yo'd call "a gandy height just on twelve when the over in andtipation, Idid every gentleman farmer in his sparo play billiards.

It reaches & na: bundred pounds many times tascinator for all that, though a clock is seen through a glass (or thing possible wi' you money, but ame. It appears that the man who declines to serve that other drink ancla was against the whole Fred had less time for the crops

two) darkly and when the bar boy earn in mind at the time my If Germany really means what was

By and by, when the twins came, she says. a grave situation is stream at Kowloon Taai 33 But it is heard at its best in the light till 'oors and no' able for his young wife's vanity and sa

found Iying dead in a

which seems so fiercely necessary business, this sitting wasting good for he frequently had to reprove created, entailing consideration no: murdered but anaw of the whole reparations death

met his morning (at least"mour house at your work in the morning. Ay, was to be expected there was a problem. There was a hope, if way. On examination by the "bato ready." There's a lot of against onything that was apart bits out here and there.) Things

accidental hame" when the coolie shouts Uncle Rob was only a faint one, that the entire surgeon it was discovered that blasting goes on in the Colony from earning your daily bread by came to the boil though when he

ayo dead

set conflict (Of course, l'm' missing question of war debts, including the dead man was blind and the that the law takes no notice of the sweat of your brow, excepting came home to feed the twins one those due from ex-enemies, might police now believe that the be arranged on the basis of an wandered of the main road and Is He A Medium?

it was working in the garden. night and found a young man all-round readjustment. The

met his death by a fall.

Said the Telegraph on Thurs. None of you sping-your-betters from Edinburgh sampling the Reuter's report of the Irish debates is a little too action of the United States Con-

day: "Another optom fiend who kind.o'ongauns for him. Well, violet powder on Violet's neck. H skeleton in forto give one more than a general impression. Eress shots te door on that, a and that impression is far from pleasing. It seems that of the largest creditors, is coo-amination for the Indian Civil pan

any rate as far as America, one

It is notified in the Government was yesterdey caught by C.P.O. poor man, he'd lots of reason to st once became rooted to the Gesell that a competitive ex-Watt hovering over a boiling feel that way, for a cousin of mine spot while the we are back into the old days of stubborn contention Incerned. As between the European Service, open to all qualified Whirter will, believe in spirit-architect never designed onything wife

young sprig "Perhaps Mr. Mac-after serving his time 4.8 so affectionately embraced bis which irrational obstruction figures to a greater degree Allies, the difficulty may be

persons, will be held in London in ualism in future. Why, that man bigger than our hen house and enough took the downward path apropriately than does constructive criticism. Someone spoke of the further complicated by the southern Irish as a murder gang and Sir Edward Wiesbaden agreement now that hush 1922, and that copies of bad the mediums whom he saw his cp-bringing cost a fair mint to the village inn. Tearing 5

the regulations. syllabus of and vulgarly tried to kick in 'money. The only other thing' self up by the roots, Fred, he rushed Carson dubbed the treaty as the greatest outrage upon respect of the cash payments, tion to be filled up by the can go." Daniel Dunglass Home build was a coal bing in Glasgow his bag. (This was tease bit.! Germany threatens default in examination, and forms of applica- Paisley. beaten from the word ever heard of him helping to into the house and began packing constitutional liberty. It is a pity that these men cannot while intimating that she may didates may be seen on application could read the lessons of history-even recent history. A treaty be able to make deliveries in at the Colonial Secretaria:

not better this that winter of the great frost One of his offspring, however has been introduced in which Ulster is not being compelled kind, presumably in pursuance

hovering Over boiling After that he went to South demanding sustenance after the to join with the south, she is only being entreated to help to, which would apparently give Court will be open daily from 10 window a: night with the lights

pan;" the best he could do Africa or the Argentine, I forget time-honoured manner, the ery of the agreement just referred The Dices of the Supreme was to float out of and in at which, and they say he married stole round his beartstrings and secure an All-Ireland Parliament. The safeguards for France

woman wi' plenty of money that he went down to the nursery to see Ulster are unquestionably adequate, the liberties of the the other creditors.

