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II. A Handful of Chinese
Street-Literature
MERRY AND WELL-SPICED FOLK SONGS
(From Our Own Correspondent)
1.
P'an Kudo Tang i.e. escaped
to Manchuria. This is the song of
The Ancient Game!
s. Hia Ki Dze i.c. playing
a wretched fellow, who has robbed chest. A young court-lady is play the money of his master, and has ing chess with a courtier, and the escaped to Manchuria. There he game becomes a subtle flirtation. gambles away his booty, after the The pieces and moves of the game Chinese proverb: have their double meanings in this tune of the
lightly come, lightly gone." He very old song.
9. Ki Schu Toan ile, a letter- is falling anxing gold-diggers on i the tributaries of the Hai Lungcarrier. A young court-lady takes Kiang, the Black Dragon River counsel with her slave girl and con- worse fidant, how to approach a certain r. the Amur, inakes the acquaintance of the Hung Hu Dze.lero. The slave promises to deliver the Red-beards, the highly organis him a love-letter, but dupes her edgangsters of Manchuria, with lady, because she is more cunning their theatrical devices and their and more pretty. most cruel accomplishments, and who hy torture are squeezing out of him the last grain of gold. He is narrating his thrilling experiences among them, esenpes and exhorts, rather
little late, the whole Universe, to keep honest. and to dwell in the homeland, where at least oar has some hope to escape starvation.
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2. Kino Kung Fu ie. to go in rearch for work. Ballade of young widow, who everywhere is tendering her services, und appreciated 23 a good worker. Veiled hints of prostitution.
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10. Dsai Lin Toan i.e. keeping affection and fidelity. Song of a young widow, who keeps faith to her deceased husband. A very boister ous song of her own "dsia, lia," two Chinese characters, mostly to be found on the memorial stones- erected by those widows themselves! |
ST. JOHN'S AMBULANCE
BRIGADE
OFFICIALS DINNER. IN HONOUR OF SIR WILLIAM SHENTON
11. K'u Tian Kwa ie. weeping! for a sweet melon. A bilind tell...
ing the story of a daughter, who
WARM TRIBUTE FROM COMMR. MORRIS
On Saturday last a dinner was given by the Officers and Finance Committee of St. John Ambulance Brigade in honour of the Honourable Sir William Shenton who is shortly going home on long leave.
Amongst those present were Commissioner Morris Corp Sur- gecas, Valentine, Li Shu Fan, Ma Luk, Chairman of Finance dom- mittee Mr. Tang Shiu Kin; Messrs. Kwok Siu Lan, Ip Lan Chuen, Chau Tue Ting, Chan Lim Pak, Li Yik Mul, Chau Tung Shan,- Kwok Chan, Ewok Yan, J. D. Bush, H. M, Siu, Drs. A, Woo, Ip Tai Ching, Tseung Fat Yin, M. Hoahing, Officers A, el Arculli, Trevor, Szeto Chung, A. H. Kumjahn, Chan Man Kai, Pan Shin Nam, Kwan Sik Kwan, Chan Ping Kwong, Misses Alice Kwok, Ruth Kwok, D. Lopes, and Corp Becretary Mrs. Langley.
Commissioner Morris propose the toast of the Patron of the Order His Majesty the King, Sir William Shenton proposed the toast of the Republic of China.
Sir Robert Ho Tung wrote that owing to medical advice he was unable to attend the dinner, bat wished all a very enjoyable even- ing, doing honour to whom honour is due and so deservedly earned.
Mr. Luk Oi Wan also regretted that he was suddenly called to Canton but sent his hearty congratulation to Sir William.
loves her mother tenderly. In the OUR AMBASSADOR TO HEADQUARTERS”
depth of the winter, she expresses
desire to cat a sweet melon, and hopes to be cured by it. The daughter is weeping in blank despair," her tears are falling on the deep snow, and just at that spot, a melon is growing up mira culously, the gods being moved by her filial affection.
3. Kiän Mian Hua ie. gleaning on a cotton field. Two young girls working in the cotton-fields, They ጀር talking to each other in humorous verses about their future is mothers-in-law. The couplet witty, without obscene allusions.
4. Siu Hua. i.e. Embroidery. Song of a young woman bent over her canvas, shaping beautiful flowers and butterflies, her mind and thoughts are going in search the fifth watch. for a certain good-looking fellow, with whom she is in love.
3. Ha La Toan ie. the song of a black donkey. A favourite song of the Story-Teller on the market, which always will move the bystanders into fits of lughter.
A Bridegroom's Lament.
12 Lo Cheng Wu Keng i.e. the fifth night-watch of Lo Ch'eng. The young wife of a certain Lo Ch'eng, famous for her beauty, has been kidnapped, and is wailing her Her husband saves. her in grief.
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13. Deng Din Dsehe i.c, the song on the Lantern-festival. the 10th of the first month the Chinese adorn their homes with twelve pic- lanterns, containing tures and the text of very an cient story. It bears the title: Möng Kiang Nü K'u Tschong Tscheng i.e. the weeping of the girl Mong Kinng on the Great Wall, near the place, where today the Japanese are directing their activi-
A recently married husband has the awkward feeling, that he had been terribly, deceived by his go-ties. betweens, and that his young wife, born under a mild star, is in truth one of the worst vixens to be imagined. He puts her on his black donkey, leading her hack to her mother. On the raod he is singing a long, long ballad, bewailing bitterly his own disillusionment, and the young lady in her bride's adornment, has to keep silent on the donkey, which at intervals is joining with its braying into the wailings of the husband.
A Wicked Emperor.
