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Our Little and species of fish that were many patriotic airs, first at Statue The Chinese achieved their annual meeting place of the
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may be stated, attracted hundreds The fish lantern procession, it and thousands of Chinese from the neighbouring Province of Kwangtong, and it was
national display. piece There were all kinds of fish big and small-so lifelike and Car No. 23, Peace," entered neatly portrayed that all the by Mr. H.B.L. Dowbiggin, was an-lookers-on were loud in praise of other striking example of decor-the craftsmanship. There were
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Car No. 24 was a very well got up representation of a Chinese junk, in foral construction.
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IMPRESSIONS OF A VISITOR.
Communicated to the "Telegraph" by Adam McCay. Editor of "The
Sun", Sydney, Australia Watch me such marvel save in
Eastern clime,
A rose-red city......
Newdigate Prize Poem.
was followed by a sunfish as big
A wide-mouthed shark Cape Town, Carlisle, Colomba as a cartwheel, and he in turn R, Godfrey.-Douglas (Pennant Destroyer Flotilla Captain H was chased by a gigantic tai or a of Captain, D.) snapper, with a great gross lobster In addition, there is a flotilla of coming up behind.
Turtles gunboats for service on the pressed close on the tails of Yangtze, on which Commodore crocodiles, and flights of cranes A. A. Ellison was appointed came after the turtles. Then Senior Naval Officer on April 1.. there were standards and banners It has also been usual to main- and howdahs and temples, all tain £2 flowery and tinselly and spangly, destroyers and submarines on certain number of glittering and tinkling as they this station. The cruisers Suffolk passed, and a long series of most and Kent, which have been in wonderfully adorned sedan Chins for some time, bave been chair and palanquins.
withdrawn. -The Suffolk, which The little girl sitting in each has been flying the
broad
HONGKONG DEFENCE
state:
STRENGTH.
Garman colours will be ham.ed down at sunset and will not be Fac hoisted again without permis- entere sion." The model was a Chu Pak, was
out of a strong Police and splendid piece of work, and example of Chinese decorative Mr R de Journer and Lieut. night of the Calabrations. Drawn striking Harston, Sir Robert Ho Tang, bered fifty-four men, on sash GM Reserve patrols. The latter num Meses Keith, Duncan Coleman, of the Kowloon Dock, exquisitely blended and artistic
and art The colouring was most Commander Kilgour, R.N.
rka advertised beyond under whose supervision the work opinion prophesied a prize. In THE FISH LANTERN PROCESSION. into two shifts, under the re they be in gold and green and than 80deg, or
from the various platoons and their merita; but fireworks are was carried out, deserve, great the car were young Chinese
companies, they were divided just fireworks, however glorious from credit.
girl's Car Procession was Car No: "The Greatest in gala costume, the whole pre-which toured the city at night and Inspectors Wildin and Roy-with the roseate tableau of city the equator to the Arc appropriately attired The fish lantern procession Clark and Watt on the first night these had no beauty to compare They also extend from
spective commands of Inspectors purple and electric blue; and of the circumference utstanding features of Mother on Earth," entered by Benting ime. It is doubtful Mrs C. H. P. Hay, constituted a blematical feature.
& most striking em on Saturday was a striking dis-Ianes on the second night. Arch and mountain. On the first night Included in the station h & collection of vivid reminder of the work done rs has ever been seen by the Red Cross nurses during entered by Mr. S. E. Green spectators swarmed the streets of whom experienced bad luck on along the harbour.
Car No. 20, Our Little Bits", Hundreds and thousands of crowds by pickpockets, & number towed a great pink-lit dragon Ladrones, the Carolina
play of Chinese craftsmanship, harvest was gathered among the of the celebrations the Chinese East Indian Archipel ay, the ingenuity the war. Standing under a clever represented the work done for to watch it. It was diversified Friday night in being caught.
all cases, being representation of a marble canopy soldiers' comforts by the Colonies and it can be safely said that
He was a Marshall groups of island lly high order. A on an imposing base was a Red On a base draped with the Union nothing so artistic has been seen two days, the Band of the Palica rockets, but he was too skinny aat Hongkong and the sousbe
fearsome dragon, spitting Greek Pacific. The headquarter ontributed towards Cross nurse (Mrs. Grimble) sup Jack was mounted John Bull in the whole of South China. A Reserve greatly enlivened the string of lights to compete with Singapore. The latter
During the cooler part of the fire and Catherine wheels and thorthern division of the sta the procession was porting two figures on either hand (Master D. Harvey) who was close study of the vacions genus Celebrations by the rendition of the other glories of the evening designated before the war i
representing & wounded French surrounded by tiny sincere endeavour
fact (Messrs, W. Travis and F. Keny-the needle and thread, represented coolies and lit inside with can- 5.30 to 6 pm, and then at the night of the celebrations with Eastern Ficet, maliitamos a the shoulders of Square, where they played from greater triumph on the second ships of the three divisions of the on). The appropriate maintained throughout the long Dorothy Stewart, attended by excellent workmanship.
