LAST NIGHT'S CHINESE BANQUET.
Wonderful Pageant at Taiping Theatre.
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH.
in the play and also in the know it not, are to be raised to such, spectacular display before the exalted positions on the marrow, if story was actually opened were — In the midst of the feast, an truly magnificent.
There were no speeches, three two Palace-astendants, arrives with officer of the Court, accompanied by tosata being honoured, these being
The King, The President of Royal Edict commanding the pre- China," and "The Prince of ence of the Maid at a royal an- Last night the Prince of Wals*|Wales," the last of which was
dience. The officer adds that the was lavishly satertained by the enthusiastically honoured, Son of Heaven, having heard of har Chinese community of the Colony As the Prince left to attend the personal qualities, has signified his when a banquet was given in his Ball in the Pavilion he was given Royal pleasure to appoint her to be honour at the Tai Ping Theatre, a rousing send-off.
Queen-Consort. She pleads in vain The event had been eagerly look-
The following is the programme the sacredness of her plighted word, ed forward to both by guests and and synopsis of the play presented and in vain she protests her mera hosts and the manner in which by the famous Wan Ko Lak Com origin and unstness for Court life. matters were arranged and pass-[pany: ed off gave the greatest of pleasure to everyone, H.RE. appearing to enjoy himself to the full and taking a specially keen interest in the Chinese play which proceeded whilst the dinner was served.
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CHINESE THEATRICAL
PERFORMANCE.
PART 1. Spectacular Displays. Long Live the King-Emperor Obeisance to H. R. H. the Prince of Wales. Peace on Earth.
PART II.
She is led away.
threats
Ushered into the Royal PreseNCE", in the Northern Audience-Hall, through ranks of civil and military officials of high standing, the poor girl is made to kneel before the throne. Neither petsuasion, nor alluring prospects, por succeed in defecting her from her rath of faithfulness and constancy. "There are," she tearfully pleads, innumerable ladies of high birth, and there are, also millions of young girls under the sway of your Majes The King. Liu Shang (Thes. Why must the All Highest con- The entrance to the Theatre King's Companion), Old 1p (The descend to look upon a lowly COLD well as the buildinga opposite bad Maid's Father), "The Maid of the try-maid! If it be your Majesty's been lavishly decorated in Chio-Hills," Dame Liu Shang, Mrs. Ip pleasure to enforce thy command, ess style, a huge elaborate Chin-The Maid's Mother), Court Of ese arch of welcome about 50 feet
The arrival of the Prince was a little delayed but when he arrived in company with H. E. the Governor he was met by Hon.) Mr. Lau Chu-psk, the Hon. Mr. Chow Shou-son, Sir Sir Robert Ho Tung, Mr. Ho Kem Toog and| other leading Chinese residents.,
The Maid of the Hills"
A Chinese Musical Drama. Characters.
high having been erected over cials, Court Ladies. The King's thy wretched servant is prepared the entrance to the building. A Bodyguard and Attendants and she will be happy-to give up
men
guard of honour was drawn up composed of men of King's Regiment and a large Chinese crowd had assembled to give the Princes welcome.
Inside the bullding the scene was unique and brilliant. The 10 tables, at which sat the guests and hosts, were arranged in front of the stage, the Prince's table being right in the centre. This
Chinese characters.
Servants.
Sceze
her life in order to be true to the humble merchant to whom she has given ber word of kagogr.” Being satisfied, the King commands her to
Scents I-Brook Farm. Scene 1-Liu Shang's Garden. Scene Ill-The Royal Audience-lock up, and, le! sitting on the
Hall.
Time.
"The Golden Age of China."
