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DIARY OF LOCAL BY RIVER TO WUCHOW,
EVENTS.
To-day.
(May 2.1
Wah Yan College, Distribution of prizes, 2.30 p.m.
Fourth Extra Race Meeting, Happy Valley, First Saddling Bell, 1.30 p.m.
Ladies' Hockey H.K.L.HO, &. The Rest.
A PICTURE OF AWAKENING CHINA.
A FINE GIRLS SCHOOL AND ITS
HEROIC HEADMISTRESS.
[BY L. FORSTER.]
Professor L. Forster here con- tinues his account of a recent visit to Wuchom, the first part of which appeared in our lexue of pesterday...
Lawn Bowls-Div. I.: Taikoo v. Police, Craigengower . Kowloon, Kowloon Bowling Green, Kow- loon Dock, Beeroio e Civil Service. Div. II: Civil Service. .. Taikoo,
The upriver boat which we had Yacht Club Recreio, Kowloon Cricket Club Kowloon Bowling left at Samshui was due at 7.30 but Green, Hong Kong Electric ». } il did not show its search light at Craigengower.
Bhiuhing and sound, its syren till Football-First Div.: Champions The Rest, Club ground, 5. p.m. Exhibition of Pictures at Komor and Komor's.
Queen's Theatre: "The Three
French Girls'
World Theatre: "Story of Movie lund" Part 2 (Chinese film).
Central Theatre: "See America Thirst."
King's Theatre: "Renegades."
narrower parts made such precau tions necessary.
The Rhine, even in its best parts is not prettier than some of the portions of the West River between Sliuhing and Wuchow. There was
a well wooded island with a derelict house perched high up on the sum- 8 p.m. Motives of economy and amit of its peak as we approached desire for privacy prompted us to the city. It is a prominent landmark engage sampans at 15 cents per and were the structure less modern head instead of paying 20 cents and more solid it might stand for per head to the person, who ran his the mouse tower of the Rhine. Ob boat in the company's service. Un-viously there must be some tragic fortunately economy did not pre story connected with such a roman- vail, for the monopolist demanded tie setting but all we could gather 20 cents from each passenger whe
was that certain generals had held
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a conference there, and that mis- sionaries had tried to live there but snakes, not mice, had made the The Captain place impossible. should try to get up a story more! weird and intriguing than this.
Pagoda,
St. John Ambulance Brigadether he used his boat or not, and Concert, King's College, & p.m«" as his boat barred the approach Peninsula Hotels; Dinner Dances, to be paid by each of us,
Dances: Tea Dances, H.K. and to the gangway the 20 cents had Peninsula and Repulse Bay Hotels.
As the next portion of the journey European Mail.-Inward: Europe ria Suez (Katori Maru); Europe
was in the darkness, there was an' ria Siberia (Pres. Harrison). Out-cerio feeling as the vessel threaded ward: Europe ria Siberia (Pres. its way between the two dark over. Lincoln) 5 p.m.; Europe via Bucz (Sondan) 8.30 a.m.
hanging banks. The various halts The pagada on the left bank lasted only a few minutes, but were stands like a sentinel on the river enlivened, by the clamour of the as a watchman for the town. There boat people from the shore who is something splendid about a wanted business, and also try the pagoda of this sort. It stands in greetings of friends. Because of isolation and commands attention, the festival of Taing Ming when for the vast open stretches of river worship at the ancestral tombs and country emphasise its dignity takes place, the traffic on the river and importance. It serves no prac was heavier than usual. The samtical purpose, except perhaps the
Sunday.
(May 3.)
Fourth Sunday After Easter. Queen's Theatre: "New Moon." King's Theatre: "Renegades.” Dances: Ten Dance at Repulse Bay Hotel.
Monday,
(Max; 4.) Meeting of Chamber of Commerce. P.W.D. Sale of Crown Land, 3.
Hong Kong Fencing Club Meek
p.m.
3.13 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "New Moon." King's Theatre: "Renegades." Dances: Tos Dance nt Hong Kong Hotel; Dinner Dances, Hong Kong Hotel, Peninsula Hotel and Hotel Cecil.
Tuesday,
(April 5.)
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pan people added a touch of Vene-more than useful one of protectias THE HOTEL RIVIERA
tian gaiety and charm to the seene the city against evil spirits. The by hanging Chinese lanterns from design is unique, arresting, and the bows of their boats in order to graceful growing as it does like a light the way. As there were many tapering tree from the ground. of these swinging or swaying in the
Apart from the pawn shops the darkness the effect was extremely pagodas are the only buildings picturesque.
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Lovely as the Rhine, When daylight appeared we found reveals the quality of the motive, ourselves enclosed by well wooded so much as the difference in form alopes which rather contradicted of those two buildings, the one a the idea that trees, apart from tall, square, unprepossessing ware-I those round monasteries, hardly house without the slightest attempt exist in China, but in addition to at benuty of design ornament or English Association Meeting: these pinatations there was evidence decoration, the other exclusively set Speaker, Mr. A. H. Fenwick, B.Sc..of inuch tree life in this district apart to embody all these prin- A.M.J.C.E., on "F.W.HI. Myers."
Rotary Tiffin: Speaker, Lt.Cdr. by the presence of large rafts of ciples. The perfect pagoda consists Dymott, R.N., on Meteorology. timber which we frequently en- of thirteen stories which number| Hong Kong Benevolant Society countered. The high banks of the suggests a defiance of superstition Jumble Sale, City Hall, 2 p.m.
Queen's Theatre: "New Moon." river and the fact that some of the or perhaps an offering upon its altar. The one at Wuchow has World Theatre: "Heroes" houses on them were raised on
the usual odd number of stories but Part 2 (Chinese Jilm).
Dances: Tea Dance, H.K. Hotel; poles, showed how high the river the donor was not able to raise Dinner Dances, at Hong Kong and rose when in flood-a rise of thirty more than o stories. Repulse Bay Hotels.
to fifty feet at such times. in these
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