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RANDOM REFLECTIONS.
Winter has had to be taken more seriously than usual in Hongkong this year, and dur ing the last week most people were very susceptible to the drop in the atmosphere. There was the usual talk about frost and stow, and on one cold morning one sea-faring man declared that he saw flakes of snow falling in the neighbourhood of fireen Island. Of course, I could not scoff at his emphatic Just the same: I had my
statement doubts.
CANTON.
[From Our OwN CORRESPONDENT.]
CANTON, Frh. 2nd MORE TROOPS WANTED IN THE NORTH.
THE HONGKONG DALY PRESS, MONDAY, FEBRUARY 5TH, 1818.
all sides. Almost the entire crew are going j home on leave and the gunboat proceeds to Hongkong on the 7th 10 embark a new complement.
Commander Leith of the H.M.S. Moorken and Lt. Com, Southby of the H.M.S.
leave.
THEATRE ROYAL
THE REVOLITTION,
PRINCES IN PEKING.
A message comes from the President in Sandpiper are shortly proceeding home on saperiacus, therefore, to say that never before correspondent of the N,G. Daily News quid
North stating that as many more Cantonese and South Ching troops as can
the
faction, and the men themselves have been
–VIEWS ON ADDICATION,
Writing on January 22nd the Peking To-day Dr. Gilbert Rid has had a long con.. ference with the leading Mongol Prince No. in the propitnes, te said that it was a false After bearing the explanation of the sit stien
opposed abdication. They held no position in ramour that, he and other Mongel Princes
The Mongols would not resist Manchu abdica- overumental affairs and trusted Toan to sattie The question as to the form of government
to retain the Manshu House. He did opposo a Boothera
provinces had done, and would hersafter decide provinces should try it.
Mongolis would become independent as the whether to unite with the now government or former hief of the Military Staff. He said not. Dr. Reid also saw Prince Yu Lang, tho
Manchus, but by Chinese in Foking and out- that the princes had beau threatened, not by side, if abdioution was granted,
*** BARDELYS THE MAGNIFIÒRNT.”
The names of Mr. Matheson Lang and Miss Hutia Britton
are aynonymous with the perfection of histrionic Art, and it should be
so rich and rare a treat beon afforded The French gunboat La Décidée, is coming the public of Hongkong at the Theatre Royal as to Canton within the next few days and will they are now privileged to enjoy. The appear be spared are wanted in the North. The give the island of Shameen on extra appear-unro of theatrical stars of the first magnitude in troops who have already proceeded to Pekingance of strength, La Décidée is a largerongkong in as rare as Halley's Comets, and it vid Shanghai and Nanking have given satis gunboat than any at present in the men arowded nightly to witness their performance. is not surprising that the Theatre should be
Lt. Kirkpatrick of the R.O.Y.L.I has
the Lang Holloway Company, and only thesevere
scenes preclude us from saying that the for the purpose of adequate settings to the public of Hongkong bas at prosent the opportunity of seeing a play as well staged sy is possible to see it in any thestag in Londour The masterly production of "The Taming of the Shrew" on the opening night of the Company's searon in Hongkong afforded good. proof of this, and the wonderfully successful
"Bardely: the Magnificent," which the Company gave on Saturday night, strongly accentuated Bret impressions.
quite pleased with their treatment. If the and carries a complement of about 200 men Br. Lang and Miss Britton are well supported by on, but they thought it better for the country The memory of the oldest European resi- Government here con recruit a large number relieved Lt. Jervois, who has returned to imitations of the stage in our antiquated theatre republia, bat was willing that the
dent of Hongkong does not usually go back of the rowdies, etc., who are causing so over a great number of years, but there are much trouble on the river and the surround. those who remember the time some fifteening villages they will be doing a good thing years ngn when there was a frost which caused a layer of ice about a quarter of an inch thick to gather on water in receptacles out of doors. I am not sure, but I think that must have been about the time when the Chinese became excited over the appear ance of icicles which they saw for the first
for the province apart from what may happen to the soldiers in the North. Just at present things have been looking much more serious in the delta and the robbers and pirates are very much to the front just now. There has been fighting on the rail.
