THURSDAY, DECEMBER 5, 1907.
COAXING COMMERCE.
THE CHINESE PROCESSION.
A Magnificont Pagodat.
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THE CHINA MAIL.
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The bearers of the heaviere
as though they had been made in the Westward, though a large section camo meinphotically days of the ark, so dirty and bugrinied
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ROUND THE TOWN.
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could
have eaten up all the white people in the
WE
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ASSERT
EMPHATICALLY
COMPETITION
Colony, and then had an excuse for look-Two of our Leading Features: ing for more food. Where this vast con-
course ents and sleeps is beyond finding
:
aut. Their presence, anyway, is orderly PRICE and DELIVERY
and good-unturod.
province, including Chuton itself, a neon, until the rain, stopped the show, nor which robbed them of all natural in charge of the different portions and the 8 o'clock in the morning Queen's Hand vast multitude of people beut on mak- it was hither, thither and ardywhere, heaty-if any of them possad it-guild officiale marshalled their sections West could scarcely be traversed in a ing holiday, and having a disposition The sound of a distant drums made people and on their heads they wors cover together in something liko sader and pet ricksha, and then only after considerable of various shapes, all brilliant down the streata towards their respective delay. The man from the country awamped rau frou various quarters to intercopt the foot and most of the decorated with pinces of sholter.
everything. The streets were given over to enjoy themselves they spent many procession. They found the roadway the " well-known kingfishor-feather inlaid The brilliant maners and lungings to bliu, and his numbers astounded the to no small advantage of certain classes hodged hundreds doop by others who work, which is carried on to a large extent showed the effect of the rain very quickly residente. Queen's Bend at times was
in Canton, with which almost and it is more than likely that considerable nothing but a surging stream of of truders at the Sheking market; had wrived thers Inforu thou, and want, aud with yelo na te over intrigo has been done to many of them. And this was particularly noticeable The commercial aspect of pageant they raced somewhere else in the hope Yet the poules were most maged poimens The fighter materials such as the paper who the procession had moved from of horse-texit. Must of them somed Spoilt by the Rain.
tinsel ornaments were got under the Eastward end of the city. The at the same time the of accuring some other coign of vin- f procession and at the sun to hims taga. Thens ireru practicauity non's left. broken down with infirmity, though for surious injury, while the attendants on the precossion all thousands upon theeseniča
few shelter quickly and most have escaped vast crowds moved Westwards after the FALSEHOODS NOTWITHSTANDING) To-day (until 2 o'clock, when rain have during the past two or three Cantonand every adjoining town and village from tonder fort and limp along. Nane girls were provided with white unbrellas trickled down from various places into
Quson's Read, converting that thoroughs- WE FEAR NO brought about disbandment) The streets decados tended to weaken or to, obli-seems to hare vomited every one of its wore groomed; none had harness or with which to protect their
koma able to take holiday, and the result trappings on in the sense that Europeans
understand the turtas- piece of rope do little and perforou had to carry them into a living streant, The horde was
• Charts
Sprinkled like curante in the of Hongkong svere filled with a torato altogether the spiritual inward.