45.
occupant
Dragon Throne is her humble met- chant of the metropolia: "My be loved advisers," says His Majesty, Synopsis.
addressing his officials; **t has For well nigh. three years the takes U's a long time to find a suit- of the Phonix had a beautiful covering of Inung hing has been seeking in perial yellow silk, upon the frontain for a Queen-Consort. Easy. Throne. In the course of Our tour of which was a dragon exquisitely going in other matters, His Majesty it had been the pleasure of Heaven embroidered. On either side of istidions in the choice of his to guide Our footsteps to Brook the table two grea: Chinese Iso-life-companion.' He arows that she Farro where we met the httle girl terns hung from the ceiling each must not only excel in beauty, but Bow standing before us. At that bearing the word "Welcome infalso be accomplished, sweet-tempering We knew that she completely
At the back of the table was virtues.
ed and endowed with all wemanly conformed to the standard of es the Retiring or "Dragon " Room Majesty is still in the single state
This explains why His cellence set by Us, but We had to means of testing her heart. Hectr to which the Prince, was taken
this little play just enacted before before the banquet. The frontage the advanced age of ninetee
We now rising above the entrance was
know and let the night he has a dream: he ablaze with electric lights. Bulbs dreams that he is chasing a pair vi
whole world forthwith know-that sizo gave a softened glow from sportive butterflies to Auer. 2ot only is so beautiful, gentle behind a kind of glazed material girded brook, by the side of which and accomplished, but she is as covered with Chinese characters sits a fair maiden washing clothes; trus and constant the at the side of the entrance. A fine glance tells him that at last beerily, the allurement of untold blackwood screen in the opening has found his ideal
wealth cannot charge her heart; Rave privacy to the room. Rich 'bangings of scarlet silk embroideri
The failure to discover in real life death-dealing weapons cannot des ed with birds in gold and other
the Dream-Maiden, in spite of ab to her constancy. Let as offer our
profound thanks to Heaven and colours were caught back on efforts, begins to tell on the royal either side at the entrance. From health; and, in order to divert His Dur Departed Sires for having gives the ceiling at the four corners Majesty's thoughts, bas principal this little maid this Maid of the ns, as the Mother of the Kingdom, of the apartment bung baskets advisers suggest that he make a
Hills." of flowers, linked with festoons out, negueto. through the metro which also ran out to meet apolitan province.
sets forth similar bouquet suspended from with his trusted Comptroller of the the centre of the canopy.
Royal Academy. Lis Shang, in the
Vas
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The total effect in the Theatreuse of two well-to-do merchants, was most impressive, the whole day they wander into a quiet place being brilliantly illuminas- ed with are lamps and electric village set on a hill. „The sweet lights with silk shades. The babble of a running brock quickens typically Chinese, their footsteps onward, for they feel
stage was
rich with coloured cloth hang- thirsty. They come upon a girl wash. ings. Pot plants and electricing clothes at the brook, the far bulbs delicately shaded in red side of which is fringed by rows and blue silk, completed the of peach-trees in blossom. Startled striking transformation of the by the wound Hall.
nd foutsteps she
We understand that the ma-
springs to her fect. And there
ting
[The Play begins with the scene wherein the two warfarers discuter | the Maid at the brookl
TO-DAY'S MISCELLANY.
Of the new Pope's ten prede- ressors who bore or adopted the name of Pios, all but the earliest within the past 300 years. Pius I was elected in 142, and died)
terial for erecting the Chinesends, in flesh had blood, in the 15 years later, and the second of arch, bandstand and adjacent blooming glory of girlhood, the that name was not chosen nalil structures were specially impart. King's Dream-Maiden: The girl.1458. The third enjoyed sover.
WAS
ed from Canton, the enterprise top, seems to have seen His Majestyeignty for only 21 days. while costing about $3,200.
before where and when she cannot Pius IV, and Pius V. each played The Hon Mr. Lau Chu Pak tell. This mutual feeling of affinity an important part in the life of presided and the following were quickly breaks down the conves Napoleon. The former seated at his table: H.R. H., Hon Lional banier, while the engaging dethroned, expelled from Rome, Mr. Chau Shou-son. H. E. Sit manner of the young men in and finally deposed by Bonaparte, Alexander Duff, H. H. the Chief mediately was over the girl's pawhile the latter, who succeeded Justice, Vice-Admiral Sir. Lj Halsey, H. E The Governor of ents. Before the King departs, he him, first crowned Napoleon King Hongkong, H. E. The Governor of succeeds in plighting bis troth. Heed him, suffering imprisonment Macao, H. E. Major-General Sir Promises to return soon to take the before he was restored in the John Fowler, The Japanese Vice-girl and her parents to the Capital; year preceding Waterloo. Admiral, Sir Robert Ho Tung. or. should he be unable to come,
of Italy, and then excommunicat-
you
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At the table right of the himself, to send his friend Liu Shang Prince's table there sat.Mr. to do so.
