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The Hongkong Celegraph

HONGKONG, MONDAY, FEBRUARY, 13, 1906,

PRINCE ARTHUR'S GENEROUS APPRECIATION..

Intense satisfaction has been afforded the entire community--and especially the Chin. VESTABLISHED A.D. 1841,

escover the gracious terms in which Prince Arthur of Connaught expressed, in a CHEMISTS BY APPOINTMENT TO letter to H. E. Sir Matthew Nathan yester- day, his high appreciation of the character HIS EXCELLENCY THE

and design of the illuminations which His GOVERNOR.

Royal Highness viewed on Saturday evening. By this recognition of the efforts of those whố' made themselves responsible at their personal cost for the illumination of Hong- HONGKONG DISPENSARY on in a manner worthy of the Royal

THE

IMPORTANT NOTICE.

IN ADDITION TO THE

LOCAL AND GENERAL

THE continuation of the Races together with our exclusive and Reuter's telegrams will be found in the suppleret;

from the Government of Burma dated the ioth. iostant:-"Hongkong has been declair i -infected area...”,” Inform shipping firms

FEBRUARY 12, 1906,

THE ILLUMINATIONS.

PRINCE ARTHUR'S THANKS, CONGRATULATIONS TO THE PEOPLE OF HONGKONG.

OF THK

bad weather should martha vhits of the Sovereign's representative, for those who know Hongkong best know how beautiful the Island Can appear. from all standpoints. However, theca i ll time for Hongkong to re-appear in the colours which prevailed on Friday.

A GRATIFYING' VISIT. In the circumstances, the visit of His Royal THE following" telegram has heen received [FROM HE. THE GOMANO FAL THE EDITOR Highness and party to Deep Water Bay must

HOMOKONO TRA arapi ",]

have proved extremely gratifying to the mem- bers of the Hongkong Golf Club, for it is cer Government House,

Laio that, after the sea-voyage, His Royal Hongkong, 11th February, 1906. Highness must have enjoyed the warmth letter which has given the Governor much Golf Club. The visit, outside the dignity

and Sir-1am directed to enclose copy of a by 1

Cordiality

with which he was received by the representatives of Hongkong's senior pleasure to receive from Colonel A. David and importance. conferred on the Club by son, C..., C., Equerry to His Majesty the visit of one who li not merely the head the King, and which His Excellency thinks of a Special Embassy, to the Far Eat bat is will give equal pleasure to the readers of the iso a Prince of the Hood Royal, should form Hongkong Telegraph.

an outstanding feature in its annals, am, Dear Sir, Your Obedient Servant,

A. 3. PONSONBY,

Private Secretary. FROM PRINCE ARTHUR.

A CHINAMAN was this morning sentenced to three weeks hard labour and six hours' stocks, by Mr. F. A. Hazeland, at the Police Court, for stealing, from a passenger on board the Canton boat Xinsham, a silk waistcour.

For attempting to cut a man's pocket at Were Point on Saturday night, two natives-don arrivals from Canton--were sentenced this morning, by Mr. F.A. Hareland, to three weeks! hard labour each and six hours' stocks.

City Hall Library and Museum for the wook THE following is the return of visitors to the ending the 1th February-Library, Non Chinese 387, Chinese 196; total 483. Museum, Non-Chinese 100, Chinese 10,408; total 10,508, VICEROY Chang Chilitung, being of opinion that Wuchang is even better suited for the has proposed to the Waiwups and the Shaugpu purposes of international trade than Hankow,

to have it made into a treaty port. It is te ported that he has received a telegraphic reply sanctioning his proposal.

Hongkong, 11th February, 1906. Dear Sir Matthew,I am directed by: convey to all the Resid of Hongkong Prince Arthur of Connaught to ask you to the expression of his admiration and ap last night an account of which His Royal pregiation of the Illuminations displayed Figliness will duly report to His Majesty the King.

THE PROCESSION TO THE KO SHING THEATRE.