was a pack of wild-oyal humanity such as or a chain, did duty for a bridle the long until sudi places were reached whore, boarding house cake were a fow Europeans striking and extended
ness and significance. pageant,
has never before been seant in Hongkung idles were of wood and the saddle they could be safely housed. Most of They were fow and far between and mob was so great that, having for our Chinese fellow ci It is this last phase of the pageant, All mamier of men, women, and children cloths simply stuffed hugangs which looked the participants in the procession went the
sposking. it tizons & spectacular fascination that the commercial utility, which is pro- emned their several nucks from all sorts
down to the centre of the town. iswell nigh boundless. Herein liessumally the only one to be considered and conditions of clothes, and staring eyes they were--while the stirrup irons were suggestive fact pointing to several in relation to the Hongkong proces-numerable signified the amazement. This ranty as though they had never seen And ther even a polish oiled gloth. churned away in the hands of their owners. founts, and origins, and sign. We understand that the scenes The carnival is a red-letter one for Hong-through the streets? They looked even inafoom who led the restive (?) chargers revealing the touch of nature portrayed with one notable exception, kung, for its people and for thousands who worse than the steeds, which all truth
The armugements made by the police The visitor who makes his or her way for preventing stagnation along the streeta whole world are purely historic or drawn from are not its people, and if his Dlustrious for ind hund & wash and their grunts through Chinatown at the present time wers for muro praiseworthy than might
were very sorry specmens. None of the kin. Historic revivals in the form of popular conceptions of history, and Benevolace the God of Trade dues not in were the zererse of being elonn. Such a will find it hard no doubt to understand have been expected, in view of the pageants mark one of the latest move are in no way related to the more futuro stile upon the Colony that deity sight could only be seen in the Orient. that general depression has of Into charuc-onormous crowds of Chinese who are When we mention Price, we ments of civic life in Europe. From
diflicult to propitiate. Whether the rain There was a variety about the cestitues;
flocked to Hongkong during the past few one end of England to the other the uncient ideas of exorcism, eto, that that came down is a sign of displassrof of the girls which added grantly to the terised trade in the Colony and that the weeks, and the air of uncertainty
which bistorie pageant hes appealed to wonder
a cut out with a flowing grey heard, (so some Chinese stoutly aver) with the tion with the procesion.
mean ROCK BOTTOM. spectionar effect. Ono was disguised as festivities now going on have been arranged seems to overhang everything in connec
Our parrow streets ing and delighted crowds, who by its
wearing an ornamented hat of king-balerides, of propitiating the Joss whose benig- do not readily lead themselves to sight When we mention Delivery, aid have realised some of the more
feather itsidl work, abors which torerodnant influence has beer withheld from elaborate sente is passing, especially when acaing when a procession upon such an two long bird's feathers of a dull brown Hongkong for
we mean EARLIER merdorable events in our "rough la-
hue, and Irom either side hu o cars ex-
some reusen or other one seotion is going east and another tended. Other girls bað birgo
all sides Jand's story."
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are signs of west, but excupting for the crush at the Souze carried wooden swords, wooden brisk business. The streets are oronded corner of Murray Rod it was possible battle implements, scrolls, standards, ete. with Chinees-most of whom are woll outskirts of the card without munch to sko ona's way along the streets on the The silken canopics were
works of art, The task of "assetalding" the pro-the embroidery being exceedingly well dressed, or confortably so--and the side inconvenience. For this no doubt the police
executed, and these, together with the stalle seem to be doing a roaring trade.
Ara a responsible and also for keeping the silken banters and flags, were apparently
luck to Flaborate pressing crowds of lic the inust valued of the unsprings courted align to decuestions have been pun rossunshlo distance from the procesion. in low prices. Nobody else is
electric trans stepped this fun in the Copy are and will private individuals, until portions of the and thuserials at running curly going to cut under us if we know procession ward of a quality which is widomioity have taken unto themselves an they were under way country people were anything about it. It is an
sisters, Birds of Paradise and others of of the good old pantomines. keen here. Petcocks, dragons, fowls, unwantedly gay appearance, reminiscontwarned of danger by hundreds of absolute fact that, when you
preted along the tramway route, giving the feathered, kind were depicted thereun
warning with fla.. This was a wise pre-come here, you get the very best with gold and silver thrund. and in some cases the banners were worked- The huge arches which have been thrown cantion.
up with great celerity are very good suction of a house reminded one of an epocimens of the Chinese iden of street
drugs and medicines at the very industrial exhibition and it why die if the decoration and are models of buplico-
lowest possible prices. Judge lew items in the procession which had the it came a representation of the effect of the creation of these will no longer merit of being entirely clean, but close to structures. Those who have watched gebling. A youth sat in the centre of marvel at the intrepidity displayed by window in another section of a house. On Chinelo builders as they follow their his hand he word a large dice for a hat; his, clothes wern rugged, and pasted rui occupations. The most stander piece of over them were lottery tickets, puk-a-pu bamboo is tied up to another piace strong tickets and any other paateboards with enough to support of or two Chinese, which the Chinese gulle.