pose by Misses Lucy, Marjory, anddles, brought home to us the City Half from 6.30 to 7pm. route of the procession by the Masters Eddy, French
their "fish lantern procession," Mr. object of special participants is worthy of, special Allan Pang. Above the whole months in organising the whole cars a hazardous undertaking, and quaint in the display. The is as follows-
&spectively in China, A. and Ho Kom Tong had laboured three made the operation of the tram that was gorgeous and brilliant organisation of the force in thir
The crowded state of the streets title top modest to suggest all and the East Indies. The ro were 29 cars in mention. The body of the car floated. prizes offered. of was draped in white with laurel inscribed
tiny "white
banners thing, the designs being, made in and the Tramway Company found procession carried innumerable $100 for first, festoons, and a large Red Cross in Colonial
with the various Canton and the work of assembl it necessary to suspend the opera-illuminated fishes, but it carried al F. C. T. Tudor is the present China Squadron-Vice-Admir. ind respectively.
possessions in lettering.
red ing executed by Chinese labour tion of their cars on Saturday much more in its one mile and a Commander-in-Chief, but Vice Car No. 7." Ceylan," entered by ast have been a ter, but we think the Sinhalese community, was Nemazee, was prettily decorated cost in the neighbourhood of Leung, the qompradore of Messrs. on poles every kind of fish, small
Car No. 21 eatered by Mr.Racecourse.
in the new Chinese stands in the night from 8.15 to 9.45.
half of length. The coolies and the Admiral Sir Alexander In Duit at the best cars tastefully decorated with Bowered with white and pink flowers, fags$10,000, and when it is remem Jardine, Matheson and Co., held for large; little fishes lit by one Rear-Admiral G. H. Barrett, The whole thing On Saturday night. Mr. Hoboys, in coats of scarlet, carried has been named as his successor. rizes, although allegories. A large crown re of the Allies and a large Red bered that 800 coolies had to be a reception at Jardins's Office to candle and twelve-footers needing Commanding Hawkins (Flag of
5th Light Cruiser Squadron rving of special presenting the premier Crown Cross in front. instance The Colony and allegorical designs Car No. 22 represented a battle-ious fishes, animals, birds, etc. a pagne was lavishly served and, them.
engaged in carrying the var-about a hundred friends. Cham-ten or a dozen candles inside C. in C), Carysfort (Flag of RAN Greatest Mo- reflected Joan of ArcSinhalese to remain under British and showed that careful attention procession can be obtained.
the desire of the ship of considerable dimensions vivid idea of the magnitude of the among those present, were the 7: Britannia" rule so long as liberty and justice had been given to detail, even to
Hon. Mr. Ho Fock, Messrs. Ho a Elizabeth "
as the principal ideals of such the smoke issuing from the
large sprinkling of ladies. Wing, M. K. Lo and Ho Ki and a as eventually rule were maintained.
In the funnel; and the ship's cat in one dore Gurner's car were Messrs. G. C. Eard, A. of the lifeboats. The model was Navy, the Pieres. S. A. Clark and F. D. constructed by naval men, at t. Commander Windsor.
Car No. 8.India." entered by
very short notice and ry" and the 25. Japan-
Messrs. Wassimull, Assomall and of work. red by mem-Company, was most elaborately community, decorated. On the front of the car Teach being were two lions, in flowers, and on
a finely decorated superstructure ative effect. The scheme was representations of animals, birds, Allies "
were scated
Indians beautifully carried out in white fruits, shell fish, etc. The whole two the Allied attired in the gorgeous robings of relieved by just the correct touch thing was extremely well arrang-beauty, a vision splendid, a wonder redominat Princes, with attendants at their of green. The Angel of Peace, ed, fish predominating. There in soft red lights fading more chair was a joy to the eye; a pennant of Commodore C. R
I have just seen a marvel of Stood ladies sides.
