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MONDAY, DECEMBER 27, 1926.

THE

HONGKONG TELEGRAPH,

MONKEY. FLESH.

NAVAL BALL.

ANNUAL FESTIVAL OF FLEET PETTY YOFFICERS.

The annual ball of the Chief and Petty Officers of the fleet, was held at the City Hall on Christmas Eve, there being a full attendance of navil men and their frlonds Dancing continued until an early hour of the following

morning.

.

KILLED IN HONGKONG FOR FOOD.

At

the fortnightly meeting of the Sanitary Board on Tues- day Mr. J. P. Braga will ask the following questions:

ANTI-FOREIGNISM.

GRAVE NEWS FROM MANY PARTS.

Shanghal, Dec. 24. Anti-Christian societies have been springing up lately in many centres, where the anti-foreign movement is very strong. A

There a much talk of meetings to he held to-morrow. Locally, the police are not apprehensive, but a Hankow report states that anti- Christian activities are intensify- ing. Agitators broke up two Christmas entertainments, one at (b) If it is found that monkey-the Wosleyan Mission Girls' School flesh is sold for human food, will and the other at the Blind School. the Government favourably con- elder the enacting of a bye-law prohibiting such sale of monkey- flesh?

In the latter case, the invadera distributed anti-British Ilterature. A foreign missionary who attempt- ed to intervene was seized and carried through the streets, being man-handled and badly injured.

Monkey Flesh for Food. "I-(s). Will the President be good enough to cause Inquiries to be made into the fruth or other The entrance had been trans-wise of the report that monkeys formed since the previous day, are killed in Hongkong and their when the City Hall had been uti-flesh sold as food for human con- lised for the Police Ball, and by sumption? energetic concentration on the part of bluejackels from the ves- ecls in harbour under the direction of an officer from H.M.S. Tamar, startling changes had been made, to create the Naval atmosphere.

The décorations" were carried out in the predominating colours of red and white, the entrance and stairway being festooned with Union Jacks and White Ensigns. Many-coloured electrics were cun- ningly intertwined in the greenery and ferns, which lined the balus trade and pillars. The usual

(b) Is it a fact that, when appli-It is feared also they will be com- offices were placed on the ground- floor, the most Important of which,cations for installing water cloacta pelled bbserving the season, was the are refused, the answer to the ap-Reuter. Dewdrop Inn. As usual It was plications is usually given in a stereotyped form without any ex- well patronised.

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Water Closets Applications.

The anti-foreign agitation and 2(a) Is the President aware that dissastigfaction exists at the boycott la also strengthening at length of time taken in the con-Hankow, as well as elsewhere. sideration of applications for in- Foreign women and children have stalling water closets, and is it not been advised to leave Kaling All foreigners are in readiness to evacuate Kiangse." possible to expedite such considera. (Kiukiang), tion in future?

An innovation, was the in-plicit reasons being stated for troduction in the decorative such refusal?. scheme of ships life buoys. Those at the head of the stairway were from H.M.S. Hawkins and H.M. Submarints, while others, carry ing the names of all vessels of the China Squadron, were placed

about the walls in the same man- ner y the clan tartans on the Andrew's occasion of the Saint festival.

The Saint Andrews and "Saint George's Rooms were again used for duncing and the decorations here were in keeping with the Clusters of general scheme, balloons, were, suspended in mid air from garlands and during the dancing, these were released upon the heads of the circling couples In the centre of the Saint George's Room, a huge Christmas tree to- wered to the height of 20 feet with orange tinted lights representing fruit and flowers....

Supper was served in the room adjoining the dance floor. The ar- rangements in connection with this were in every way excellent and as distinct from other func- tions of a similar sort, there were few who were sent empty away.

(c) Is it not practicable in future to atate the grounds on which an Application is turned down so as to enable "applicants to meet any technical or other objections with view to reconsideration of their applications?".

to

evacuate

Hunan.-

WAR DEBTS.

CONTRASTING AMERICAN

VIEWS

New York, Dec. 24...

In connection with the Columbia University debt manifesto,, the N. Y. Times gives prominence to a letter by Mr. Robert Johnson, former United States Ambassador HOSPITAL DONATIONS, to Italy. He says, "As between

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ALICE MEMORIAL AND AFFILIATED HOSPITALS.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Affiliated Hospitals begs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospital.

The Hon. Dr. R. 11. Kotewall..$ Mr. T. N. Chau. The late Mr. Chau Siu. Ki's Messrs. Che

Tong Mr. Chan Tin Son Mr. Wong Ping Suen Mr. Ma Tsui Chiu

King

Mr. Leung Yan Po

T. M. Wong Mr. Lo Chung Kue.

Li Yau Tsun

A programme of 30 dances kent ME TO Shun Cho

merriment going at full bore and the insistent demands of the en-

Mr. Au

Mr.