THE KHATTAK DANCES. MARVELLOUS PERFORMANCE DY, BALUCHIs.. Undoubtedly the Khattak dances of the Duke of Connaught's Own Baluchin, given on the New Parade Ground on Saturday night, ware as novel as they were amazing. Coming 10; banquet and theatrical performance, bisare at they did, inmediately after the Chinese these were to the Western mind, the Baluchi dances gained additional interest; and be must have been a sated individual who could main=" tain an Oriental composure in face of tha

covered seats where the guests were accomp extraordinary character of the dances The visitor entered a big amphitheatre, hned with ** modated, while the Prince and his suite and few others had seats in the upper part of th ground. The Baluchi Band played a selection of melancholy airs, which seemed to be in keeping with the whole idea. At first one law nathing, guessed only, that a large crowd was around one, but space and distanco were ob iterated by the night. It was in pitchy darke new, made all the more striking by the bum of innumerable voices, the owners of whm could nut be seen. People groned to their seats, asking pardon for trampling over strange feet in the blackness. might have been a scene from the Inferno. Then somewhere in the middle of the arena a

blized up and half a dozen grim figures stood apparently in a cauldron. Then it suddenly ehted tow appeared, glimmered and rate.

autlined. They were heaving lumps of wood an a great open fireplace--a common enough thing to do, but quaint and somewhat awes inspiring in the gloons. This was the witcher" 'tcene from "Macbeth" As the fire rose and spread light around, it could be seen that the seals were crowded with spectators. Then torches were lighted, and finally the hand struck up the National Anthem, and the Prince had arrived. When the fire hind been well supplied with buckets of kerasine, a anumber of Baluchi pipers marched in play. ge-will it be believed well known

It

In the evening His Royal Highness pro. ceeded to the Ko Shing Theatre to meet there the chief representatives of the Chinese Community in Hongkong, to partake of a banquet given in his honour, and to witness a Chinese theatrical performance.

Duke and Duchess of Connaught, who, fifteen following in the footsteps of his jatens the In this respect, His Royal Highness was

or sixteen years ago, paid a similar complimeni with similar marks of respect and esteems to the Chintan Community and were received

with the wonderfully full and comprehensiveness the procession of chairs. On every "It was known to the general public that the Prince and suite were to pass along Queen's His Royal Highness greatly struck gathered on either side of the road to, wit

Road shortly niter seven o'clock, and crawds.

have been secured by the loyal co-operation the soft light of a myriad of Chinese and effect of the whole scheme, which could only hant the thoroughfare was illuminated with. and goodwill of all who were concerned in Japanese lanterns, and of devices emblazoned issue a special "express," yesterday after THE case in which a bearding house keeper his warniest thanks and congratulations possible to pass, along the side walki on, Have been made from this date IN THE hoog, informing the public generally of His was charged with attempting to obtain, under conveyed to those who assisted; opccount of the solidity of the throng. The Scotch bagpipa air. Two of them and to

its production. His Royal Highness wishes the glare of electric lights. It was im

guest and in keeping with the best" tradi- tions of the Colony, His Royal Highness has made ample compensation for the labour and, no doubt, in some cases, sacrifices in- volved; and, has gratified all sections of Hongkong by his ready, understanding of the warmth of the welcome which these Excellency Sir Matthew Nathan for so tributes betokened. We have to thank is

prompily banding us the most interesting communication from the Prince, whereby REDUCTIONS Hongkong Telegraph was enabled to

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Royal Highness's generous acknowledg. ments of the community's efforts.

HONG KONG AT PLAY.

false preleases, from Mesra Jardino, Matheson & Co, the sum of $311; fourteen other coolies for being on board the 3.8. Su Sang without permission, and our firemen for absenting themselves from the ship, was further; heard, The boarding-house keeper and the four firemen were remanded, while the fourteen coolies

Just as the labourer is worthy of his thire and a miserably small hire it is nowadays, when trusts and amalgamations and concesse discharged. sionaires abound-so, we may take it the WE MAINTAIN THE LARGEST hupper suckles," as Thackeray would say,

and MOST COMPLETE STOCKS of these GOODS in the Colony, and our Stocks being frequently turned over, ensures all Goods being FRESH and in the BEST CONDITION.

at entitled to their holidays plus their hire. The remark is occasioned not at all against the residents of the heights-far from it; they are a perennial source of wirth, whose very

wonder

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Ar about half past six o'clock this morning fire broke out on board a junk laden with shadal wood, which was lying at anchor off Wing Lok Sct. The fire-float in charge of Fire. nas Lide was soon on the scene, and water was turned on the craft; but the flames wetċ

the admirable result of their designs and labours; and to state that the | beautiful, and effective

always remain in his recollection a most display will gratifying proof of the fervent relations of the King's subjects in the Colony, of, the valued friendliness of its other inhabitants, and of the kind and cordial, feeling extend his visit to Flongkang. ed by all classes of the Community during