Hongkang, ́9%.
The weather has taken a change for the better these last few days and is to-day truly magnificent. The troops on the British Concession are enjoying the change, and are making up for the bad weather in the matter of drill. The football ground these mornings is a veritable field of operations. Baluchis, K.O.Y.L.'s and the gunners from the
sion at different and sometimes the same
time, many of whom took them home with way line near Sam Chan and also at Shek R.G.A. and H.M.S. Cho alt raking posses presentation of the great roatia, play after a conference at the Polace, he granted
them as treasures. Needlessly to my, that like other more material treasures, they did not last long.
However, The discomforts of the cold spell disappeared when the sun showed himself again on Friday, Everything took on a brighter aspect and people became quite cheery again. It certainly was a good be- ginning for the new month.
Interest in turf topics is deepening with the approach of the annual race meeting within a fortnight, and already the prospects of the various stables are pretty well weighed up and a few "dead certs" have doubtless been booked.
An event which passed without comment in the local press was the fact that the big Pacific Liner Minnesota, which left Kowloon Dock on Thursday after undergoing two or three days' repairs, was, I am told, the
Lung. lately, and this has not been the end by any means, every junk and boat coming time. down having some tale to tell, How the
news of abdiention will affect this order to send troops North is unknown, but the general hope is that they will be recruited and sent all the same,
It seems a callous thing to say, but it is nevertheless true, that it would be a good job if these robber troops could be packed up en masse to be killed in the attack on Peking,
THE STATE OF THE RIVER.
As above stated the river and surrounding villages are not by any means in a state of peace and patrols by both Clunese and foreign gunboats are being increased instead of decreased as was expected last week.
THE
"KUTWO REFLOATED.
Messrs. Jarding Matheson & Co., General Managers of the indo-China S. N. Co., Ltd., inform us that the Indo-China S. N. Co.'s river steamer Kutwo, which has been aground in the Yangtsze for some consider able time past, was successfully floated on the and inst. and has apparently suffered no damage.
-AFFECTATIONS OF THOUGHT..
Prince Krug, uce of the most determined of the Priveee and a leader in opium roform, has been among those to resist abdication. To-day, audience to Dr. Giltert Reid. He said that he could oct exhort the Empress Dowager to issue an edict of abdication, neither would he oppose, She herself must decide, Personally he thought the dynasty had already yielded too much to the revolutionists. If more was yielded, it should not be sader pressure, but in acuerdanes ritk the dist not wish of the people.
INTIMATIONS JOHNSTONE'S
M.P.
WHISKY.
The play, which is by Heary Hamilton and Rafael Babatisi, is most ingeniously constructed and demands tho perfsetion of histrionis art in its production on the stage. It relates to the
The • present demand was too limited. Thera stirring times of Louis XIII and the opening ought to be a representative assembly to expressa scene is a malou in the Hotel do Bardslys in the people's will. Abdication would be reason- which are a number of mor, garbed in the reable if the assently so decided. Sudden ahdi. sation might cause a rising in Peking Ho splendent raiment of the period. Bardelys, the also thought that the question of republic or Our argument is there is nothing magnificent, notorious among rouda in Paria, monarchy should be left to a large representa and a favourite of King Louis, makes tivo assembly and not to a few. He wanted
He a wager with the Comte de Castelrouz, ia scope for reason and roul freedom. wanted no more war, but negotiations free from threats. deflance of the King, to who and win within a' Dr. Rid explained the situation and advised moath the lovely and innocent Roxalante de abdication now for the purpose of eliminating Laveden, who has spurned the proffered love. Chiara-Manchu strife, preserving Poking and Menckus from the calamity of further war and.
