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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH

FRIDAY, DECEMBER 24, 1926.

DAY BY DAY.

AT CHRISTMAS, PLAY AND MAKE

GOOD CHEER, FOR CHRISTMAS COMES BUT ONCE A YEAR.

To-morrow being Christmas! Day, there will be no issue of the Telegraph. Our next publishing day will be on Monday."

YOU a day for Christian joy and happi- MUST In the material sense, the Colony has been passing through OWN IT

hard times, but the darker aspects of life can be forgotton during the season of peace and good feeling. Happily, there are signs of better days to come, and if those hopes are to be realised it will inrgoly be Because of the practical demon- stration of a spirit of goodwill." The Empress of Canada is due We think at this time of all the at 4 p.m. to-day and will berth at

Pier No. Kowloon Wharf. unrest and ferment in the neigh bouring country of China, but still

Yesterday's health return shows hold the hope that from it all will ono British case of typhoid fever emerge better and happter-cond-and one British case of rabies, the

latter being from Shaukiwan tions. Despite all that is said to the contrary we believe that

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The Telegraph

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CHRISTMAS IN SHAMEEN.

A Study of Pre Boycott Days:

Shameen is not a great distanceja green ribbon, and in this house from Hongkong, but the inhabit the choice is so personal that you ants of that tiny island live a very love the more the gracious person- different and. n, very much moreality presiding. With kindly circumscribed existence than we, thought, and ever-ready sympathy

on

our neighbouring outpost. this Canadian woman helped us with the exception of Christmas through the dimculties of those Day 1925, the following account post-war years. The adjustment of how the inhabitants of the Con- of life in England to life in China, cession spend the festival might from war marriages lived without as truly have been written any home or stability, to the game normal year. Once away from marriage lived on

a tiny settle. Shameen any old resident will tell mont, where your neighbour rarò- you that it is necessary to lead aly changed, and always seemed deadly dull life throughout the parked on your window sill. "Sir Charles Ellot, G.C.M.G., for-hot season in order to survive the mer Ambassador to Tokyo, was a effects of climate. To be perfect slightly askew,and to-day it is The little church has a tower,. passenger for Colombo on the truthful, there is very little dif- full of flowers and folk who smile, in August, and that in December. game of cutting-one's neighbour, hold some feelings of satisfaction

Every day the chit-coolics anunter so generously practised through- that Britain has just shown her

by hearing their multitudinous in out the rest of the year. Two anxiety to be on terms of true

vitations to this and that; Christ-hundred sailors on the starboard friendship with all who are seek of the town, yesterday. Following mas day may be regarded as not seats; a stray dog sits patiently in more complicated socially than the doorway, and the scent of any other, but it has one addition, chrysanthemums, temple flowers,

foreign nations want to see peace and prosperity established, and in this connection we cannot with N.Y.K. Hakozaki Maru, which left ference between "the entertaining and for a time at least, forget the

London on Nov. 20.

A daring robbery occurred in Stanley Strect, in the central part

a woman up the staircase, a Chinese ing to bring about a better state clapped one hand over her eyes, of affairs in China. That gestere, whilst with the other he pulled off the rings from her ears. In the is based on feelings of very real hue-and-cry that followed, the rob goodwill-the spirit which is domber was chasd and caught by a inant at this season of the year. Chinse detective. It is in all sincerity that we hope for China, for Hongkong and for the Far East generally, happier and brighter days in the near future, and to our readers would extend once again the old, old greeting-"A Merry Christ. mas!"

We

Kowloon Expansion. The annual meeting of the China Light and Power Company always has a general interest by reason of the reflex it gives of the stendy growth of the Peninsula. and the Chairman's speech at yesterday's meeting referred to the fact that the demand for light ing current had been well main tained throughout the year and gave indications of still further,

al interest.

woman

and arums fills the church. Once all the

had asked the boy to prolong his river becomes alive with launches.

It had been a late night, and we more into the sun, and

sleep, and ours, until nine o'clock. On Christmas Day the sailors in- He comes at seven-thirty saying vite us to their cheer." Every nooie merchants have arrived, bearing of every gunboat is decoratedi' Lahore, against whom there is on

Diwan Mengel Sen, a native of presents, and wait below. What the smallest cabin becomes a tiny could realst? A few reception room in which a jolly application from the Punjabi clothes, and down the stairs to the Jack, as n host, is determined Government for his repatriation dining room. The Wise Men of that you ball drink his back to India on charges of for- the East have.discreetly and kind-rum, or his port or, at least, ent- gery and criminal breach of trust, ly retired, but on the table is a his cake and his almonds. So was again remanded in police forequarter of mutton, & ham, a great is the crush that there is no custody on making another roll of silk, a silver vase in a fine time to ask about "Sally" at Home, appearance before Mr. R..E. Lind- } plush-lined case, some jars of gin- or a wife in any other port. We sell this morning.

