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of Messrs. Mody & Co., and the Parsee community generally were conspicuous for their loyal efforts in the general display; Mr. D. Ruttunjee's house in Lyndhurst Terrace deserving especial mention. The oval device of imitation diamonds and rubies, having the Arms of the Duke of Edinburgh, painted on stained glass, in the centre, at Messrs. Sayle & Co.'s, was ordered from England for the occasion, and was greatly admired. Nearly opposite, the house of Messrs. Birley & Co., was illuminated by a brilliant gas star, and the arches of the verandah were decorated with evergreens and flowers. A novelty, though of rather obscure meaning, was presented by Messrs. Heard & Co., in the centre of whose prominent building was a large "greenback" for $1,000. On either side, were allegorical representations of Peace and Hope. The numerous flags hung from the office of Messrs. Lapraik & Co., to the Club Chambers opposite combined with the lamps of different colours to make the appearance of d'Aguilar Street very beautiful; and an equally fine effect was produced by a similar arrangement in the Queen's Road near the "Oriental" and "Chartered" Banks. At the top of the flag staff of the house belonging to Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. floated a very ingeniously contrived transparency of the North-German flag. The private residences of many gentlemen were also decorated with Chinese lanterns and various devices, and rising, tier upon tier, presented from the less elevated part of the City a most artistic appearance.
The following account, furnished by a Chinese correspondent to one of the Daily Papers, will give some idea of the illuminations of the Chinese Quarter of the City, which presented the appearance of a scene from the "Arabian Nights"--"Here and there along Hollywood Road, Westward of the Mun Moo Temple, are to be seen arcades of
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of Messrs. Mody & Co., and the Parsee community gene- rally were conspicuous for their loyal efforts in the general display; Mr. D. Ruttunjee's house in Lyndhurst Terrace deserving especial mention. The oval device of imitation diamonds and rubies, having the Arms of the Duke of Edinburgh, painted on stained glass, in the centre, at Messrs. Sayle & Co.'s, was ordered from England for the occasion, and was greatly admired. Nearly opposite, the house of Messrs. Birley & Co., was illuminated by a brilliant gas star, and the arches of the verandah were decorated with evergreens and flowers. A novelty, though of rather obscure meaning, was presented by Messrs. Heard & Co., in the centre of whose prominent building was a large "greenback" for $1,000. On either side, were allegorical representations of Peace and Hope. The numerous flags hung from the office of Messrs. Lapraik & Co., to the Club Chambers opposite combined with the lamps of different colours to make the appearance of d'Aguilar Street very beautiful; and an equally fine effect was produced by a similar arrangement in the Queen's Road near the "Oriental and "Chartered " Banks. At the top of the flag staff of the house belong- ing to Messrs. Carlowitz & Co. floated a very ingeniously contrived transparency of the North-German flag. The private residences of many gentlemen were also decorated with Chinese lanterns and various devices, and rising, tier upon tier, presented from the less elevated part of the City a most artistic appearance.
The following account, furnished by a Chinese corres- pondent to one of the Daily Papers, will give some idea of the illuminations of the Chinese Quarter of the City, which presented the appearance of a scene from the "Arabian Nights"--"Here and there along Hollywood Road, West- ward of the Mun Moo Temple, are to be seen arcades of
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