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THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, MONDAY, DECEMBER 18TH, 1998.
MUNICIPAL ELECTRICITY DEPARTMENT,
SHANGHAI.
The Electricity Departament offers the following electrical generating plant For sale by Public Tender.
Two-2,000 K,W: WILLANS & ROBINSON, England, standard horizontal three stage "single flow steam turbines, 180-200 lbs, steam presante, 1,500 revolutions per minute. Two-1,000-K W. (2,500 K.V.A.) SIEMENS BROS. & Co., England, AC, generators 6,000/6,500
volts, three phase, 50 cycle, 1,500 revolutions per minute.
Two-9,900 square feet WILLANS & Ronisox surface condensers, complete with motor driven centrifugal circulating pumps, air pamp, etc, each for use with the turbines above described.
Two-30 H.P. ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION Co., England, 440 volt, threg phase, 50, egelu
induction motors, "
Two-19 H.F. 440 volt, three phase, 30 cycle motori.
One-80 K.W, direct current generator, ELECTRIC CONSTRUCTION CO., 220 volt, 720 B.P.M. 4pol shust wound generator direct coupled to a British Westinghou 120 H.P. quirrel cage induction motor three phase 440 volts. 50 cycle, 720 R:P.M.
The above plant is in First Class running order at the Riverside Power Station, and no longer required owing to the installation of larger tarbine machines.
THE EX-EMPEROR OF CHINA. AN AUDIENCE TO MANCHU AND FOREIGN RESIDENTS
OLD MANCHU SPLENDOUR- The following account of a reception receatly given by the ex-Emperor of China has been gathered from guests by Reuter's Agency in Peking:
SHAKESPEARES GENIUS.
"THE TEMPESTY"
In "The Tempest Shakespeare still carries about with him his "Individual | peculiarities, Though be sees himself now for the first time as be really is-a mighty. magician and master of most potent art be cannot resist making himself a prince as well-and, perhaps, with reason; for be is in truth a sovereign whose kingdom is not subject to boundary of space or time.
Armed with our invitations in the shape of gilt: discs embossed with phoenix and dragon, and entering by the Tungnames
Here at the very end he confesses how we arrived at the entrance-to the Em peror's part of the Forbidden City along he gave up all ambitious hopes of goverd- side the San Ta Tien at 11 am, arding and desire of state for secret studies". wers greeted in excellent French by two aud the "bettering" of his mind. Like
Court Officials. The ladies were there Carlyle, be cherished the belief that he provided with red carrying chairs and could steer humanity" more wisely and rugs and we were taken acrom a vast to nobler goals than the professiona courtyard containing little except a large matshed zeng Horses with gaudy trap politicians, and who can doubt his com pings were being "led around and several petence though, alas, the silly sheep-world. old Mandarins" were actually riding as not yet realized its need of such nerous, The courtyard warmed with divine guidance. Characteristic it is, too, mandaring in dark purple costs lined of Shakespeare that he should ascribe with white fur, below which one caught Prospero's Betrayal and downfall to "lib sight of the many coloured borders of trust in the brother he loved.
Even here Shakespeare connot forget their bluo"dragon coats"--they were"
He is delighted to
The plaat may in viewed at the Riverside Power Station upon written application to completa with p'u's, necklaces and buttons the lessons of life. the Head Office
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Tenders are invited for the purchase of the complete plant as it stands, and should le idressed to the Engineer-in-Chick and Manager, 17, Foochow Road; Shanghai and resch him not later than toon on Thursday, 4th January, 1923.
The Departament does not bind itself to accept the highest or any tender.
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and many were wearing peacock's fea-see that Firdissed and his daughter other; but thers. On the north-west of the courtyard are in love with each wo entered through a large gateway, the he mistrusts this "swift business" and court behind the Chisa Ching Men, which takes prins to trouble the course of was again full of mandarins, Mongols, true love, lest too light winning make the RUTH CLIFFORD & JACK SHERRILL & "THE INVISIBLE RAY.” soldiers and policemian-a medley of colours, ranging from the purple of the. mandarins, through the reds and oranges of the Mongols, to the Hungarian blue of the Band with its foreign instruments and tunes.
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priza light." His own unhappy marriage is in bis mind, aven at the supremo hour. He turns Ferdinand not to give "dalliance too much the rein," for enjoyment comes before marriage "barren hate must follow
"Soar-eyed disdain ad discord shall bastraw The union of your bed with weeds so lusthly That' you shall hate it both.
He confesses that, unlike the mighty magician he gives his self out for and really is, he feels very infirm and weak, and often. has to walk a little to still be "beating"
'mind."
What lessons, toe, he preaches; the same lessous he has preached all his life....... repentance and forgiveness. Again and again he conjures us to trust the nobls reason, and not to indulge in angor or revenge:
Here we left our chairs and passed into the courtyard of the Chien Ching Kurg. This court Eas a parble-balustraded causeway across the middle to the torrace in front of the Tien. When we enteral this building it was full of people and rather dark, but beyond the modern buffet, piled with glasses, cups and plates of cakes, which stretched cross the roum, ono could see the gilded, carved throne on its small platform. To the left of the room was a big carved wooden, screen with a mirror in it, and behind this was a erowd of people moving slowly forward into the small room where the Emperor and Empress were receiving their foreign guests. This room.secmed bare of any furniture except for a yellow satip divan- on the below the window, and the Emperor and Empress stood facing the And at the very end when life is waning deur with four or five elderly mandarins to its exigent he will have all about him behind them and Mr. Johnston in the cheerful. He will give to all the company, gown and hood of an Oxford, M.A., on including his enemies, calm seas" and the Emperor's left, making the intro-auspicious.gales," for their homecoming; ductions.
