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securing a conviction. In the ease ten- tioned, there seems to have been no doubt that a prosecution was justified. The defendant's Consul had practically admitted it previously; but like other foreign A. S. WATSON & CO., Consuls at Shanghai, he appeared to consider

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that his correct role was that of counsel for the defence. The Municipal Council is thus placod in a very anomalous position. It is practically the authority, appointed of the people, by the people, for the people; but as its locus standi is not beyond all question, its decisions and actions in many instances can realily be overruled by n body of oficials, who in turn can do little without ministerial advices from Peking. All this does not alter the also notorious fact that the Shanghai Municipal Council is not a particularly wise or able body. In this prosecution referred to, the house proceeded against, is outside the municipal boundary,Į und an impartial observer has to conclude bad in view the

question of revenue as well as the question

that the Council

of morality. It is decidedly quaint to hear high-toned pronouncements of the evils of A WELL VARIED ASSORTMENT OF gambling from an authority which permits lotteries and other gambling affairs to be openly conducted within its precincts. It is also discreditable that a body which issues liceuces to and receives payment from immoral institutions within its borders should lay stress on the fact that the bad characters it shelters frequent the hotel outside, which was the object of its recent attentions. There was a serious allegation recently, during the crusade of social purity, that certain proceedings had been dropped in order to avert a scandal implicating highly-placed citizens, and to this we have ne yet seen no definite reply. It must be admitted that in Hongkong, the liberty of the subject is not nearly what it is at Home, and that there are insurmountable reasons for it; but the Hongkong resident appears to have not the slightest reason to envy the status of the Britisher in the called "Mode: Settlemeut" of Shangbai,

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of the paper only.

The exchango vine of the dollar is still going up. Yesterday the demand rate was Is. 11 3/16.

The Secretaries of the Weihaiwel Gold

Mining Company have reported the results of the first wonth's crushing, as follows:-" 1900 tons, bullion 87 ouac-s of gold, 59 ounces silver. Concentrates 79 ounces of gold and 468 sûver."

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Mesars. Laslochies Frères, of Paris, have

acquired Streeter's famous jewellery business in Bond Street, London.

Rumour was busy in the Colony yesterday. retailing the information that telegrams had bou received by Admiral Noel find everal commercial houses that the Japanese army had occupied Port Arthur. The truth appears to be that no telograms whatever of this nature were roosived in the Colony.

A prospectus of the chartered British Cotton- Growing Association proposes an increase of share capital (from a guarantoe fand of £50,000) to £500, 00. It is stated that Colonial Governments are carrying out experiments, and that the scope of the Association nseria to be greatly enlarged.

the Baltic Fleet are taking a cable last month from Lloyd's agent at Dakar, West Coast of Africa, is interesting. He reported that nine col iers had arrived in the roads from Porto Prega for orders. If these are destined to cual Admiral Rozhdestvensky's squadron, it is not improbable that the rendezvous will be kept quiot..

As & possible indication of the ronto which

H.B.M. Consular Service in China, has (accord- Mr. C. T. Gardner, C.M.G., formerly of

ing to the Home papers received yesterday) been elected a Fellow of the Royal Geographical Society. Who's Who in 1902 published his noma with "C.M.G. F.R.G.S., M.RA.S." after it. The "F.R.G.S." seems to have been an example of intelligeut anticipation."

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The Pollard Lilliputian Company, who have boen touring in Japan, are expacted to re-open in Hongkong about the 23rd instant, procesd- ing hence to Mauile.

TELEGRAMS.

GENERAL NEWS.

["DAILY PRESS" SERVICE.]

The Admiralty have ordered the cruiser

·Fearless (Captain Vụngkan Lewis) to return to England from the China Station as Reau 28 ANGLO-AMERICAN convenient, he was commissioned three years {1},

Seldom indeed, are the 'rains of music to be

heard within the solemn procincts of the Police Court. Yesterday, however, while Mr. Gomperts was holding an inquiry, the music of violin and piano could be distinctly heard. The musicians wore playing a cake walk.

Magistracy yosterday morning the Coroner During the hearing of the inquest at the asked a witness whether she noticed anything pevaliar about the deceased. good," replied the witness. "Peace be unto har ashes," solemnly remarked a medico in attendance in an undertone.

