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HONGKONG, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 19, 1909
Business Notices.
十三尺
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Business Notions.
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HONG KONG CHINA & MARA
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CANTON NOTES.
(From Our Dum Correspondent).
CANTON October, 12.
CONFUCIUS CELEBRATIONE AT
KONAM COLLEGE
Sunday, the 10th inst, was the birthday of Confucius and as a consequence all the
educational imaStations in Canton held high holiday. The schools, colleges, pub-
lishing houses and nowspaper shops were all
ingala attire sad many private houses were also beautifully decorated. The masters and students of Bonam Collego were wall to the fore in these matters. The Madonia
subscribed more than one hundred dollars towards the cast of, decomtion. The great half the College was cleared of furniture and on the platform was erected an akar
behind and above which was a large picture
of Confucius__Wish the fine taste that the Chinese display on theas occading the hall was beautifully adorned with fustane of busutiful flowers, "while from the pillowi) and ceiling depended. Hags and wreaths of artificial fowers. A large carpet was
laid on the floor beforo, the altar. A6.9.30 a.m. the College ball was sounded and Dearly five hundred students assembled in their maaks in the playground. Here ́evory one was presented with a small bunch of flower. By this time the local committen and the European masters had arrived and the committee were entertained by the Head Master in the office. At 10 o'clock the ceremony began. The gentlemen of the committee first advanced up the hail and made obeisance before the altar. The the boys, in order of their sonicrits, class by class,
class, were marched in and all minde a ↑ threefold aboisance. Having done this they ware again avecmbled in the yard whore they were addressed by the Head Master. The school thon marched in procession to the Confucian Tample the City. Be- fore this the whole school had to he carried over the river and four large boats wera in requisition. The boys preserved perfect order sad no little admiration was Arcited in the streets as the procesalon of long ronted youths passed by Arrived at the Templo, the same ceremony was gous through as had been done in school. The Temple was densely thronged and the arrangements made by the authorities
saything were
but perfect. St made his obeisance and tile everyone procession was then marched back to the Bund and dismissed rear one of the wharres. The day was intensely hot and most of the students were very glad when. La proceedings were over. Monday was also observed as a holiday by the school.
WORSHIPPING TIN FIRE-GOD.
In one of the chief streets of Henan an outdoor theatrical performance was hold
in honour of the God of Fire. The per-
formance began at sanset and continued
without intermission till 6 s.m. The night
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First Amatos Contest on the Revolving Table in Hongkong, when Amatamus will be at liberty to try their skill mading on the Table sided by our Mechanic, which abso- lately assures crfect safety to the Competitors.
Handsome Trophy will be presented to the ompetitor standing the longest ima
on the Tabis.
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NEXT MATINEE: SATURDAY, October 16th. CRICKET
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For full particular read our Descriptive Hand Bills .B.-Soldiers and Sailors in aniform Half-pries to the $1.00 and $2.00 бexts.
Booking at ROBINSON PIANO Co., Lтp. Special Trams rua before and after every performance.." MADAME HARMSTON-LOVE, COL BOB LOVE, R. ALTON,
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mas rendered hides by the screeching of VICTORIA DISPENSARY THE HONGKONG HOTEL,
the actors and
cymbals. These performances are to be continued for three nights and a large sum of money, has been raised by the kai-fong
to defray expenses. It is a pity that money unct be put to ballerinse than to bolster up old superstitions over which, even the Chinese themselves langh in derision.
A NEW HALDUR.
The unsightly and ricketty bamboo bridge which spans the creek near the Yut Han Forry Station will soon be a thing of
HONGKONG GYMKHANA CLUE.
FIFTH GYMKHANA," ISTANCE HANDICAP This Face
Entries will be accepted up to 5 r., on THURSDAY, 14th men an
GORDON MACKIE,
Hon. Baarebary,
DISTAN
baboon RE-OPENED and Irea
the past. A fino strong iron bridge is la Hongkong, October 12, 1908. „courss of erection and is almost completed.
“This will make a much finér approach to
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the Band than exista at prescab and if only SAILORS AND SOLDERS' HOME
the authorities could be pravalled upon, to remove the unsightly heaps of paving #ones and other materials that lie stat word about the place it would look really aniert
RUROPEAS GOODS IK CANTOR, That the Chinos are more and more bes coming impressed with the value and useful. ness of European goods may be seen by taking a walk through Wei ( Street This long strest, rear right through the heart of mntke" "Old City and is in most places” an tamaly bury thoroughfare, the ribbor having to fairly push, his way through the denie scowda Jewellery shops, fuseftare stores, food markets there are in planty but the great centres of attractia are „several - shops, stocked with Europein
ARSENAL STREET, HONGKONG,
bar Manager, his place is taken [B-W; H. EMBERLEY has coessed 'to
by Mr. F. PEPPERETI.
Hongkong, Oetober 11, 1909.1978
NIGHT STEAMER TO:
CANTON,
How Twix Song SZKAMER,
S.S. SAN CHEUNG
goods. They appear to sell everything : Fitted throughout, with Electrice Eicht.
clothing, bedding, watches, clocks, jeval
lery, gramophones, crockery, Euro. And Faas suppiled in all Cables A
pean pomelain and American-bochu.
Some of the shops are magnificently
fitted up and it comes as no little surpuriss
fá 766, kuch” um parime in the heart of an mácient Chinas City Che thing however, "we must protest against, and that is the přRONICS of gundry articles of Jewellary auphin watches and olgarette came baying enamelled on them, sigure which "wew positively indecent. We are WATD UND
Captain J. MoGANTT),
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NOTICES BONNES
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H Hongkong Lor the WESTHER EVO ASSURANCE COMPANY, we are pre- pared to accept approved European and Chinees Haks at current rates, and det
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