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THE PILGRẠM SEASON
AT TAISHAN.
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A TALAN CORRESPONDENT.]
What that Aprille with his showres
swoote
The drougt of Marche hath pereed to
the roote..
corages:
THE ABOLITON OF LIKIN.
PROPOSALS BY THE MINISTRY OF FINANCE.
COMPANY MEETING.
HONGKONG CENTRAL ESTATE. LIMITED.
The following is taken from the MEETING OF DEBENTURE HOLDERS. -Peking Daily News:--
I
INTIMATIONS
PARTICULARS ak
VALUABLE: LEASEHOLD; PROPERTY
Kitaada
No. 13 WING HING STREET, VICTORIA, HONGKONG,
To be Bold by Order of the Mortgageel
By PUBLIO AUCTION
IN ONE LOT
'! On
MONDAY,
As it is necessary to abolish the likin A general meeting of debenture holders system in order to increase the rate of of the Hongkong Central Estate, Ltd.. was Se pricketh hem naturo in hers import Customs duty to 19) per cont, held at the office of Messrs. Jardine, the Ministry of Finance has spared no Matheson & Co., Ltd., yesterday morning Thanne longes folk to go on pilleffort in drawing up schemes, The for the purpose of considering the pro
grimages.
Ministry has decided that the total posed amalgamation of the Central April is tho, heyday season for pil-abolition of likin should be effected in Estate, Ltd, with the Hongkong Load The 14TH Day of Mar, 1993, at 3 v'CLOCK P.K. grimages to the micred peak of Tai Shan, three periods as follows:- just na at was for Dan Chaucer's friends |who travelled to Canterbury, This is the beginning of the third month of the Chinese calendar, and also of the pleasant weather which urges villagers in the four
corners of Shantung to fulfil their vows and worship at the shrine of the Old Lady of the East Peak, who cures divers ailments and hastens good fortune.
MANY MOTLEY BANDS.
►
taxed
no
Investment and Agency Co., Ltd. Mr. 1. Careful investigations skull be D. G. M. Bernard presided and there instituted in order to amalgamote were present: Commander C. W. Beck, several likin into one, thus once the with, H.N. and Messrs. P. M. Hodgson merchandize
Additional contributions shall be imposed,
V. M. Grayburn, C. C. Boyd, F. C. Hall. 2. Before the final abolition of the Birkett, W. E. L. Shenton (solicitor system, all small and cheap articles to the Company), D. J. Lewis (solicitor shall be exempted from payment of tax, while only those valuable articles will be to the debenture holders) and L. 'S. taxed as heretofore
Greinball (Secretary),
3. The rato. of taxation shall be The reduced from year to year until the introduction of the rate of 194 per cent. of Customs duty.
A circular, telegram containing abova resolutions has been sent to provinces for approval.
Every day in the pilgrimage season, | which begin on Chinese New Year's Day, has been, marked by the arrival of several thousand country people. The red- bordered banners, carried by the leaders of each pilgrim band, indicate that they come all the way from Paotingfu and Shantung in Chihli in the north, and from SIR F. SWETTENHAM SUED Hsuchow and Kaifeng in the sonth. Many conia on foot over the mountains from eastern Shantung, or from the Grand
TOO GOOD-LOOKING.
the
CHAIRMAN
said:-Gentlemen
By ¡Deakin, LAMMENT BROTHERS Az Team OFFICE," "DUDDELL STERET.
THE Property consists of First ALL
THAT piece or parcel of ground situate Victoria in the Colony of Hongkong and registered in the Land Office an SECTION the mussaages erections or buildings thereon A of INLAND No. 3188 together with now known as No. Wing Hing Street and Secondly
ALI of land at the rear
strip of the said Section A of Inland Lot No. 2168 being a scavenging lane. All of which prs. mises are held for the residue of the term
75
years from the 15th day of May, 1916, created by the Crown Eease thereof together with the valuable machinery now situate în or upon the said premises ari at No. 1 Gordon Street.