Ithusiastic ones justified the organ- Mr. Siu Lau

iser'a décision to have two bands present.

of

Messrs. W

friends, we should not have in- cluded one cent of interest."

This statement is in marked contrast to the spirit of a long pronouncement by Senator Smoot, chairman of the Senate Financi Committee and a member of the Debt Commission, in the Senate. in which he denounced the whole proposition as an absurdity, and charged the Columbia faculty with 100 aiming at completo cancellation of 100 debts, although the subject is in- 100terdicted. The N. Y. Timon in a. 100 leader suggests the money owed 100 the United States could best be 100 employed in reviving European 100 prosperity, pointing out that the 100 Europeans are customers as well. debtor-Reuter's American 100-89

100 Service. •

FACT V. FANCY.

100

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Taze Ming

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100 cines," said the sceptic.

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Woo Fat Shing Mr. Choy Po Sion Mr. Sum Pak Ming There were the musicians

Mok Kong

Sang H.M.S. Hawkins and H.M.S. Car-

Messrs. Cheong Shing Loeng lisle, the latter an amateur aa-

Mr. Chan Shu, Ming semblage, which performed with Mr. Fung Ping Shan real professional verve.. Christmas Mr. Leung But Yu

Lo Chap Shon Day was ushered in by the com- Mr. Lo

Mr. Li Hoi Tang bined efforts of both orchestras..

Mr. Mok Man Chee Neither His Excellency nor

Mr. Tsoi Kung Po Admiral Sinclair were present, Mr. Ma Chi Lung owing to previous engagements, Mr. Wong Io Tung but Commodore Pearson, accom- Mr. Lou But Tung panied by Mrs. Pearson was Mr. Liv. Ho Fook

and among the early arrivals

stayed for a considerable time. Others present included Captain Braithwaite. Chief of Staff to Admiral Sinclair, together with the Commanders and officers of all men of war in harbour, Com- mander Phillips of H.M. Dockyard and Mrs. Phillips and Pay Com- mander Rogers..

·DELHI INCIDENT.

PLANS UPSET."

"I don't believe in patent medi-

"Just what do you mean by 100 'patent medicines'?" asked his 100 friend.

100 "Why-er-all secret" medicinal

100 preparations," answered the scep

100 tic. "All remedies of which the

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formula is never divulged. It is senseless to take medicine if you -100 don't know what it contains."

100 "Of course," suggested his $8,100 friend, "you always read a physi

Gauti, Den, 21.

clan's prescription and quite un- derstand what is being given you." "Well, no." admitted the scep- tic. "But then, you see, it is a physician who is prescribing, and who knows what he is about."

Dr. Williams' Pink Pills for Pale People are" themselves the

From 8.15 to 2 a.m. the mar-1 The Nationlist Congress camp prescription of a learned and ex- riment continued and dancers re-preparing to open proceedings for perienced physician who, as the mained on the floor until the Christmas, was shocked at the jeeeptic suggests, knew what he bands showed signs of exhaustion. news of the murder of Swami was about. Their superior efficacy This, the third festival of its kind, Shradanad. An emergency meeting as a Blood and Nerve Tonic rests has firmly established the Naval decided. as a mark of respect to upon the outstanding merit of the ball as one of the functions of the abandon the presidential proces-prescription from which they are senson in Hongkong and praiac slon, for which they had made ela made and is the reason for their should be meted out to those in borate arrangements, including

world-wide popularity as a speci whose hands the arrangements the use of fifty elephants... lay, on behalf not only of the Petty Officers, but the fleet generally,

London, Dec. 24.

The Swami recently severed his fic in cases of unuemia, nervous connection with the Congress, but debility, digestive weakness, and was much esteemed owing to his those troubles from which only services after the Amritsar dis-women suffer. turbances of 1919.m

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The death has occurred of Mr.

The murder has upset the Con- free, $1.60 per bottle 38.00 for 6 A. F. Bettinson, popularly knowngress leaders plans for communal bottles from the Dr, Williams' Me- as "Perry," the well-known sports- amity, since the militant elements man and managing director of the among the Hindus may now be dicine Co., 60, Kiangse Road National Sporting Club; from heartficult to control-Reuter,

Shanghai. failure after pneumonia.--Reuter.

SALESMAN ŞAM

CIBOVE MATER, WE FIND SAMM |SHUGGUNG FACROSS THE

ENGLISH

To

TH FRENCH SHORE, AFTER

HAVING BEEN

IN THE WATERT

1 DAYS AND

A NIGHT,

SINCE LOSING SIGHT OP

CUZZ WHO

-WAY GUIDING HIM IN A MOTOR-BOAT

TO HELP HIM ALONG-

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