who hang on with their very "tooth," and Another object fesch was taught this time with regard to t thevils of drink. Two nimbly work about the growing! structure I'MEN
disguised as cats were drawn along fastening additional pieces of bamboo and on a rumshackle truck. One sat t table building over upwards till the crown is facing a bottle with a Chineso label thereonriched. A few cross pieces of bamboo, the other had collapsed on the floor and clutched another bottle in his bandasthough, and a couple of perpendiculars are mostly oven in his drunken sleep, he could not enough. Then squares of coloured meat allow his treasured bet
Perhaps the highest purpose of the pageant is served when it kindles the flame of historic imagination in which scenes and events long familiar through the pages of the analist glow and burn with new and larger meanings. In the mind of the spectator the centurica are as if they had not passed. He lives in the days of long ago. The spell of "ancient mysteries unfolding upon hit be sees in the mind's eye history transforming and transformed.
That our Oriental neighbors are singularly strong on the side of the historic imagination must be admitted by all who have watched dan ju their theatres. Plays that hold up the mirror of history before the gaze of entrancel audiences form the staple of histrionic representation, and no movements and changes of the new time love thus far leasened the hold which this form of the drona tas on the minds of the people
To account for the excitement in Hongkong during these days of the pro- | eession the incidents and events must
be apprehended and approached from
are found to underlie functions of the kind. The exception to which we call attention is worthy of special mention. Following, it is presumed,; the example of Canton, which held an anti-opium demonstration by means of tableaux civante, the lessons of, the
SOME OF THE TABLEAUX.
The Dragons.
anti opium agitation are being portray fun in the vicinity of No. 2 Palice Station ed in a similar manner before the gazoned hopeless to the uninitiated observer. of the assembled crowds in the streets andersonian Mppareil to reign, Dis: of this city, the evils of smoking and jointed bits of procession were to be seen gambling being represented by tableauxaking in back streats or drilting along enrried on the backs of coolies. These This was only in seaming; in reality the apparently seeking for the min body are intended to show what opium organisation seems to hate heen excellent. smoking really is, what it means. The Tie sout was made not lomus siter apium emoker's progress and his and o'clock and it was soon evident that the ara ali depicted in a manner calculated marshals were incing their stupaudious task
point a moral, and to greatly streng- then the forces arrayed against the From this stand- evils of opium point our sympathina ura wholly with the pageant procession; for the rest
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with sites,
Tttempt to give a detailed den cription of each of the units of the
ssion would be ridiculous and un Musa: it was phrly decorare, non silk and satin, feathers and
necessity
we are content to wait before profluit however combined or distributed work councing a judgment as to the utility, out to some sort of similarity. But some desirability or advantage of making of the exhibits are certainly deserving such processions part and parcel of our of special notice. oirie life in this British Colbay.
THE PAGEANT.
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The greatest attraction of all was the Gold Dragon, although his Silversunter pat rap him very close in popularity. It must be admitted that the big dragon was a minivellously ornate monster. The herd
by spring. A fierce red eye gleaned from
Most of us
work those carried in the
On
his possession. symbolical gros completed.
spectators greatly.
there
To-morrow's Route.
Whilst
THAN ANYONE ELSE.
