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RECORD ROYAL LUNCHEON.

UNPARALLELED SCENE. AT WINDSOR CASTLE.

Following is from London papers dating to November 18th :--

The unparalleled series of royal coremonies that made is weak memorable in the social history of England came to su end yesterday, when two Kings, su. Emperor, and five Queens lunched togother in Windsor Castle.

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, SATURDAY, DECEMBER 21st, 1907.

said he regarded it as a proof of the real bond of friendship which existed between this countr. and Germany,

To the deputation of British journalists whe visited Gerunay the Kiser was extremely cordial. He told them that the power wielded by the Press was great, and most beneficial when exerted in the dires ion of promoting the feeling of friendship among nations.

LONDON VIEW OF CHINA SITUATION.

The Kaiserin leaves for Germany by way of Port Francis Fo Jeputations were very cordiallyliminary agreement, made in 1898, the right to

The To-day Windsor will be deported. Kaiser goes into comparative seclusion at Higholife Castle, Christchurch, for a fortnight. Victoria and Flushing. The King goes to Ingeatre as the guest of Lord Shrewsbary. The Queen, Princess Victoris, and Queen Maud go back to Sandringham. The King and Queen of Spain lave for Welbeck on a vi it to the Duke and Duchess of Portland.

The

received by the Kaisorip, who were a dress of golden brown velvet, a large has trimmed with catrich feathers, and sables,

POLLARD'S LILLIPUTIAN OPERA COMPANY,

This Company, which arrived yesterday from The Timet sy :-The sentiment and. the movement denoted by the ory "China for the Manila par s.. Taming, contains fifty members, Chiness" appear to be growing both in force and has been reorganised since last appearing and range. Telegrame from Shanghai show in Hongkong, but the personnel is still pre- that a strong agitation is being carried on by ponderately Australian. The opening per the Chinese in that city against an important formsEce of the ensuing season will be given Another little speech on the same lines as made by the Kaiser in reply to the address pre-railway concession acquired by an English to night, Saturday, when The Belle of New

will branch south. sented by a deputation from the Anglo-German company. The propose clina Friendship Committes, represented by the Duke wards from the road now under construction York" will be staged. The plans for the first

hanghai and Nanking, and will week are open at the Robinson Piano Co. of Argyll, the Earl of Lonsdale, Lord Avebury, between General sir A. Turner, Mr. Newman, and Mr. serve to link together the systems of Kiangan and Chekiang provincas. According to a pre- ladies

finance the undertaking belongs to a British syndicate, but great difficulty has been found in obtaining a permanent arrangement The Chinese Government on the question. even went so far, a year or two ago, an to authorise the provincial effteisis to build the railway. Now, when the Peking rulers have beon induced to Boe the advisability of and Emp and Kaiserin lunched at the Emobserving their treaty obligations, local feeling basar, and left addington for Windsor at 3.15. is violently opposing any surrender to the The Fmpress, who left Windsor an hour beforeigner. It is somewhat ominous to learn fore the Kaiser drove from Feddington to the that the native merchants are preparing to Wallegos Collection, attended by Lord Acton boycott British goods in order to enforce their views. Those who remember the serious orisis and Lady Alice Stanley.

in Shanghai in December, 1905, will recollect thats similar stop proceded the violent riot, which for some time chreatened the safety of the foreign community. The difficulty of dealing with such manifestations of popular excitement liet in the fast that they are inspired by a strong and growing feeling. In the part Chinesa opposition to railway enter prise was largely due to ignorance and to bigoted prejudice against idevation. Now the nation is growing swake

Mr. Wilhelm Gans, who settled bere in 1898, and is probably the oldest German subject in Two Kings an Emperor, five Queens, and London, received a special invitation to be pre sixteen Princes, Princess Dakes, and Dusent, and chaited for sometime with the Emperor chesses of the blood royal lunchd at Windsor Castle to-day. It was the greatest gathering

The Kaiser of royalties That Windson has ever seen, and it was a fitting climax to the regal splendour and pomp of the week.

The Inacheco was served in the State Dining room, a magnificent Gothic chamber and a treasure hirties of rare birea china and the famous Flaxman silver bowlà.

There

were

twenty four people present: King Edward, Queen Alexandra, the Kaiser and Kaiseris, the King and Queen of Spain, the Queen of Norway, the Queen of Portugal, the Frince and and Princess of Wales, Prince and Princess George Jobann of Saxony, Princess Victoris, the Dake and Duchers of Connaught, Prince Arthur, Princess Patricis the Princess Royal and the Duke of Fife. Princese Henry of Battenberg, the Infania Isabella of Spain, the Duchess of Acsts, and the Grand Duke and Grand Duchess Viadimir of Russia.

