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THE HONGKOng weekly PRESS AND Chung U Wong Sin Nam, Wong King Seung, | us by our staff, especially the drawing office Lo Cho Shan, Chung Loy Tsim, Li Hing Chun. staff for the way they performed their work. Yueng Chik Shang, Chiu San Shek. Mok Yam Our relations with the owners have continued Hang, Kong Kwai Un, Tam Kit Shabg, How to be of the friendliest nature and work has Hi Chiu, Lak Chi Ngan, Ng Ping Yung, Chan proceeded with the utmost smoothness, not a Yam Kie, Yueng Kin Cho, Chan Song Thụy. hitch occurring in the construction. I wish
Tiffin over, Mr. BEETON in a uent little to say that we desire no better po«ple to deal | speech, proposed "Success to the 8.8. Kong with than the directors of the Shiu On S.8. Co. chow," to which Mr. CHÁU SIU Kt replied as (applans), who have rendered us every follows:- Ladies and gentleman, I have fa assistance, both financially and otherwise. thank you for the kin manner in which you | leading bauker, the Hon. Thomas Whitehoa 1, have received the toast proposed by Mr. Benton on leaving Hongkong recently, stated that in for the success and prosperity of the steamship his 14 years' experience as manager there, his Kwongchow, and also for the complimentary bank hai not lost a cant through Chinese remarks he has been pleased to rass on her. clicuts and that they had found a Chinese All of you have had an opportunity of gentleman's word not only as good as h ́s inspecting the vessel and noting her arrange.
bond hut better than his bond. Well, ladies and ments, and I can say that everything that gentlemen, we have found this to bo literally could be done to make the trip to Hong-trus regarding the directors of this company, kong more comfortable for passengers has who while acting strictly in the interests of their been thonght of by the Company. I firm have treated us iu the most liberal manner. think the Company which I have the pleasure (Applause.) to reprosent on this occasion can boast of baving not only one of the finest and most up-to-date steamers on the river, but also the largest vessel that has yet been launched in Hongkong. The trade of Canton is increasing year by year, as the Imperial Maritime Customs figures show, and I sincerely hope that the Company will secure its full share of this increasing trade by giving shippers every facility for prompt business. I anticipate that the success you have been kind enough to wish to the Kwongchow will be fully realised. Ladies and gentlemen, I again thank you for your good wishes.
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Mr. MunPHY then toasted the visitors, coupling the toast with the names of Dr. Pearse for the Hongkong visitors and Mr. | Johnson for the Canton guests, who both replied suitably. Captain Austin's health was proposed by Mr. Farmer, who in return drank the health of the caterers.
The return voyage to Hongkong was to have been made at 5 p.m. on Monday, but it was quite six o'clock when the Kwongchow really steamed ahead. The trip home was not marked by any incident worth recording, and at 145 am. on Tuesday the Kir ingehou was alongside her wharf at West Point after having accom. plished a very successful and creditable maiden voyage, The gnets were royally treated by Mr. Chau Sin Ki, who was nurelaxing in his efforts to secure to his guests pleasure and comfort, and one and all left highly pleased with the very conrious ir atmont and liberal ho-pitality extended to them during the trip.
THEATRE ROYAL.
**THE WRONG, MR. WRIGHT."
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Mr. MUMFORD theu rose to propose the health of the builders of the s.s. Keongchow, Messrs. Bailey and Murphy. He said-Ladies and gentlemen, I have been entrusted with the pleasant duty of asking you to drink to the health of the builders. You have had an excellent opportunity this morning of viewing the beautiful finish of this vessel but, not being all experts, perhaps were not able to thoroughly appreciate the design and construction which I can assure you is of the strongest and most solid description, and I have no doubt that for many years she will safely carry, from this City to the great Colony at the bottom of the river, many thousan is of passengers. It may not be common knowledge to you that shipbuilding is not a new thing in Chius and I would not like to say that a Chinsman had not a hand in the construction of Noha's Ark. (Laughter.) At any rate for many centuries wooden ships have been built in China but it is only in recent years iron and steel shipbuilding has come to the fore. The great drawback at the present time, how ever, is that we have not the raw material at our doors and are thus handicapped by haring to import from abroad. When the awakening of China is more advanced and its mineral resources better developed, Hongkong, and the banks of the Canton River will become a Bel- fast and Clyde of the East. And when this comes to pass I am sure that our good frien lsrile is enacted by Mr. Norval McGregor. In Mossrs. Bailey aud Murphy will secure their fair share of the business. Ladies and gentle men I ask you to fill up your bumpers and drink to the health of Messrs. Bailey and Murphy. (Applause.)