WE now are and shall con-
tinue to be the lenders
Watkins, Ld.,
Station Wanchai Road to Queen's Rond
Starting about 11a.m. from No. 2 Police for yourself. East straight on to The Clock Tower (stop- ping all gongs and drums when passing the Supreme Court) straight on to Queen's Road Central on to Ke Shing Theatro (stopping all gongs said, drums when pas- sing near The Government Civil Hospital) until Central Street going up First Street from First Streut down Western Stavet on to No. 7 Police Station straight on to Queen's Road West turn out to Des Voeux Road to Queen's Street to Queen's 1311
For the moment the procession has was fitted with x lolling tongue operated the ou there to pass from ting are fixed and the erection is Rond down Bonhanı Strand West to Dey the point of view we have the wing serganised business: Chinese employers the centre of the forehead flanked by two gentry who had violated the law was in multi-coloured arches, etc., is certainly | Station (Fire Brigade) turn in to Jervois
to indicate.
are demoralised, anti hail of a drum
or Ele servam of a reed instrument is led to its awe-inspiring appearance. of green. Gigantic horns of mixed calpurs stivat ty distract the attention of the most industrious worker,
The 138 men who supplied the movement Noise and
were dressed to be in keeping with the excitement fill thu air, and even the nerves
Apothecaries Hall,
Watkins' Building,
31, Queen's Road Central, HONGKONG.
Vous Road turn in Wing Lok Stroot to
CHINESE CONSULS. Bonham Strand East to No. 5 Police
(From Our Correspondent.) Street to Morrison Street up Queen's Road
CANTON, December 4. Central to No. à Police Station (Fire
The Chinese Minister to England has Brigade) up Wellington Street up Aberdeen Street passing Gago Street dova Graham telegraphed to Peking that the British Street up Cochrane Street to Lyndhurst Government has agreed to China's sending Termee, to, Wallington Street East down Consuls to Australia and Now Zoclaud... D'Aguilar Street to Clock Tower to dismiss.
SPORTING.
Cricket.
THE COMING "SICILIA."
·Troops for Hongkong.
especially in one case, where
During the day time the effect of these ftite One of
Turning to the subject of processions
though he realised the important part he charge of a blue-cuted policeman carrying bizarro, but at night when darkness has des a pagauts as a feature of Chinese
a batons under his art and looking ascended and the thousands of butips are light social life it woull seen that four clear
ed the lurshness of the culouring disappears was playing. His cxpression was in great stages of development are trgeable in
cuntrust to most in the show, for there was As though by magic. The imperfections are sameness about the expression of these hidden. The cut glass, of the suspended the genesis and varying forms which of the stolid white have become unstrungrigan's magnificence. It may be man-caking part which made most of the groups lamps radiate a hundred rays of light which these have taken from earlier times to the by the intensity of the clamour; the wild tioned that although he was called goldenlosen great deal of their significance. present. The best known and most widely bum of humanity, the activity of the lists feathers. Altogether this bugo length 25 feature of the procession and many seen on all sides attract most attention
his scules were green inlaid with kingfshor Specimens of the king-fisher frotter scintilste from one to another.
inlaid work seemed to be the most common | The allegorical groups that are to be recognised association of processions, and the general glamour of spectacular not dissimilar in form or widely divers show. The morning has been one of drum feet) of silk and feathers and cardboard pre-namental screens covered with this class and groups of Chinese cluster about each gent from that witnesssed to-day, and to roll and trumpet fufate-sounds nouorous saated a very fine appearance and when it of work interspersed the pagesat at in- one-the hidden menning (to the Euro- be seen to-morrow and Saturday, if rain chatgious, multisorous; screechin, slon- noisy expressions of approval from the representations of opium pipes and lamps
undulated along the street it brought forth tervals.
Huge lanterns and enormous paper pean) of which is quite plain to them.
