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The name of Mr. A. H. Fen- wick has been added to the list of authorised architects.

Bulls and Inners

From the Office Butts.

We are authorised to contradict - From a conversation overhaardi the rumour that, as a New Year, on the Peak Tram the other night, resolution, the Government is we should say that the success of determined to finish Statue Pier some local parties might be judg before it needs to be rebuilt. ad from the number of uninvited

people who got 'mad.

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The ranumbering

of Poat honses comes into force BA Another point which these re- | January 1st. curring piracies brings out is the

The RH.K.G.C. advertises that some who are run by their wives. necessity of closer co-operation

notices referring to competitions between the British and the

Apparently the reason why so are posted in the Club houses. Chinese authories for the track-

One would imagine from the many Germans nowadays are ing down of these lawless gangs, Sir James Jamieson, British foregoing that the officials had poor is because they do

favour the Reich. once a piracy has been actually Consul General at Canton, is graduated at St. Andrew's.

leaving on Home furlough to-day. committed. Some arrangement

We read in the Post that Scet- The Chinese ex-soldier who should be made by which per-

The order proclaiming Bang-was robbed at Yaumati last week land was under snow last month. mission may be given to British kok a place where a contagious is now committing to memory Judging from sports results, she is naval parties to land on Chinese disease prevails has been with the Chinese equivalent of "ont of also a frost in Hongkong,

the frying pan into the fire. territory when there is reason to

Hard, work:-Writing bulls believe that pirates have gone)

A Shanghai telegram to the The Diplomatic Corps gives, while suffering from Carnivalitis. ashore within the confines of Cunton Gazette says the Diploma-the lie to the theory that dead

Almost as bad as being carni China

tie Corps in Peking has decided men tell no tales.

vorous. to recall the various foreign war- ships sent to Canton.

proper. Prompt action would have to be the dominating consideration in cases

of this kind, given which it ought not tol be unduly difficult to track down the pirates. Such an arrangement would be to the mutual benefit of this Colony and the people of the adjacent province, because, after ail, ordinary, peaceable Chinese are amongst the greatest suffer ers from the depredations of these robber gangs.

Pistol Practice.

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Taipans who become so incens- the ed at being crowded out of tifin

account of the new grill, should take a bite at it.

Something must really be done. with our Post Odice. Dr. Sun's

wishes His Excellency the Governor Christmas

to has appointed & building in the Telegraph have not reached us trams at the lower station on grounds of the Sailors' Home yet. known as the Vaccination Centre for Emigrants to be a place for the purpose of public vaccination.

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Christmas spirit is best expressed

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The Gazette contains parti- Some people's idea of heaven is in champagne. culars of the proposed leasing of a Carnival every night. Our idea foreshore and seabed at Tsing of hell is a perpetual "morning in the New Territories, compris-After" feeling. ing about 874,000 square feet. The annual rental is $2.008 and the upset premium $8,664.

His Excellency the Governor has appointed the Principal Civil

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The Christmas spirit consump tion test showed that very few people were able to do even a

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A notice in Garrison Orders Medical Officer to be Superinten

There has been too much announces that the pistol runge dent of Vaccination, and all other CANT ON the subject of the at Scandal Point will be open to Government Medical Officers to Customs surplus. British civilians

pistol be Deputy Superintendents of practice from 5 p.m. to 6 p.m. Vaccination. These appointments next Monday, the 31st instant. take effect on the 1st January, A pistol and twelve rounds of 1924. ball ammunition will, if required.

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It has been suggested that on Tuesday next, local bachelors -hould hold a Self-Commiseration Meeting. Leap Year will have dawned.

And speaking of Leap Year many a matrimonial leap has been made in the dark.

He who leaps last laughs long- est. At least, bo has a shorter There is no truth in the story time in which to be really sad. that Messrs. Adamson, Greenhill

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and Peel will assist the Gover- ment to put into effect

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be supplied for the practice at a The Cube Gazette says:prehensive bunkering scheme for charge of $1, whilst those taking According to the vernacular press, Hongkong Harbour.