The only Prince in Windsor who was not at the luncheon was Prince Olaf, who had his 'midday meal the seolosion of his own

periments,

Bhortly before one solook a motor-ear whizzed through High-street and up Castle- bul, Those wailing caught a glimpse of King Alfonso in a top hat and frock cout, sitting bie Queen and her mother. Their W jesties came up from Wood Norton yesterday

afternoon, atd went to the Opera in the oven. ing They stored from Eonsington Palace to Windsor this morning,

The Queen of Portugal also motored this mning frem Looder he is staying Claridge's Hotel.

The Queen of Norway, with Prince Olst, was already in the Castle, having arrived yesterday. They had a Ettle adventure st Windsor Station. The key of the royal salon was not at band, and the attendants not open the carriage door. After a could little desperate lugging at the chatinate handle, during which Prince Olaf smiled with gles at which he thought was fan, the Queen of Norway left the train. Ly another door.

The royal personages staying in the Castle attended Divine service in the private chapel, The first pew was nooupied by the King and Queen, the Kaiser and Kaisarin, the Queen of Norway, and the Duke of Fife.

Tha

agra past sing were, "O'God ́our help in

Her Majesty was keenly interested in the wonderful collection of Wattern's pictures, and remarked that she had a number of them in her drawing-10cm at Polidem

She drove next next to Mesars Waring and Gillow's galleries in Oxford-street, where she was received by Mr. S. J. Waring and Mr. Felors, the general maneger, The Empress accepted a bouqnit from Mr. Waring's little daughter, and at once began a tour of the great building.

The Empress pansed kmetime in the Empire room, where he parobased several articles, one being a beautifully inlaid French writing-table.

I should lie to slay Bere for bons," ehe remarked regretfully as she entered her motor

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THE KAISER AND THE PRESS.

HIO COMPLIMENTS TO DRITIEH JOURNALISTS.

.

The Kaiser, during a second visit to London paid a pleasant compliment to the journalists

be went over to Germany recently.

After receiving them at the German Embassy and listening to their addresa be said :—

I am much pleased, gentlemen, at receiving your address of welcome.

Im glad to think that your visit to Germany Inst ammer was such a successful oue, and that you were eatiefied with the reception you met with from my fellow countryman."

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power you wield is great, and most beneficial when exorted in the diretion of promoting a feeling of friendship among nations. Your address proven that you have this task at hoart.

I therefore thank you for your presence here to-day su glail to have met you, and I hope you will continue in your endeavour to foster friendly sentiment between our two natione

tier, and Jerusalem.our happy home." Dr. P. F. Eliot, Dean of Windsor, officiated,ne in kermeny and in friendship. and Dr. Boyd Carpenter, the Bishop of Hipon, delivered a striking so

For thirty-five minutes the Bishop addressed the Rings and Queens in moving and eloquent words on the virtue of nations. He pointed out that prosperity of a nation depends largely. en its virine and a contentment of the work- ing communities,

After the service the royalties returned to the Castle, and found the rest of the party awaiting them, with the Prince and Princess of Wales, who had been to Trinity Church.

Immediately after Innoh photographs of the party were taken by Mr. Downey, of Ebary- street. They were grouped in the Crimson Disking-room, and in the waning light an are lamp of 10,000 candle power was used. It was bicught specially firm London for the occasion for dashlight is considered too dangerous to ase inside the Castle.

There have never been such photographs before. In the first group Queen Alexandra eat in the centre, the German Empress ber right, and the Queen of Portugal on her left. The Qasen of Spain was at one end of the row of queeps, and the Queen of Norway at the other. In the second row stood the two Kings and the Emperor.

The party them prepared for a second picture, and this one was of all the ladies of the party alone. Amid much laughter they declared that they would not be photograph-d without the men. At last a group of the entire party of twenty four was formed, and little Prisen Olat was brought in to make the twenty-fifth,

He was immensely excited at being in com pany, and asked pertinent questions about the great arc light. At the orities) moment he moved, and spilt the plate. So the party bad to be grouped again for a third photograph,

Saturday's performance of "still Waters Ban Deep" was a triumph for, Sir Chirles Wyndham and bis company, which includ d Messrs. Lewis Waller, George Giddar, sed Sam Southero, Miss Mary Moore, and Miss Terry, who played Mrs. Sternhold for Marion the first time.

No applause is ever given at a command performance, and it was a novel experience for mast of

of the players to have their points received in dead silepoa

nor was vicculated yesterday that the Kaiser had met with an accident while shooting on Friday. The trail of the matter is that his knee was very slightly strained, but the injury was not suffisent to inconvenience him in any

The Kaizer was “at home at-the German Embassy on Saturday afternoon. In the great drawing-room of the house in Carlton House-terrace he received over 200 people, including eleven deputations

way.