It is notified in general orders that the holds off, is with the spirit world. torophonic; tattle, roar, and bombilation. seething mas of humanity which it, ever! wore carried aloft, and palicuins of the
H. T. Sicilin Joft Singapore at 8 s.m. Oriental
The largest arch is that erected in and Occidental peoples Noise has fought hard with "dash, splash and unson, threatened to devoar. Only the most gorgeous colouring, with damsols Bonham Strand and it is a wonderful A mateli will be played against the United on the 4th instant and may be expected alike once
stood in awe of the sind glitter," and the decision must be legs of the bearers were visible, but that they of the minted beauty type therein, were
also numerous. forces of nature. Famine, postilence, pundoxical--it must be in favour of both. had heads was made manifest by the wild ceded a ficand car which looked frost in the brief time in which it was erected. mencing at 11 a.pi, and 2 p.m. respective-mentioned details :----
A large floral banner pre-piece of work, considering its size and Services on Friday and Saturday, com- here on 10th instant, with the under- disenso, aud death were the work of Hongking and its people have witnessed efforts made to give them air by the fan comparison with most of the other or This reaches right across the street and ly. The following will represent the Club: R. Logan and wife, Captain K D Royal Garrison Artillery Major D. F. malignant powers which had to be or can witness a procéssion such as has not
bentors. These worked like Trojans whilst tumented palaquins, etc. The car was towers to a great height. The groundwork R. Bancock, H. Hauck, W. C. D. Hutchinson, wife and 2 children, Captain
ervered with a roof, also floral in design, propitiated or drives out from the hitherto been espalled in the island. the great benst progressed ouwnis,
and surmounted with a small ligure stanchis turra-cotta in colour, but the fantastic Turner, T... Pearce, A. W. J. Peake, sphere of their Aalamitous operations,inst he pronounned splendid when taken 'The silver dragon was 225 feet long, and end, and inside there were more girls. designs and variegated colours with which A. A. Claxton A. II. Young, E. A. Fowler,
was carried by 146 men. There was also a Behind this car walked two girls in sombro. the contral and upper portions are colour. J. Wishort, and two others. On one memorable occasion Confucius from the point of view of the Chinamanı---
hued garments carrying cofreshments ford beggars description. Every colour of stood watching in an
and who has the right to view it otherwise? staller gold dragon. attitude of
The European nequiesces in it because "To edoente the people of China." That the occupants of the car, in the form of
the rainbow is represented-somisgly respectful seriousness villagers engaged he approves of the Chamen having was the reply given by one of the he Paper lamps in the shape of various fish with no eys to contrast--and the top is in exorcism-protably in carly and
Laloft. own "way sometimes, and for ribboned marshals when asked the
mainly by small boys or surmounted by a boat-like structure. In
nangic exalts
It
ten and sweetmoats.
were carriel
did not seem clear on the face fryne, and at o it but ic Was
on
be expected to demean
AG ARCT,
BANNERS AND HANGINGS.
HONGKONG CHICKET CLUB,
Rugby Football -
V. L. Beer, wife and 2 children, Lieut. R.
H. Fitzroy, 2nd Lieut. A. W. Chapuiao, 2nd Liout. F. W. Thicknesse, 246 N. €. O's, ́ ́ and men, 26 Women, 36 Children
Royal
Engineers:Lieut. B. E. Coke
lenson, Miss A. M. Sharrock
Liout, .G. Iraith, H. W: Löster, J. McGregor, P. (Nursing Ste
g Staff) 24 N. C. U's, 2 Women, Linton, Capt. Randing, R. A. M. C., W. B. 8 Children.
Stanton and A. P. Usher.
Colomy Ord, Dept. and Corps :-Lieut. W. Lambert, wife and daughter, Captain J. A, 3. Murray, wife and 2 Chil dren. Captain & Baker, wife and 6 Brown, wife and 4 Children. 1 Foreman, 17 N. O. O's and tuen, 0 Women, 9 Children.