One or live well-known gangs who had dis- brow, tapping the fingers or indulgence is of the Count. The second act shows him on } guarantesing the sight promies of the provi
appeared for sometime have made their appearance again as lively as ever and not a great deal of trade is being done. Rice is still dear and though not nearly at famine.
AMAZON TROOPERS.
prices, still there is no sign of it going down the momentary attention of the world from he gains admision to the presence of the fair Daily News, are endeavouring to raise a body
for some time. The Chinese New Year.
ot content with the glory attaching to in-“ fantry work, the looalmazans, says the N.O of mounted women. They have advertised in
instruction in riding up the new corps, and they are to give them
biggest ship ever docked in the Colony looks like coming in at a not too quiet time, the brain cells are stirred up by scratching entering bor window and pleading for sanctuary the papers that they want thirty women to make
is satisfactory to know that the local docks can accommodate such large vessels, as in the near future we should see other ships of the same size coming to this port.
One aspect of the Revolution in China and among the Chinese is the disappearance of the old fashioned barber's shop, which was never particularly attractive, and the appear
THE CITY WALL.
At Langbo a riding school has been started, and horn the women destined for the duty of mounted scouts are being trained. As soon as
patched to the front
better than M.P.
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as the this training is completed they are to be dis-RACE SEASON
THE OLD ORDER AND THE NEW.
The Shachaing correspondent of the N.C. Daily News writes
RELIABLE
1912.
Among the Chinese one hears continually arguments and advice regarding the proposal mentioned in these columns before about knocking down the wall which surrounds the old city and replacing it by a broad military ance of new hairdressing saloons or road. This idea is a sign of the times and tonsorial parlours. They have the glitter shows how the Chinese are advancing. A and flash of mirrors, have also the pleasing few years ago the mere mention of such a odour of Florida -water, and in some may thing would have been laughed at, and any be scented the pomades which are used to one trying to carry it through would most coerce stubborn hair into the semblance of probably have lost his head. Just now, the parting which is now de rigueur. These however, though there is opposition in some now establishments represent a decided ad quarters, the matter is on the whole finding vance upon the shops which they have ce favour and especially among the business placed, and it is noteworthy that the barbers glass who would be greatly benefited by this who so strenuously opposed the cutting of
means of communication. The Chinese Profound stupidity, says Professor O'Shea, debonair courtier and babitué of the fashionable the queue because of the prospective loss of
The Wisconsin “educător makes a mistake business in shaving have adapted themselves papers and placards in the city say that it
in drawing too sweeping a generalization. It salons of Paria with a freedom and graco as to will be proceeded with shortly: but not is true that an idiot might comb his locks this manner born. Nexi, in the scene where to altered conditions and from sterely shavers before the interests of all concerned have with his fingers, might throw himself into a he accepts Castelront's challenge, and, in have become hairdressers. In their efforts been consulted. This thoroughfare together posture denoting the deepest study, and be defence of his personal honour, deflis the King, to be up-to-date they have chosen high-
we have him ozhibiting a -mustorfa! matare sounding titles for their establishments, such with the new brand which is rapidly approach-thinking all the time why it was that his kingdom had been taken from him by the as Republican saloon," and they haveing completion will make Canton so far as Manchus, In his case his affectations cor. which develops as the play takes us through adopted the striped barber's pole as their is concerned a fairly modern city tainty would not denote profound thought. his adventures down to the final dramatie scene and will be a benefit to European traders, help while thinking in certain physical acts natural did he appear in every net that it con- But, on the other hand, many man finds of his trial anil condemnation, and so real nud so Their enterprise deserves to
Habit has a great deal to do with the pelled the highest tribute one can pay to an matter, for there are habits not only of one's actor, de engaged their sympathies completely. manner of life, but of every modification of Miss Britton took the part of Roxalange and action, speech and thought. A man, indeed, hoe interpretation of the character was so is a bundle of habits; there is not a quality of function, either of body or mind, which des artistic and sympathotions to leave as hard not feel the influcace of this great law of put to it to find the superlatives which would animated, nature.
adequately characterise her achievement.
