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FISH LANTERN PAGEANT,

HONGKONG BY NIGHT.

A GLOWING GREETING.

COLONY'S RADIANT ELESH OF WELCOME.

it had bejewelled itself. It was a

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fig. On to

FRIDAY, APRIL 7, 1922.

Captain R 8. Hey, 102nd Regt. The Hongkong players were

introduced and play commenced.

Grenadiers (A.D.C. Additional). Liat. E. Previte, R.M.LL (AD.C. Additional).

Mr. Eric Fice.

Captain R. Neville, RMLL, AD.C Invitations were issued to the

following:-

Fisher.

MIXED TEAMS MATCH.

IST CACKKA."

Often the animals were of legendary description. The fishes, however, made in the Shun Tak district of! Canton, which holds the making of these lanterns its peculiar pride, were exact models of living ones Borne sloft on poles with lanterns inside giving the

The first match was between mixed: colours a transparent glow, these

teams captained by the Prince and quaint creations bobbed and jerked H.E the Governor of Macao and Lord Louis Mountbatten nspectively, along above the heads of the strain- Lady Silva, H.E. Admiral Sir Alex and they took the Beld as follows:- [the final ban: of brilliance over aning crowd.

ander Duff, KCB. and Mise Duf, Wales; No. 2 Mr. J. Beli-Irving: Reds--Na 1, H.R.H. the Prince of already brilliant scene. The statue Iacongrous were the glaring arc E. Major General Sir John Fowler, of Queen Victoris with its prominent lampe that found occasions! place in CMG, C.B., D.SO, and Lady

No. 5, Lt Commander Bowlby: No. central position was a mass of white the long train of age old pageantry, Fowler, Vice Admiral Momotake and

4. Capt. Neville. electric bulbs, a vivid contrast to the bat they were speedily forgutten in Flag. Lieut, The Rt. Rev. Bishop, Lieut. Lord Louis Mountbatten; Wites-No. 1. Lieat. Ogilvy: No.. coloured lanterns bang in lavish pro the enthusiasm when a complimentary Pozzoni, The Bt. Rev. Bishop of No. 3, J. E. H. Bibby: No. 4. Capt. fusion over the adjacent buildings tablean of Britannis, a small girl in Victoria, H.H. Sir William and Lady From the harbour the Square provided the traditional costume with two Rees Davies, Rear-Admiral Katsuno Blushing radiantly beneath the magnificent spectacle. To the left little boys as acldier and sailor, swept shin and Flag Lieut., Commodore and glow of a hundred thousand lanterns was the pavilion, its delicately tinted past besting aloft a glowing Cmon Hra Bowden-Smith, Hon. Mr. Cland Hazgkong crooked a rost foreinger lamps bedding glow of radiance Jack and glittering inscription "Wel Severn, C.M.G. and Mrs. Serem, at its Royal visitor last night and over the building. Immediately above come." Cheers also greeted two Dr. Jamieson, CM G., Hon. Mr. Kemp

was the red glow of the Courts of enlarged photographs brightly it, the KC,and Mm. Kemp, Hon Mr. Messer, Prince immediately took possession of On the first chukka opening the beckoned him forth to "looksee,

ferte p.. that Justice, merging into the decorations one of the Prince framed in a dragon's O.B.E., Hos. Mr. and Mrs. Perkins, the ball from the throw in, and spurt- It wanted to though it might perhaps have of the City Hail. Then the Hongkong den a

a symbol of royalty. Hon. Mr. Hallifax, 0.B.E., and Med towards goal, but had hard lines in looked

and Shanghai Bank Building with its and the other of the Governor framed Halli as, Hon. Sir Paul Chater, CM.G. sanding behind. Bibby made a fine trife bedraggled in