On the base of the car with outspread wings (Mrs. Henry was a mermaid, eel, turtles, slowly than any sunset; and I do dainty little. Chinese belle of Payne, Senior Naval Officer at us national were allegorical figures-the Humphreys) with Hope. (Mrs. prawns, crabs, tigers, leopards, not believe that I could have seen eight to ten years old, in costume Vladivostok, has already arrived vas entered monkey, the elephant. and the Matheson), Charity (Mrs. Black) zebras, deers, elephants, alligatore, this at any spot on the planet's richly embroidered and painted; a in England. and the Kent is due zon and the peacock.
At the rear was a Justice (Mrs. Haynes), Love ses-gulls, et hoc genus sented by
dove of peace" worked in white (Miss Joan and C. Black flowers.
Dowbiggin) was Fianlly there came a huge dragon strip of salt water, pallid blue by role and playing it with dignity, Borrett is expected to leave
omne. surface, except from one six-mile little hierophant conscious of her next 4. Crockatt
monib. "Rear-Admiral Car No. 9. "Elephant" (India). would be difficult to conceive here and there by a hundred seen a city not of stone but of of miniature stateliness, a lovely mand of the Fifth Light Cruiser most exquisitely designed, and it 250 feet in length, whirled day and black by night. I have steady-eyed, perfect in her pose England shortly to take com Hallifax entered by the Palace Motor Car a more effective attempt at em-coolies France). N. Company, contained & huge blematical figuration.
in uniform odwell (Bel-Harte" on which was seated an
to great glowing rubies built into little statuette in the smoothest Squadron. whole thing. impart a realistic touch to the castles and ugal), and I. Indian boy attired in the Court
towers: & city old-ivory tint And when iss N. Hars-Dress of a young Prince.
which began at the gleaming The tom-tom of the four Chinese edge of a fire-lit sea, and ended girls in the golden
there were not the little !eace.""
Car No: 10, Jeanne d'Arc," Car No. 25, entered by the was broken by two Chinese bands keeps and strongholds neither of children squeal and the old men G. H. Wakeman, V. D. acting
bands was deafening, but this in crimson turrets and walls and there were the beasts to make the chairs
-CORPS. entered by Mr. Leo. D'Almada, Japanese community, represented that discoursed Western music. earth nor of sea, but hung high laugh: lions and tigers and bulls also deserves special mention for
Adminstrative orders by Major of the keen enterprise. The representa-representation of a portion of a ing the Race-course at 8 o'clock stars.
Japan and was a most realistic The procession was swift, leavin the heavens among glittering deer, stafied with candies abd ia platform tion of the French Martyr was Japanese garden, with a bridge and arriving at Des Voeux Road
and wolves and elephants and
Administrative Commandant (nion Jack faithfully carried out, Master over a lake. "eted a very
D'Almada impersonating Joan bridge was
Standing on the Central at an hour later. Its tour nor trying the effect of the Orient ing flexible in the middle, theo.
I bave not been in delirium, ribbed with hoops of bamboo. Be imble repre-in armour, mounted on one of the costume, the whole effect being city and almost all the important positively that I saw this thing, and curvet and pounce and do a boy in Japanese embraced the central part of the upon the imagination; I say animals could prance and ramp to perfection. small ponies from Bostock's completed by the flowers of streets in Chinatown and, the a noble city which was made of all the tricks of a menagerie, and ype for the part and Circus, standing on most imposing, and draped with the French Trico- and flowering water plants,
a platform Japan, wisteria, cherry blossom Chinese enjoyed the spectacle im-soft-shining red rubies, and half bravely did they twist their bodies No xtremely attractive, lour. The car was greeted with car was amongst the much applause as
Car No. 27, "The Better Ola". of sheep, followed the procession sand-feet in the air above the who carried them.
mensely. The Chinese, like a flock of it was a thousand-two thon at the will of the sweating lads it passed entered by Mr. C. L. Sandes, was throughout its career. procession.
along the route, and opinion one of the most effective presenta 3, "The Navy," entered
water on which I floated. The strongly in
For music, the procession had favour of tion of the
Some of the tableaux pieces tale is literally true; because the loud-banging gongs and the modore Gurner, consisteda prizo
being
procession. awarded travelling tableau, if we may ticularly the picture of a girl with saw Hongkong illuminated from sound were undoubtedly invented
The were extremely interesting par- from a launch on the harbour Chinese pipes, which from their Spr. R. J. Birbeck, Engineer Coyin atform draped with flags,
Car No. 11. h the Union Jack pre-entered by
Chanticler", call it. such, was based on one the pagoda in the background and end to end with rose-red lanterns in Scotland; but the brass and M. de on which stood Messrs. contained, a huge rooster, the of life at the Front." Here we in Chinese as "the white snake when there fell the darkness of schoolboys played also national Journel of Bruce Bairnsfather's sketches a tree lit with tiny lights, known for the celebration of peace; and fife bands from the Chinese tion, Patterson, Dale, setting being beautifully decorated saw a "dug-dut" with sandbags, devil." Its history is interesting.a night moonless and cloudless, British music, and one wagon
abill, and Palmer, with flowers a very fine repre- barbed.