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Children, Captain 0.
and wife, Lieut. E. Woodhouse, 2nd Lieat. C. R. Shannon, 2nd Lieut. C. N Rivers. Moore, wite and 2 Children of Captain There will be a match to-morrow after-Walker, 74 W.0's., N.C.O's and Men, orudo form of proceseton, having as its the meanent he pockets his notions purpose of ear in which were seated / gals, and there were dozens of similare contre of the arch, well above you at 450 p.m. sharp, when the Chih. Women; 3-Ohildren. - object the expulsion from their neigh- of what are the component parts of music Chinese, his wife and children. The story large pescock, made in height, the which are admirably executed and our Club Team:-Back-R. Johnson, Three-
Of this class of exhibit there Was
a bamboo the street, are several allegorical groups, playing in colours, will oppose the Navy. and Mon, 2 Wonten, 2 Children:
3rd Middlesex Regiment. 154 N. C. O's bourbond of evil spirits. Everyone and agrees with the Oriental that the
back of which was one mass of peacock-t
-tail
Army Service Corps-Majer R. F. T. who has lived in China is familiar with sounds that now split holes in the blus
gathered that feathers. Throu men were required to taiuly show the artist's band. Just beneath
woman and 1 child.? the practice which obtaina furgely in infinitudes are good to hear. Puro districts of carrying round the procession as a whole s advertison the an enormous purse and who was so steeped from side to side as it was carried along the lights shohe on the stalagmitic glass L. J. Blackburov and A. N. Other, For-H. Martin, Major 8. Macdonald, Lt. and the this was the house of a father, who owried marry this bird ant the bead sarung tuuzdure dozens of suspended Immys from which quarters:-F. C. Carroll, A. A. Claxton, Fisher and wife. 11 N. C. O'e and Men, 1 A. S. Kempthorne,-0.N.E. More. Halves: Royal Army Medical Corps :-Colonel countryside the images of popular then, sinco
Calony as to increase its material comforts, in opium that he gave his wife 140 money/ Daylight, however, spoilt the effect of above and, as these, or most aizšliom, werewards W. J. Daniel (Capt.), G. D. McQr. Mr T. Glennon, wife and daughter,
most of the cxhibits and their is up doub each joy, for the household and let his children fall that when seen to-night (if the rain allows tinted green, the effect was to throw a deities accompanied by much noise of allays each grief, expels diseases, and into dissolute habits unchecked. The the effect will I he intensified.
delightfully soft light over those portions drum, gongs, and cracker firing to softens overy-pain, we are in for a good performers looked pretty happy on it, fina part of the procession was practical of the arch which were within the penetrat purgo the region of malignant spirits thue.
however, Made in Hongkong," proudly if not, picturesque. Behind the diferent ing power of the light. Che nach was much
squads of long contad the cause in the eyes of the people i The procession is likely to live long in anounced the marshal. The evil effect
gentry camo per- pf so many of the ills to which flesh is the menuty of everyone who witnessed of opium-smoking ware omphasised furthering coins shouted by tiers of the same as the next, though of a more ar
As long waits were
KOREA'S NATIONAL POLICY. heir.
it and the innumerable cameras that have by a gigantic facsimile of an opium pipe gentry could not be ere inevitable and Juss degree of magnitude. been in operation to-day and will con-purposely made to renotable Chinese themselves by standing those chairs wers
There was very flimsy transparent-sida
An Interesting Declaration, set out for their amsenience when a halt Frobably on the principle that pre-tinue snapping favorishly whilst there is coffin. In it was sented the unhappy man was called. The gentry sat fanning them accoration near Peel Street, which looked
Army Pay Department and Corps:- vention is better than cure, and quite a shred of garish tinsel remaining to be who had smoked away life. Following, in solves until the order to move was given extremely well and the thousands of sm- The Korenu Government reports the Accountant S. P. Warbrook, 3 N.0.0%. W. B. Lander, 2nd Class Asst. irrespective of the health and pros-snapped at will perpetuata it for many misumably poor clothes, was the widow. when the coolies collected the chairs and broidered banners of silk which were "Japan Daily Mail," has published a and Men, 2 Women, 1 Child. perity of towns or villages at special years and scatter impressions of it broad. The moral was pretty obvious in this carried them on a further stage.