gleaming sign of red and white trian in s tiger's den in token of his high and Lady Chater, Hon. Mr. Pollock, run for the whites after the "bit out" the morning drizzle that was Do fair criterion of its charms. Lavishlysies which go to make up the house office. At intervals too, moving as R.C. and Mrs. Pollock. Eon. Mr. but was pulled up by Neville, whe Prince Building, wheeled platforms came wondrous and M Stephen, Sir Williament the ball out to Bariby. He shot ruby necklace etudded with lustrous and Queen's Balding both plestially tableaux vivants representing scenes Brungate K.C.MLG and Lady wide. Bibby overran the ball in his gems that sent their coruscati ns flash-edorned with lanterns and on the from the Chinese clastice which im Eranyate, H H. Mr. H. H. J. next get away, and Ogilvy cleared. ing fa: and wide. If Hongkong did former the illuminated Persian flag, pressed the crowd more br their Gempertz, Hen. Mr. and Mrs. Irving. Soon afterwards, the Prince, by a good not appear ravishingly beautiful last radiating its rich colours. Then the ingenious staging, than by their Hon. Mr. Lan Chn-pak, Hon. Mr. and piece of horsemanship, saved the ball night then assuredly it never will. garlanded ploos surmounted by parable value.

Mrs. Lang, Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Farr, from going behind at the carver, and When the first lanterns were being their white lights, and connected with Chief among the more fanciful and Hon. Mr. and Mrs. Bird, Hon. Mr. cartred with a beautiful backhand

awesome monsters in the procession Chow Shou-son, lit up towards dusk it looked as those of a red bre

The Viscount stroke which was enthusiastically though the effect of the illuminations The Laminated streets were but was a huge transparent paper dragon, Acheson, Mr. Percival Landon, dir applauded by the would, at any distance, be hopelessly mazes ed light On either hand its writhing form 120 feet long borne Herbert Russel, Sir Percival Philips. Neville missed a good shot, and then spectators. maxred. But the drizzle disappeared rose the luminous lines of lanterns, aloft by sixty hidder men. Here it Mr. and Mrs. E. C. Pearce, the ball was confined to mid-field. Ltd. and the harbour haze lifted so that with here and there some legend praced and there it darted dashing Mrs. Bullock, Mr. and Mrs. E. For shi

only the higher levels of the Peak white lights. The Hongkong Hotel faarsemely at the delighted crowd Mackay, Mr. and Mrs. Gale, Sir broke away, and racing down the side. The Prince suddenly were really obscured. The Peak folk which by day seemed rather bare, or recoiling rapidly until it seemed Robert and Lady Ho Tang, Col. C. centred beautifully. Neville received knew their weather when they by night was transformed into a its

clastic sides must part. Davis, C.M.G., Captain the Hon and scored the first goal of the match. hesitated about decking their houses:mountain of scintillating jewels. Opposite the royal stand its agitation. Meade, N. Capt. and Mrs. H. From the threw in, Bell-Irving took they said they knew there would be a myriad electric bulbs blazed out the became intense. Dashing forward, Carrey, Mr. and Mrs. Ho Fook the ball down the Ede and centred mist, and so indeed there was. But national colours, and froni the its great eyes glaring wildty, the Capt. II. E. Sulivan, D.SO., Capt. well, but there was no one to take it. enough of the Fesk was left showing surrounding buildings the Hotel stood monster made deep obeisance to the Tebujiru Tatsuno, Capt. and Mrs and the ball went behind. Fisher below the skirts of the mist to show out alone-a shining beacon-with Prince. Thrice it rakishly kow towed W. M. James, Capt. and Mrs. Ballard, then broke away for the whites but the Prince what it would have locked marvellons efect.

and then with a succession of sinuous Surgeon Capt. and Mrs. Dalton, Capt was pulled up by the Prince. like if we had had the "joss" to