I remain,

Dear Sir Matthew,

Yours Sincerely,

ARTHUR DAVIDSON,

by, rows of European and Indian police, performers entered. They quite circled the centre of the roadway was kept clear drummers remained, and then the aluchi had in the Chinese quaner by ludonge. When

zenn. The first, dance consisted of a slow Sikhs, and carried by the familiar red-coated for the first exerche iu wymastics Nath the chairs appeared led by a couple oficuous movement, which might have passed Royal badge on their armi sleeves, laud husraha did a graceful sort of back-shuffle, with a coolies of Government House, wearing the ing wild or weird about it The next lot echoed through the crowd till it was impossible two-step waltz thrown in, which quite charmed to hear one's voice. The procession was shorn the ladies, who declared that this was really of any attempt at parade. Although rain

nice and to peat. The third, lot, brought to the tened to fall, the hoods had been left be

swords and tried to look fierce and rampageous hind and the Prince followed by the Governor and mad, but, as a lect, they only displayed was plainly to be seen and recognised by the how easy it was to do a whitland, at the same people. His Royal Highners was in uniforma, tine, hold a sword aloft.

The last lot praviced ard seemed none the worse of his breezy trip

in; they were, the elite of the swordsmen, in the bay, is Excellency was in evening

They carried two words each and howled dress. Many of the suite wore uniforms whose

dismally.

yapping, they did the dumb belt exercise with That was to frighten anybody in gold lace glistened in the rays of light shed by

cse there should be trouble. Then having the illuminations 7nd along the route quite exhausted their breath by howling and to left appreciating the efforts of the loyal the swords, the uick apparently being to twit citizens of Hongkong to make his passage

the words in the air thrice and then lack them, to the Ko shing Theatre a Royal progress, under the arms without hurting themselves or As the procession passed through the various anybody else. They only damaged. one torch a perfect. frenzy of adulatory recognition. The ground, One individual mounted on another's arches, the musicians worked themselves into which was stuck on a pole at the side of tha, drums banged, the cymbals clashed, the pipes shoulders while the other, that is to say the if it might have almost seemed as if Pande without cutting his note off, which was reckon. screamed and screeched, and the horns howled Inwermost man, whirled his swords rapidly.. the Chinese reception to their own quarter. cordingly. The Band struck up" God Save All this time, His Royal Highness was monium had braken loose. But it was all part of ed a great feal, and everybody applauded 'nc.

admiring the effect of the illuminations, and

the King" and everybody trooped into the cold, that he did so s evidenced by the letter which

dark and wet night. he wrote yes csday to His xcellency the Gov ernot, who transmitted it to us yesterday after. noon, and which we published as a special supplement to the Telegraph.

so fierce that the junk was burnt to the water's THE PRINCE IN HONGKONG, Royali, hness was glanciag frumright

is productive of robust cachinna-edge. When the flames had been extinguish- ton-but because it must have occurreded the wreck was towed away from the ship-- to many during these days of feastings, ping and beached at Mung-kok. The origin celebrations and what not, to

of the fire is at present unknown.

AT the Police Court this morning, before Mr. the ss. African fonarch, we e charged by the F. A. Hazeland, seven men, firensen on Losid master of the ship for refusing duty on board ship on Saturday morning, They pleaded guilty to the charge, giving as a reases for their conduct, that the Caplain was about to engage four Chinamen, and hey did not want to work with Chinmen Alsar come, disown sin six out of the seven decided to return on

board and stast work, while une flatly refused lis Worship sentenced him to fourteen, days' hard fabour.

passing Wing Shing Street, a thoroughfare

by a man trons behind, and alter receiving a which is dimly lighted, Lam was pounced upon lew blows was relieved of his göld f,ger ring- were arrested. They were placed before M, A chase followed with the result that two'coolies C. A. D. Melbourne, at the Police Court this morning, at the instance of Inspector Smith on

TRIP TO DEEP WATER BAY,

DISAPPOINTMENT AT THE POLO CLUB

of 11 Royal Highness as to the effect of the illuminations, and conveying that appreciation The letter containing the high appreciation

in the most felicitous terms through Colonel Davidson, appears above.

