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CORRESPONDENCE.

"THE PIRATES.”

ITo the Editor of the Hongkong Telegraph.]

Sit-I am sorry "Moderato" was disappointed that Musical Jot- tings" did not contain a detailed criticism of the "Pirates" but as he will have seen, I was dealing with another mutter, the ethics of musical criticism, and spuce is not unlimited,

In another quarter it was suggested that owing to the approach of Christmas and the Bishop of London, the fortnightly article should deal with carola and Christmas hymns. Really, one can't please everybody. I would say, however, that the omis sion was certainly not due to any- one having said. "We are only amu. teurs and should not be criticised." Has "Moderato" heard this urged by anyone in the cast? No such plea, has fallen on my, cars.

If the supcessful houses were. solely due to the fact that rest- dents ware bound to go because their friends wore in it, your correspondent has to explain why every amateur show is not eijually well attended. Only a certain amount of booking was done beforehand, and the rush to book up in the last few days (resulting: in standing-room only on thre occasions) was surely due to the comments of the public upon the first performances.

"Moderator" would dismiss "full- houses and hearty applauso as proofs of a good show and judge colely by his own criterion of efficiency in production. Carried. to its logical conclusion, thi argument Infers that had the sing- ing been improved upon the "Pirates" might have been a roar- ing succers, even if apatheti audiences had filed only a quarter

of the hull

There was a fine chorus in it -better than in other of the Society's productions and as good as I have heard myself in similar shows at Home--but I agree that it would have been improved by more coaching, particularly in "attack" When it comes, however, to saying: "Weaker chorus work I have seldom heard," I can only borrow "Moderatos" phrase and exclaim "How foolish to talk 30."

He speaks of his long associa- ..tions with choral work in the Old Country and of his having adjudi- cated in Novice Competitions

there.

Well, there is a chance for him to give us the benefit of his wide experience. I am sure the on. Conductor who put in so much hard work for the Pirates" and is now faced with three months rehearsing for "H.M.S. Pinafore," buld heuve a sigh of relief if someone of "Moderato's" | calibre were to come forward to wield the baton and give him n little rest. And if the newcomer were really able to help the chorus to "give a better necount of them- selves, than we listened. to last week," the next ought to be rather a good showYours, ere,

ALLEGRO. Hongkong, Dec. 24th, 1926.

BUS INCIDENT.

Sir--I beg leave to occupy a few lines in your popular paper to draw attention to the stopping places for buses in Kowlcon. I understand that buses are only to stop at places marked with a red sign, and if this is not adhered to, the police au- thorities will take steps to put the scheme into practice.

What I wish to bring to notice is the constant stoppage of buses in unmarked places-whether to alight or take up passengers. Perhaps the conductors wish to profit more for the company, or perhaps they are.compelled to stop, but either case is prevailing very often, to the annoyance of those in the bus, The latter case was shown yester- day on a bus bound, for Kowloon City. A party of European gen-: tlemen--boarded the bus at the Ferry. From what I saw I gather- ed that they wero hockey players going to King's Park. There is n stopping place for buscs at the June- tion of Jordan and Chatham Roads. This party, before reaching the marked sign, tried, and succeeded,. to compel the driver of the bus to atop. Here occurred the most 'un- gentlemanly conduct." One of the party pulled the bell many times with his hocky stick. Another in the first-class banged his stick into the pane of glass behind the driver, at the same time shouting for the bus to stop, in which clamouring the others also joined.**

Whether these people know of the

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24,

MIXED GRILL By A Merry Miscellany

Ashley Sterne

Following on the suggestion I made two or three weeks ago that chimney-sweeping might be in- dulged in as pastime for the long winter evenings, I now have another brilliant idea to propound." What do you think of family hair- cutting? Here, again, no great amount of special skill to required, the only real essentials being a keen eye for discerning which hairs

You'll not experienco choking fog, Nor galo which numbs and blast

which chills;

In short you'll miss the catalogue, Entire of all our winter's ills.

