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THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
as soon as a new appointment can be made before that date.
[December 7, 1901.
which are exposed to the sun is corresponding ly thicker and more protective. The massive doors weigh about 15 owts. each. There are in all five chambers. Of these, three are ready for use and the remainder will be brought into service whenever the business requires them. Two are partly occupied by the first consign- ment of meat and provisions which arrived from Australia recently. This consisted of mutton, game, turkeys, rabbits, hares, and other game. The next consignment will include bacon, ham, butter, and cheese.
pleated chiffon crossed by little silver cords; Mrs. Baillie in a handsome black dress; Miss Jackson in pale blue silk with little It may not be considered strictly accurate to knots of black bébé velvet; Mrs. MacKay in use the term "resignation" since my last agree- white, with a tartan sash; Mrs. Leigh in black, ment expired in 1898, and was never formally with cream lace appliques and full chiffon renewed. Still, as it seems to have been tacitly sleeves; Mrs. Walter Lloyd in a charming dress understood on both sides that the appointment of pale blue satin, the bodice trimmed with held good for a longer period, the word prac- handsome laced straps of forget-me-knots over tically expresses my present purpose. the shoulders; Mrs. Peter in a rich white bro- ' My reason for now asking you to appoint a cade dress; Mrs. Simpson in white, carrying a new Chaplain in my stead is mainly of a private bouquet of roses; Miss Powell in a very pretty nature and I need not particularise it in detail pale pink dress, relieved with touches of sage but chiefly it is that I ma by residence in In connection with this new venture, a cold green velvet; Miss Tutchings in white satin, and England, fulfil what I consider a duty to my meat store has been opened adjoining the ice her sister in scarlet silk; Mrs. Langlands in pale relations there; and, that this may
be 80, am store in Ice House Street, It is being blue, with yoke and sleeves of guipure lace; Mrs. promised the offer of an appointment at home well patronised by the European commu- Playfair in a black dress with a plaid of Forbes if I am there to accept it when a vacancy occurs.nity. The Naval and Military forces in the tartan; Mrs. Fraser in white silk, trimmed with. 1, therefore, wish to return to England as Colony are now being supplied regularly with pale pink chiffon, and chiffon straps over the soon as possible; and I venture to hope that mutton from the cold stores, the former twice shoulders; Mrs. Wintour in white satin; Mrs. you will make an appointment here at au eply a week, the latter once a week; and we under- Pemberton, looking very charming in a dress date. If it should be before the 31st of March stand that the frozen meat is being much trimmed with rich guipure lacs: Miss Hartigan I should relinquish my post as soon as such appreciated in both branches of the service, the in a pretty dress of pink gauze; Miss Hazeland appointment be made; and in that event I shall men, finding it quite a treat after their previous in scarlet chiffon: Mrs. Yeats in black with a be glad, if it be thought necessary in order to unchanging beef diet. velvet bodice; Mrs. Andrew in pale blue; Miss defray the cost of a new Chaplain's passage Cleeve in an extremely pretty dress of pal- from England, to repay the amount which will blue flowered muslin trimmed with coffee have been, according to promise, paid to me out coloured lace, and her sister in white: Mrs. of the Cathedral Fund for my recent passage Frampton in pale blue silk trimmed with to Hongkong. black bébé velvet; Mrs. Hawkins, in a dress of white tucked satin with bunches of violets scat tered over it; and the Misses Holmes, the elder intblack and her sister in white.
The ball room prosented a brilliant spectacle with the many coloured dresses of the ladies, the gorgeous naval and military uniforms, interspersed with the ordinary black of the civilians, and the occassional Scotchmen who were fortunate enough to be able to wear their most becoming and picturesque costume..
The supper, which took place in the Theatre, was # great success, and ample justice was done to it by all, and it was noticeable that several of the guests who could not claim even Scotch descent partook of the "liaggis" The departure of those guests leaving for the Peak and Kowloon considerably thinued the dancing rooms, and those who remained were thus more able to appreciate the excellence of the floors. Altogether the arrangements were admirably planned and carried out, and the greatest credit reflects upon those who formed the various committees for the different departments, and I am sure that Auld Lang Syne" was never sung with a heartier wish for a fature meeting than at three in the morning of St. Andrew's Day.
} THE REV. R. F. COBBOLD'S
RESIGNATION,
Although the prospect of residence in Eng- land is, naturally, a pleasing one, it will be with very great regret that I shall leave Hongkong; and I shall indeed be sorry to sevor my connec- tion with the work of the Church here, which has been as great a happiness to me as it has been an honour to be called to do it. There have been, I know, many shortcomings on my part, but I hope these may be forgotten, and that I have at least not failed to properly ap- preciate the consistent kindness which the Church Body has hitherto always extended to me.
With the earnest wish that you may be guided by the Spirit of Wisdom in the exercise of your responsibility to our fellow-worshippers here and select the right mana man full of zeal and power,-I am, my Lord and Gentle men, Your obedient Servant,
ROWLAND F. COBBOLD.
THE HONGKONG MEAT SUPPLY.