10 1 p.a. during the in the house not working. And kept a big house and lots o' what was what. He was also just south are as wide as they could be in the circumstauresment the portents are about as pablic and general holidays, when wheress the man in Hongkong of us ever knew the right way of her hat on and run away. After- At the moChristmas Vacation, except on be was trying his hardest, too, lodgers, Ba: I don't think ony in time to see his wife go out wi' Mr. Bonar Law and many other Uaionists have coine out unfavourable as cher could be, the offices will be entirely closed, desired no onlookers whatever. dome folk just say things for wards he could not find her. He to support the Government's plan, the people of the British steam of hope may be found in and on Saturdays, when they will Anyhow, I should like to ask Mr. the sake o' talking. Empire have rejoiced in the recent good news, and yet we characterise international affairs subject, however, to the provisions in Paisley the kind of spirits in it came to breaking into litera-

the kaleidoscopic changes that

be open from 10 am to noon, Macwhirter why he hoped to find So sa I was saying then, when either. get men standing up and declaring that there has not only in these daye. Directly germans of section 5 of the Supreme Court which Paisley does not specialise. ture I had to mind what I was Been a surrender of the Crown's rights but that the pledges to the problem is the result of the (Vacations) Ordinance, 1898, so

Six years later his wife came given to Ulster have been violated.

Reparation Commission's recent

Of course, at Lunk- back. (Note the influence of cumdoddie there W&S 40 #uch The Silver King" It is

winter's night. She drops ou the Ulster-a rather eloquent reflection of public opinion a definite information upon and terminate on January 1st of the man in the next column na dare eit in at the kitchen in and lies abed in the orthodox we have not been vouchsafed will commence on the 24th instant Art Club will accept the challenge and no' eves yat-and as I did now at the doorstep, is carried Home. But is it not after all to the Die-llards and this all-important point Ris Orangemen that we must book for the real cause of all the passing curious that after all this

and make him paint that picture. table and get my share of the East Lynne fashion. She hears If bet were made, perhaps lamp, I had to fall back- sad happenings which have marred Ireland's history of time the Allie have been unable.

on Logel-voices in the air. Fred, At the Hongkong Theatre to holder and "Richard Oliver" as 8000 jaloused what was

"Adversarius" would act as stake candles. late years? Forty years ago it was recognised that Ireland according to

Of course, my aunt now grey at the temples (and su night and over the week-end

afoot would you be if you had to feed had a just claim to self-government. Mr. Gladstone thought certain with any measure of Miss Ruth Clifford will be seen judge. I do not think that Mr. but she aye had a warm side for and wash a couple of swins for so and wrecked his government for that belief. And there has and what she cannot.

accuracy what Germany can pay her newest comedy-drama Macwhirter would lose. I have her sister's only baira, my six years) sy, poor. Fred bape- been a growing number of English believers until to-day Sherlock Holmes.

Toe Game's Up Taking the ad to pay out before now to mother having died when was fully suggests it's maybe the there is an overwhelming preponderance of public opinion

part of young artist who canny Scotsmen who bet on but an infant

villagers carolling; but it isn't. But I want to see, in favour of granting the Irish people the right to control A few weeks agǝ we reproduced as failed to make good but who certainties.

Onyhow to get on wi' it, I She dies right enough. And serve their country. The British Parliament passed a Bill in a short account of an address by its letters home full of the picture and I hope that a plugged away at my short story her right. Let her die.

Sir Arthur Conan Doyle in which glowing descriptions of a suc. portrait of Joe would be insisted and looking back I think that

After the funeral Fred takes 1914. It was the obstructionists who prevented the ap-the cresto: of Sherlock Holmes cessful career, Miss Clifford is upon. A faithful portrait of Joe the thing that really worried me another pull at himself and he plication of that measure-a circumstance which gave rise explained how

seen at her best. How a chaffeur I feel) would give the Art Club most was that I couldns' keep there and then registers & you to to the regrettable happenings during the war and the strife christen his ever-popular hero our of her troubles and marries might even give the Art Club and still say all I wanted to say. bouse even if he has to work for (really a millionaire) helps her something to think about. It the blamed thing short enough keep his kids out of the poor- and bloodshed since. A new Irish Bill was passed not so The report stated that the author,

her makes an hour's fine enter something to who was himself a well-known.

dream about. I didna' reslive than that the a living. very long ago with which the majority of the people cricketer in those clars, named the tainment in which there are not know (for once in a way) shorter the story, the harder it of Ireland had grown out of sympathy. And now, famous detective "after Sherlock also includes a Rainbow comedy to get Joe on canvas would give script, I never knew.