ger, and ph! a shawl From the sing as we move from ship to pantry come a series of noises, ahip,-up the gangway, and here A Chinese woman and her two the floor seems covered with basit is all over again! We don't children were injured when a

kets made of bambou split cune; know how long we can stand the stack of rice toppled over and fell right in the middle of them stands, pace, but we do love the welcome. on them as they were having their a turkey, head high, eyes closed, A small Junch in silence, and evening meal, in a rice-shop at carefully and slowly lifting each we creep to a darkened coach to

children have Wuhu Street, Honghom, yesterday. foot in turn, and at my greeting sleep. The They were, taken to the Kwong he makes huge fans of his wings, Christmas tree at four, twenty or Wah Hospital suffering from and stretches his long red and so, and for a while they are over- rather serious injuries. It is blue neck. I dare not meet his powered by best frocks and excite- alleged that the accident occurred eye! He so obviously regards ment. through the rice being sticked too himself an aristocrat tem-

We walk along the bund in the high.

porarily surrounded with vuldusk, and suffer those pangs of garity. He, in his youth, fed on home-sickness over again. growing. Kowloon and the large The death is reported of an old crushed eggs, and carpeted with winter sun has fallen behind the urban areas of Yaumati, Sham- and respected resident of Shang fine cinders, is brought, in his ferest of masts; and dusk brings shuipo and Kowloon City adjoin-hai, James Vivian, who passed prime, to wait the return of the cold wind. We are tired in body ment and although that develop-earning to Shanghai from Home tonous acceptances: We shall England new that Christmas is ing are in the process of develop-away at sea on December 16 while chit-coolic bearing those mono- und weary in mind, ob! to be in inent has been temporarily a leave by the N.Y.K. B... Fushimi be so pleased to "dine". Some here! They are seven hours be- rested by reason of the past year's Maru. Deceased, who

small chickens in another basket hind us, coming out of the tiny aubjects associated with the fce- doubt that those districts are due he had served with the Shanghai are anxious for breakfast-a few ing an early snowdrop in the years of age, the last 19 of which care for none of these things, but village church, the children hunt- tive season. Although far from to forge ahead so soon as complete Gas Company as Works Manager, lumps of soaked bread delight sheltered corner. The fire of logs, the Homeland, where the annual confidence is restored. The "had been suffering from sprue for doves coo softly and sadly, at last, Christmas tree in the library, and their hearts. Near by, some grey the warm carpets, the loaded. creased demand for power curren

some considerable" time, past and Feunion of parted members of the during the past year is also ducit was this allment in fact, which, too, can make my Christmas family is now in itself'a very dis- to the slump period, but, there is caused him to go. Home on leave, offering. Away to the frant ver. /outside the window the birds have tinct feature of Yuletide, the every justification for confidence. The holiday appeared to have done andah! Open the baskot and they one too. There are crusts hang- majority of us in Hongkong usual. The Company is rapidly getting him a great deal of good but upon step stiffy from their prison, walking on it, and a cocoanut, pieces

into the state of a first-class and the return voyage while passing a few steps and suddenly realis. of bone, lumps of fat. There are? blithely and merrily enough. For have been put underground, the through the tropics, his illness is ing their freedom, fly clumsily on in three months they will pick

a banyan tree. i believed to have returned and to the bow of Ja little while, all sorts and condpower house has been extended. death came while he' was travel. Waiting, I am rewarded, for their the buds from every pear tree, but tions of men lay aside their bur-the old low voltage, to a highering on the last stage of the jour, soothing song liegias, and the What matter? It's Christmas, and..

and sparkling join in the general merry-making.ing of the area supplied, and lots. Shanghai, and two days within irridescent necks to live mother-sage of goodwill.

of-pearl. meeting his wife and child who did not accompany him Home.

·FRIDAY, DEC. 23, 1926.

CHRISTMAS CHEER.

No matter what other issues may loom into prominence at this time of the year, it seems almost impossible to divert the mind from

troubles, there is not. the slightest"

ly manage to keep Christmaswell-established concern.

Mains

a conversion has been made from

dens and their business worries to pressure demanded by the expand-

ney, between Hongkong

was 47

WHO IS DOYENNE"?

'STORM IN A DIPLOMATIC

TEA-CUP.

sun turns their

The

blue-tits. You feed them to-day,

Yonly the starlings forget the mès-

"Jim, ob J I want to go

of money has been sunk in neces-

It is a day of glory and we are Home!". sary equipment. As the Chair-

to breakfast at 9.30 with the nicest "But, my dear, there are no ser- man said, there has been heavy ex-

friends we have. The tresseled vants there, and we could only penditure on capital account, and

table on the big verandah has afford to live in the country miles the cost of the transference to the

covers laid for eighteen. Holly from everyone. It's seven o'clock new voltage has been high, but both these expenditures are of a

and mistletoe from Shanghai-now, have a bracer, a bath, put cold pheasant at one end and a on your new frock and you'll feel nature to return their value in the

