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ARRIVAL AT SHANGHAL གམདང་པ་ཐ་ན་་་ [By courtesy of the "Sheung Po""]"
Shanghai, 13th October Prince Bhun Put-lap and Admiral, Bah Chen-ping, the Naval Commis sioners, loft Hanków on the 12th inst...and came down, to Shanghai by the cruiser Forcht.
YUAN SHIH-KAI..
RUMOURED RECALL DENIED.
M Courtasy of the “ Sheung Po."]
Peking, 13th October.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH THURSDAY OCTOBER 14 1000
CHINESE DRAGON PROCESSION, who was bons in this city and who is a graduate
of the University of Washington, Mr. Collins declared that faw citas could have pressated at many special days as Seattle has done during the exposition.
GORGEOUS, SPECTACULAR DISPLAY,
Playfully, teased with "ti-lung," cheered with the thunderous music of gongs and tom Bar of all those days, which have indicated toms and escorted by a gorgeously costumed that Seattle is cosmopolitan," said Mr. Collins, company, the good dragon which lives in the not one has presented the gorgeous and Too and which presides over the destinies of spectacular pageant that has been shown by Chins reigned at the exposition yesterday, says the goo Chinese residents of Seattle. What is the Seattle Post of 14th ult... The parade, armore, they have paid for the show out of their ranged by the Chinese residents of Seattle, and
owa pockets," participated in by visitors from Portland; Vicio tis Vancouver and San Francisco, was the most, spectacular seen during the fair. The kindly drágas, which the legends of Chios say drinks water from the ocean and sprinkles it over the thirsty land in the form of rain, was not performing that important duty yesterday, and brilliant sunshine assisted in making the page
"an't a success,
The magnificent banners carried by the marchers, the gorgeous' accoutrements of the mounted warriors, the rustling silk, heavy with göld-embroidery, and the bamboo hatted Tool oldiers, who carried the war weapons of the ancient ampire, gave" colour and distinction to the pagamot which will make it logg remem bered.
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LEW KAV PRI SIDES... Low Kay, the young, man who was given charge of the meeting, made an excellent im pression as a chairman. He spoke of the industrial progress that China is experiencing and predicted that the result would shortly startle this world. He reviewed the friendly help given by the United States and paid
a tribute to the late Secretary of State, John Hay, for bis Assistance in PM serving the integrity of China and dechired that the action of this country in refunding the Boxer indemnity award was proof of the friand. ship which exists between the two countries.
"On, babali" of the 400,000,000 people of China, I thank you Americans for your good wishes and helpful friendship,” he said.
Two young sons of Rey. Fung Chack sang
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V. COMPANY,AUTERS We are officially informed by Mr. Olaf Nielsen, Superintendent of the Great Northern Telegraph Company, Hongkong, that, on and after the 15th instant, the company'd routes to Europe via Russia will be opened for press telegrams at reduced rates, between the Far East and the following countries in Europe. Austria-Hungary, Denmark, France, Germany, Great Britain, Italy, Norway, and Spain: The press rate via Russia from the whole of Chian and Hongkong to any of the above mentioned countries in Europe has been dxed at the same Hongkong, 14th October, 1909, rate as that is force vin India, viz., ninety dol lay cents per word for the-quarter ending grat December, 1900. This rate will vary according to the fluctuations of the rate of exchange.,
HALLEY'S COMNT DISCOVERED.
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„PHOTOGRAPHED AT GREENWICH.
it is seldom that a telegram of such interest 10 astronomers is circulated as that which has just been received from Professor Welf, of the||
sigutuhl Observatory Heidelbery, announc that Halley's comet was discovered there early on Sunday morning,
For Fraight or Passage, apply to
E. A. HEWETT,
Superintendent.
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
NOTICE TO CONSIGNEES.
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The rumoured recall of ex-Grand and Third avende shortly before 11 o'clock, and America" and waved the American flag, then The photographic search for the comet began.] where each consigamam will be sorted out
Councillor Yuan Shih-kai is not true. The Central Government has no idea of reinstating him in office,
PRATAS ISLAND DISPUTE.
AGREEMENT CONCLUDED,
[By couriery of ths [: Sheung Po"]
Peking, 18th October. The agreement with Japan in connection with, the Pratas Island dispute was signed at Peking on the 11th inst.