And yet I'll stick at home and

smile,

And think at ten-time overy day;. You can't buy muns up the Nilo, Nor buttered crumpets in Bombay.

are longer than others. sharp acissors, and a pair of clip pors amounted on little wheels for mowing down the stubble on the nape of the heck. One manifest advantage of home-hair-cutting is that there is no barber present to coux or coerce you into buying. returfing lotions for your bald. patches. Nor can he bully you count of a wedding whereat

dress was found lolling against A man sound asleep in evening the railings of the Bank of Eng land at-mid-day, the other day. It was thought that he was training to become à City restaurant waiter.

I have just been reading an ac

for CHRISTMAS

Turkeys Geese Ducks

Capons Chickens Piglings

Game Pies, Hams, Sausage Meats," Seasonable Game, Prime Roast Joints

éto.. etc.

1926.

into enduring what he ironically friends of the bridegroom, a well-The Dairy Farm, Ice Cold Storage & Co., Ltd.

terms a "dry" shampoo--an opera-known local cricketer, formed a

triumphal arch of bats and stumps for the newly married couple to walk under, while the bride car ried a globular bouquet of "ger- aniums intended to resemble à ericketball, I think all weddings ought to be made omblematical in a similar manner. In the case of a plumber and gas-fitter getting murried, for example, his bride might wear, instead of the con- vontional wedding-dress, an in- verted mantle and a veil of wire gauze, and her bouquet might con- tion distinguishable from thesist not of real flowers but of "wet" variety in that you remain models executed in putty and red scated erect in your chair instead lead. The service should certain- of drooping over a basin, while ly include the familiar hymn. floods of inther and shampoo-The drains apraise," and while mixture are allowed to souse your the register was being signed the collar and tie absolutely uncheck-organist might render such ap- ed.. Then, too, you can retain

propriate selections as Handel's. your severed treases, and either "Water, (h and c) Music," and make them up into paint-brushes Elgar's "Pump and Circumstance" or sporrans or else re-stuff the mattresses with them.

..

·

I see that a Frenchman has

march.

At the porch the guard of honour might suitably form an arch of drain-pipes and gas-tub- created a new record at Toulouse ing, and a salute of smoke-rockets by waltzing for 192 hours without might be fired as the plumber and stopping. It would need the adequately to comment upon this mordant pen of a Thomas Carlyle his newly acquired "mate" drove

latest type of French revolution.

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I am told that the very latest evening frocks have reverted to. the old habit of fastening down the back, and although I have noticed from the social columns of our daily newspapers that good many marriages have recent ly been postponed indefinitely do not attribute the circumstances to panid on the part of prospective bridegrooms. It can only be Coincidences for really there is so little back to evening frocks nowne days that there isn's any room for more than one hook and one eye, and he would indeed be a chur- lish husband who would grudge his wife the ten minutes or so that it would take him to couple up..

It has been suggested to, in- stitute long service medals for domestic servants, 1 understand slays long that my cook who enough to boil on egg will be con- sidered eligible.

COMMENDATION.

(The report of a travel bureau states that mere. people than ever are leaving England this winter for the hot countries.)

I do not envy anyone. Who has the means to leave this

land,

And fit to Egypt's realm of sun,. Or torri India's coral strand. You won't, of course, contract

'the 'lu,

Bronchitis, colds, chilblains, or

ahnps; And dearth of coals won't worry Nor bursted pipes und frozen taps.

you,

The King received at Bucking- ham Pallice on Nov. 23 Vice-Ad- miral Sir Reginald Tyrwhitt, Bart., on his appointment as Commander- in-Chief, China Station,

away;

OBSCURE INDUSTRIÉS.

Macaroni-boring.

Probably few people are, aware that macaroni grows solid on its native bush, and that the inside has to be drilled out by hand-a laborious and costly operation calling for the greatest, sureness of touch and accuracy of eye..

The nearoni-borers of Soho per- form their delicate task by hold- ing. a.stick of macaroni perpendi cularly Between their knees and rotating a tiny centre-bit. When the hole has been completed the perforated stick is attached to the whistle of a steam-engine and the accumulated sawdust blown out, after which it if polished by means of an oiled pull-through. No stick, however, is allowed to leave the work until it has been calibrated- highly technical process carried out by retired Colonels. of the R.A.0.C. Finally a rasp is applied to the exterior of onch stick in order slightly to roughen the surface and so reduce the chance of its side-slipping off the consumer's fork.

