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THE HONGKONG. DAILY PRESS.

CALIFORNIA GLEE CLUB

THE TENG WU MONASTERY HONGKONG COOLIE NUISANCE

JHY FOUR CANTON CORRESPONDENT]

short raention.

CONCERT.

MONDAY, JULY 12TH, -1920.

GERMAN DEBTORS AND CREDITORS. QUESTION OF DERECT COMMUNICATION."

VISITORS INCONVENIENCED. If more of the foreign, residents of Rang Mr. J. L. Wisher. a "visitor to the A RICH FEAST OF GOOD MUSIC. kong knew of the beauties of the Teng Colony, and resident at the Hongkong The vocal and instrumental concert given Wu monastery many groups would make | Hotel, charged a ricksha enolie before Mr.in Saturday night at the Theatre Royal It is notified in the Hongkong Govern pilgrimages to the historie place whigh-iNE Smith at the Magistracy, pa Sature by the California University Glee Ciah was “me Gazette that under section 1 sasily' renched by & Ave hours" journey day with demanding more than the legal very different from what perhaps many the Treaty of Pease Order in Council the 1(2) of from Canton, Those whỏ enjoy a forest ¦ fare.

British members of the audience expected, Controller of the Clearing Office has grant- which has been permited to grow up un-

Mr. Wisker said that he was` not more

for the ** undergraduate abroad "» rather | od tourled in a semi-tropical climate for than 50 winutes in the ricksha and he gave suggests to the British public an entertain. terms,

a general lienee in the following hundreds of years threaded by mountain him 30 cents. Many resident of the Hong ment of boisterous, fun and frolic, British ensiiters and debtors pray com strejus with convenient bathing pools all kong Hotel had been imposed upon lately. Those members of the audience who municate in writing with their German of which, surrounds an ancient Temple On Friday afternoon a party of American had gone expecting to listen to a prol debtors and ereditars direct with regard whow gongs and bells ring day and night, ladies and gentlensen engaged chairs to granum allied to that of the American to prewar debts arising out of pre-war will and in Teng Wu-nn ideal place for a take them to the gardens, and the bearers music hall stage, were most agreeably sur-transaction or contracts with the salv demandent more than the legal fare. They prised. They were treated, instead, to a object of ascertaining, particulars of in. Teng Wie is the most prosperous and one had to be dispersed by an Indian con refined, clever and yet thoroughly enjoy debtedness between the parties provided of the oldiest of all of the Buddhist temples stable who slapped one of the mon on the able programme of songs and instrumental that no proposal, ar „suggestion is made in Kwangtung prosince In the years hack of the neck. These people did not items. The instrumental music, if not of fur payment or settlement of such debts. following the Revolution a large propar-care to go to the trouble of prosecuting the very highest standard, was far supe, except through. Clearing Offices and that tipn of the finuples of this province have the coolies, and this was one of the reasons rior to what one expected from University, the party comminicating retains true been neglected, The priests have been why the coolies so persistently incoven undergraduates on a holiday; while the cups and hands them to Controller on deprived of the Income, which the temples ienced visitors to Hongkong. Witness singing voked and thoroughly deserved demand."" med to enjoy and the buildings are in most prouted defendant to make an example the loudest applause from a well-pleted ca in bad repair. Only one of the five of him.

audience. Tonight, when the reputation Lending Buddhist temples of Canton city! The Magistrate said he wished more of these young men will have reached all now has prieste in it. Formerly, each people would take the trouble to prosecute those who were not present on Saturday, one had its pay

of ministering these pests." They had no right to im there is certain to be a full house. They priests. The visitor to the temples in pow. on" strangers. Tie defendant was

deserve it. The programme, by the way, Canton sees comparatively few worshippers fined 5 or 10 days hard labour..

will be an entirely new one. these days.

"An

INDIAN WATCHMAN

the watch

SHIPPING REGULATIONS

AGAINST ALIENS,

INTERESTING NEWS FOR THE

MERCHANT SERVICE.

The following Metis of The Aliens Restriction (Amendment) Act, 1919, are published in the Hongkong" Goteringat Gazette for yearral information:

We hope Mr. Brick" More and Mr. Bug Teng Wu stills holds the popularity.