In reply Mr. BAILEY said-Mr Mumford. ladies and gentlemen, on behalf of my partner and myself I sincerely thank you for the kind ma iner in which you have proposed and responded to the toast of our health. On taking this work in hand we decided to turn out a thoroughly first class job regardless of cost, hoping for our reward in the satisfaction we should give the owners and that the good work put into the ross I would prove an advertisement for our firm. In this we have not been disappointed, tha owners Laring expressed their entire satisfaction with the work. To insure success in a work of this nature it is essential that the owners should have clear ideas as to what they requ're. In this ose Mr. Chau Siu Ki came to us with a rough plan of the genoral arrange ments of the vessel prepared by himself, his captain and superintendent; he had the clearest idea of the company's requiroments, so that we had little trouble in completing the design; and throughout the whole work the gentlemen referred to have been of the greatest assistance to us. I also take this opportunity of express- ing our appr.ciation of the services rendered
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The Waldorf Company gave another proof of their cleverness and versatility on Saturday last, when they prodnesl the farcical comedy The Wrong Mr. Wright. It is a laughable piece, and its mirthful qualities lost nothing in the depiction. The story is wound round an esc pade of an American millionaire who chooses for the time being to sail under false colours in the shape of a wrong name. By bad luck the name he lights upon happens to be that of a man whom the polico very anxiously want, and of course Mr. Wright, as he calls himself, is suspected of being the criminal. A lady detec- tire and other emissaries of the law are put on bis track and some very funny situations result. Noodless to say, things come right before the final curtain falls, but the humont is splendidly sustained until the end. Most of the fun
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hardly any of the many parts ho las essayed has Mr. Metrogor been seen to such advantage. His style of acting is entirely suited in such a character. His appearance iu it is reminiscent of his voluble Frenchinan in The Lady of Ostend, which in all conscience was nothing if not hilariously funny. On Saturday evening Mr. McGregor took his audience by storm and kept them laughing on every occsion that be occupied the stage. Mr. William Fitchett, too, appeared to full advantage in the character of Stuyvesant,
· The Toff," of which be made the most. Miss Waldorf had not a great deal to do as the lady detective, bat, needless to say, it was done excellently, and she kept up the comedy in first rate style in her scenes with the millionaire whom she was shadowing, unsuspected. Mrs. Dow-Currier's appearance in the part of Arbella Clingstone was worthy of the mirth which it provoked, and as Wayland Clingstone Mr. Wilson Forbes filled well the part of the "sky pilot," though his ministerial terminology and tone seemed rather overdone on occasion. Miss Amy Stanley's Ethel Bonds was graceful and piquant; Miss Mildred Yorke as the maid, Tillie Bird, looked the part to perfection. The other roles, which were without OK- ception admirably pourtrayed, were filled by Mr. St. Clair Bayfield (Lieut. Crosly), Mr. Ernest Macken (Fred Bonds), Mr. Albert Goldie (Det. Johnson), aud Mr. Gerald
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Harcourt (the bell-boy). It remains to be added that Miss Yorke sang a very good song in the third actWhy do they all propose to me," and got an enthusiastic encore, to which she kindly respo ded. The song, it may be remarked, is written by Miss Yorke herself and is composed by Mr. Hal. Lindsay Campbell, the talented orchestral leader. In the third act also there was given a lively folly dance by the ballet.
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"ROMEO AND JULIET."
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At the Theatre Royal Wednesday evening the Janet Waldorf Company for the first time during their stay in Hongkong undertook the produc tion of Shakesperean tragedy in the form of Romeo and Juliet. The result fully justified the venture. Indeed we question if in Romeo and Juliet the Waldorf Company do not appear to better advantage than in any piece they have so far undertak u. There was at any rate no dublety about the manner of its reception, for besides following with sustained interest the play's development the house again and again gare expre su to their appreciation of its enactm nt. Miss Waldorf in the role of Juliet made a ighly favou ablo impression. Her greatest work here has been associated with the depictment of impassioned parts. Never perhaps has the varied nature of her histrionic talents bn batter displayed than on this occasion. Needless to say, her acting in the tragic passages of Romeo and Juliet left little to be desired, and particularly in the final scene of Act IV did her power as a tragedienne tell forcefully; but there no less distinction in her rendering of the lighter side of Juliet's character: especially was this apparent in the balcony scene and in the playful intervi w with her old nurso in Act III. Miss Wal lorf's Juliet, in a word, is worthy of all admiration, und ranks as the strongest role in which she has yet been seen in Hongkong. That Mr. Norval McGregor would give a notable reading of Romas's character was only to be promised by the already long list of successes which s ands to his credit His Romeo was an excellent study. In the last act his tragic powers were brought into play in a manner that thrilled the an lience and evoked enthusiastic tokous of their approbation. Of the other parts especially worthy of praise was the Mercutio of Mr. Wilson Forbes, the Nurse of Mrs. A. Dow-Currier and the Peter of Mr. William Fitchett. The remaining dramatis person were suitably allotted. The scenery and incidental music leit nothing to be wished for.
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SERIOUS FIGHT IN WAYANG
STREET, SINGAPORE.
The Straits Times of the 5th inst. writes:- At half-past ten o'clock this morning a serious fight occurred in Wayang Street, close by the Chinese Protectorate. The result of the affair was that two Chinese ccolies were shot dead by the police, and a large number were wounded in varions ways; in addition to which, Mr. Evans, Protector of Chinese, got a severe cut over the eye, Mr. Bailey had his upper lip cut open and his nose damaged, the Chief Police Officer, Mr. Grove, was cut on the chin, and several police- men were a bit knocked about.
The following explains clearly how the affair started. This morning, Mr. Bailey, Mr. Evans' assistant at the Chine e Protectorate, reported to Mr. Evans that, the previous evening, a case of insubordination had occurred at a coolie emigrant depot-Kwong Nam Lung-No 29 and 30, Wayang Street, which is within a stone's throw of the Protectorate. Mr. Evans thereupon sent round to the coolie house, asking that the men concerned should come round to the Protectorate and explain what they had to complain of. Mr. Evans's messenger s id the coolies refused to come; upon which Mr. Evans went round to the house with two assistants, Messrs. Fernandez and Logan. They went up to the top floor where the malpon- tents, about 30 in number, wore. Mr. Evans< and his assistants, after some argument, were at once set upon by the coolies who had armed themselves with iron bars from the windows, and with clumps of wood from the balustrade of the staircase, and bricks. The staircase is covered by a w.oden trap, after the style of the
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