to be soon on all hands were surprising, declaration of national policy. It consists must have been over two
Chaplain's Department-Rev. A. D. Gast about the world. The must fantur instance. So it was in a pictorial repre- miles in length for it around round from Everyone soomed to bring forth thoir of six articles. Tho first is worted exactly Ennis
and wife. wensona, the practics came into vegetically attractive "fonture of the pageant quotation of a man convulsively clutcising Queen's Road to Murray Road, when the treasures for the ocasion, and in Queen's like this first article of the celebrated Army Schools :-Schoolmistress Miss B. of carrying round in processions images was naturally the dragons. The gekl and an opium pipe as he whirled rapidly down It is stated that the procession cost up-hanging-scamingly of great antiquity-high nad low shall unite with one heart to Singapore.
other und was still wending its way enst. Road West there WES a beautiful Japanese Meiji Declaration, namely that
C. Myles. of deities on the birthday of the the silver representatives of the breed to Avernus. :9 popular god or goddess, also with the ware marvellous monsters, and wore such Many of the car carried tableaux were
The bands deserve honourable mention, which was bospangled and embroidered discharge the administrative functions of usual poley demonstrations of trust in as would give even the slayer of the intended to instil hatred of vies. One They did their worst. From the Occiden- until there was hardly a square inch of the the Empire. The second says that old and the benignant and defiance of the terrible Python pause. The arrows of car hose a cage of wire enclosing a bad tal's point of view it was a pretty bad groundwork of silk to be seen anywhere, obsoleto customs shall be abandoned and the Apollo would be of little use on the young men who sin-and the policoman worst but in reality it is understood that The Chinese dragon on the yellow ground fall opening of the country constinematod, the artists were first class. There wore a
The following notice is issued by Mr. malignant spiritual powers., Boyond sinuous forms which heare and billow had found him out. He was supposed great number of bands and, they wore was everywhere to be seen, and in many The third declares that productive enter Figg of the Hongkong Observatory all controversy the subject of pageants along our stucets these carnival days-to be pining avay in the prison cell diversified costumes.
cases ita folds intertwined with the British prises shall be made the foundations of
national strength and that the prospority of On the 5th at 12.05 p. The baranister in China is linked indissolubly with Brobdingnaginu Licasts, with terror-inspir-fact he was sicking a cigarette and svemad
amblora. Then there were dozens of the country shall han constant sim: The has risen alightly over Obinn peculiar deviens on Roll taga-Chinese fourth declaros that administrative reforms The antioyalonio ares is still reutral over worship in the temples and is no un-ing heads, which, if unlike the fabled to be doing himself pretty well. The Briareus with its one hundred agus and fifty youthful with evil inclinations were no
characters and inscriptions,
shall be effected and that the decadent, the continent to the North of the Upper important aspect of the ancient faiths. hands, nude up for the shortage in those doubt none the less impressed. This
enterprises of agriculture and manufactur Yangtze, and gradients continue rather Religious sanctions wore the most respects by having uncountable, legs and tableaux was also local work.
The Procession Stopped.
ing industry shall be revitalised. The fifth steep over the Southem ar proclius that the judiciary shall be per- prominent and binding in connection an activity terrifying in its ramping irre- Some of the purely.decorative cars were
in the Formosa Channel and the with all such processions.
sponsibility. Those wondrous reptilos will remarkably effective, the striking combing Shortly after two o'clock when the pro- under the impression that it was hardly innocout people may rest-secure
WTORE
The sixth and lost again vividly Hongkong Rainfall For the 24 hours end- That a practical issue and conse-down to posterity in story. But the tim of colours not offending the eye as cession was wending its way along Albert favourably-worded gland. However, it the Meiji Declaration it saying at 10a.m. to-day, 9:00 inches.
spectaco supplied hundreds of other might have been expected. The blending Road, Caine Read and Castle Rund a drizzi-turned out to be a barmless may a useful that men of ability shall be selected Forecast for the 24 hours ending at noon quence of pageant processions should features. It is no Barmoeide fast, by of colants which and not supposed to ing in pat an end to festivities. There whe-sign for it instructed visitors from the from all classes and appointed to suitable to-morrow. be impressed upon the minds of n
FORVORST any means, and simply dofies description. blend was boldly chanced and the general movement for shelter. The gold country to exercise caution in boarding and offices. It will be observed that there is great commercial people is easy of Colour is paramount, whigh the noise in rosult, while kaleidoscopic, was not dragon came down Wyndham Street at an alighting from framears and recommended nothing in this declaration which can be 1 Hongkong and Neighbourhood,
construed as pointing to constitutional gov.