That scratching the head, wrinkling the other peculiarities while writing or listening the way to the fulfilment of his purpose,sional republican government, are not indicative of profound thought, but Mistakon for a rebel, ho` seeks refuge in a rather of profound stupidity; is the assertion barn only te witness there the death of with which Professor M, V. O'Shea of the
fatally wounded Odennist and to receive University of Wisconsin endeavours to turn
his dying instruotione. In the third not its wars and rumours of wars.
"I suppose there are persons who think that Roxalente, whom he has never seen before, by which is not very encouraging, and the most the head, continues Professor Ŏ'Shea, and important question of the moment is when proceeds to show that the getting out of from his parsers. By a cleverly conceived important thoughts has to be gone about in airgamstance he is forced to adopt the Identity. ther the army will give any trouble of not quite a different manner. The method, he of the dead Orleaniat fugitive, and speedily during the next few days.
affirms, must be more or less automatic for successful in winning the heart of Hoxalance. the best thinking.
The play onliminates in his arrest Here is something that our writers of populer fiction and our stage actors will have Orleanist fugitive on whose head a price had to consider. Take so eminent a story teller, been set, his trial and condemnation, to death, for example, as Conan Doyle-himself an and the dramatic intervention of the King to M. D. and so supposed to know something spare his life and condemn to death the High about brain cells and see how his famous Commissioner (Castelroos) who was present at creation, Sherlock Holmes, comports with Dr. O'Shea's theory. Holmes, as we know, the trial and was responsible for the travesty found his injections of cocaine and his pipe of justies of which the King in disguise had quile inadequate to the germination of the been a witness. Of the play itself the fina train of thought by which he unravelled his mysterias. And so he had recourse to waiting act, though intenanly dramatic and pictur-
The present poternment abolished all the up and down the room, his finger crooked sque is, we think, somewhat overdrawn,
likin offices as iniquitous when they came fute Words seem indequate to describe the mng-power, caly to restore them after the a ort across his pipe stem and his brow wrinkled.
And in our best society of actors see how nificent noting of Mr. Matheson Lang in the period of two months' rule. They have been they tap tables with their fingers or floors titla võla He held the anionea spell-benad
re established, throughout the Prefecture and with their canes, wrinkle their foreheads so from beginning to end. Of fine presence,
ore, I am informed, more exacting than ever ZEISS PRISM BINOCULARS that the creases show even through the grease and magnificeatly attired, we see him in the
before. Under the old régime & merchant it hair-all while giving the idea of thinking, first scene playing the part of the witty and paint, and run their fingers through their
be considered his goods were assessed at too bigh a fgore, might outer a demurrer with some hope of redress, nowadays the likin demanded at the muzzle of revolver or rifle. The well-to-do are still required to subscribe | £9.6.0 large sums for the support of the soldiers, and one wealthy citizen who is said to have commit-
government has had the accusation revived and is taing muleted to the tune of $80.000.
The Shaobing governor paid a visit to Shang. hait
si to porchs 62,000 riffs for the soldiers whom he has raised in the district. The visit has
embletti. succeed.
February 3rd.
or relaxations.
THE MONEY QUESTION. The money question is still to the fore and It was inevitable that Hongkong should have its Garden City and housing reform it is being seen in various ways how hard up schemes. Conditions of living have not the Government is. Since the proposal in improved for the European community dur- the North to practically force the China ing the last few decades, and with the Merchants' Steam Navigation Co, to lend
Professor O'Shea says no great editor ever development of the Colony has proceeded the them ten million dollars various like schemes
Of theother characters in the play that of the gradual removal of European dwelling have been mooted here. One scheme to goes through such performances as he elderly and sharp-tongand Comtesse, taken by
describes when he is engaged in writing an houses from the city proper to the fringes. raise money in the immediate future is to editorial on some deep or very important Miss Lotcy Reaumont, an old favourite of Eastern The
value of land has increased, with the mortgage the Chinese section of the Canton subject. It is probable that Professor O'Shea playgoers, was delightfally done. Mr. Douglas result that rents have doubled within the Kowloon railway and also the Yuet Han is mistaken. Many great editors, it is likely, Vigors impersonated the King, and not only The living Railway, and it is understood that the rail. And relief now and then in sitting back and toaked every inch the part, but spoke and asted past fifteen or twenty years.