mar) attired in sentation of the Crowing Cock." satirical sign-posts and the rest, pagoda in China and a certain rocks of the mammoth Peak belmeted Britannia, Oriental in wire entanglements, It appears that there was once the trees and the earth and the rolled in the street, carrying a tom 1588 Car No. 12," Russia", entered with he sides by Mr. J. A. Rodgers, was taste-in
Ole Bill" and "Bert'
white snake turned into a woman vanished wholly from sight; so, eyes and complexion and a hand- ptions-fully decorated, with flags, bunt-down outside the "funk hole
war paint sitting the prettiest and most charming all that was left was the view of some Britannia still. 1803, ing, etc.
nonchalantly smoking abbreviat Chinese medical student who was foot of outline, almost every de. Great Dragon. Australian cities lady China ever saw. A certain mansions tier upor tier, every
Almost at the end came the e.names Car No. 13,Happiness of ed clay pipes, no doubt wondering going to Peking for his studies tail of facade. distinct in rich which have a Chinatown have stumes Peace," entered by M. Y. San and where the next bottle of beer was was attracted by the charms of colour, and the arc lights of the seen, this horrid-headed sinuous out and Company, was cleverly decorated coming from (this pose was most this lady. There is a tragedy at mountain roads were turned into beast with the hundreds of
most in Chinese style with emblems realistic). This of peace and plenty."
The car drew rounds tached to this story and it is stated brilliant clusters of stars, com- candles in his vitals, his skin M. S. Car No. 14,
of applause from the spectators that the pagoda where the snakepleting the illusion that the Peak revealing in iridescence all the "Portugal along the whole route. By Mr. entered by Mr. J. R. M. de particularly noticed that the hours run from Shanghai by City of the Sky
Weexists is in Hangchow (four had been replaced by a Fairy reds and blues, and yellows and i and Souza, was a large represent-gentleman who impersonated the rail),
purples and greens of the fishes Portuguese soldier, about to encounter a gas 1. Vgalleon. composed of white and attack had removed his gas illuminated coloured photographs this: world-wide travellers say street corners," This fellow w35 Hongkong, lends itself amaz- who precede him, squirming his There was & long procession of ingly to such a great display as Way along street blocks and round inett yellow flowers, in which were mask us the procession passed of various celebrities including that except perhaps Rio, no other a dragon indeed; he was well Mrs. seated allegorical figures repre- the Hongkong Hotel: Great credit British and Allied statesmen and city could be thus constructed in over a hundred yards long thick Long sented by Miss Lolita de Souza is due to Gunners Connell and generals. In this group was also light and colour "when a grand enough to swallow a big bullock (Portugal) holding a white ban Gladwin and Trumpeter Edmonds noticed a photograph of the Hon. illumination surprises a festal all the way down, and I don't tory,ner with, a Red Cross, attended who posed as the subjects of Mr. Claud Severn. The photo-night." We have done beautiful know how many hundred wax gour, by her court impersonated by the Bairnsfather's famous Jon's Misses Marjorie, Olive andicatures;
car-graphs were portrayed very things in Sydney: but Sydney is lights he had taken into his are Amalia de Souza, in appropriate Car No. 28. "Peace," entered impressive.
accurately and were of costume of white net and silver by Mr. C. Lauritson, was most
most a much bigger city, more irregular digestive system. The trimmings. representing Faith, daintily draped in white, with
in plan, not capable of being seen For good Imperial patriotism, in Hope and Charity, the whole the Dove of Peace in front of the
from end to end with one sweep- there were portrait transparencies ing glance of the eye. set presenting a most striking effect.
