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Her Majesty's European
and Chinese subjects vied
with one another in the
endeavour to make the
celebration worthy of the
august occasion, and they
achieved a result which
must have been surprising
to everyone who, like
myself, had had
no
previous
experience of the loyalty, energy, and lavish liberality of the inhabitants of this
small Colony.
closure
3.
Daily Press " of 15 Nov. 1887.
I enclose newspaper
cuttings which give a fair
account of
what took place.
4.
Some 8000 people,
(representing the guilds of the various trades) all more or less gorgeously dressed, took part in
the Chinese day
and night processions, the
former of which was
4½ miles in length
and took 3¼ hours to pass the Grand Jury house; while, as
regards the
illuminations, I question
whether
521
!
[の
Her Majesty's European
and Chinese subjects vied
with one another in the
endeavour to make the
celebration worthy of the -
august occasion, and they
achieved a result which.
must have been surprising
to every myself, had had
one who, like
no
previous
experience of the loyalty, energy, and lavish liberality of the inhabitants of this -
small Colony.
closure
3.
Daily Press " of 15. sover. 1887.
I enclose newspaper
cuttings which give a fair
what took place.
account
4.
of
Some 8000 people,
(representing the guilds of the various trades) all more or less gorgeously dressed, — in the Chinese day
took part in
and night processions, the
41⁄2
was
over
former of which
miles in length
length and took 34 hours to pass house; while, as
m
regarde
illuminations, I question
the
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whether
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