running, their hands through their hair, if problem has thus been rendered more difficult way people have no great objections to raise they are not bald, or doing something else if as to the regal manner born. He certainly de, of solution, and if the Portuguese reservation and that it is quite within the bounds. of
serves to be bigh complimented upon his success reason to suppose that it may be an accom-
A person isn't always in the same mood, fal portrayal of the charactor. and the Garden City which are on foot come
Mr. Rassly and that may have something to do with his
meet.
they are.
Comparisons are sold to be odions; ba that ag
it many, the Shaobsing people are new venturing to compare the present government with the old and find that, with all its faults, the old is
the дем. preferable to
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farned not both prolonged sud naforionate. The rife wore procured bat objections were mised by high authorities in Shanghai and To be obtained from the Hadgehow avainst the rífleg being transported number of rifles were not nanesary in Shaali- Shachsing on the grounds that such a large amng, but were most seossary for the equipm nt of the proposed northern expedition now being esembled in Nanking. So our governor has bean forced to surrender his rifles and still remains absent from his post. Whether the hence is ampulsory of not is a matter of conjecture. The soldiers continue to drill daily without firearms.
Thieves shoud within the city; the Baptist Mission had their girls' school broken into no fewer than four times in three weeks. This mission has been compelled to institute & service of night watchmen to protect its property from the depredators. The mail from Shanghai and Hangchow we robbed outside the city last week. Travelling at night on the canals has become test unsafe.. Numerous out-of-work !
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10 pass they will afford the necessary relief } plished fact ere long. Money must be got to actions white thinking, Mark Twain, it wi Thorndike likewise gave us a good personation of and hungry people roam the city and country. and confer a boon and a blessing to many put the Government on a sure footing before be recalled, said once that there were moods the fop and braggart, while Mr. Charles Vans side and at the Chinese New Year approaches who are struggling at present to make ends they can hope for the recognition of the he sometimes found himself in when he played the part of the Comte de Castelroux. the outlook grows darker.
powers and this the Chinese papers are daily simply oozed information. It soaked out Mr. Hugh Owen must also be mentioned for his from him, he declared, just as otter of roses death scene in the barn, which was one of the expecting. One paper goes so far as to say does from an otter. that there are four Powers, two of whom are When a man is like that he does not need most realistio touches of the play, The late Duke of Fife shared the good not European, who are just waiting an to tap the desk or walk up and down. But Finally, a word must be added in admiration fortune with another Scottish nobleman of opportunity to recognise them, and dilates facial expression of an unusual sort may
when he is uncertain about something, a little of the mounting of the piece. The stage marrying into the Royal Family of Great at length on the good this recognition would come quite naturally. After he gets the settings for the various scenes are the heat we Britain, The Marquis of Lorne, now the do them, Several towns and districts in the main point settled the rest of the thinking is have ever seen in Hongkong, and add their from San Francisos says that Sir Donald Mann, PINCE NEZ and Duke of Argyle, married Princess Louise, the daughter of Queen Victoria, and it is awangtung province have Intely made more or less automatic. It flows along as a quota to the enjoyment of an excellent in an interview, han made a definite announce- |
singular coincidence that another Princess subscriptions to the Provincial Government Louise, the eldest daughter of King Edward, and attempts to secure more money and even
loans are being made...
should have married a man who was not of royal blood in the person of the late Duke of Fife. Though the Duke of Fife was not
· MORE RECRUITS," :
Quite a number of soldiers have come Into
His villages up river and nearly all raw recruits,
of royal blood, at one time his heirs stood Canton during the last two days mostly from
in direct succession to the Throne.