The end was particularly fine. a few laughs. The programme

what I am talking about and was to write.

Bome stars were overhead. 1 he the representatives of the Sinn Fein party have put their the most celebrated fast bowler of featuring

I promise you that faithfully Whatever came of my manu- cottage still stands on the bill. names to a treaty with the British Government which falls the time," which, never having beauties. At to-morrow's matinee Mr. Macwhirter's challenger ato say it never saw the light of the trees. The snow sill covers

the **Rainbow

Needless The wind still howls through the far short of the demands of the extremists. We can safely heard of such a player, prompted

day in print which was maybe the ground-from which it was leave the rift in the Sinn Fein ranks to those concerned us to append a note asking whose drama and comics will be run for his money.

be was. We have just come upon

The Census Returns

all for the best, for it was all that evident that Fred bad s most for it is extremely unlikely that the treaty will be rejected a fuller account of Sir Arthur's

W&5 pompously I hope you studied the census fatuously sentimental. It was to have removed to a neighbour. foolish, and undesirable residence and ought by those whose ratification is now awaited. But there speech, which confirms our stands behind all this effort to acheive a settlement a stub-mystificato confirm a serpine conferred the gold medal for I cannot sleep. The beauty of the most hardened reader of the

King Victor Emmanuel has figures. I shall do so myself absolutely incoherent in parts hood where the weather some

some morning about thrae when and would have reduced even times changed. born and unreasoned opposition on the part of a few time tends to confirm a auroise Military Valour on the Italian having samples of census returna Amalgamated Press to a condi. effort? Well I'm wi' you there

we had formed. Sir Arthur states Unknown Warrior. Well might there be bitter feelings against Ulster. Mr that be was delighted at making

You sneer at this humble Ulike the height of Mount Ararat) tion Bonar Law may regret them, but we can easily understand a useful score "against such box.

at your finger-ends is that you imbecility. I showed it to our sheer of adolescence it a giri bordering on babbling for the whole thing was but the them.

lers as Altowell and Sherlock," when he speaks of this player as can greatly impress the other minister befors sending it away whom I thought would not permit To write of Ireland and Irish affairs just now is like cd decided to adopt the latter the most celebrated fast bowler fellow by firing them at him when and he laughed and said it was her ambitious gaze to rest on me. writing of a quiescing volcano--it might all burst up again of coure, the famous Notts and decidedly useful fast bowler, but altitude, Pop, down he comes I believe he was right.

name for his hero. Attewell was, of the time." Shacklock was she talks down to you from a high humorous. Thinking on it now, it I'd been wiser I needas have into sitife. If it does then the people of the British England cricketer. Empire-aye, of the civilised world--will have the right to lock we have no recollection contemporaries Mold and Lock-Indeed, I might have had a village beauty who was much than I could have ever wasted of killed her off so crually. Actually' Of "Sher- he was never of the calibre of his then, like Corporal Trim's bat. The central. Egure was à my revenge was more complete lay the blame on those who have so consistently fought whatever, bet at the time Sir wood, and, with this rise of Tom at them before now, had at 1 given to vanity. The daughter When I saw her twenty years. against a rapprochement of the two peoples. There is noth- Arthur started

his detective Richardson, he was eclipsed remarked to a friend of mine that ing but righteousness in the Governmente endeavour to stories, there was a fast bowler altogether. Presumably the var I supposed they were reasonably

of a prosperous farmer she pos later. stre bad degenerated appease; there will be nothing but contumely for those who played for Noils.

so unusual loveliness into gbacklock, who also fation in the name was designed accurate, I suppose they are,'

bloway-shaped o The eminent to prevent the allusion from being said he, "but I know that my so humble position.

of countenance for sne of matzon

olecking o work against that much-to-be desired end,

author surely erra, however, too direct

returns are still lying on my

distinct recollection red-headed,,

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Mr. Bouar Law regretted the bitter feeling against investigations in Germany, but far as it relates to the Criminal Make It "Joe."

Sessions. The Christmas Vacation I hope some member of the things as gas or electric light-

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