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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 30, 1912.
During our stay at Callao two
ST. ANDREW'S BALL. VICHY CELESTINS:
of my fellow passengers went up the Oroya Railway which crosses Brillant Event la the City Hall. the Andes at a height of 15,565 MONGOLIAN QUESTION. feet and claims to be the highest
ANTI-RUSSIAN FEE NO
SUBSIDING.
(Our Own Correspondent.j
Shanghai, November 30. Anti-Russian feeling in Peking is sabsiding, despite the Provin- rcial agitations.
Bussis is clearly showing that the definition of the limits of Mongolia depends on the alacrity with which the Chinese begin the negotiations for the formal reoog nition of the Convention.
It is stated that the Chinese troops will not 'how proceed to Mongolia as intended.
AN INTERESTING
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Rev. F. T. Johnson's Trip Account of a Lengthy.
The following account of a trip Home via South America, by the Rev. F. T. Johnson, formerly Chaplain to St. John's Cathedral, will prove of interest to our readers Under date October 17, the lev. Mr.Johnson writes to a friend as follows:-
I left Hongkong on May 7th and after spending live weeks or
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DAIRY FARM NEWS.
DAIRY FED PORK
Charles Lamb in his dissertation on the PIG, was the first to tell us how the Chinese love their pig-dead and roasted; but it is not for us! We know that pig, and SOME of the things he is fed on--but not all!
Ah; but this is DAIRY FARM PIG, a dainty little fellow, fed on the fat of the land, DAIRY FARM MILK and all the good things in pigdom,
Extract of the Waters of the Sources of Vichy Is there any difference in Fork? Well, for good-
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St. Andrew's Ball passed off railway in the world, but as I was last night, with the success that not very well at the time and usually attends this annual func rather dreaded soroche or moun- tion. For the 68th time local toin sickness I did not go; they Scotsmen, have celebrated the day told me that as an engineering of their patron saint, and each work the railway was most in time, on a scale of magnificence teresting but the scenery was no-which has made it the premier thing very wonderful, mostly bare social event of the season: Last rock, on which but little anow night was no exception to the rule could lie.
and the fact that H. E, the Gover On our way down the coast nor Lady May and Miss May after leaving Callao we touched attended, added considerably to at Pisco in Peru and at Areca, the proceedings. With graceful made famous 'in the war between forethought they arrived, at the Poru and Chile just over thirty commencement of the dancing, so years ago, and Iquique in that no dislocation of the pro- Chile. There was little of interest gramme was necessitated by their to see at any of these ports, the advent. country round each of them, like
A Pleasing Spectacle. all this West coast South of
The ballrooms, the decorations Guayaquil is absolutely bare of which, were dealt with in the except where some system of issue of the Telegraphi irrigation has been adopted. yesterday presented a pleasing I wish I had had time to go up spectacle, the gay colours of to the old Insa country round tartans, and uniforms enhancing Lake Titicaon, Cusco and La Paz the softer brilliancy of the but this was impossible.
charming gowas worn by many I would strongly advise anyone of the lady guests. The floors who thought of making this were in fine condition and the South American tour to allow at dancing was such as to give least an extra fortnight for such pleasure, even to those unfor- an excursion, he should not take tanate gentlemen who had per- his ticket further than Callao as force to stand and look on for the. on arrival there he could decide | greater part of the evening! The how to go on. A trip up country K. O. Y. L. I. Band, under Band Your "Christmas Cakes, Mince Pies, Plum from Mollendo into Bolivia and master Moss was responsible for Puddings, Hams, Turkeys, Geese, Chickens, Joints do. coming down to the coast again the music which was pleasingly Melton Mowbray, Pork Pies, Game, Beef and Mutton
rendered throughout the pro-Ples, All Cooked and Ready for table.
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so in Japan sailed from Yokohama in the T.Y.K. 8.8. Hongkong by the Antofagasta Railway would Mara" on June 22nd. We bo wall worth doing.
rrived at Honolulu early on July On arrival at Valparaiso on 5th and left lato in the evening of August 20th I said goodbye the following day, so we had two to the "Hongkong Mara," she is full days in which to look about quite a good vessel, the cabine are ua. You have probably been in excellent and the food fair, but I Honolulu so it is not necessary to fancy she is a good deal better tell you anything about the place. than the other two vessels of the What impressed me most was the line on the South America run. surf-riding by the natives at Her officers, especially the Cap- Waikiki Beach. Our first port taia, Mr. T. Sagara and the Chief of call on the American Officer, Mr. T. Satow, did all in Continent was Manzanillo in their power to make the passen- Mexico, where we arrived on Julygers comfortable. 18th and stayed thirty hours, the town is only a collection of shacks
Salina Cruz
Railway Damaged,
gramme,
s for
Dancing opened with official lancers, the leading set being composed of E. E. the Governor and Mrs. Dickson, Mr. W. Dickson and Lady May, Commodore Aus- (rather and Mrs. Ross, the Hon. Mr. H. E. Pollock K. C. and Mrs. Chatham.