The scene of magnificence was cor- movements flopped round the open Goo Hazume. Capt. C. 8. Benring little before time was called, Ogilvy tinned along the water front. Over the space in front of the royal stand before D.S.O., Erg. Capt. A: S. Garwood, equalised for the whites from a god. Post Office was a crown with the letters jerking away into the surging crowd, OH.E., Col and Mrs. L. Humphrey, pass from Bibby. It was from the harbour that you "GR" picked out in white lights doubtless gratified in a dragor's way C..G, Capt and Mrs. Miller, get the best view of it all. The The building of Messrs. Butterfield at the cordial round of applause its Eng. Capt. and Mrs. Bromwich, motor boat people knew that and and Swire was a fine spectacle. The performance had drawn from the Capt. Kumagoro Migits, Capt. Gengo come of them wanted as much as eight main features of the laminations distinguished spectators.

Hyakutake, Mr. and Mrs. Petracci, dollars an hour to show you around, were the Prince's feathers, the house Music there was in keeping with the Mr. and Mrs. Paul Kremer, Capt. and The Prince's team played with Still, even so that price, it was worth fag and the red ensign. To describe rismeur of the pageant, five bands Fernandez, Mr. Nechner, Mr. K. better combination in this chakka it to go winding about amongst that each building separately is an impos- scattered among the procession mak Gunji, Mr. and Mrs. Wolfe, Mr. Neville received from the throw wondrous floating. fairyland. sible task. The effect

the city's ing sounds that must have seemed to Beinard, Comdr. and Mrs. Hartford, in and passed to the Price There were the lines of warships, iluminations can only be spoken of the unfamiliar car weird and strange, Mr. Edkins, Lient. Col. and Mrs. with a strong hit. The Prince glistering outline in general terms. Superlatives might singulady yet effective. The inter- Hyslop, Lieut. Col. " and Mrs, made a fine run down the centre of dazzling white. Passing be used to any degree and yet much mittent detonation of fireworks added Delacombe, Mr. M. J. D. Stephens, of the field and finished up with a The glory to the general reality of a scene Mr. and Mrs. Fletcher, Mr. and Mrs. shot which just missed. Mid-ädd them you came upon the Roral would remain unsaid. cruiser iteelf, its bulk in comparative of the day was outshone by the mag- that will long remaiu a unique darknees save for the big Prince of Lificence of the night.

m-mery, so rich in colour, so quaint in Montague Ede, Mr. H. P. White, Lieut. play followed, and finally Bibby dreve Col. MacG. Greer, Mrs. King Salter, the ball over the boards. Bell-Irving Wales feathers bound with a circles of

setting, so strong in significance it Mr. and Mrs. J. R. Wool, Leat. got away from the throw in closely green and red, that sparkled bigh up

Col. and Mr. Sanders, Comdr. and followed by the Prince. Ogilvy abalt the funnels. Towards West

The procession over, the Prince left Mrs. Beckwith, Comdr. and Mrs. robbed him of the ball, but bad his Point were the merchantmen with

the stand with the Governor and Lady Baum, Brigadier Ges and M. stick hooked by the Prince when their hulls and masts aglow with lan. {

Stubbs, but not before he had

Macnaghten, Lient-Col. W. Habout to drive away. Bibby retumed. terns that bobbed lightheartedly in

received a rousing fareweil from the Nicholson, CM.G., D.S.O., Mr. Ferry but failed to score, and then the multitude. All along the crowded Looted from dark caverns and street he was cheered as he slowly Cox, Liest. Col. and Mrs. Crosse, Prince mide & good ran down the Commander of the Portuguese Ganfield, bat was stopped by Ogilvy. too. Each junk swung its row of red lured from deep s as, Laming dragons Pedder Street and so to Government Roberts, Dr. J. T. C. Johnsen, Mr. ball and when well in passed to Ogilsy motored along the Praya, through boat Patria," Lisat. Col. and Mre. Fisher then tock possession of the lanterns and the sampans bad two of and scaly fish writhed and swayed House where he three apiece. One wished that the along Hongkong's Praya last night in the night after

to sleep and irs. R. M. Dyer, Mr. D. who scored a clean goal giving the jucks and the expans always carried the lamben: light of myriad red lan-if strenuous, first day in distant Hong Haston, M. and Mrs. Winslow,

memorable, W. Tratman, Dr. and Mrs. whites the lead. red lanterns, especially the sampans.terns paled ever and "sno by the kong. When you got close to them you unearthly glare of soaring fireworks. could see the dark figures of the ale-Eager to glimpse the strange and weilders silhouetted against the gleam