Frank Morgan, who are running the show, of former days. 14' is the destination of

will effect one necessary improvement to -large-numbers of worshippers-most of whom

IMPRISONED.

_night-that-give the Jazz Band an BIO WEBCTS Many of them" come front

opportunity for distinguishing itself more ABUSING HIS TRUST.

5.- (1.) No alien shall act as master, Flongkong. They come in pärties and stay -

than it did on Saturday, when it kept the chief officer, or chief engineer of a British for a week, or mère worshipping the idols i

Indian watchman uployed by audience entranced for about fiftees merchant ship registered in the United and arranging for the monks to make Messrs. Whiteway, Laidlaw and Co., was minutes towards the end of the programme Kingdom, or as skipper or second of a During charged, on remand, at the Magistracy, It was a weird jazz band in more than fishing boat registered in the United prayers for departed relatives, last month a wealthy Hongkong merchant Saturday, with the theft of a quantity one respect, for it differed from all other Kingdom, except in the case of a ship or Apent a week at the monastery. He spent ofoth and enbidery valued at $73.10, jazz bands yet heard in Hongkong, in boat employed habitually in voyages he one thousand dollars in providing prayers the property of the firm

that it provided real first-class music, augl tween parts'outside the United Kingdom :--- for his parents who dird nearly a year had told him that he bought part of the usually associates with jazz. To tell the apply to any alien who has acted as Sergeant Dorling stated that defendant not the usual blaring, tearing sound, one *** Provided that this prohibition shall not ago. This amount provided for many cloth from the Sinere Company and part mases by the monks and for great quan from a Chinese shop in Lyndhurst Terrace, truth, though the tenor solo by Mr. C.¦ a master, chief offert, or chief engineer of pherualin awe in the worship of the idols, deninformation could be obtained. Mr. Frank Morgar, the baritone solo of hand of a British fishing boat, at any tition of jos, paper maney and other para. Enquiries were made at the shops but no I. Howell, the "sawdust melodies of a British ship or as skipper or secand During the same time that he was there whiteaway Laidlaw and Ers, aid that ML Newmiller the riota solo of time during the war, and is certified by

Mr. Webb, assistant punager of Mesars.. a party of ten women from a village about Sity miles distant were gists in the

was not supposed to go Mr. Dari Phennigand the songs of Mr. the Admiralty to have performed good wople. They spent six hundred dollars into the shop during night. He should

S ing were all of more than ordi- and aithful service in that capacity, during the line they were there. The int have had the key of the front doo come of this temple for a year will as were searched, one was found. With

of the establishment, but when his quarter?

al_value tu audience-would--(2) No-allen shall be employed in any to many thousands of dollars for during identified part of the goods stolen as

urerred the jazz band to any capacity on board & British ship regisered the summer months there is a cont

tems. It is because the jaz in the United Kingdom at a rate of pay Stream of worshippers visiting the monas. Property of the firm ause they w

ubtrinable only in European emporiums. tery:

and away the best thing in less than the standard rate of pay for the Mr. D. H. Blake, who appeared for the There are now henry, taro hundred defendant had been employed by the firm of etil music that we hope to hear Provided that, where the Board of Trade

gamme fall of the choicest titbits! asked for leniency, saying that the

time being current on British ships for proists living in the temple. In addition to them there are over eighty serving boys for upward of eight years, and this was more of it tonight. The harmony which between ter and wixten years of age. At his Arst offence. Council also said that

hy break and sunset the two principal de sudant had a wife and family who he even men-ench an artist at his own a tied that aliens of any particular instrument instruments--produced racy (other than former enemy aliens) are mes are sung. But this is not the only were dependent on hint. ime when the monks must repeat prayersens menth's hard labour, remarked that

The Magistrate, in passing sentence of deserves the highest compliments.

habitually employed afloat in any ŝajmeity, The monastery contains a great number of

It is as an aggregation rather than as

ur in any climate. for which they are nested in addition to those said in the all this before he abused the trust placed individualists that the Glee Club abone in pills fitted, nothing in this section mall rooms in which prayers must be re the defendant should have thought about

large hall. Then the bells of the templat

ainging That is not to say that Messrs.

shall prejudice the right of aliens of such 'must be rung at interyals throughout, then

Neumiller, Mering and Howell are not day and night. The life of the monk could

race to be employed upon British ships at not be called strenuous, but there are several tain streams near the monastery and good soloists; all three deserved the rousing"

Tita of pay which are not below those hours of each day when he must be en keeps in touch with his office in Siu Hing cheers they received, expecially for their for the time being find on standard rates

with the telephone. This military man All the monks are under the direction comes to Teng Wu in his own speedy motor epoore items, but the singing of the Glee for British subjects of that race. of a head monk who is chosen every three boats, Due of which is a large one.