The carried as standards, a succession car and another mounted above the Car No. 15, "Peace," entered with
lights of Hongkong, seen from a of libels on the countenances of red,
What with the densely packed distance in the harbour, are a Allied statesmen and generals, white as by Sir Robert Ho "Tung, de-streamers. In the car, attired as cars containing sight-seers thread-night: how wonderful they were and blue streets, the gaily bedecked motor- fine enough spectacle on any pa, picted
Dove surrounded fairies, in dainty white net with ing a dangerous course through on
and admirals. Mr. Lloyd 1 by emblematical characters in silver trimmings, were the Misses them, and the enormous crowd
George „never looked mild- ad white and silver,
night like this!
er, Marshal Haig "Peace" Margaret and Theodora Cameron, surging on the Praya to witness red city was the softness of its watched out jealously to see if a he(Miss Gladys Brock) support Margery and
A special beauty of the-rose-looked Bleeker. bying a white silk banner inscribed Elizabeth Lamnos, and Masters der that no serious mishaps hap-water were silhouetted in white remembered, Billy was - thers, Lucy Ritter, the fireworks etc., it was a won colour. The warships on the certain little Welshman had been Ed "Peace" in red lettering. This Irving and Ovid Ritter. as car presented a most charming Car No, 30,
pened. .effect.
Jack Cornwell," likelihood of accidents, trained but hard: the city's outlines were Yellow and Mr. Andrew Fisher But in view of the electric bulbs, a radiant light, wrinkled and of a dyspeptic the painting of the memorable Queen's College and Y.M.C.A, candles, a diffused glow, which easily recogisable dents, all was a splendid representation of members from the Salyingpin, all in paper lanterns lit by was there also, and Mr. Massey, incident on II.M.S. Chester. Mr. A. Divisions of the St. John's ceased to betray its points of them. Riblero impersonated Jack Corn-Ambulance Brigade turned out of brilliancy. And 88 flowers and standing on a raised well and Mr. W. Ward made a the two nights, fequipped with on, the candles cre platform was a figure represent "lifelike dead gunner. In the firet aid appliances and the expected erect ing Justice and Peace holding front of the car was the inscrip- Brigade's motor-ambulance. Re charm. They the emblematical scales and tion:"Hail British Youth, lieving sword in either hand. This Follow Jack's example." · "_
each character was admirably im- The full list of entrants was as working headquarters at the out From
other in turn, down, became these divisions had their mer here and personated by Miss Lena Silva follows:-Mr.C. Lauritson, Hon. City Hall which had been kindly of Netto.
Mr. Lau Car No. 18, "Bolivia," also Sbun
Chu Pak, Mr. Lolent for the occasion. Trained lady, not Wen, entered by Mr. J. R. M. de Souza, Miss Kathleen
Mr. Maxwell, members of the Victoria Nursing was one mass of red crysanthe HMH. Nemazee, Mr. Ojagar Hickling were also in attendance Moxon, Mr. Division, under the charge of Mra, mums and carriad a number of Singh, Mr. R. A. Rodgers, M.-Y. to look after female and juveni girls with ribbons ofthe republican San & Co., Ltd. Mr. C.L. Sandes, cases
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Car No.17, "Justice and Feace,"
of entered by Mr. Silva Netto, was
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colours. They were the Misses Mr. Silva Netto, Mr. JR
B. Baretto, Ca Botelho, E. de M. de Bouza, Mr. E. Susaki,
Souza, H. de Souza, O. Baretto, Wassimal Assimull &
M. Botelho and C. Botelho,
Mr Leo. D'Almada o Castro,
The
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133 Spr. A. E. Ablong, Engineer Company, is permitted to resign, on leaving the Colony, dated" 40 Spr. C. E. Katham, En- 15th July, 1919. -
gineer Company, is permitted resign, on leaving the Colony, from 21st July, 1819.
to
LEAVE
is granted 7 weeks leave from 29th July, 1919. Pte. E N Beaurepaire, "B" Coy., is grant." ed 6 weeks' leave from 24th July, 1919.
DEDERS FOR ARTILLERY COMPANY EY MAJOR J. H. W. ARMSTRONG, V. D. The following passed the Layers'
Examination held by the I. G on 13th July:-Gunners Bateman, Muirhead, Hesker, Wright, Handyside, Hall and Overy. OLDERS FOR ENGINEER COMPASY, DY CAPTAIN I. HALL.
RP L INSTRUCTIONAL CLASSES POE RECAVITE.
Recruits will parade for D. E. L instruction ander R. E. Instanci tors at Belobem at 9pm O Wednesday, 23rd July. There are a few recruits who have re- rently been very irregular in their attendances at these classes, which are obligatory for all who have not passed far the Pro-
* ficient* (16-) rate. In future, of.. Thanation of non-attendance must be forwarded to the Com pany Sergeant Major and be accompanied by Medical Gar tificate. Officer on duty: Cap tain R FL
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