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The. Kaiser's, visit to London, was entirely. private. In a dark gray frock cost, silk bat, amaroon tie, with a large gold pin and lavender he seemed a different individ al from

which is so necessary for the peace of Europe.

We of the same race and religion, thus our which should prove strong enough to keep The Emperor Led come from Windeer by special trai, and he and his party drove from Paddington to the Embassy in even motor cars,

Before Icaring

Bring W Tindsor the Kaiser remarked the Mayor:

I am charmed and delighted with my visit, We have been mest fortunate in having such fine weather. I have very much admired your decorations in the town, which are very His Majesty spoke in a loud, cheery voice,

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bealth than when he arrived in England. He wore morning dress, wi ha cape over his shoulders. He had a talk with Mr. Morris, the superintendent of the line, about the royal special.

As the train steamed away and the crowd cheered the Kaiser was talking to Lord Roberia, who, with Colonel 1 egge, had accompanied him from Windeor Castle:

The Emperor had intended to be in London at ten o'clock.

After midnight the first instructions were cancelled, and some of the railway staff were up balf the night rearranging the programme.

Three uat if four of the spectators at the Embassy sppeared to be German. There was little cheering as the Emperor drove past them rapidly in a closed motor,

When his Majesty and Lord Roberta stopped ont, a privileged group of Germana stat ding at the Embassy side doorway applauded with an English Hip, bip, hurra!"

The Emperor amited, and raised his hat, then passed into the Embassy with Connt Meitergieb, the German Ambassador.

The party went to the principal reception room to receive deputations sud add esses. Those were from

The German Consulate-General. The German Officers' Club in London.. The German Colony in London. The German Protestant Church in England. The German Seamen's Mission,

The Anglo-German Friendship Committee. German ladies engaged in German obarities in London,

British jourealiste,

The ax-Lord Mayor of London and his two Sherife, and

The Lordon County Council.

The last named body was represented by Mr. H. Peroy Harris, chairman, Mr Cleart. Sankey, vice-chairman, Capt in the Hon. Fitzroy Hemphil, Sir J. Williams Bena, M.P., and Mr. G. L. Gamme, olerk to the Council.

Sir William Treloar and his Fheriffs--Sir W. H. Can and Sir T. B. Crosby-thanked the Kaiver for their reception on their vi it to Berlin last year.

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DEATH OF SIR LEOPOLD

-MCCLINTOCK,

Admiral Sir Franois Leopold McClintock 'died last month at the age of sighty-sight,

He entered the Navy seventy-six years ago, and afterwards served in four Arctic voyages. It was he who discovered the fate of Franklin's Arctic expedition. He made the voyage an captain in command of the "Fox," a little vessel of 177 tons, and in this vessel he passed two

winters in the ice.

For his services on that ocession he received knighthood.

I was during sleighing exouxsions made during these years that he found the remains of ir Faba Franklin's ill-fated, hand, and the donment giving an account of the abandonment of the ship and the death of Franklin

the neossity for progress and development, but people are jealous of foreign inter- forence and hostile 10 foreign flieve. National feeling is developing, and many of the educated esan, especially the young students trained abroad, inspirect and direct the opples. tion lo foreign interests Not only do they wish that all future development should be carried out by Chinese capital and under Chinese mapagement, but they advocate the cancellation or redemption

Of

existing con. cessions, and even demand the abolition of

The Belle of New York," Pxtra-territoriality at the Treaty Porta, This The Pollard's Lilliputiass have been a here falling has produced the bitter opposition to the Peking Syndicate in Bhansi Provines, ditary institution. It is now over a quarter of It led to augry demonstrations aginst the century since the formation of the original Cauton-Kowloon concession, and it is blook-company, many of whose members have achieved ing the way of numerous railway and mining permanent fame aa grown-ppe. It is three years entrprises in other part of China. Even Japan bas found her policy and sims in since their last appearance in Hongkong and Menchuria thwarted. A number of questions, they have returned after making a fourth petty bat troublesome, have led of late to much theatrical tour of the world. negotiation and discussion between Chinese and Japanese representativer, and keen vexation, not to say eas-poration, has been caused in Japan by the unyielding and obstructive attitude of the Chiness. That the Clins, in their bittes hostility to the foreigner, are soting in opposition to their trae interests seeras beyond question. Their object, at least the object of the more enlightened motion, is to follow in Japan's footsteps, to rerrganise China and to make her great and powerful nation. Without foreign assistance and instruction, bow ever, this goal will not be easily reached. It was only by welcoming the co-operation of Westeru races that the Japanese made their marvellous advance during the last thirty years.