The Club in chorus was superlatively good.. years by lot. Formerly the oldest monk was torn in these bunts come from American Simple old-world melodies, lusty college the head hut the choice by lot is used to preof the latest speed boats of Europe or choruses, catchy bits of popular songs-ali Factories and the boats have the appearance vent any one man from having too much

The head monk distributes the Anteries. It is the intention of General were rendered in a manner that made the power. work among the group of monks and has La to make the monastery force of for audience insistent for more. absolute power during the term of his hundred acres a recreation ground for

In perfect

LIFE IN THE TEMPLA

in him,

of a three years term of offre the hend protestion with his soldiers, but he pro- who have attempted to train a body of offers. Of court, the fact that at the end the people, and he is not only providing time and in perfect harmony, only those

monk may be relneed to the ranks netsmises that any who care to do so can have

SWIMMING POOLS.

."

haa renched. And when, under the dire

(3.) No alien shall be employed in" any capacity on board a British ship registered in the United Kingdom unless he has pro duced to the officer before whom he is engaged 1 satisfactory proof of his nationa- lity.

for employment on a British ships in con- (4-) Any person who engage an alien travention of the provisions of this wetion

Act.

employed or shall act as a master, officer, 12.-No former enemy alien shall be or member of the crew of a British ship registered in the United Kingdom.

to restrain an unfair use of power. All permission to build their own mas sheds teen men to sing together so that not the priests at together twice each day in along the streams. This has been impos one is heard above the other can appreciate. shall be guilty of an offence under this a large hall with the head priests sitting sible in the past because of the opposition the standard of perfection the Glee Club on a raised platform. Like the Christian, the monks. they have the custom of saying grace before rating though it is difficult to One of the pleasures of the monastery tion of Mr. Brick" More, they sang realize how thanks could be given for the forest are the two swimming pool. A bath a collection of choruses that were the mengre fare providedt. In addition to an bother of gue in the days of our fathers it seemed nolimited quantity of rire each priest has bather think of similar places in the West that there never will be mangs like the old only a small bowel of vegetables at rachne bathing pool is at the foot of a songs. We must nos fail to mention the The Song of the Str," by Mr. Morgan of the two daily meals.

seventy-five foot fall of water which adds Golden Bear Quartetto Mesura. G. B. was ist siccessful, a soft and sibillant If the vegetarians wished to get vindí. to the pleasure of the swim. cation for their theory they could find it

Those who are interested in gold fish will and F. A. Morgan (jr.)--whose two items santly reminiscent of the passage of an Douglass, 4 R. Parrish, L. L. Neamiller noise, though to some rather too unplea in the diet of the Buddhist monk This find good specimens in the Teag Wu were the cure of harmony. group of men, living on rice and one dish monastery. The priests take great pride pear to be in good health. Very few of found in all parts of the buildings. One is a unique entertainment, uniquely pre of vegetables served twice ench day, ap. in them and tanks containing fish are them are over wright and few are under large gold fish. which is several years old, seated. weight. They do not have a robust appear has no eyos, This is the prize pet of the ance, and yet there is very little sickness monastery. It lost its sight when very mong them? The guests who eat the small A boy who was a visitor to the monastery food are served with a greater monastery with his mother was refused variety of dishes. Various kinds of veget. permission by his mother to take this fish able oils are used in the preparation of home, la his anger the child pushed out the food, and for a short period even the eyes of the fish. The priests put it the foreigner can enjoy the diet. How back in the water expecting it to die,

ver, those who are going to pay a visit but it is still living.... to Teng We Had better take their own food