The Christian Science Moniter, their own pistols and ammuni-only Presidents are allowed to

"In an article on Canton, says tion will be charged 50 cents for negotiate for the return of the use of the range and targets. Customs

It has been suggested that the "Rents are becoming very scarce." surplus. therefore, real reason why the. V.R.C. an We wish ours were.

nual meeting was held so late was that members might have an The low value of the German opportunity of personally con mark should help to build up gratulating our genial Colonial a virile race. It now takes a Secretary on his recent honour. man all his strength to carry

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Just as we're getting the taste of Christmas pudding and turkey Probably instincts of self-pre- out of our months, it'll be time to servation explained why no tackle the compradore's capon

There will. we presume, be

piracy of the se. Hydrangea. In the meantime, we may expect to hear a deal of comment on variousfeatures of the occur. The Officer Commanding, Ist various Societies and Guilds are rence, but it will be well to sus- Bn. East Surreys, has kindly contemplating to elect Dr. Sun pend judgment on the issues raised consented to provide instructors, Yat-sen as President of the

and his orders concerning safety South-Western Provinces. until the full facts have been precautions are to be strictly thoroughly explored and made obeyed. If the attendance on public. If there can be a pleas. Monday should justify it, Acting Canton Garrison Com- Some people are lucky; others ing feature about a piracy, it regular time for future practices missioner. has committed suicide have indiferent solicitors.

will be announced. We need by jumping into the river. Hist Will be found in circumstance hardly lay stress on the great body has not yet been recovered. that in this particular case the advantage that this

opportunity In recognition of his services to robbers took no life their one provides for expert instruction and the Constitutional cause. Dr. Sun body went to the Fancy Dress and peanuts.

no doubt, much needed practice Yat-sen has ordered that a me concern was evidently to get as by civilians with the pistol. We morial service be held in his hon- Carnival disguised as a landlord.

Q much booty as possible in the have somewhat restricted facilities our. briefest spare of time.

They for Fifle shooting practice

by non-Service men, even A cargo boat was sunk-yester- much easier to alter the road than quick run for their money. eren treated their victims with the Volunteers having until re-day near the southern entrance the floor levels in Queen's Road." considerable measure of courtesycently been confined to their to the Yaumati typhoon shelter.

MacWhirter, he says if alcohol and did everything they could to annual course of musketry, and The boat was being towed into

weather we're is food, lots of us should be in make them comfortable, once as far as the smaller firearm is the shelter when it collided with having. Must be due to the hot good shape to face the New Year. concerned these facilities for big cargo junk which was com-air contained in some of these they had relleved them of what civilians have been practically ing out of the shelter ander sail. Canton Citizen's Manifestoes. ever of value they possessed. non-existent. This is a part of The cargo boat was badly holed

the world where proficiency and sank within a few minutes, Another depression in the Once again this piracy demon-the use of firearms by the British but not before all the crew had labour. ..market. The coolie strates how easy it is. under community will always be a great been taken off.

who taught Mr. Stephen's car to We need say no more, existing conditions, for pirates to asset.

without a driver is now go aboard steamers as passengers, except to express the hope that

recent seeking employment. the attendance at Scandal Point Reuter's telegram stating that either with arms on themselves next Monday will be such as to the annual report of the British or in their belongings. The at-justify the institution of regular American tack on the Hydrangea follows practices.

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piracies in this respect. The France and Czecho- need would.. therefore appear to

be argent for devising some

Slovakia.

In connection with a

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"Three Sun Eclipses Next Year." says a Northern contem- porary. There may, of course, be more.

Cheaper Palm Oil, says a We hope newspaper heading. the reduction will apply to Hongkong.

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We watched Kowloon play Tobacco Company cricket on Boxing Day: pardon,

A military officer in Canton, shows a net profit of £4,495,000, wicked"

who has suggested a tax local officials of the Company state that the annual report in- Lots of folk are still anxiously matches, must be a bit of a cludes returns from at least 50 awaiting Mr. Tse Tsan-Tai's next humorist. He points out in bis

with dealing Subsidiary companies all over the pamphlet

the petition that the impost will be world, and that only a small partalluvial deposits of loess in

a very light one." One of the more interesting of the total resulted from the Happy Valley. really adequate means of pre-Reuter cables yesterday gave an trade in Chine.