“She was very

Mr. William Stanton, who was for some years Chief Detective Inspector in the Hongkong Police force, still retains a passion for the public sorvice. By the last Mail (yosterday's) we learn that he has been elected a member of the borough council for Liskeard, his native Cornish town where he has made himself extremely popular. His many natural abilities fit him for tho arduous work that will be demanded of him on committees and in the "Conncil. Chainber.

Tri

Some time ago the Yunnan Railway Com-congratulating Liskeard on its choice, wo may pany engaged over four hundred native also wish Mr. Councillor Stanton a long and labourers from Chunking, and then a second | prosperous enreor in the civic service. batch numbering over five hundred, and a third cambering over six or seven hundred, thus making the total supply of native labourers for the railway from Szechuan reach over two thousand.

The Foochow Echo hears that the Now

There is a Chinese rumour at Shanghi to he effect that a rich merchant from Tientsin bas bought ten native junks for 50.000 fsels for a certain foreigner. The same merchant is now trying to get crews amongst the des- perados under Fas Kan-tun in Shanghai, offer-

ARBITRATION

TREATY.

LONDON, 13th December. The Anglo-American Arbitration Treaty was signed by Secretary Hay and Sir H. Durand, Ambassador at Washington.

CORRESPONDENCE.

BAND PERFORMANCES.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS,"

Hongkong, 14th December.

Sra, I sincerely regret having mistaken "Banyan'a" meaning in his Jotting re Bands.. All the same, with all deferenco, I onu't quite agres with either yen or him as to the use of the word "privilege" in this cusa.

I certainly shall not dispute the fact that no band can play in the Gardens without arrange- M.ment with the powers that be." But whether

this arrangement is recorded "as a privilege”. or requested by kind permission " of ther Officers of the Corps concerned, appears to me to govern the whole argument. Probably the popular and over-courtoons Superintendent of

granting of it I shall bog to maintain (oven at the B. & A. Department could sulighten us on. this point. Pending this favour or failing the the dire risk of being considered disputations by Banyan") that in no wise can a Military Baud be considered to be under a privilege when playing for the Public benefit.—I am, etc.

"GOLD LACE."

Our telegram yesterday should, obviously, hove read that Lords Elgin and Kinnear, and

Royal Commission to consider the position of Sir Ralph Anstruther, were uppointed as the

the Scottish churches with respect to their

endowments.

RKUTER'S SERVICE.]

RIOTING IN RUSSIA.

LONDON, 12th December. Rioting occurred in St. Petersburg on Sun-

day by organised revolutionary Socialists, not

HONGKONG ROADS.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE "DAILY PRESS."

Hongkong. 13th December. SIR,-Let me draw (through the medium of

Authorities to the miserable state of the road in Lyndhurst Terrace down to Wellington

by Liberal reformers. Another demonstration is expected on Tuesday, when the trial of M. your valuable paper) the attention of the Plehve's asasin will begin.

THE ANGLO-AMERICAN ARBITRA-Street-Yours, stei,

TION TREATY.

LONDON, 12th December. The Auglo American Arbitration Treaty was signed in Washington yesterday.

RIOTS AT THE SOUTH AFRICAN GOLD FIELDS.

LONDON, 12th December. The Chinese coolies, yesterday, attreked the

killed and thirty-three wounded.

TAX PAYER."

When Mark Twain and his companious were surfeited by the famens Italian guide with references to Michael Angelo; they said: “nough! Lamp the ivane. The load of latters that appears to be whole thing. Say that Angele designed the

threatening, complaining of bad reads at Hongkong, Rectas to demand 'n “kaiping of the whole thing."]

POOR CHINESE ORPHANS.

BAZAAR IN AID OF AŞILE DE LA SAINTE

ENFANCE.