Something like two years has now elapsed since the Commission appointed to enquire into and report upon the meat-supply of Hongkong sat, yet nothing has been done in the interval to remove or at least minimise the still existing monopoly which the Chinese enjoy as regards the surply of meat to the Colony. Perhaps it would be too much to expect the Government to do anything in this direction. The appointment of a Commission to enquire" is itself nearly The following letter is addressed to the men-
always looked upon by the authorities as of the bers of St. John's Cathedral by the Rev. R. F. nature of a huge concession, although the Cobbold in the current number of Church results are often no more than a carefully Notes. The subject is one of much interest to labelled and pigeon-holed report. But mean a large section of the community, who will while, whatever may be the alleviative Govern- regret Mr. Cobbold's retirement from a posi- mental measures contemplated, it has remained tion he has filled so ably and so earnestly. The for local private enterprise to take the first Church Body will, of course, at once convene a step in breaking down what was recognised at
meeting of the seatholders, who will decide on such an important question as the appointment of a new senior chaplain. It is hoped by the members of the congregation that no efforts will be spared to secure an able. preacher, with musical ability, as a successor to the retiring chaplain
Hongkong, 27th November. 1991.
TO THE CHURCH BODY OF SAINT JOHN'S CATHEDRAL,
My Lord and Gentlemen.-I have the honour of acquainting you with the fact that I have this day returned from my holiday, having been absent nine months and two weeks, and that I am prepared now to take over from Mr. Johnson the responsibilities of my position.
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Under the experienced management of Mr. William Parlane, the business may be expected to extend very much before long.
CONCERT AT THE PEAK HOTEL
Peak-dwellers had the pleasure on the 3rd inst, of hearing that popular and talented artiste, Madame Agnes Freed, who assisted by several local amateurs gave a concert in the large dining-room of the Peak Hotel, which was filled with an appreciative audience. Prin- cipal interest centred, of course, in the contributions which Madame Freed made to the programme, but at the same time the efforts of the other artistes, vocal and instrumental, were of an excellent nature and were very much enjoyed. Madame Freed got a very hearty reception and sang her numbers in a manner well calculated to enhance her already eminent reputation as a vocalist of refined taste and excellent voice and culture. Her first efforts- Bohn's "Still Vie Die Nacht" and "Take me, Jamie Dear"-were rendered with very fine effect. Exquisite feeling and tenderness marked her singing of Daddy" (Behrend), a song that she gave by request. Also by special request, Madame Freed sang Bach-Gounod's
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Ave Maria," " with violin obligato by Mrs. A. H. Ough, and in it were heard perhaps to best advantage the rich full qualities of her vocal_gifts. Madame Freed gained unstinted plaudits. The other vocalists who appeared were Mrs. A. R. Fullerton and Mr. A. Cunning- ham. Mrs. Fullerton gave as one of her numbers. Tito Mattei's "Dear Heart," in the rendering of which she showed herself the possessor of a well-trained voice and of plat- form abilities of a no inean order: she was deservedly recalled. Mr. Cunningham was heard to excellent advantage in
The Holy City" and " The Skippers of St. Ives," and won cordial applause for both his numbers. Later, in the absence of another, he sang "In Cellar Cool," again receiving a good reception. The instrumental part of the the time of the Commission's sittings-and is programme was no less enjoyable than the so still-as a peculiarly undesirable monopoly, vocal. Mrs. A. H. Ough, who is a newcomer to and one which it is an open secret is in the the Colony and one who will be a distinct ac- hands of practically only two Chinese in-quisition to its musical life, played several violin selections in addition to the obligato already mentioned. In Mabel Bourne-Goens's two pieces "Berceuse" and "Scherzo" she found admirable subjects for the display of her com- mand of technique and of expression; her reception was very gratifying. Mr. E. Danen- berg filled the part of pianist with his customary distinction. The solo with which he opened the concert — Chopin's "Scherzo," in B Minor-· was very good; and likewise his rendering of Liszt's "Fantasia Faust Waltz" was a per- formance eminently worthy of his well-known executional abilities. He was recalled. The whole concert was unanimously voted a great success, though the rendering of vocal numbers was somewhat marred by the bad acoustic pro- perties of the room and an indifferent piano. Thanks are due to Mr. Moir, the manager of the hotel, for kindly giving the room for the occasion.
dividuals.
Those responsible for this endeavour to speure at least a division of the supply trude are a combination of local firms namely Messrs. Butterfield and Swire and the Hongkong Ice Company, Ld.who have just begun an extensive scheme of importa tion of frozen mutton, game, and provisions from Australia. To this end, the shipping firm has had two of its steamers fitted up with special refrigerating and sold storage plant while at the Ice Company's works at East Point there has just been completed an extensive cold store It is, however, within your knowledge that Some idea of the size of the capacity this on the 3rd of October last I cabled from building can be realised from the fact that it England to the Bishop of Victoria that I contains cold chambers capable of keeping in intended on my return to Hongkong to ask storage no less than 15,000 carcases of mutton; permission to resign the post of Chaplain of and of its excellent equipment one may form Saint John's Cathedral which I have held some conception by learning that already a sum during the past uine years and a half.
of $65,000 has been spent upon it. The con Agreeably with that message, I, having to-struction of such a building is, of course, very day arrived, now beg to place in your hands costly. Insulation 12 inches thick, composed A sum of $40,000 has been handed the French my resignation, and to state that I should like of valuable materials, covers the inside walls Consul at Mengtze for the construction of a it to take effect on the 31st of March next, or and ceilings while that affixed to those walls' hospital dispensary.
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