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vividly than Hongkong St. An- Crawford, Messrs. A. Murdoch, drew's Ball. To many of us it R. Dickson, P. D. Wilson, J. will recall picturesque scenes of Walker, W. Armstrong, Lient. Highland gatherings, scenes. Cunningham, Mr. A. B. Pollock,
"Where wild woods grow, and (Hon. Seo.)
rivera flow,
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Was St. Andrew Irish?'
Card Room Committee. Mesare. A.W.W. Walkinshaw, (Convener,) F. Maitland, T. Petrio, D. M. Ross, J. Paterson, J. S. Dobie, A. 0. Lang, W. Taylor, H. Murray Bain, A. B. Pollock (Hon. Sec.)
Ladies' Cloak Room Committee. Dr Black, (Convenor), Mr. Do- oglas Graham. and Mr. It: Mac. Gregor,
Dance Programme. The dance programme was RS follows:-
Extra Waltz, Choristers; 1.
Wi mony a hill between; Lancers, Arcadione; 2. Valss, Lux-scenes of mountain and of glen ombourg; 3. Caledonians, Scotia; and of braw gallants, or as they 4. Valse, The Eternal; 5. Eight say locally:- on a small strip of land between It had been my intention to some Reel, Fairy Dance; 6. Two
"Tir nam'beaun na glosun s'na
gasgach." the sea and an evil-smelling cross the Audes on my way to Step, Everybody's doing it; 7. lagoon and its sole interest lies in Buenos Aires from Valparaiso, Caledonians, Scotia; 8. Strath- the fact that it is one of the very but I found that the Trane-Andine apey and Reel, The Haughs of I do not propose to go into the few places on the West coast of Railway had been badly damaged Cromdale, The Deil among the history of St. Andrew's Scottish Mexico where the railway comes by snow and land slides in the tailors; 9. Valso, Chanson de mon descent; I rend somewhere re- Supper and Wines Committee down to the sea.
early part of the winter and under Coeur; 10. Two Step, Petite Ton- contly that he come to us from Mr. R. Henderson (Convener), the most favourable conditions it kinaise; 11. Valee, Druids Prayer; Ireland-but a' hae ma doota! Messrs. II. F. Campbell, J. S. Salina Cruz, where we arrived on would be necessary to travel on 12, Two Step, In the Shadows; 13 Personally I am inclined to Dobie, R. Sutherland, A. David- the 21st and left next day, a formule back for several hours at an Valse, Songe D'Automne; 14 think our forebears just took pos- son, Adam Gibson, G. Morton hundred miles further South, is ultitude of 8,000 feet. If condi- Eightsome Reel, Mrs McLood; 15 session of him, like they did the Smith, J. D. Logan, J. M. Me muchmore imposing and here the ions wore aut favourable one Polka, Des Clowns; 10. Strath throne of England some centuries Hatchon, Jas.. Waldron, A. Rod- Mexican Government has evident-might easily be delayed for several spey and Reel, Monymusk and later, and that may perhaps ger, K. E. Greig, Duncan Clark, ly spent a considerable amount of days in the mountains with poor Rool of Tulloch; 17. Valse Bebe account for the estimation in Capt. Douglas, Messrs. W. D. money in making wharves and accommodation, at exorbitant 18. Highland Schottische, Keel which we are held South o' the Braidwood, A. Stevenson, R. docks. The heat, lowever, was rates and with little to eat save Row; 19. Caledonians, Scotia; 20 Tweed, where the Scot is describ- Hunter, A. Ritchie, J. W. Stewart, appalling and quite prevented me log and biscuits. Still the say-Eightsome Reel, Flowers of Edin-ed as a man theat keeps the A. B. Pollock (Hon, Fee) - from going about much thoughing of time is so considerable, burgh; 21 Two Step, Bogey Saabath day and every other some of my fellow passengers want less than two days as against Walk; 22. Valse and Gallop thing he oan lay hands on. We M. Dyer (Convener), Mosers. D. up by rail to Tehuantepecand spent twelve, that, in spite of the worn- Ciribiribin, Over the Sticks. Hongkong Scols take a pride in MacDonald, J. Reid, Capt. Graw- the night there. So far we had not ings of the British Counsul- With the first of the supper keeping St. Andrew's day and I ford, "Messrs. H. S. Wenne, G. more than a dozen first class pas-General who told me even the maile dances, the presidental party hope we shall long continue to Danoan, D. Keith, James Mac- sengers, only four boing Euro-wore now being sent round, I formed up before the dais in St. do so.