[Writing under date, Canton 8th inst, our correspondent stated that it was learnt from the local officials that the negotiations on the Pratas Island were nearing completion and the dis- pate would soon be amicably settled. The amount as at first claimed by the Japanese 'sattlers on the island as compensation was said to have been, reduced to a sum of some ona hundred and sixty thousand dollars; from which, however, a sum of thirty thousand dollars would be deducted to be paid as compensation to those Chinese who had suffered losses by reason of the Japassie occupation. It was expected that the agreement relating to this vexed ques tion would be signed in the course of a week, Ed, J.K.T.)
HANKOW-SZECHUAN -RAILWAY.
LOAN STILL CONTEMPLATED.
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po.").
The parade down town left Washington street
marched to Pine street and Fif.h avenue, where cars were taken for the exposition. At z o'clock a second parade was given at the fair grounds, afier which exercises sera beld in the Andil- orium The day closed with's special program- me of fireworks at the foot of the Pay Sreak.
CHINESE CONSUL'S LUNCHEON.
At the Ah King restaurant, in the Chines village, Imperial Consul Goon Dip gave a‘lon- cheon to filly guns's shortly after noon. From the "yen wo tong otherwise known as bird. best soup, to "peag long des pay" and "bang" which is the Chinese name for ice cream and cake, the luncheon was a success.
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The Chinese officials and prominent merch ants appeared in crinkling silks, embroidered in grean, gold and red. The tables were deco rated with yellow, red and white flowers with contre piecas of green leaves. Tiny silk Bags of all nations appeared: everywhere, while the barquet hall/was draped with bunting fringed flags of Obida.
SPECTACULAR PARADE,
fallowed with the Chinese national anthem with = display of the Rag of Chins. They concluded with a song telling of the friendship of both countries and waved both flag. At the end of each nong the radiance rown and cheered. It was one of the pretty features of the programma. President Chilberg made an address of wal.
come.
"China to-day is celebrating her special day io her own conception of the Seattle spirit ssid be. "We have not many Chinese in our local colony, but of them we are proud."
HB Company's Steamship
"SADO HARD," having astired from, the above Parts, Cons signess of cargo are hereby informed that their Goods are being landed and placed at their risk in the Hongkong and Kowloon Wharf and Godown. Company's Godowa stę Kowloos, at Greenwich on Friday morning last, Sept. mark by teark and delivery can be obtained as 10, two exposures of 35min. and gomin, resoon as the Goods are landed, page spectively being given (the presence of the moon, prevented lenger exposure). On the two following morologs the weather did not Permit of any exposures. The comat was not at first detected on the Greenwich plates, says the Timer, but after the receipt of the telegram a new search was made, with the remit that very faint impressions of it were found in the following positions --
Greenwich Mean Time.
Right Ascension.
H. M.
North Déci.
Optional Goods will be carried on pofesi instructions are given to the contrary before NooD, TO-DAY.
Goods not cleared by the arst October, wil! be subject to rent pe
-No Fire'lasurance bax been effected." Damaged packages must be left in the Godown for examination by the Consiguce's and the Co.'s representatives at an appointed bour.. All claims must be presented within ten days of the steamer's sexival' barn; after which date they cannot be recognised. No claims will be admitted after the goods have”
NIPPON YUSEN KAISHA.
Hongkong, 14th October, 1909
September.6316 6 17 53.37 17 12 74 left the Godowns. September 9.6566 6 17 53.67 87 13 78 These accord so well with the Heidelberg plate to justify their adoption ze genuins impres
sions of the comet.
Mešiti. Cowell and Crommetio have' also
Imperial Chiese Consul Goon Dip respond- ed. He said that he brought the greeting of the oldest ustion to the youngest and strongest, and sold of the appreciation of the Chicase for the friendship of the American people. Judge Burke told of the efforts of farsign powers to disintegrate China, and of the reply of the United States to China's appeal for help.
"Whea Chioa turned to the young giant of the West," said he, 'the reply to the powers was bands of; there shall be no division of China, Before the fuochean was fioished at the Ab The United States tork that attitude, not King restaurant, the glittering pageant had from a motive of gain in prestige or for dollers, been maribaled in front of the Chinese village. but on the broad ground of justice. Whether The shrill piping of the Chiness lates and the his country profited by that act is not worth brassy pom-pom of the googs anounced the consideration, for the approval of the world in approach of the spectacular parade. The dra-years to come will be our rich reward;" 'gon, 150 feet long and writhing on its sixty Judge Burke paid a tribute to Chiness cha legs, lumbered in the procession. A gaily-racter and their love of fair dealing. garbad attendant waving a "ti lang" which "Ifa Chinese ows you a dollar," said_ke, looked like a huge ra tle-box, and makes that dollar will certainly be paid. The Chhind as an evening star a month later, when it
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| noise like dropping shot in a dish-pan, teased the gentle dragon and went through the mo- sions of persuading it to follow,
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carried the perturbations of the comet into the distant pay, and have definitely announced that every return sicca 249. C. (with the two excep tous of 16, u C, and A.D. 912) can be identified with an actually.observed comit
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The comat will be observable by photography only for the next two or three months; it may then be faintly visible in large instruments, ROYAL and by the end of Janu.ry in ordinary tale. scopes. It may ba visible with the naked eye
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as morning star, towards the end of April, THE LARGEST AND BEST CIROUS COMBINATION TRAVELLING THE EAST.