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DEATH

KNIGHT.-On March 30, at Shang

secure a cleat night for our laquinous

tribute of welcome.

each one

the breeze.

The native craft had done their bit,

CHINESE MAGIC.

QUAINT FISH LANTERN PROCESSION.

derse crowds swarmed "the streets, Crinese,

of the lanterns as they pushed their gorgeous pageant, craft silently across the water.

comman

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was

A

OFFICIAL BANQUET.

Mr. and Mr. A. R. Lowe, Mr. Chan: Shiu Ki, Mr. and Mrs. Phelips, Mr. and Mrs. Dodwell, Mrs, Layton, Mr. and Mrs. Eldon Potter, Mr. and Mrs.

2ND CHUKKA

3.

SED. CHUKKA.

*.

The Prince's team press:d from the

Lafrentz, Mr. and Mrs. Sassoon, Mr. opening, and working his way close in, and Mrs. Dennison, Mr. and MHE.. just missed the goal by a Dowbiggin, Mr. Percy Smith, Me, R. couple of inches. He followed up with Last night'e ubiquitous red lantern Hancock, Mr. and Mrs. A. F.B. Silva- several other fine mans. Bowlby

"For lock the hunter of the East European, Japanese, and Indian shar- GOVERNMENT HOUSE GUESTS.

ing a

wonderment and has caught.

fascination. But this quaint pro- light."

scarcely the work. It is real work kindly glare of daylight, we know to be the Prince does, not only in the sense docks and, wharven, railway stations

of

8. Fisher, AD.C., through the posts with a strong drive

THE MENU.

and the scores read 2 all. The Prince was playing with dash at this juncture, and was boring his way through at every opportunity, but

& pass from Bowlby, the Prince made

"

& clean Tud · down the field,

The Saltan's turret in a noose of cession, almost unreal in its fantas-had transformed Government House Netto, Capt. Seryso dos Reis, A.D.C.,opped the ball at the centre of the Old Omar's graphic lines came at interest-it was a spectacle specially grats arrived for the official banquet Lient, C.

tic conception. had an added, a rare, into a fairyland palace when the Flag. Lient. R. Stewart, R.N., and held and sent it in to Neville who put it are men in Honglong not very much ence into the micd as one looked staged for a royal prince, a fairybook botour of the Prince of Wales. dder, who complain of the arduges across to Kowloon and ran his eye prince heir to the throne of the world's From the gateway to the main en- Bess of the'r cbs-junior taipane-along the erubescent outline which it who lock much older than he. That seemed difficult to identify as the greatest empire. Truly the illustrious trance testoons of fairylights hang

kings and

the pretty maidens, from bamboo poles and electric balbs must be the complaining that does it, prosaic structures which, in the less the hoary dragons and the

The menu, simply designed in gold Mountbatten obstructed him. From dotting the trees lighted the drive. glittering fishes visiting the Isle-

Parting from the hall into the lettering, was as follows:- of its admitted political usefulness, and godowns. And then, looking back with them the very breath of romance revived by the Prince. They then Fillet of Salmon and Mayonnaise Stuce and had hard lines in missing what

Fragrant Streams brought drawing room, the guests WEDD

Iced Clear Soup in the веде that it tow.de Hongkong, there at the There was a new glamour in the name

Quenelle of prawns with tomatoes Roast Lamb Snipe Strawberry Ice Cheese Straws. " The arrangements were in the able hands of the Hongkong Hotel which provided a special gold service of plate for the royal guest.

bat

often

him. These Western Weary

extremity

the Wis

magic.

of

Finden

looked like a certain goal. Mount- batten made a good attempt to get through but was stopped in mid-field. The Prince secured the ball fúm. Bowlby but he was well guarded by Fisher and the ball went behind. A little before the whistle, the Prince got away and exhibiting excellent control of pony and bail, went well in, but again failed to score by a zarrow shave. The match resulted in a draw of 2 goals each."