Farticulars and Conditions og malo "way be obtained from
Kesar, HASTINGS & HASTINGS Solicitor
with the notice convening this meeting a circular was sent to you explaining the the proposals which have been made by the Hongkong and Investment and Agency Co., Ltd., and the Hongkong. Cutri Estates Ltd.. to the trustees of "the | debenture holders and explaining the reasons for calling the meeting and I do not think there is any need for me tat add anything thereto except to say that the proposals have been considered by the A quarrel between a housemaid and cook was described at Marylebone County trustees, who are now the Hon. Mr. Á. G. Court when Sir Frank Swottenhuta was Stephen and myself, and that we recom sued by his late housemaid, Isabella Acmend such proposals to you for favourBOWERN & CO Less, of Alexandri Club, Milford-place, abia consideration.. Edgware Road, for £1 7. 6., a week's топо
board and lodging.
Canal section in www! Shantung, especially from Tsacchowfa, which is the centre of a most backward section. Others now travel in style. on the railways, two or three of these "tourist partiës " polizing the third class accommodation of (the slow" train, toward Talan.
Fortu-
nately they have little haggage to bother
with. A single blanket on these« WAZIN spring nights is sufficient for them. But on the home journey they always load (heavily' with Talan "souvenirs in the way of shrubs from the snored mount, "alphenstocks" of native styles, dollies for the babies, and a pewter-amulet for the wife nt hors. Thus there is usually
FORMER HOUSEMAID,
BY
Plaintiff said she was asked to leave
In the event of your passing suggested resolutions and in the event of the pro- visional agreement between the two before her time was up, atul added that Companies being carried into effect the she was too good-looking for a job like result will be that the properties now that, as people round the table made eyes hold by, the trusters as security for the at her.
debenture holders will continue to be held Defendant alleged that plaintiff disby them but instead of having a cover- missed herself. She was very insolent inant by the Hongkong Central Estates, the way she spoke, and an one occasion Ltd, for payment of the principal and he was obliged to send for a policeman interest dus under the debentures we shall when she locked herself in her room.
There was on a later occasion a quarrel have a similar covenant from the Hong- between plaintiff and the cook and wit-kong Land Investment and Agency Co., was obliged to remain in the house, Ltd., and further that the debentures in- as plaintiff was a much bigger woman stead of being payable immediately the
a carrying coolie at the end of the long line of homeward bound pilgrims, and his load reminds one of the ons Father than the cook Christmas traditionally carries.
HOW THE WOMEN COME.
Defendant's butir, gave evidence as to Hongkong Central Estates, Ltd., passes the quarrel between the housemaid and an effective resolution for winding-up- cook.
will remain, as no prešcht, repajahle on the thirtieth day of May, 1924.
Plaintiff You" and the gook quarrellod, too, and now you are as thick as thieves.
The Registrar held that plaintiff dis-, missed herself, and gave judgment for the defendant.
In this present month there have been large number of old women from the villages also. They come two by two on wheelbarrows, with a big Chinese trunk behind them, to contain all the trinkets and magic prayers issued by the Taoist brothers of the sacred peak. Many of this old women only reach the central temples at the foot of Taishan, because
EXCHANGE IN APRIL. small fect cannot stand the 'climb up six | | thousand stone steps to the top. But the well-to-do ladies hire & mountain ardan; oircular for April give the following sum- Messrs. Roza Bros. in their Exchange and travel to the summit in style, a half
( dozen (paper "shoes" of money tied ou
į beside them to advertise meritorious intan- |tions of gifts to the gods.
TẠI SÀN AND ITS TEMFLES.