Great Britain, and it is stated that he can
trace his descent. from Braco, who was Thane of Fife in the days of Macbeth round which Shakespeare has wover such a spell
football player, might dribble a ball till it reaches the goal-San Francisco Chronicle.
Singapore papers announce that Mr. J. M. Sinclair, Commercial Agent for the Govern ment of the State of Victoria, Australia, is about to retire, and return to his home in
performance.
HAMLET TO-NIGHT.
TO THE FAR EAST.
“ANNOUNCEMENT OF CANADIAN NORTHERN
STEAMSHIP PLANS.
A special despatch received in Vancouver
ment that the Canadian Northern Railway Company will have a Pacific line of steamers between Canada and Australia and Chins, as wall
a trading between Western Canada and Europe vid the Fansma Canal
to
the excellent progress
SPECTACLES
Fitted
to Each
Individual's Face.
Varied, in all Motāls.
Lenses Ground on the Premises.
Ne botdor news could possibly have been given
Although it has frequently bean anvannend to the playgoers of Hongkong than that Mr. that the Canadian Nis there would have a steam Accurately Matheson Lang will appear as "Hamlet" ship service between Vancouver, Yokohama and to-sight. The production must rank as the Hongkong, this is the first smuancement of a grestest event in our dramatic history, for proposal to take in the Australian field, "Our lincage, however, is as ancient as any in badly clothed and badly armed, The drilling Australia. He will leave early in Februsy never before in this Colony has a complate prairie grain to Europe vid Vancouver and the Our Stock is Complete, Assortment
OWD Visable," Fald
Fald Bir
will also carry Donald, of new recruits is going on merrily and in after having made his headquarters in Sing London production been given with the original Panama Cana even larger numbers than ever, the chief pore for about six years. They have been:
After referring centre being near the East Gate. The very busy years, for during them Mr. Sin London "stars" and with dotail of scenery, andich is being made in the construction of the patrols and police in the streets are being clair has made several visits to Japan, costumes effects used in Mr. Lang's production British Columbin section of the Canadian increased and one sees many more armed Korea, Manchuria, Siberia, China, Philip at the Lyceum Theatre, London, on March Northern Railway, with the prospect of traine men about this week-end than for the past pines, Borneo, Java, Celebes, Sumatra, Ton: 15th, 1909. Mr. Lang's personal triumph on running from Montreal to Vancouver in sight- fortnight. It would seem as if preparations kin, Cochin China, Siam, Malay Stated that ocomion was the most pronounced aver sen or twenty monthe, Bir Donald said :-
Alice of steamers is already on comaússion were being made to keep the peace at China Burma, India and Ceylon and has opened achieved by an English actor, and it elicited a carrying grain Erm the Eastern Provinces of
up with commercial agencies in each of these perfect preas of praise from the press and Canada to Earopo New Year.
for the Canadian Northern, countries. Prior to coming to Singapore publio slike: and throughout the long run the and it is our intention to carry all grain shipped Mr. Sinclair had about eight years service unprecedented number of 32,000 people witness through Vancouver, and then in our vessels from Saskatchewan and Alberta to Europe as commercial agent in London, and priored the production weekly, Miss Hutin Britton thou the Panama Canal. This will be a line to that he made visits to the United Staes will, of course, be the "Ophalia," a part in which independent of the Australian Chine line of and Canada on behalf of his Government. she is perfection and in which she resobed the tamers which will be pissed in commission."
Canadian Mail.
of romance.
RODARICK RANDOM.
SILAMEEN NOTES.
FINKLETS KEEP YOU WELL, because they dispel Constipation, aid diges tion regulate the Liver, prevent Billous- ness and Headaches. Tiny but thorough, The crew of the S.M.S. Tsingtau gave a as gentle as Nature, 60 cents a tube of Chemists, and post free from The Dr.
concert in the Club Theatre on Thursday Williams' Medicine Co., 84F, Szechuen night which was very much appreciated on Road, Shanghai.
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