The Prince then had te's with E.E. Major-General Sir John Fowler, KČMG., C.B., D.S.O., and then- took the field for the second match.

passed into the ball room where SMITH.-On March 30, at Shanghai, o days after an illustration Univeristy resplendent with the Hongkong last night. There was the banquet was held as no other

to Mr. and Mr. H. F. Smith, a They are merely one sample of many iridiscence of mary coloured lights,

room in the building was large enough The late hour at which the official owing to the number of guests invited. more. How thankful H... must be and there to the East, at Causeway banquet at Government House ter- SOMEKH-On March at Shang-to get back on his ship, for restful days Bay and Taikoo, were blazing legends micated

During the banquet the Band of hai, to Mr. and Mrs. E. S. Semekb, at sea:

having left insufficient Yet he neither gfumbles nor which closer scrutiny revealed as time the intended tour

HMS. "Harkins " from the northern a daughter.

brags. He just carries on, with that "Welcome" and "Our Prince".

the barbear to view the won terrace played the following pro brave, thy mile of his. Princes may Moving along with the stream of derful illumications bad to

begramme: not strike for eight hour days, or we lanterned launches that glided down abandoned, and the rural visiter March.. Greet Big David". Lotter might easily imagine him downing the fairway you saw that the central limited his inspection to a drive Selection.. Madame Butterfly".. tocis," or at least exclaiming, like our part of the town was diffused in a through the crowded streets and s

Puccini THE PRINCE AT POLO. petted Premier his namesake, "I've glow as of firelight. All along the glimpse of the glittering shipping Suite.." Four Indian Love Lyrica”-- bai, Margaret Ethel, beloved had just about enough of it.” Of waterfrcat from the wall of the nasal from Blake Pier. The fish isntera daughter of W. J. Knight, course his training most make it yard with its hoge glittering anchor to procresion and its eight hundred men Excerpt from Petite Suite.." De

A FINE DISPLAY... Chinese Maritime Cheims, aged easier for him than it would be Blake Fier the tl building, if you approaching, the Prince with the marde et Response ".. Coleridge. four months.

for others of bis age and temperament. looked closely, threw & 10erate Governor and Lady Stabbs, tock his

Taylor Were it possible that anything was He ought to feel, somitimes, like that reflection on to the streets terrified child who was left alone in below that were still ashine with the seat on a special stand at the side of Suite of Darces from.. "Henry VII" wanting to make the Prince the idl the Pavilion. Many Government an aquarium once, and screamed) rain. Up in te ky variegated House banquet guests were also

German of the public here it was provided by PRINCE'S IV v. HONGKONG IV.

the display in the polo game at Cause because be fishes gaped at her so: but showers of colour, the handiwork of present. and, thousands of people Selection if so he never shows it: Hethe Japanese pyrotechriste, rose and from all classes thronged the road.

“Carmen"......Bizet way Bay yesterday afternoon. Ex- The team fielded se foliowe:--- Valse. “Lustige Braeden"..Volstedt bibiting qualities of horsemanship and HRH' Team (Red)-No. 1, "TRUTE, JUSTICE, PUBLIC SERVICE has been making public appearances, fell, adding their fastre to the general

the leading figure

Having left the Happy Valley race Selection...." Reminiscences of the courage bis play, has been remarked HRH the Prince of Wales; No. 2, public refulgence.

course at 9.35 p.m. and swayed, its Toraxona, Fribat, April 7, 1929 ceremonies, for about ten years now;