Donald, J. Dalziel, J. Simpson, erpeans, but at Salina Cruz we tack should have been sorely tempted George's Hall, and headed by But seriously, Scotland has D. R. MacKenzie, A. R. Austin,
on some twenty or thirty as at to try my luck had it not been Piper, Mr. Neil Drummond, pro: much to be thankful for to her A. B. Pollock (Hon. Sec.) present the T.K: K. offers the for a heavy fall of snow which ceeded to the Theatre stage, where patron Saint, and it is interesting Honorary Piper. Mr. Noil best and quickest West const route took place a day or two after my a choicely decorated horseshoe to note that the banner carried Drummond. between the States and Mexico in arrival in Valparaiso and which table had been laid for supper. by our covenanting ancestors was the North, and Peru and Chile in did father damage to the railway The party included besides those a St. Andrew's Cross. The place the South. Other lines atop at and cost several lives. This decid-mentioned above :--- many ports in Central and Southed me to go round by the Straits H.E. the Governor of Macao and of Magellan and when, on August Mrs. Pollock; Sir Charles Eliott 27th, I joined the 8.S. "Oravia" and Mrs. Stabb; Mr. D. MacDonald helonging to the Pacific Steam and Mrs. J. Roid; Mr. Reid and Mra. F. C. MacDonald; Mr. R. M. Dyer and Mrs., Lean, Cot. Irwin and Mrs. Edkins and Mr. G. M. Young and Mrs. Bell,
America on the way, while the T.K. K. goos straight to Callao.
(Continued on page 101.
A FAMOUS SINGER.
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which bears his name was, the pioneer both in religion and education and the enthusiasm which inspired his followers and induced them to bring his relics to Scotland has inspired many a Scot since then and guided him along the path to duty, and please God will inspire many more.
Ladies and gentlemen, I give you the toast of the evening-the pious immortal memory of St. Andrew, and I ask you to honour it in rospecifal silence.
The toast was drank in silence, after which the feast continued.
The following are the com-
Decoration Committee. --Mr. R.
To-day's Advertisement CITY HALL.
. WEDNESDAY December 4th, 1912
CONCERT
BY
MADAME EVA
At Callao, We arrived at Cullao on July 31et and remained there until August 6th. For the first two days I went up to Lima and atay- ed at the Oran Maury Hotel, poor|
During supper, the Haggis was accommodation at £1 por diem The coming of Madame Eva piped inby Mr. Neil Drummond, but the best to be had, but later on Gauthier, the celebrated Canadian the dish being borne aloft by Mr. I returned to the ship as mezzo-soprano, is a notable event. A. L. Shields, while Messrs. A. B. Callo is only aino miles from Concert lovers in Hongkong ro- Pollock, and W. C. Jack followed Lima and there is an excellent call, with pleasurable feelinge, with the quaich and the barley olectric tram service botwoon the the concert she gave here last bree. two towns. Lima is interesting year, and it is good new to learn After the usual loyal toast had from a historical point of view, that this gifted singer is to pay a been honoured the chairman said. miltees: having been founded in 1532 by return visit on Wednesday next.
General Committee. Mr. W. GAUTHIER Pizarro whose mummy in to be! In 1905 Mme. Gauthier mado Your Excellencies, Mr. Vice-Dickson (President), Hon. Mr. seen in a gloss case in the concert toars through Great President, Ladies and Gentle J. W. C. Bonnar (Vice-Pres.), Cathedral. It is said to be the Britain, Canada and America, men:-We are met in accordance Mr. T. F. Hough, Hon. Mr. W. most conservative capital City in with Madame Albani, after which with the time honoured custom Chatham, C.M.G., Hon. Mr. O. H South America at the present she went to Italy to continue her to celebrate the annual ball of Ross and Messrs. R. M. Dyer, D. day. The streets are narrow and studies under Maestri Oxilia und St. Andrew's Society, and it is my Macdonald, J.Reid, D. Templeton, one can still see old lionses with Carigaiani in Milan. She made privilege as President, as well as G. M. Young, G. M. Dalgety beautifully carved wooden bal- there her operatic debut in a very great pleasure to me pre- (Hon. Treas.), A. B. Pollock conios, evidently relies of the daye Carmen at the Royal Opera of sonally, to extend to all a most (Hon. Sec.). when Lims was the seat of Pavia, and also in the same year hearty welcome. The Society Invitation Committee. Gen- Hongkong, 20th Nov., 1912. Spanish viceroy. The Presiden made her first appearance in which was started sixty-six years cral Committee along with tial Election was just coming on
when I was there and one after noon I was the (unwilling) wit ness of an encounter between the supporters of one of the candi
A Hearty Welcome,
Canadian Mezzo-Soprano.
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