A tazaar in aid of the poor fhinese orphans

Viceroy has strictly prohibited access to the City after the closing of the gates about 68,ing high wages, and intends to load the junks Kairs at the Witwatersrand mine; four were of the Arile de la Sainte Bufarce, under the

with beef, mutton, rice and flour and other provisions. These juuks had been presumably cleared fr Chefoo, but as a matter of fast they are destined for Port Arthur. Five of the janks have already left Wousang. Another with provisions aboard left Woosing on

p.m. Hitherto it has always been possible to obtain ingress er egrees by laddors and ropes, which has prov. d a remunerative business for those conducting it; but it is evident that this little game is stopped, at least for the present.junk

The Sultan of Jobore's entire string of race horses is to be put up for sale to the highest bidder about the 23rd December. The pick of the bunch are his two Cup candidates, Rapid | Pilgrim and Johore. The latter is `un excep- tionally handsome 4-year-old. Among the rest are Puppercorn, old Carraru and Geulme, all of the jumping brigade, a black horse called Domino, etc.-Indian Field.

The Ceylon Times says The tea duty en- hancement 38.csétainly not a popular tax, as The yachts built and ander construction" W. F. L." truly assere, but we should like for the newly formed. Corinthian yacht Club to ask him what reasons he has for the follow- are -J. Hands, dathare; N. H. Donald's, ing statement - Differential duties against Waratah: F. Howell's Coni; E. F. Gibson's, | China and Java have been proposed, but we Hibernia; E. M. Hazeland's, Nina; M. McIver's

Gael.

We understand that Mr. Douglas Storey, for à short time a resident in Hongkong, and recently with the Russian Manchuriju army as correspondent for the London Daily Express,

must bear in mind that these would bring reprisals not against us but the home country." Who is going to retaliate--Java and China If so, how ; if not, who ?

the 6th instant,

THE "CALCHAS.”

The captain, officers, and agents of the steamer Calchus, captured by the Russians in July, now in port, have rofused to make, any statement for publication. They have made none, they say, and intend to make none, instructious being to the contrary.

SHOCKING END TO

CHASE.

POLICE

As a plain-clothes constable was walking along Sin Hling Lane last night he noticed Chinaman whom he wanted en a charge of larceny. The Chinaman saw him, and ran away. The constable, accompained by another, gave chase. The man rus into a house in the lane. closely followed by his pursuers. On

DROWNING FATALITY.

At the Magistracy yesterday morning Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz held an inquiry into the cause of death of a Chinese female, Ying Shut, who was found frowned in the harbour on the 28th November last. The following jury was empanelled-Messrs. F. Kilien (Foreman), O. E. A. Hance and C. Shüttinbach. The Coroner informed the jury that deceased was found float- ing in the harbour on the 8th nltimo. She was identified as having been a servant in the house of a respectable Chinaman, who stated that she had shown on various occasions an extraordinary demeanour. Deceased had pre- viously attempted to commit suicide, after which she was sent to the Government Civil Hospital as an outpatient and treated there. The first witness called was Chung Shui Kas, the em- ployer, who said she was slightly deranged. She had been a servant in his house for fourteen years, and usually appeared to be happy and contented. On a previous occasion she had tried to commit suicide by jumping into a tub of water, head first, when the amah pulled her out. She was laughing at the time.

Further witnesses were called, whose testimony

patrouage of His Excel'ency Sir Matthew Nathan, K.U.M.G., was held at tho City Hall yesterday afternoon. The sale of meedio and fancy works made by the orphaus, commenced at two o'clock; ladies of Hongkong being in charge of the various stalls. The band of the 114th Mahrattas was in attendanos, His Excellency the Governor paid the bazar a visit at about. half-past-trve. The various stall holders were as follows:--

Mrs. May, Mrs. Villiers Hatton, Mrs. Dicken, Mrs. Idébert, Mrs. Siebs, Mrs. Mirty, Mrs. Tomes, Mr. Gordon, Mrs. Bailey, Mza, Lam- mort, Mrs. Kent, Mrs. Fasti, Mrs. Coalfield, Mrs. Atkinson, Mrs. Volpicell, Mrs. Post, Mrs. Bacil Taylor, Mrs. Hinds, Mrs. Harker, Mrs. Goetz, Mrs. Berinduogue, Mrs. Bridou, Mrs. Seth, Mrs. Guibert, Mrs. Haver Drnese, Mrs. Bateson-Wright, Mrs. Wendt, Mrs. Schrüter, Mrs. Tilden, Miss Berkeley, Mrs. Maitland, Miss Bird, Miss Shaw, Miss Murray Bain, Miss Shaw, Mrs. Ram, Miss Blair, Miss Barnes Lawrence, Mrs. Krüger, Miss Siebs, Miss Hoermann. Misa Stella May, Mrs. Jordan, Mrs. Suter, Miss Hancock, Mra, Heermaon, Mrs. Bergfeld, Mre. Gorskom tewart, Mrs., Cruickshank, Miss Marjorie Berkeley, Miss Nancy Playfair, My Phoebe May, Miss Wallace, Mrs. Parr, Mrs. Bentinok, Mes, Bell,