It is teld, how the Emperor Zin Sohs of bad fame in China, the builder of the Great Wall," which destroyed one generation and saved the next ", ordered a living person to be under the threshold of one of the gates, a custom found among the Semitic-Phenician and Mexican nations of old. The daughter of one. of these victims, saorificed to the Gate-Spirit, is standing there, weeping bitterly for her father. 8. Lao Shů Dso Fan i.e. revolu-The Wall is collapsing on that spot, tion of the mice, and rata against and the girl is able to secure the the tyranny of a specially bad grey hody of her father. eat. There is a olever lawaait
14. Yi Deche Hun he.. a young against the cat, but the rats and
named Yi Dsche Hua mice are sentenced to death be- cause they are doing tremendous literally the only flower on a nischief in the household by gnaw-stem) is yearning for her husband, ing and ruining furs and silk who went to Manchuria, to make a The songlet is clothes, and by wasting and pollut- bid for fortune,
the huge number of ing the victuals. A rather harmless noted for couplet, full of pertinent allusions. Chinese expressions for weeping, 7. Tschonn Kiu Dechu i.c. wan. wailing, crying in despair, and the dering about all countries. Ajoy of meeting again.
woman,
young woman is following in her 15. Sche Bi. Deiu i.e. ten cups dreams her husband, who set out of wine. A young husband is on a for journey. Her "huin "emmigrating to Manchuria, to find ie. her soul, or one of her three job there. His wife presents souls, is following him on his heels him with a small jug of wine, con- in the most complicated circum-taining 10 cups of wine. And aga stance When once at home 1.told good Chinese housewife, she ties to ayoung vicar's wife, that the every cup a earnest womanly ex- Chinese accepted as true, that men hortation, not to smoke Opium, not had more than one Houl, shu to gamble and above all, to keep replied somewhat naively, that soul himself away from strange women, earing work among the Chinese and to come back to her clean and seemed to be a rather difficult task.) upright
THE ILL-FATED SUZANNE
Water Flooding Leaking Holds
SITUATION SERIOUS According to the latest informa- tion received, the Norwegian steam- er Suzanne which stranded out- side the Swatow Bar on Tuesday is now in a precarious position, though no lives are in danger.
Her Nos. 1 and 2 tanks are full of water and her forward and after holds are leaking, the forward hold at the rate of 4 feet per hour and the after hold at the rate of 1 foot
Het hour
LURLINE FIREMAN IN TROUBLE
When the name of John Donald
answer
Moore, a fireman aboard the tourist liner Lurline was called at Central Magistracy yesterday to charges of drunkeness and assault preferred against him, he was found to be absent. His Worship (Mr. Wynne-Jones) accordingly estreated his bail of $100.
It was stated that the defendant assaulted Tam Yoe, n merchant and Sin Yuen, a shop foki outside the staps of the Hong Kong Hotel in Queen's Road,
Elida Claussent and was built in Rotterdam in 1929 for the D/S A/S Solvang Company, She WES
We Only one, message had been re-amed the ceived from the steamer, and it came out East a few years later, was feared at one time that she and, when purchased by her pre- had disappeared as H.M.S. Wild seat, owners, the A/S Nesjar of Swan which was rashed to the Bergen, she received the name of scene on receipt of this informa Buzarine. The local agents are tion, could not find her at the posi Messrs. Karsten, Larsen and Com- tion stated. Later, however, the pany
The Suzanne, under charter to was found off Plas Island, which is Afteen miles north east of the post- the Kailan Mining Administration, was'n route to Swato from she went
tion given in her 8.0.8. menge.
The Suthane, Vessel of 2,471 tons Chingwantas gross, was originally named the sgrund,
Commissioner Morris rising to propose the toast of the evening the guest of honour Sir William Shenton, said: It gives me great pleasure I and is at the same time a great honour to propose the toast of the evening, our guest of Hon our, Sir William Shenton: It is
His Majesty's Government, and as members of the Brigade and of the New Territory organisation towards which Sir William has devoted much time and thought, we all share in that honour, as he is one of us and "a jolly good fellow,"
I shall not be surprised to see
A matter of sincere congratulation further Honours showered upon that Sir William's public service him, not only from Government but has received the recognition of from other organisations and in-
stitutions with which he and I have the honour to be associated.
"the In a whisper-1-may say Venerabia Order of St. John of Jerusalem intend to confer an honour upon Sir William on his ar rival at Home,
Sir William's Association with the Brigade dates back for many years. In the Brigade he holds the posi- tion of Hon. Legal Adviser which carries with it the rank of District Officer, an office of considerable importance, recognised and gazetted at Headquarters.
our
In the New Territory Sir William has done much for us. As you are aware it was Sir William, who formally opened Kam Tin of model Maternity Centre-A efficiency, cleanliness, and comfort- (and those of you who have not. visited the Kam Tin Centre are ad- vised to do so as early as possible) and who later negotiated the treaty of Tairy War.
When two collateral organisations, to wit the N.T.M.B.A. and the St. John Ambulance Brigade joined. purses and forces and signed & document of agreement, co-opera- tion, and amalgamation. This along stands out as a notable achievement and one which should make for the good of all which our joint clinics and centres are stationed,
Nor is the loast, Sir William has done all this without a bill of cost-
often gratuitously. Lawyers are portrayed in books as grasping-de- manding the proverbial pound of flesh but hera you have one who has given us the pound of flesh, and taken nothing in return--without payment.
Later Sir William brought about a working arrangement with the
arrangement which Government Medical Department, avoide duplication and teading towards economy of purpose and effort, Nor have we finished-Before leaving for England we hope that Sir William will sign the treaty of Tun.
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