From end to end of the route the passage the procession to the Ko Shing Theatie self, who closed in behind the chairs and followed

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purposes,

THE ILLUMINATIONS. `-

A CONTRAST TO FORMER TIMES. The illuminations were of a character and on had previous knowledge of what Hongkong can a Brate which surprised even those who have do when they set earnestly about the matter. For instance, it was confidently stated that the old Clock Tower, which has, in all previous re lend", would be eiterly forgotten on this occa parts, been referred to as a paragon of excel. sion. As a matter of fact, the Clock Tower proves to be a useful standard for illumination And a good deal of skill bad beca employed in, outlining the somewhat curious and antiquated structure. The Post Office, while not exactly a miracle of beauty, was suit Central Market and the Brigade station were easteily part of the city that the illuminator's conspicuous features on the route towards the Ko Shirg Theatre. But it was in the more

bank district defies description Hongkong and Shanghai Bank on the one side, and down to the water's edge on the other, was oblar with all that was really indicative of how far imagination cumbined with resourceful. ness and ideas can go. "Fence bath her

Owing to the state of the weather on Saturday is that so many people, wlio have to

mening, and in fact most of the day, the trip of earn their bread by the sweat of their brow,

until 145 o'clock, in the hope that the rain had been timed to start at 10 45 was postponed the Prince and suite la Deep Wate: By which manage to find time to attend all these

clouds would clear away. But as the weather junkettings and revels and yet attend to

did not clear up at that hour the party did not Lusiness? Leaving out of the question the

leave Government House for Blake Pier until mortals born of refined clay, it must have

afternoon. At Blake Pier the Frince and suite Frequently struck, the observer that; whenever

boarded the deal's pinnace and were con vered to 18.M.5-Alecrity which then scanned anything out of the way occurs, a visit hy a

ut of the harbour bound for Deep Water say Muyar Prince, the passing of a menagerie, or

The Alacrity arrived at her destination in about an hour, and the party repaired to the -a race meeting, thousands of people manage

Golf Club house, where tiffin was served The drizzle had stopped for a time, but to be on the scene, spectators of the pageant or of the amusements of another class. On

the ground was in such a condition that Friday, for instance, the Praya was crowded LAST night a Chinaman named Lain Mauion, Again the irritating drizzle commenced, golf or any other game was out of the ques with people whose appearance bespoke toit engaged a chair to take him hone. When and it was not until about four o'clock that the was thronged by all classes of the community,

They travelled in chairs over the hills, but in Frince and his party left Deep Water Bay, view of the distracting weather conditions and the uncertainty whether anybody would be. it was decided to continue the journey to Go-

THE CHINESE BANQUET, expecting them to appear at the Palo Ground,

Polo Ground, however, nobody dreamt that the hall, according to the scheme described in otr vernment House vit Bowen Road, At the formed into a typically Chinese hanquettingbly shadowed forth with lamps, while the The Ko Shing Theatre having been trans Royal party would fail to keep the appointinent, issue of Saturday last, the doors were thrown and despite the atmospheric conditions, a open, and the hosts, headed by Hon Dr Ho K o'clock, enduring the unending drizzle in hedd guests who had been invited, and these with now and then some enthusiastic spectators

somewhat unwanted punctuality were al in wild espy some moving object in the distance 7.15 pan., the hour notified in the invitations, Royal precession. But time and mysia they were expectant guests were enabled to gaze unan which was decl ed undoubtedly to be the disappointed. Great preparations from a Cause the elaborately and wonderfully made hors the Prince, in a loyal and patrotic fashion, of each table, and which, upon sampling, way Bay point of view had been made to greet heuer which literally overspread the centre Strings of banners were stretched across the proved more delicious than they looked, At street from the Cotton Mills to the Kennedy about a quarter to eight, a great stir aimund Prince was expectent is return, lingered in the guest of the evening, and then the Committee Stables-and a decorated tamear, in which the the entrance announced the arrival of the vicinity. At the Polo Club everyone was ready to welcome the Royal guest. At four o'cl ck ne sign of the Prince's amal was apparent, and the members of the l'ole Club determined to have rendered some selections of music, as briskly some compensation after their wasting, played

and cheerfully a moich after all, while the West Kents Band as disappointment would allow. The people waited until six o'clock and then they lost patience. The dermated car mornfulle away.