No anonymously signed communications that have already appeared in other papers will be inserted.

Orders for extra copies of DAILY PERBs should be ent before 11 a.m. on day of publication. After that Telographic Address: Pussa. Codes: 4,8.0.6th Ed. has in preparation a book dealing with his latest. question of stamp duties and blank transfers reaching the second floor, the Chinamun went to prove that the deceased was of unsound Mrs. Gray Scott, Miss G. Tomes and Miss hour the supply is limited. Only supplied for Cash.

Iriebar's

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war experiencse,

Acting upon a recommendation forwarded by the Captain-Superintendent of Police, the Shanghai Council address the Russian Consul-General and requested thatarrangements HONGKONG OFFICE: 14. DEVEUX ROAD 1. be made by the naval authorities concerned to LONDON OFFICE: 131, FLEET STREET, E.C.limit the number of Russian sailors allowed

shore-leuve so that the possibility of distur baneas, now arising from their prescace in the Settlement, might be eliminated.

The Foochow Echo on the 3rd inst. had his Item:-Mr. C. H, Balfour, the new Agent of the Hongkong and Shanghai Bank, arrived with Mrs. Balfour on Thursday by s.s. Haitas. We are sure that both will receive a hourty welcome Mr. McArthur, who from the Community. has been temporarily in charge since early July-leaves by rotary steamer for Hongkong with, we sze zgaia suure, this very best wishes of everyone attending him

Mr. Reginald Mar ay, of the Calentia Com- mercial Bank, has written a memorandum on the

which is being circulated by the Bengal Cham- jumped from the verandah to the ground, and. P.C. No. 88 gave evidence as to the ber of Commerce. Mr. Murray suggests that where he was picked up. He was taken to finding of the body in the harbour near Bank blank transfers should be given a recognised the Government Civil Hospital, and died short Wharf on the 30th. ultimo, and Dr. Hunter standing as legal tender, provided they are datedly afterwards. The man's name is ut pressat said he made a post-mortem examination of the by the seller, and that their currency as such unknown. It is believed he was a man returned body, and found that deceased had met her death should be recognised for a period not exceeding from banishment.

by drowning. three months from the date of sale, and that

The verdict of the jury was "Found drowned." picted for more than three months shall not be blank transfers undated or remaining uncoin-

recognised as legal tender,

Another most enjoyable Tennis Tournament was held at Foochow on November 26th and 27th. Up till almost the end of the afternoon on Saturday, says the Foo.how Echo, it was an open chance between some four pairs; Mrs. Simester and Mr. Howard (47 with ons same unplayed), Miss L. Drew and Mr. Pakenham- Walsh (56), Miss Rennie and Mr. Wallace (52)

and Mrs. Odell and Mr. Axdron (56). The final for the tie, between Miss L. Desw

and Mr. Pakenham-Walsh, and Mrs. Odell and

Mr. Ardron, was decided on Monday in favour of the former pair by 6 games to 4, or 62 games to 60 out of a possible 66. The winners and second pair were handicap d-30 and 15 respectively, und so had to concede points to every other pair. To start every game--30 is au uphill task; and hearty congratulations are due to the winners, who must have played a steady and consistent gums throughout

BOWLING.

HONGKONG CLUB Y. CLUB GERMANIA.

The first match for the new Shield will be

JURORS IN TROUBLE,

E. Totnes.

Asile de lu Sainte Enfance is a charitable

institution run by Frenok sisters. There are, including children, adulta, indram and vid, abont 400 orphans housed there. Many of the little

girls, dressed neatly, were at the City Hall yesterday afternoon. The orphan immates of the institution make lace and embroidery for ladies and children's clothing, and many other articles, such as pillows, quilis, clothing. dusters, towels, sto. The work is really excellent,

LAST NIGHT'S CONCERT.

ccntiuental friends.