THE HOGE KITCHENĘ...,

going many long mils to hear worth

The California young men

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to supplement that served by the monks.. The housewife will be interested to visit after

though tired to bed on Saturday night

18-pounder. It was a revelation to see

GLOBA

Morgan's fearsome instrument, a what could be got out of a common hand Kaw and a homely briar pipe. Mr. between the noise of a saxophone and a rhinosauros, appeared quite docile in the hands of its owner, whose musing per formance as

one ** quite

the best features

of the show. sung by Messrs. Howell and Neumiller, Songs, enthusiastically received, wore

and a clever well-rehearsed exhibition of national music was given by the Jazz Band, in which three members of the versatile even calated their Chinese brethren by

enta in-turn." Huccessfully negotiating several instru which IF 13.5

The

impressions of stranger to Hongkong, especially as to the Mr. Mering who also acted as spokesman. Peak tram-were humorously described by The chorus work naturally loomed

a word of

ANOTHER ACCOUNT, Another member of Saturday night's dicas favours us with the following impressions:-

The members of the California Univer sity Glee Club must have gone happy

their performance It is a rule that no mrat is to be eaten the huge kitchens of this monastery. The enthusiastically appreciated, The entire in the buildings, but the European commountain stream runs through these rooms American element in the Colony appeared and the rule if he takes canned goods and various water spouts carry the water to have come to the theatre to enjoy them with him and has these served in his own to convenient places, Coe large iron scives. They certainly did,

kettle is pointed out as being large enough Eighteen upstanding, well-groomed, well There are no rates for guests at the to cook rice for a thousand people, and it dried, and very decorous young much. Isidatione irksome, and

largest on the programme. As unadultored Teng Wu monastery. Even in these mate. looks big enough to do this. Large stora rialistic days the Buddhist priests allowFuori contain quantities of: rice and of theding at the switch of a muscle of riticism arrater praise there is a fine

grave but energetic conductor, a each guest to pay according to his own used in the flavouring of dishes. The camouflaged as a jeweller's shop or & beat went natray and every mau 22..

wonderful musical handsaw,

or two of advice. The singing was extra- desires. This is & practice which has been great streams of water running through the

aaaxophone ordinarily well togethe-not a note, nor. followed for hundreds of years. When the kitchens make it comparatively eaty to and rodest pinist, and

Salvation Army Band, 1 guest pays on departure what he feela koop these rooms clean. Compared to the those are the outstanding impressions of than I have heard before, and the audience a handworking hard and well. The humorous posibilities da violin

wizard, indue, the monastery, he does so only Average Chinese kitchen, they are models

of concerted after protest by the monks that a dovout in this respect

novel and amusing evening. PTS Buddhist will give a large gilt to the The history of the honestery Farm back musically above their fellows; the

wer FISHA British point-of- monastery when he departs.

to the later Han dynasty (A.D. 214-993). who had a great deal to do and did it with ion and a trifle more-of light and shade less of mechanical preci- The site was chosen by a monk after many skill and sympathy and Mr. Phennig musical sympathy winch would satisfy the marylion signs were given that the wind whose violin playing, especially his first

and tone would lend the performance

critic

room.

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"CLIMBING SHIRTS EVER HAD ONE OF THOSE CLIMBING SHIFTS THE KIND THAT CREEPS UP AN INCH OF TWO AT THE WAIST WITH EVERY MOVE YOU MAKE?

CLIMBING SHIRT" singing were better developed

The visitor to Teng Wy now is almost rounding villages on the telephone. This favourable to the evil spirits. The history was a triumph of technique and expression complimented on the results of bin samodern convience has been installed within the place has been written in four rather I found it, bard to believe him an ander obviously long and careful handling of the

the last few months by the military com large volumes though much of the so graduate

he must have begun violining at nander of the Rig Hing district. Generalled history must be classed as myth.& tenden age to have acquired, not only so Lan Foo, He has built mat sheds for Much of the account is concerned with the much skill, but so much of the aplomb and a summer residence along one of the mounces of monks in overcoming evil spirits the arts of the professional players

who attacked the sacred nlsce. Oontinund at foot of next-column.)

Continued ut foot of nest enlumn.)

startled to hear the monks calling up surand water" of the place was very un- and third piecesbe was thrice re-called Morse is to be sincerelvi

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ing reception for him and the Glee Club wherever they go in their novel and sensible method of seeing something of the world:

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