War is an awful business. A venting this kind of thing. It is outline of a treaty that has been

A happy sign: The R.H.K. Canton paper announces that an utter impossibility, as things concluded between Frince and

Czech-Slovakia. which provides held at the Club Lusitano last last year.

An excellent entertainment was Golf Club paid more for water owing to the fighting on the East River front, Government depart- now are, for the police to keep a

for close co-operation in political,

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ments will only have one day's night check on all persons leaving the economic and military spheres, tercentenary of St. Francis de A thousand dollars makes a holiday at New Year, instead of the Colony by river and coasting especially aiming at the main Sales, the patron of Catholic nice New Year's gift, excepting, the usual three. boats, but it ought to be within tenance of the new status of writers and journalists. There perhaps, that it's a bit expensive.

In an advertisement, a Canton the range of practicability to treaties. Of all the new "nations" was a large attendance, which

included Bishop Pozzoni and A specie of magpie peculiar to firm of expert undertakers and work out some scheme by which, that have come into existence many other well-known Cath- the Peak District has been seen in embalmers state- "We cordially Linata complete. at least a much since the Great War and the lies. "The Nightraares" band, Kowloon recently. Possibly the invite all to accord us a trial” A

more comprehensive, scrutiny institution of self-determination, under the conductorship of Rev, smell of Christmas padding has grave request.

the inhabitants of this Balkan Father would be effected. The outstand-State of Czechs and Slovenes are

Riganti, contributed | something to do with it. excellent selections, whilst

Never judge your neighbour by ing fact is that in nearly all probably the least affected by the other contributors to the A Hampshire farmer who what you see. hanging on the

programme were Mrs. Quark, thought a teapots good place to clothes line.

Europe under the various peace!

recent piracies the robbers have depression which has bvertaken

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gone aboard as passengers and so many other, bigger and older, Miss C. Hyndman, Miss A. A keep £500 can put it to its proper

countries. Presuming that French Rosello and Mr. E. G. d'Aquino use now.

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"Africa has cows no bigger than have had no great difficulty in patronage will aim at an exten-(songs) and Mr. C. Olive

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dogs. Now we know where the smuggling arms on to thesion of this comparative prosper (monologues). The accompanista

Mudie's list classifies, under condensed milk comes from. vessels. This exposes the weak ity, then Czecho-Slovakia will in were Mrs. V. Gonsalves and the heading "Sports, Games, and time be the envy of her less Madame C. Albuquerque. During point in the existing arrange-fortunate neighbours; but there the evening addresses

a book on "Pimples.. Pastimes,"

Among visitors" to Malaya is mente; and a remedy must be will not be wanting critics who delivered by Mr. W. G. Fitzgibbon, Blackheads, and How To Remove the Hon'ble Sir S. R. M. LA found if these outrages are to be will point to. Polard as 50 - Mr. J. P. Braga, Mr. Alications, Ltd. Played indoors, able to put as many letters after Them" issued by Athletic Pub Annamalay Chettyer, who is stopped or their number lessened. ample of France's aims in the Almeida and Madame M. T.

sphere of political, economic Carreira.

we presume.

his name as before it. We be In this cofinection, we do hope and military co-operation." The

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liave be would support the now that serious consideration will be Poles certainly have not found

SNUFFED OUT.

Appropriately enough, the sun movement to have larger visiting given to the scheme recently back, an unmixed blessing, but it Juniper

One of the old snuff mills, at is not so high overhead during cards for men. the policy they followed, awhile

Green. Midlothian, these winter monthis. outlined by Mr. R. Sutherland were vain to try and lay all the which has been working for over

Things are so noisy in Ger for the creation of a big native blame for that on their patrons. two centuries, has ceased oper-

A mah sued a dog fancier in many now that they can't even passenger depot, from which all Whatever else might be said of ations, owing to the decline of ships would depart and "which this latest rapprochement, it the snuff habit. The remaining London the other day because a hear the mark drop

must be admitted that it is a snuff will in Juniper Green is pedigree, pup he bought hadn't

Must have The obvious: Come to the would be enclosed both on the diplomatic triumph for our neigh believed to be the only one of its got a correct tail

been cur-tailed 1":

toyshop for toys". kind in Scotland." land and harbour sides, making 'bours keross the Channel.

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