Savoz"......Sullivan | upon by all who saw it. It is without | Lient. Ogilvy; No. 3, Lieät, Lord" And, high above everything, shin tortuous way along the Praya, Arsenal Fox Trot....Top Hole"....Hickey trace of sycophaney that the experts Louis Mountbatten; No. 4, Lient but these colonial crushes must be ing its message out to sea that all Street and Queer a Road, the head of Selection......"Irene"....Tierney say he played a "rattling fine game." Com. Bowlby. more oppressive than such tasks as might know in whose honour was this the prozession reached the Pavilion laying foundation stones at ilome. An glowing greeting, was the huge motto shortly after, ten o'clock. Strange. "extremely hard worker," as the stup of Marble Hall:

things the Prince must have seen as commander of his first ship called | "GOD BLESS THE PRINCE

aplenty in the course of bis Indian an extremely

OF WALES."”?

aud Malaga tours, but it required no question to learn that this strange STATUE SQUARE

spectacle provided by the native gentas of the Chinese race afoused his deepest interest. He was frankly intrigued and delighted.

The China Mail.

THE WINNER OF HEARTS.

"Dafydd ddaw. That, according him, he is also to an encyclopedia, is Welsh for David Leen sportamin, and it in likely that has come. He came, was seen, and in the polo match yesterday we saw he conquered. He is a winner of him at his bert and happiest. bestte. That is his job, when travell. Although born too late for the

ELSTRAS.

Conductor: Ernest J. M. Watson.

At the formal functions of the mò n-

Hongkong Team (White). No. 1

The Government Hoose party was ing he was judged se s Prince; on the J. Bell-Irving; No. 2, J. E. H. Bibby, follows:

sporta field he was judged as a man. No. 3, Capt. Fisher; No. 4,.,Capt.

HR.H, the Prince of Wales H. E, the Governor Lady Stubbs

Vice-Admiral Sir Lionel Halsey

Brigadier Gen. C. R. Woodroffe

Sir Godfrey Thomas, BL

Capt. Dudley North, B. N.

As both he has come out with the Neville.

sport. At polo he was not sparing of

highest honours, he is s Prince and'ä

himself. A risk to be taken-he took

it,

great

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The Prince had

A PARENT'S DUTY.

Capt. the Hon. Piera Legh

reception at the Club house which | 17OUR boy is always getting scratched was gaily decorated. He wore I or cat or braued. Because these Tent: Lord Louis Mountbatten, and confier. He was sccompanied Ceamber on's Pain Esim and see that Lent, the Hon. Bruce Ogilvy, B.N. sports coat, with lemon sweater they always will. Get a bottle of wounds have healed all right is not im

by HE the Governor and Lady every injury is cared for immediately. Surgeon Comdr. A. C. Newport, Stabba, being received by Brigadier. You can get nothing better, swi bined: poison is too dangerous a disease tá tíşk.. General Macnaghten. Music was For sale by all Chemists and Etore Captain A. C. Metcali

rendered by the band of the 2nd King's | keepers.

gorgeous pageantry of times gone Ly A blaze of white light, with its ing about the Empire. Edward the tilt, the tournament, the vaulted background of dull red, the slow Fish lantern proces ions are seen and Albert Christian George Andrew hall." be is a prince of romance movement of a mass of spectators believed, seen and remembered; but Patrick David, Prince of Wales, is not right, and a fit abject for bardic provided a memorable sight at Statue nos seen; and described. Taking su 29 for a couple of months yet. He Wenon Hygkong the Square last night. One of the Coloby s hour to pass a given point, this one B. N.

captions, he has by, common consent beauty spots, it was the point presented over one hundred different loo's younger. This, considering how made a good impression. That is a to which sil other illuminations kinds of fish, with countless animais, B.N. hard he works, is unexpected: There al triumph

seemed to lead It provided birds, and Hewes lending variety.