will be very near the earth It will be much better placed at this time for observers in the
Rer. Fung Cback, of Portland, delivered au address in Chinese, which was frequently in southern hemisphere than for those in Europe. terrupted by applause from the Chinese con- tingent in the audience. He advised the Chinese to study, the exposition and declarad
Mayor Miller followed with a short ad dress, in which be declared that the United States stood ready to lend Chins
Décassary in. it what assistance was movement for progress:
'Five men manipulated the grinning jaws of the mythical monster, rolled the saucer eyes and wriggled the red tangue. Five men were also engaged in the task of wagging the dra-that the dragon which was the feature of the goo's tail, while a score of burden-bearers ↑ parade was symbolical of China. Heretofore, inside the dragon did wonderful team work in
ko said, the dragon had slept, but to-day it was Imitating a wriggling motion of the body..
very much alive. The dragon was a great hit. Children, na abashed at the sight of the dreadful creature, Peking, 13th October.
clapped their bands when it passed, while The Prince Regent and also the grown-up persons expressed their spproval loudly. The men inside the dragon sweated members of the Grand Council still and toiled, but kept to their work with a stead- hold the opinion as to the expediency fastness that was admired by the crowds, Gay silk blouses were wet with perspiration, for a of raising a loan for the construction dragon 150 feet long is no toy. Relief men of the Hankow-Szechuan Railway.walked by the side of the dragonbearers, so that when the work became too irksome a rapid 1HE LATE CHANG CHIH. shift was made. Strong, agile men had been chosen for the task of switching the dragon's TUNG.
wiland manipolatingthegrotesque head. Those men wax ed fifteen-minute. shifts and looked tired when they stopped in front of the au- ditorium;
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ORIENTAL STUDIES.
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to the House of Lorde, on September 27, Lord Redesdain asked what Goverment was: doing to carry out the recommendations of the committee on the organisation of Oriental. studies la London.
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Lord Morley replied that the difficulty was to procure £12,000 per annum, The Treasury would contribute £3,000, bat he did not think that London University and the India Office Ng Poon Chow, of San Francisco, told of the would make up the balance. If it was intend-Table. ravages upon Chinese Anitory by Huropeaned to make a great institution, mercantilo powers.
offices in London, Manchester and elsewhere must be persuaded to conttjbuta,~~~~~
"They held as their principle that might was right, and took a ivantage of poor old China," he said. "They took our territory to balance the power. If this had gone na nod the ques tion of balance of power finally settled, what would have been left of China, I ask you that? "But among the nations there is one that stands out as a shining example of international righteousness. Sho has been our friend through The pageant glittered with tinsel and crashed thick and thin-ose loyal, eur noble and only with the noise of tomtoms from the horses rid-friand. I refer to the country over which the The students of the various colle-den by the heralds to the tip of the dragon's Stars and Stripes float.
· [By couricay of the" Sheung_Po."]
"Peking, 13th October,
FEATURES OF THE PARADE
ges and schools in Peking bavil. The old Chisere empire was represented
publicly appointed the 16th inst. as the day for paying their respects before the remains of the late Grand Becratary Chang Chih-tung
"LORD_KITCHENER.
EXPECTED IN PEKING.
[By courtiby of the Shaung Po."]
Paking, 15th October. Lord Kitchener is expected to ar- rive in Peking on the 16th inst.
CHIENTAO, ISLÅND.
JAPANESE CONSUL GENERAL,
[By courtesy of the "Sheung Po."]
Peking, 13th October. The Japanese Consul for Chientao left Tokio on the 12th inst to take up his appointment at that place.
ZYPHOON WARNING.
„The telegram quoted below was received “at the American Consulate General from the -Manila Observatory át 12.30 p.m, to-day,
October rath, a) 11 a m.; Cyclons or typhoon, „OCMD, about half way betways the
filavas, and the Lo
by the compray of mace-bearers, pikemen and warfare gleamed in the brilliant sunlight, while spearmen. Strange weapons used in ancient the bamboo bats, silk costumes and gorgeous bauness made a riot of colour.