Only lovers with long purses was engrossed. Underneath this drawn in the frontiers referred Ho Fook, (on his right) the Less than a month afterwards can afford to give their fiancees writing Cardinal Mai discovered to. Japanese Admiral, the Bishop of so impatient is
emeralds of engagement ringst traces of Cicero's." Republic," interesting piece of information, That was certainly a highly! Victoria. Commodore Bowden commissions Lin Shang to bring him rich velvety green colour whicd enable the precious parchment to 1552 the annexation of Belgium His Majesty-he Foz emerald quality, having thah which had been partly erased to for compared with the frontiers of Smith, Sir Godfrey Thomas, the his Maid of the Hills. "See to it, stones of the best grade shouly be used again. There is also a and a big piece of France, advocat Hou. Mr. Pollock, (on bis left) Brig. General Woodroffe, Bishop
says he, "that our instructions are bave, are nowadays exceptionallh Hebrew Bible for which the Jews ed by the extreme Pan-Germans, Pozzoni, Hon. Mr. J. H. Kemp, carried out to the letter! As thou scarce and very E.C., the Hon. Mr. T. L. Perkins, knowest, she is as beautiful as the dearer than diamonds. Realls gold. The new Leonice Library an all-higher person about, i dear-macy of Venice offered its weight is was a modest trifle. But there was Capt, the Hon. Piers Lege.
moon-lit rese, as accomplished fine stores have commanded ay is a superbly converted armoury, appears, in the grim shape of the At the table left of the Prince's Wen-ki of yore, as sweet-tempered much as £200 a carat, and in an rearranged and decorated by Leo Press Censor, who, the writer table there were sitting. Mr. as the gentle dew, but We have rpt case are three times their pre-XIII Chau Bui Ki, (on his right) the had an opportunity of knowing the war value. In the cheaper jewel,
adds, "firmy forbade me to say aa much as a word about the war Hon. Mr. Claud Severn, Dr. J. W real state of her heart towards Use shops, says a Home paper Jamieson, the Hon. Mr. C. Mcl. as a man, and not as the World's emeralds purchasable
may see rings containing
The following interesting item sims of the King." There, ́st is from a London daily : Three least, was a military censor who at less Sir William Brunyate; (on his left) the Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifars in putting her to the test. Let such emeralds will not have the been enough to make at least one the Hon. Sir Paul Chater, Mr. Our plan not miscarry" Liu Shang trauslucent green of the true courtly style. In a Munich German writer forget the old, Justice Gomperiz, Captain repairs to Brook Farm in his old emerald from the Colombian Dudley North and the Captain of disguise of a merchant, and brings mines.
RESTOCKING" THE THAMES, periodicala well-known journalist the Renown.
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has been giving his war experi During the past year, the The menu was a typical Chín- Arriving late in the evening, be
ences, and be tells a story of how Thames Angling Preservation Cardinal Ratti's election to the be endeavoured to interview the Society have placed 350,000 fish| ese one, containing such delicacies takes them to his house, informing Papal Obair is something like a late King Ludwig of Bavaria on in the river. as Birds Nests Soup and Sharks them that it will be too late to go home-coming to the man who the vexed question of war aims. GRAND JURY THROWS OUT BILL. Fins. His Royal Highness ap into the city where the girl's fance previously had charge of the He says His Majesty all-highly peared to enjoy himself i lives, and urging them
When the grand jury at Lin-| to be his wonderful Vatican Library-to a informed me, through his Court cola Assizes threw out a bill, Mr. mensely and, after B little coaching on the part of Mr. Lau guests for the night. He and his scholar the most wonderful part Chamberlain, that he gave his all Justice Horridge said
their Chu Pak, handied his chop sticks wife take them over their beautiful and corridors. One of the rarest of the German frontier of 155% of great value. At Essex Assizes
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Messer, the Hon. A. G.. Stephen, Ruler. Now it is thy mission to aid than a five pound note. Botiyears of republicanism have not had some ides of his bussiness.
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