ham at the other. Waffles, hot a good'en! Smith tells me he has.. shape of, future earnings. There

scones, honey, a samovar steam, got a Manila band up from Hong- is further heavy outlay ahead this

ing, and over a chafing dish mine kong to play at dinner, and that year on the score of expansion, and this is a sign that is doubt- The Diplomatic Corps in Berlin host of the Princely Hong smiles we can dance as soon as the room less welcomed by shareholders, and Berlin society have something at his handiwork-There's not a is cleared. Get out your festive me at face and I'll be back from the man in Asia although it tends to make the re-to talk about over the ten-cups at scrambling eggs! Each plate club at eight" turn a small one. The future of present, which the arrival of the. the Company is

undoubtedly new British Ambassador and Lady hides a gift, tied in red paper, by bright, us is the future of the Lindsay makes still more "excit- Peninsula and the rapidly-growing ing." It is the grave question as areas contiguous to it.. The deve to who is now the "doyenne" of Topment might not be booming, the Diplomatic. Corps in the Ger- but it is steady and consistent.

man capital.

EXCHANGE RATES.

To those who have their families here, there will come a realisation that, next to the névor-to-be-for- gotten associations of the season, in its highest aspects, the strength" and tenderness of the festival can he summed up in the word "home, and they will spend most of the day, in bringing happiness and joy into the lives of the little ones. And for most of us there will be memories of happy Christmas Days at Home, whilst in the Old Country itself there will be kindly remembrances of those who are far away. Happy thoughts and loving sentiments, will span the sens. Happiness is the keynote of Yuletide, and this comes only out of the giving of the best that is in us--one might say, the giv ing of ourselves for the happines

Brussels Amsterdam of all. So at this time of the year

Berlin we should do well to remember Copenhagen

Prague those who are poor and needy

Helsingfors helping, as far as in us lies, to Lisbon

Buchos Airca give to those less favoured, than shanghai ourselves at least one day of Yokohama, New York abundance and comfort in the

Geneva Milan Stockholm Christmas Day is still revered Oslo

Vienna for its associations, and on this en

Rio Christmas festival Hongkong le Madrid

Bombay happy to have in its midst so dis-

Hongkong tinguished a leader of the Church Silver (spot and forward) as the Bishop of London, who will; ta-morrow doubtless give the Coldnya message stressing thú. call to religious duty-a reminder that, above all else Christmas is Year's Day.

year.

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Paris

Madame Kreatinki, the wife of the Russian, Ambassador, lays claim to the title, and undoubtedly her husband has been longer in Berlin than any other foreign Án). Rugby, Dec. 23.

bassador. In accordance with .122.5/16 diplomatic usage, Madame Krestin- 34.80 aki is, therefore, the "mother" of 12.134

20.37 the Corps, who has many social 18.21 functions to perform, including .1637%

the introduction of Lady 192 Lindsay at "oficial ceremonies. 2.7/22

1900 AB, however, many Statea .10.17/32

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2/6 still do not recognise the 2/04 Soviet Government and their diplo 4.85.5/16 matic representatives here do not

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associato officially with the us 084 20874sian Ambasander and his wife, .18.15 10.28 the ladies of the Diplomatic Crops 34.37% are without a head who can be 5.27/32 generally acknowledged: It is 31.80

hoped that Madame Krestinski will realise the position and will .1/1116 24.11/16 ronounce her claim to be "doy -British Wireless. enne," and make place for Madame de Margeric, the wife of the French Ambassador, but, as her husband holds strong views on Russian prestige, it is doubtful whether the problem will be solved in this manner-Reuter

Tho. Ben Line s.s. Benledi, from Home ports, the Straits and the Philippines, is due hore on New

can defent

TISTHENES,

FOR THE CHILDREN.

Xmas Eve Bedtime Story.

Santa Claus is coming to visit you to-night.

After you are sound asleep he will slip down the chimney or may be through the front door, and he is going to leave you presents.

And he will leave hurriedly, for he must see all the millions of little boys and girls who are waiting for him to comb

All year long he has been waiting for the time to pay you this visit. In his home in the far north he has worked day and night to have a wellfilled pack of joy for little boys and girls.

He knows that he will make you happy. And to-morrow, when you see what Santa Claus hab left for you, you must be happy.

It will be impossible for him to see, every little boy and girl and there will be some who will pass their Christmas without the happi- ness you will have.

Even though he may not bring you everything you have wished for, he will leave you everything that he can.

He must save something for the other little girls and boys. Little Jimmy Thompson must have a sled and Mary Moffatt would cry if she didn't get a doll to play with

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So to-morrow when you go out to play, remember that Santa Clause has been very good to you, and if you see a little girl or a boy whom Santa Claus has missed, give them some of your swoots.

Or let them play with your toys. For if you do Santa Claus will. like you. And when you grow to be a great big man Santa Claus will bring you joy for having remembered to help him spread Christmas happiness,

For Santa Claus loves those who love others.