་་ 4"
Tai Shan is a mountain, which, as every pilgrim knows, was there when his ancestors Yao and Shun ruled the land. And since these two of the days of Abra ham set the customs of worshipping heaven and earth" once a year at Ta Shan, all the emperors and lesser official lights, as well as the common folks, have Igained merit by the laborious ascent up the Great Stone Path. The Path, about six miles long, is lined from bottom to top with ancient shrines and emperors' rest pavilions. Of these several hundred temples, cne usually picks the most im- portant; or those in which vows are made. The rooms of the Temple of the Goddess of Bright Clouda, the Old Lady of the Mountain, are just now deluged with contributions in the way of embroidered. shoes,
mary:
Silver
(londy)
JAS
The CHAIRMAN then proposed the ro solution embodying the proposals set out in his speech.
Mr. V. M. GRAYBURN econded the pro- position which was carried nganimously.
This concluded the business before the mecting.
KOWLOON BRITISH SCHOOL.
ASSOCIATION FOR FORMER PUPILS FORMED.
Average Rato April,
(1923), (Approx.) -2/3 1115435 1.11 At a meeting of former pupils of the Highest Rate April,
(1923)
3239/4 113 841 8.40 Kowloon British School held last svening, Lowest Rate April,
it was decided to form an Association for (1923)*
(2:31) 2/34 109 53 - 7.95 past pupils of the school, when the Average late to date "(1922), (Approx.) Highest Rate to date
(1923) Lowest Hate to date
(1922)
DIPHTHERIA
2/3 100 231.8.24 | following officials were elected to serve on
the new Association's Commites:- 2/ 113 65
2/2 1061 32
GERMS.
9,00
Chairman, Mr. G. F. Nightingale 7.95 (headmaster of the school); Hon. Beere- tary, M. G. Jack; Hon. Treasurer, Mr. W. Robson; Committee: Miss Weill, Miss George, Messrs, C. Stewart, V. Ramsey and G. Duncan.
PNEUMONIA INOCULATION TO KILL THEM.
pneumonix
The discovery has been made by a copper cash, grain, paper Frasch doctor that diphtheria microbes money, prayer lips, and incense. She is are eradicted from the throats of carriers easily the winner in the race of the goda by inoculation with the microbes of for popularity. The sombre little Temple of Confucius close by the summit, with a really fine stone carving of the Sage, and a gilded image, is neglected by most palives, but visited by all the foreigners (who know more of Confucian lore than the Sage's near relatives, hard by this peak). Then there is the Temple of the Jada Emperor, the Taoist supreme deity which is built around some stones mark ing the very tip of the universe. so far as East China is concerned. They are called stones from heaven." and also the left pillar of heaven.".
Former pupil, who were not present at the meeting are cordially invited to join the Association, particulars of which can: be obtained from, the Hoa Secretary,
THE MACAO HARBOUR
SCHEME.
DREDGER FLOTILLA ·ARRIVES.
Dr. Lesbre, according to a report in the British Medient Journal, inoculated living pneumobacilli un to the tousils of four diphtheria carriers and found that in each case the number of diphtheria bacilli diminished rapidly and they dis appeared completely in seven to twelve days. The same treatment was then applied to a convalescent cass suffering from pharyngitis, with the result that the dichtheria hacillus could not be found three weeks. after seven days. An early case of diphtheria, was also treated auocessfully,
In connection with dredging of the Macao barbour a large bucket dredger, companied by three bugs and about ten fighters, arrived in Macao barbour, on Tuesday from Chefoo. The voyage down. the const took the dredger fotilla.about
Large numbers of Northern ChinesO All the recipients of these inoculations coolies have been imported into Macao in wers examined again after a period of connection with the work two months and were found to be free from infection: they had not suffered from any symptoms as the renilt of the
Below, occupying one-third of the city within the walls, stands the mother templa of Chinese Taoism, the Tai Miao, The courtyard is a forest of stone tablets, witnessing the gifts of emperors and con- moners for many capturica poat. In the implantation with pneumobarilli. grand 'pavilion, where sits Father Tai- han, the god of the East Peak and Judge of the Seventh Court in Hades, aro. tablets inscribed by Obien. Lung. Kaog Hi and many other recording their Acing the usual, crowds of pilgrims anoral visits here, This god in the salast week were three bands cl students.
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