N. winds, fresh; cloudy, probably some comprehension. On the version of left out of consideration; beautiful silkon unpleasing. A peacock on wheels in which undicnified pace and passed down along them to wait until the cars stopped.
ernments The last article tuhy possibly gnily wore "Rested two
Another illustration of the effects of be thought to crabody a faint indieation of processioné of unwonted magnitude and garments, banners, and signs of rainbow palated-young ladies, daughters of some the Prays. The painted girls who took
Formosa Channel N.E. winds, faint (to be
be dis splendour spectators were attracted in hues out cheek by jowl with tawdry haughty potentate, at least while the part in the petals wore in a sorry opium smoking also attracted attention and that nature, but it ià-too
strong eyos. The whole document is
3-South coast of China between Hong.
Apparolled-and
wards of $00,000.
BÅD JOSS.
A representation of a tramer attracted considerable attention yesterday, as those
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Miscellaneous Convalescouts from
WEATHER REPORT.
who were not familiar with Chinese were fccted on lines of strict justice so that prevarong monsoon will continue to
inst China Son.
DEGIDAL
DISTRI
thousanda and even tens of thongaude. tinsel and weird guigaws, and altogether procession lasted, attrileted much notice.sight for as the xain slowly came down served to whot the appetite of all for the seruible, by ordinised and no exkong and Lamooks: Same as No. 1. Thus, for instance, at the great die. the conglomeration of tableaux, streamers Soalso did a floral licet, a paper horse, and the paint on the girls' fucëk began to run procession which commenced at eleven this option whatever can be taken to South coast of China between Hong
lanterns,
ather oddities bountiful maidens ou ponies, 'baumers, Incongruities were sometimes to be Those riding the ponies stripped the morning. tributing mart of Sheklung, in tho
signs, and allegorical figures was noticed. A squad of bogs in most scarlet cloth from the animals” broke Tungkan district, there was and pro-wondrous to behold, as a wide lah one very dirty faces and low it over their leads and shoulders and, amid all the beauty of the om in an endeavour to protect their gaudy bably continues to be held for ten
broidery and bejewelled another incongruity which struck the or garments,
One of the most remarkable features days from the tenth to the twenty of the chow was the human element
gowns there was:
dinary European observer with insistence. The sudden termination to the procession
Crowds and The Traffic.
Actually commercial traffic was suspended
OROUP
provisions. As to their practical falliment kong and Hainan N. winds, strong, however, there has been nothing in the past to Biggest that the Koreana them- solves will be particularly helpful.
TOT minute should be Idat when a Will the next ten years witness any Chataberlain's Cough Remedy gives as soon child shows symptoms of group. streets? The suggestion mises wae's hopes the groupy cough appeare, will prevent the wide use of rubber as a flutning for city as the child becomes horas, or even after
first day of the eighth mouth a fosti- The thoroughfares were entirely blocked Take the many women on horseback fin in was indeed a misfortune and will no doubt today. The electric trams stepped run val in honour of (Pak Tai, the great by Chinese streaming from all quarters example. They were gily caparisoned in be regarded as Bad Joss When the god of the North. Here there os and wandering willy nilly. In the morning garments of the most brilliant hue. hour procession broke up there was, naturali, ning early and riekabas only moved about that a stream of silent trifle is no Utopiau attacks For sale by all chemists BOC BIOZO semblod from a wide region of the the trend was Wenchi words; in the after faces were painted nad powdered in a man- a certain amount of confusion, but dioss the streets with the utmost difficulty. At from Commercial Motor