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the promote Among the instruments, likely enlightenment and development of the Chineas is so important as the nation, scarcely any introduction of easy and rapid means of com. of munication through the Empire, Lack internal circulation has probably been largely responsible for the stagnation of a gifted race in the past. The vast extent of the component aris beve prevented any real songs Empire and the many differences between its funity and rendered the problems of administra to difficult in the extreme.

Home time ago a

r the Em telegraph syrtem was established ov pire; more recently the Chinees Post Offor, organised by Sir Robert Hart, has been extend. ing its operations. But railwyy development as yet only boginning. And without foreign assistance its advance must la egions'y capital retarded. China has not as yet silber the or the engineers to build all the lines she requires. The blunders and mismanagement that have prevented the progress of the con struction of the groat Canton-Hsakow line, redeemed from an American company at a heavy price, do not promise any satisfactory results, from purely Obinose enterprises. To appass all foreign co-operation would therefore seem from the unwise nod shortsighted, even standpoint of purely Chinose interests. And, if the Chinesa repudiate fheir angs

they may And themselves gement now, deprived of assistance when they most require it. On the other hand, it should be possible far British concrasion-holders to recoguise Chines ausceptibilities, and where possible to make angh arrangements se may satisfy the wishes of a proad and sensitive race. Those who know the Chinese say that, rightly approached, they are. gezerally willing to eff et a compromise. If The Chinese can be satisfed that the European has no rapacious designs upon their country, that, on the contrary, external assistance will promote iis progress and prosperity, there may still be many opportunities for Western_enter- prise to assist in opening and developlug an Empire, which in extento territory and variety of resources in probably second to none.

ARTIFICIAL GEMS.

A French rant, Professor Bordas, of the College de France, has demonstrated, mys “Tha Daily Chronicles" Faris correspondent, that the mineral known as corundum, second in hardness only to the diamond, and worth about 25. a carat, can be converted into rubies and mpphire", the market value of which is about £30 a curat. The agency by which he accomplishes this is radium.

Professor Bordas, following up the disoovorles The address from the German Colony in this of Professor and Mme. Curie, was led to country alluded to the fact that the Emperor's experiment with radium, and the results of his visit was generally recognised as a guarantee of rese robes have just been communiosted to the the pance of the world, and assured his Majesty Academy of Science. Purchasing a few carats of their unswerving loyally and devotion to the weight of vari ocloured corundum from a Fatherland,

jeweller in the Rua de la Paix, to subjected it. The Kaiser, received the LC.C. depulation to the action of the radium, After a month His Imperial Majesty coosived eleven in the drawing room, where the obairm, the the corundum had entirely obsaged its original deputations, as follows: Sir William Treloar vice-chairman, and Sir J. Williams Bons were colour. That which was formerly yellow be (the late Lord Mayor of London) and his two presented to him.

glove tormed, picturesque figure which is a

the

well known.

Sheriffs, London County Council, Anglo- His Majesty conversed with the chairman came flus oleir ruby, the red became smithyst,

German Friendship Committee, British jour- nalists who visited Germany in the summer, German Consulate in London, German Colony in London, German Offers Club, German Protestant communities of Eng land, German Protestant Seamen's Mission, German Protestant Ladies' Society, and Gorman Catholio Ladies Soristy.

There was nothing formal shout the reception of the deputations. The Emperor, surronadod by his staff, stood in the centre of the room, the Human Ambassador at the entrance, and Lord

Bir. Hodworth Lamb'on

sitebus at the door of exit.

The Keiser was obviously keenly interested in the adôves prosented by the London Conaty Conzoil E

the riolet turned sapphire, while the blue for some little time, seeming part oularly became the colour of a lapas. interested is e usation questions.

Having effected this wonderful metamor

Mr. Percy Harris mentioned that the Conatyphosis, the professor took his artificial geme Council had started the Charlottenberg scheme to the jeweller from whom he had purchased in London on the model of that at Berlin.

In the course of farther conversation bis Majesty referred to the importacos of electricity to industry, and supposed it was receiving the attention of the Council.”

the e rundum in the first instance. The export, after a minuta examination, pronounced all the specimens to be gennino precious stones. His rprise on learning of the professor's experi- meats was very great Indeed,

Bordas argued that in future, when radiom

The late Admiral was an Elder Brother of Trinity House, and hold the degroes of D.C.L and LLD. He was Commander-in-Chief on the North American and West Indian Station from 1879 to 1982.

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The address was then presented, and in reply the Emperor said he was gratided that has become cheaper, it will be unnecessary to importenis body as the County Council desired pay enorm us prions for sapphires and rabics For

give an addr sa of He had been much pleased with the reception when they can be obtained from the more pleatiful corundum. The artificially produced soc rded to him in London. He regarded it as

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