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The Emperor, slight and boyish and of medium height, was dressed in the purple white far-lined coat word, also, by the members of his court, hisputes, how ever, being round and embroidered with a dragon, and he had the same dragon design on his shoulders and skirts. His hat was the same as all the others in the room. The Empress is slightly shorter than the Emperor, and is very pretty. Her face is painted in the Manchu fashion and she wore an enormous Manchu gilt beaddress with little fluffy pompoms all over it. Her robe was quite plain, of yellow satin with a small design woven in it.
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the rarer action is Lavirtue than in vengeance; they being peain
tent, The sole drift of my purpose doth extend Not a frown further
for it is a brave new world" and he loves the "goodly people" in it. He is very human, too, and, in spite of his courage and his desire to give joy, and sunny days. to others, he knows that for him the end is near and he shudders at the thought of the grave. The apilogue by Prospero is heart- breaking in its unexpected, despairing sadness:
How my charms are all o'erthrown And what strength I have's mine own Which is most faint.".
Gentle breath of yours my saile Must fill, or cle my project fails, Which was to please. Now I want Spirits to enforce, ert to enchant, And my ending is despair
Unless I be relieved by prayer, Which pierces so that it assaults Mercy itself and frees all faults, As you from crimes would pardon'd be Let your indulgence set me free.
When all the foreigners, had bowed to the Emperor, an old man mounted the platform and said in good English: "His Majesty is coming out to speak to you."
In these extremes cut Shakespeare dis- Proantly the Emperor, came from the inner room attended by his gentlemen. covers himself. At one moment smiling. He stood in front of the throne and, read and full of good wishes for all; the best in ing from a small piece of paper, said: tears, overwhelmed with the sense of man's "I am very glad to welcome here repre- mortality. We leave him here on his knees sentatives of so many nations, and I wish praying, our gentle Shakespeare, the wisest you all happinous and health" He then and noblest of our race; for though. we do took a glass of champagne. from a silver not kneel, and have almost forgotten how to salver and, having drank the health of pray, to us as to him the road is shrouded those present; left the room Prince in never-ending Night, and whither it leads" Ch'ing was then announced and, stand- no moon may divine. (From "The Woman ing at the table, be also drank our healths, of Shakespeare," by Frank Harris).
"THE THREE MUSKETEERS.
COROMET'S BIÓ ATTRACTION. Sixteen duels, a man holding up a broken bridge while three. riders cross it, the stealing of a queen's jewels, a desperate fight with a consciencelees woman for their recovery, the smashing of the of the greatest intrigues in history-these are but
in Douglas Fairbanks film version of "The Three Musketeers" which is being shown at the Coronet all this week. Based on
We now filed out on to the terrace and were escorted tous building on one side. where we were given tea and other re- freshmente until we were 'recalled by the clarion voice of the herald announcing the opening of the low-thu peremony. On- the terrace we had previously noticed several objects draped in yellow embroi deries and we could new soo what proved to be a yellow umbrella which was brought to the entrance and beld immediately in front of the door of the throne room, so that no one outside could possibly see the a few of the dramatic incidents pourtrayed Emperor as he now sat on his throne. Other objects were stands with beautifully toned bells which were struck as the cere mony began. Huge yellow drums were the marvellous adventures and escapades "of beaten by men in scarlet satin coats and the dashing d'Artagnan and the trio of many coloured p'utres, and there were King Louis XIII.a musketeers which the more instruments which produced a droa: wonderful novel of Alexandre Dumas bie ing sound. The herald having announced made so falar and well beloved, the the arrival of the high Manchu officials photoplay unfolds the history of France in they, headed by the Princes of the Blood, the farly seventeenth century when the and Mr. Johnston and representatives of monarchy was dominated by the designing the Republican Government, made their and crafty Cardinal Richilieu soldier by bows beyond the "yellow umbrella, the training but a statesman and churchmen entry of each body being horaled by the only by virtue of the intrigues he devised. thumping of the drums. Then all man No more vivid nor picturesque tale has darins, formed up on the causeway and been presented on the screen. From a began their series of three kowtowe. It photographic standpoint it is a work of was quickly over and without any fur art and its costuming and setting are most ther ceremony, the people began drifting lavishly carried out. Douglas Fairbanks" away and we found that all was over.
interpretation of the role of the impulsive One outstanding impression of the morning was the ease and freedom of the d'Artagnan shows him in a new light and he is worthily supported by a brilliant: Emperor's manner, which contrasted. caste.... strongly with one's preconceived notions of Manchi etiquette culled from various accounts of the Dowager-Empress' court, When the head of the house went to his Throughout he wore an alert and cheerful club he left his wife closeted with a lady expression and a noticeable air of friend caller noted for her abilities as a grandál. lines pervaded the whole proceedings. monger. Upon his return, he poked his The foreigners at the ceremony includ-head into the drawing-room, and said, ed the Diplomatic Body and a few others with a sigh of relief. That old cat gone, The Emperor shook hands with the chefe I suppose!! For an instant there was de-miesion and enquired after their health an awful silence, for as he uttered the last To the others he merely returned their word, he encountered the stony glare of bow with a slight inclination of the head. the lady who had been in his mind. Then The Emprem acknowledged our bows in his wife spoke quite calmly: The old] the same way. Souvenirs in the shape of cats Oh, you dear; I sent it in a basket small enamel boxes were distributed by a to the Cats Horse Bras thing this morn mandarin to the guests.
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