ALIEN PROPERTY.

HEATED CONTROVERSY IN U. S. SENATE.

Washington, Dec. 28. The report of Mr. McCarl, the stopping. stations or not I cannot say, but they showed very bad man- Comptroller-General in regard to. ners. The driver attempted to go

the alien property funds," which on, but the treatment of the glass President Coolidge sent to Con- frame behind him compelled him to gross, became the subject of heat- do what was much against his will.ed controvoray on the floor of the This was not the first time I have Senate. Senator Bórah, comment- seen such an incident, but yestering on the statement in the report. day's episode compele me to bring that all the property and cash had the matter up, not only for the been disposed of as required by notice of the bus companies, but law, alleged that Mr. Mc Carl Also of the police authorities had been sold for ten cents on the .omitted to any that the property

Yours, etc.,

dollar and that ten cents had bean -accounted for instead of the dollar.

--Reuter's American Service,

ANNOYED. Kowloon, Dec. 24, 1926.

HOTEL SAVOY

The Hotel Savoy is now open and a welcome is extended to the Hongkong Fublic.

LOBBY

GENTLEMEN'S LOUNGE

TEA LOUNGE

GRILL ROOM

DINING ROOM

...

The Hotel Savoy has a full licence for supply of Refreshment at any hour up to midnight,

Lounges are spacious, luxuriously and comfortably appointed. Dining Room the largest in town. Telephone C.5213

MUSIC IS MAGIC!

LANE, CRAWFORD'S

Select Orchestra

plays every Evening

in their Restaurant From 8 to 10 p.m.

DINNER at Usual Prices.

DINNER DANCES

If you MUST dance during Dinner, at least ensure that your Aperitif contains

EANGOSTURA BITTERS

thus safeguarding an otherwise impaired digestion.

CHINESE EMIGRANTS. · AERIAL DISASTER.

"RECORD ENTRY TO THE

STRAITS.

Singapore, Dec. 28.

AEROPLANES COLLIDE IN

-MID-AIR.

Rantoul, Dec, 23. Two military aeroplanes collid-

Owing to the unsettlod condi

od in midair resulting in four off- tions in China, and a strong de-[cers being killed.---Reuter,

mand for labour in the rubber and tin industries, the statistics] of Chinese arriving in the Straits)

Major F.H.W. Fotherstonhaugh, during 1926 constituto a record, manager of the King's racing being 340,000..

stables, states that the report that sweeping changes are contemplat The previous highest, in 1911, ed in the Royal stud at Newmarket was 260,000 ----Reutor.

is without authority.

Special

Sale

LADIE'S

SECTION

Announcement.

The Winter Sale will commence WEDNESDAY Dec. 29th.

Big, reductions in prices have been made to secure a definite clearance of surplies stocks during SALE WEEK special clearing lines in Ladies Knitted Wear Costumes, Children Wear Etc.

TO BE OFFERED AT A DISCOUNT OF 20%

Millinery Winter Coats BOYS SUITS & OVERCOATS 25%

Make

a

Children Shoes 20%

Ladies Shoes 15%

note of the date and

arrange & call at POWELL'S during the week when there will be the widest selection of goods.

Wm. POWELL Ltd.

GIFTS for XMAS

لویزز

We have just received a choice selection of

DE VILBIS PERFUME LAMPS

- AND

LE FRISSON PERFUME SPRAYS

Theno muke delightful and acceptabló gifts for the Festivo Beason.

THE PHARMACY (Fletcher, & Co., Ltd.) Asiatic BunDING. Queen's Road Centril. Telephone 345.

Our advice for Xmas!

POMMERY

THE KING OF CHAMPAGNE.

SOLE AGENTS.

CALDBECK, MACGREGOR & COMPANY, LIMITED. (Incorporated under the Companies Ordinance of Hongkong.) 15, Queen's Road C.

Telephone 75 Central.

Acceptable Gifts

for Christmas

NEW SHIPMENTS-OF-

HOUBIGANT & COTY'S Perfumes and Tollet Waters.

YARDLEY'S LAVENDER TOILET

SETS, etc., etc.

NARCISSE DE CHINE TOILET BETS

CALEY'S

ENGLISH (NORWICH) CHOCOLATES

適

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