A Chinelo orchestra, riding in a fi sat, lam- basted drums, banged cymbals and drew en ergetic bows on Chinese fiddles. The Celestial quartel rodé in an automobile and sang songs during the march. Too Fraser pipom, although appearing somewhat out of place, played a lively pbroch. With the A-Y-P. band in front and a pair of tom tom boaters in the rear, the gorge [ ́us pageant, bɔomed with music.
Two score of automobiles carried the Chinese officials, the Chinese merchants and their farmi.
is, the exposition officiels and the Bestile
business men.
Lord Carson said he thought the chief in- terest was the Imperial interest, and hoped that Lord Morley would use his influence to obtain a larger contribution from the Treasury, He remarked on the necessity for Army officers in India having command of the vernaceler and, said he thought it would be an advantage to Viceroys themselves,
Lord: Morley said that several of the most important members of the Council of India were of opinion that India's present con. tribation of £1,750 for teaching: Oriental languages in England fully covered the needs, The Indian Government would therefore be unable to press ladis to contribute largely
to the object, which was equally import
*You have done much for us, but there is one thing more that wo ask of yon; that is the mean the repeal of the law, but ask you to re- modification of the exclusion law. I do not vise it in harmony with the spirit in which it was framed. It was never drawn to keep out ant to many portions of community in Eng. the professional man and the merchant, but to land. Before embarking on a scheme It protect the American labourer, Keep but the would also be necessary to come to a de- coolies but let the professional man and user-cision, which be hoped to do shortly, with chaot go and come at will. The law, as it now reference to extending the study of probationers. stands, is opposed to the principles of American and extending the age of going to India with a view to promoting sympathy in dealing with quity and American justness."
He also traced the bistory of China declaring the people of Indie. He emphasised the need that it was in the height of its glory" before for an institution providing not only for the Cleopatra breathed the balmy air of the Nile study of languages but also of ideas, customs, and captured the iron heart of Mark Anthony," | babits, and religions of the peoples. He earn- enly, desired that we should go forward after CHINESE MUSICIANS APPLAUDED, One of the pleasing fastures of the pro-so many years of culpable delay, and suggested. gramme in the Auditorium was the playing, of forming a committee of two or three interested In the automobiles rede the Seattle man who Miss. May Ling on the piano and the singing parties to collect funds and cetlion relations had been guests at the luscheon given by the of William Lai, Harry Ding and Thomas Hom. between the school and existing institutions. Chizese consul), With them were Contal GooD Harry Dlog's solo, "Over the Ocean Wave," Goverment was in fall sympathy with the ob Dig, Chin Keay, secretary of the consulate elicited a storm of bandclapping, und alter boject and with most details of the committee's Chin Kee, chairman of the airangement.com. had responded to one encore the audience recommendations. milien; Dao Tung, Jim Goos, Wos Blag, Ng exptested a desire for more. His possesses a The subject than dropped, Poon Chew, editor or a San Francisco Chinese clear, flexible bass volts that indicates careful, new paper; Lew Kay, chairman of the pro-training, and ble singing was all that copid ba gramme committee, and more than 100 others desired,
AT THE AUDITORIUM,
There was a great crowd jammed into the streets about the auditorium when the proces
on came to a bali. Wazeer's band played the
Chinese national anthem, the title of which, tradalated, in "The World's Delight." President Chilberg escorted Goon Dip to the stage, while Mayor Miller, Chip Keny and the others fol- lowed. Among those who sat on the stage waro
Mayor Miller, Pensident Chilberg, Director General Nadodu, Judge. Thomas Adrka, -Wii- Tem Sheffield, F. W. Baker, Goon Dip, Mrs. Goon Dip and their children, Rose, Elle Lead Daniel Goon's Chin Kety, Miss Moy Ling, Dr. We'and 'Ng. Poon Chewings wow, H. of the Western Care Joan Collins, in charge of the ceremonies of the fair, introduced; Law, Kay;
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When William Ļal, a tenor of more thap ordinary ability, sang "Then You'll Remember Me," the applause was deafening, Twice be| was called back by the audience, and he de
clined to sing a third encore. The singing of Thomas, Hom, a baritons, was 'well received, as was the piano role of Mius. Moy Ling, a Portland Bigh school girl. Thé... skill with which the Chinese musicians Interpreted the Western music was a surprise to the assem blage in the Auditorium, j
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