Messrs Barlow and H. Kempf appeared before. played on the evenings of Saturday, 17th, and Mr. H. H. J. Gompertz at the Magistrany yes. and all orders aro promptly attended to. Monday, 19th December, from 5 to 8 p.m. terday morning to explain why they absented The Hong eng Club team is identically the themselves from an inquest after having recsive last April. It is composed of Messrs. E. H. same as that which won the old Shield ontrighted a summons to attend. Mr. Barlow said he

His Excellency and party were present at last ad made a mistake as to the date of the in-night's concert in St. George's Hall, which was Hinds (Capt.). C. H. Gale, H. Hancock, and J. quiry. As he had written a letter of apology fairly well filled by music lovers, mostly our Hooper, and Messrs. F. Maitland, T. C. Gray, to Mr. Melbourne, Chief Clark at the Magis- C. P. Chster, and J. W. C. Bonuar.

tracy, the Coroner accepted it.

Miss Henriette Murkens, the best woman Mr. Hinds' team will roll on German alleys

Mr. Kempf said he had forgotten all about violinist we have heard in a lone while, aud on Saturday and Mr. Maitland's on Hongkong the inquiry. Club alleye, and vice versa on Monday.

Miss Edith Morryloes, an exceedingly brilliant The Coroner. It is very inconvenient if pianoforte player, provided an excellent selection jurors do not turn up, and the inquiry has to of instrumental music, to which Mrs Webb be postponed. I made no publie mention of and Mr. Lammert contributed vocal reliefs. the matter at the time, because, when a gentle-

Mr. Laminert appeared to have a slight cold, mas forgets it is usual for him to write anand did not do himself justice. He was sing- ing songs he knew thoroughly, however, and Mr. Kempf: I was taken up with rather the audience applauded his expressive rendition important business, and the inquiry quite of Godard's Angels guard then" and "Lovely. slipped my memory,

spring." as well as his favourite "Songs of The Coroner: You are fined $1

Arahy."

COLLISION IN THE HARBOUR.

'GERMAN MAN-U-WAK SINKS YAUMATI FERRT apology to Mr. Melbourne.

BOAT.

A-collision with serious consequences occurred in the Harbour yesterday morning, when the German gun-boat Luche, bound to Shanghai, rammed the Hongkong-Yaumati ferry launch Cheong Ching, owned by Mr. Lo Chenk.

HONGKONG, DECEMBER 15TH, 1904.

PROBABLY, there is no other community in the world that abides under such an

The Prize Court trial of the steamer Veteran anomalous system of government as that of (formerly the Thales), which was captured near Shanghai. Some of the wore peculiar Kinochow Hay, closed on 6th Decefaber: The Prize Court decided that the vessel shou'd be features of the Settlement have recently confiscated. The captain (a German eubject) been emphasised by a police prosecution and four officers (all Gorman subjects) and 24 (unimportant in itself) of a suburban hotel Chinese crew were released. The eugo aboard which is believed to be a gambling hell and the steamer consisted of beef, skins and boots, a resort of bad characters. The defendant ete amounting to over one million dollars. tenant was a Spanish subject, and tho Spanish Consul strongly resented an itre- gular procedure adopted by the Municipal Police in order to ensure a successful raid on the premises concerned. They acted on an old warrant, and did not trouble the Spanish Consul with a notification of the date they intended to raid the place. Ap parently the suggestion is that if they had given formal notice, the news of their in- tention would have leaked out. The point Revenue is trying to raise a foreign loau by The Universal Garctic says that the Board of is that the Consular Body, when appealed mortgaging the likin revenue in the province now being repaired at Kowloon, recently claimed Shortly afterwards the Cheong Ching sank to, considered that the Spanish Consul's of Shansi, with the net receipt of 95 per cent, of prerogatives had been jeopardised, and (as the face value of the bonds.. The loan will be local paper put it, with but little show of raised in Belgium. The Belgian Minister at reason) the principle of individual liberty Peking but now concluded the arrangement with Chow Erh-hsen, the President of the threatened. That an irregularity had been Board of Revenue, and the minister luns wired committed was admitted, and an apology the result of the preliminary arrangement, etc., was tendered by the Council. There is to the syndicate of banks in Belgium.

