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book which the hunchback carries, the moneys entered in which A-làn may collect. By A-làn's instructions he unties the supposed doctor, and is tied up in his place, as the first step to a cure. A-làn then deliberately strips him of his clothes and all he has on him, including the subscription book. He throws his wife's jacket over him, and says he must now wait, a fairy will come and complete the cure. He must not mind if she is a little rough at first. With this consolation A-làn hides himself with the plunder to see the fun.
"When his good lady has supped, she comes out to settle with him, and commences a hearty cuffing of the form under the jacket. To her horror the supposed A-làn breaks loose, and turns out to be a hunchback. He, seeing the lady not to be unpleasing in appearance, takes her for the fairy, and rushes at her open-armed. She flies from so repulsive an embrace, and is being chased round the stage by the 'patient,' when A-làn appears with a long bamboo, in the character of an injured husband, to drive away the intruder. He hunts out the hunchback with great fervour, and then makes his peace with his wife by exhibiting the clothes and book of which he has robbed him. The lady declares that her husband will be a credit to her yet, and the worthy couple, chuckling over the spoil, which will replace the domestic pig, retire to rest, having experienced the falling-out that all the more endears!
On Saturday, November 6th, His Royal Highness left on a visit to Canton by the steamer Kinshan, which had been most liberally and obligingly placed at his disposal by Messrs. Augustine Heard & Co., General Agents of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-boat Company, Limited. The steamer was fitted up in the most commodious manner,
and provided with all the requisites for
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an excellent cuisine; a courtesy for which His Royal Highness expressed his warm acknowledgements.
Tuesday, November 9th, being the birthday of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, salutes were fired at noon by all the ships of war in the Harbour and by the Shore Battery. In the evening of that day the Prince returned, via Macao, to Hongkong, and dined at Government House, which was brilliantly illuminated for the occasion with Japanese lanterns.
Wednesday, November 10th, was devoted by His Royal Highness to business principally connected with the refit of the Galatea, and in the evening, the Prince and the Governor, with their respective suites, dined with Colonel Milles and the Officers of the 75th Regiment.
On Thursday, November 11th, His Royal Highness received the Clergy on board the Galatea, having most kindly provided them with his own barge for the occasion. A loyal Address was read, on their behalf, by E. Sharp, Esq., the Registrar of the Diocese, to which His Royal Highness was pleased to read a gracious reply, which, together with the Address, is given in the Appendix, (G).
On the same day, a Cricket Match was played between the Hongkong Club and the "United Services," in which Officers of the Galatea took a most prominent part. The following account of this Match has been contributed by the Secretary of the Hongkong Cricket Club:-"The weather was all that could be desired. A bright sun, tempered by a cool breeze, afforded promise of a day on which everything would look its best; and certainly the cricket ground showed to great advantage. The green sward, the line of glistening white tents gaily ornamented with flags of all colours and nationalities, and the blue line of the Harbour beyond, brightly relieved by the display of bunting on the ships, formed a sight to delight the artist's eye."
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book which the hunchback carries, the moneys entered in which A-làn may.collect. By A-làn's instructions he unties the supposed doctor, and is tied up in his place, as the first step to a cure. A-làn then deliberately strips him of his clothes and all he has on him, including the subscription book. He throws his wife's jacket over him, and says he must now wait, a fairy will come and com- plete the cure. He must not mind if she is a little rough at first. With this consolation A-làn hides himself with the plunder to see the fun."
"When his good lady has supped, she comes out to settle with him, and commences a hearty cuffing of the form under the jacket. To her horror the supposed A-làn breaks loose, and turns out to be a hunchback. He, seeing the lady not to be unpleasing in appearance, takes her for the fairy, and rushes at her open-armed. She flies from so repulsive an embrace, and is being chased round the stage by the 'patient,' when A-làn appears with a long bamboo, in the character of an injured husband, to drive away the intruder. He hunts out the hunchback with great fervour, and then makes his peace with his wife by exhibiting the clothes and book of which he has robbed him. The lady declares that her husband will be a credit to her yet, and the worthy couple, chuckling over the spoil, which will re-place the domestic pig, retire to rest, having experienced the falling-out that all the more endears!" "
On Saturday, November 6th, His Royal Highness left on a visit to Canton by the steamer Kinshan, which had been most liberally and obligingly placed at his disposal by Messrs. Augustine Heard & Co., General Agents of the Hongkong, Canton and Macao Steam-boat Company, Limited. The steamer was fitted up in the most com- modious manner,
and provided with all the requisites for
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an excellent cuisine; a courtesy for which His Royal Highness expressed his warm acknowldgements.
Tuesday, November 9th, being the birthday of His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, salutes were fired at noon by all the ships of war in the Harbour and by the Shore Battery. In the evening of that day the Prince returned, via Macao, to Hongkong, and dined at Govern- ment House, which was brilliantly illuminated for the occasion with Japanese lanterns.
Wednesday, November 10th, was devoted by His Royal Highness to business principally connected with the refit of the Galatea, and in the evening, the Prince and the Governor, with their respective suites, dined with Colonel Milles and the Officers of the 75th Regiment.
On Thursday, November 11th, His Royal Highness received the Clergy on board the Galatea, having most kindly provided them with his own barge for the occasion. A loyal Address was read, on their behalf, by E. Sharp, Esq., the Registrar of the Diocese, to which His Royal Highness was pleased to read a gracious reply, which, together with the Address, is given in the Appendix, (G.)
On the same day, a Cricket Match was played between the Hongkong Club and the "United Services," in which Officers of the Galatea took a most prominent part. The following account of this Match has been contributed by the Secretary of the Hongkong Cricket Club:-"The weather was all that could be desired. A bright sun, tempered by a cool breeze, afforded promise of a day on which everything would look its best; and certainly the cricket ground showed to great advantage. The green sward, the line of glistening white tents gaily ornamented with flags of all colours and nationalities, and the blue line of the Harbour beyond, brightly relieved by the display of bunting on the ships, formed a sight to delight the artist's eye."
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