went before the shipping master to inquire as near the boiler.

the Launch went far too much individual liberty at

the ahead towards speed Another explanation of the Russian fiasco in to their position; and it was decided that they full

shore Shanghai, in our opinion; the only people the North Sen is that a new code of signals should remain, behind, and the Agincourt the Germans did not lower

any boats. who do not get a fair share being the had been arranged The signal which formerly sailed with a Chinese crow. The men, in the Water gained rapidly on the little craft, and British, who made the place. For the meant "Full stern ausad is altered to rentime, were looked after at the Eailors' Home, she sank slongside her wharf about three benefit of the community, the Municipal Submarines about "; while Trawlers ap- und were allowed two dollars a week. At the minutes after her arrival there. The pas Council employs a big staff of police to Froaching" has been changed to the signal to end of the fifth week this was stopped and the sugers, 45 in mumber, all managed to scramble

an shore before the launch went down. maintain law and order, and it is notorious open fire. Even in a comparatively sober fest men learned that the Agincourt had been

The Cheong Ching is a 35-ton launch. that when a non-British culprit is caught, there sudden alterations would naturally create blown ashore at Hainan Island. The men were

Bome confusion. The reported change of code sent home under the Distressed Seamen's Act,

During day-time a red flag will be displayed and taken. (as he must) hefore his own is probably an imaginary one."

" Trawlers

The Alderman decided in favour of the men.

over the place where she is submerged, and a and notice of appeal was given.' Consul, the police have small hopes of approaching" is an 'unusual signal to code.

red light at night.

THE AGINCOURT'S" CREW.

Some of the crew of the s.8. Agincourt, which is wages from the owner in London, Mr. Talongside her wharf at Hongkong. No lives Lloyd of Leadenhall Street. The men signed were lost.

The incident happened at about 10,20a.m., articles for a voyage: from Borry Dook to Hongkong, via the Cape. At Singapore it was the Cheng Ching at the time being bound announced that, instead of Hongkong, they from Yanmusti to Hongkong. were to sail for Nagasaki, a Japanese port. the southern side of the central fairway,

She was on

GREEN ISLAND CEMENT COM- PANY, LIMITED.

Mrs. Webb in Hatton's "The Enchantress” had too easy a task, and was heard to greater advanta go, perhaps, in Bachim's Still wie die nacht, sweet-ditly-roquizing all the feeling An extraordinary general meeting of shure she imported into it. An encore was demanded holders of this Company was held at the and Mrs. Webb sang “I know a garden." Company's offices, St. George's Building, Miss Merrylees daintily interpreted Chopin, yesterday forenoon. There were present Hon. reproduced faithfully Grieg's eccentricities and R. Shewan (chairman), Sir C. P. Chater and pretensions, and shwidated a Rosenthal rhapsody Hon. W. J. Gresson (coulting committee), said to bo Irish. Encores were asked each

Babington, J. Orange, &. Murray Bain, E. A Hewett, C. A. Tomes, and Fung Wa Chun.

They objected. knowing that their cargo of coal nearing her destination. The German and Mesers N. H. Ratherford (Secretary), A. time. was contraband. By common consent they boat rammed her on her port side,

· RESOLUTION CONFIRMED.

Miss Murkens gave Sarasate's variations and amplifications of Gounod's, Faust, the A little pessage all chords being grand.

own was mast aptly

The Secretary read the resolution with composition of her regard to increasing the capital of the Company, etc., passed at the extraordinary general meet ing held on the 26th November last, a report of which appeared in a previous issue.

The CHAIRMAN moved that the resolution he now confirmed as a special resolution.

Mr. E. A. HEWETT seconded the motion, which was carried unanimoudy.

theme or fiddle

med "Papillons," as roand each principal note of the tender produced dozens of little butterfly grase notes. Her beat exhibition was the "Danse Tzigane by Nachez. -Miss Murkens had to respond to enthusiastic encores each time.

The stage was littered with the west bouquets for the lady performers.