hours, and for the sake of a mere pittance, evidence was not strong enough to convict the hope of seeing His Royalighatss. Every their places the tables assigned to them at comprehending the Hengkung Hotel to the a charge of theft. His arship held that the big' crowd had assembled thers by three CM.G; took up their positions to await the 200 ability had been tried to the ulermost. The

THROUGH same "juker's "inck there was a big | row in Third Street last night and it-resulted in une man being removed to hospital and eight to the No. 7 Police Station. Some person and probably been ejected from No. 34 bird street, where gambling was being carried on so in order to get his own back, he raised a false alarm of police. Confusion reigned supreme, and the gamblers made tracks for safer quailers. One man jumped out of the window and hurt his back, while five others got up on the roof and crossed to other houses,

and there followed, half an hour in which the

The aren

this case the victories lay with those who con ceived and carried out the innumerable. "notions" which adorned and made dit.

y clones no less tenowned than war" and in

und an effort to live, yet they spent four or five hours at a stretch cheerfully waiting for a fleeting glance at the central figure. On Saturday night again, and indeed all day on Saturday, there were thousands whose lives seemed to be a round of pleasure. And yet we al: know that these people work hard, at all

which is just sufficient to keep the wolf from

men on the first charge, that of steating the the tour. This week there will be thouring. They were sentenced to three weeks sands at the Race-course, tot lords and hard labour pach and six hours' stocks for ladies only, but representatives by the hund. the assault. red of the great hoi-polloi; and they will be at the Race-course so long as the race meel ing lasts. Of course, no one can object lu the natural craving for a change of scene which comes to every one, but it is intensely interesting to the onlooker, all this crushing and squeezing and a-running from Dan lo Beersheba after a will-o'-the-wisp. Still, in these latter days, when everybody is being ducated in the laws and the prophets, when board schools are producing future lord chancellors and embryo archbishops, the proletariat are taking the matter into their own hands and fixing their own holidays. They found a skylight in house No. 41 open,eturned to the thed, and the crowd streamed Leslie, Caprain C. H. Coleman, and Captain emblems. It would be useless as well as im The colonies, or some of them which call themselves advanced, have as many holidays and one of the men in trying to get through WHISKY of fabour is honoured with a public holiday, landing on the chest of one of the sleeping as working days every saint in the calendar poiselessly lost his balace and fell through, which does not seem a paradox to the initis accupants of the house. The rude awakening tors of these so-called days of rest, Hong. caused a free fight in No, 44, Third Street, and kong--or that part of it which is not included the other four on the roof shipped down the sky. under the head of "banks and public light and joined in. The police were called offices-has comparatively few at pre- and eight men arrested, while the wounded man sent, but the time is coming when we who fell from the window was carried to shail "progress" with the rest of the hos ital. They were bound over in the sum world and set out 'joyously bound for of $100, at the Police Court this morning to nowhere, because a holiday has been pro- claimed for no special reason. In some

be of good conduct for one year. places in Australia,' it is said, they

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waiting received His Royal Highness Prince Arthur, and His Excellency the Governor, Sir Matthew Nathan, who entered the banquet hall together, the former being attended by the

Kenny, Admiral Sir Edward Seymour, Colonel members of the Garter commission, comprising Lord Redesdale, General hir Thomas Kelly Arthur Davidson, Captain Wyndham, and Mr. M. W. Lampson, Ifis Excellency the Govern- or being attended by Captain Arbuthnot

guished an already, beautiful centre, the using financial hub of Hongkong. Perple gazed in admiration at the designs and the innumerable fine displays which were to be seen in Des Voeux Road and particular ly in Chater Road, where crowds lingered on "sindgy, squadgy" thoroughfare regard. less of personal comfort. The illumina toi's Art was justified when it made the crowd neglect their ordinary fastidiousness in order view more exactly the varied details of the

who care to go back to the chronicles of old

of Coy, Captain Wyndhamn, and Mr. Lampion for him, and at a well appointed table facing the

H. W. Smith, A:D.C., and Mr. R. A. B. Ponpossible without endless repetition to state in The Royal party consisted of Prince Arthur saby, Private, Secretary. The Prince having tail all that caught the eye from Butterfield of Connaught, General Sir Thomas Kelly bean escorted to the throne-like seat prepared accompanied, by Captain Arbuthnot-Lestic, age, Hon. Dr., Ho Kai gave the signal to

and Swire's premises to Blake Pier. Those D. C.. The members of the Golf Club who received the good things with the mixed names which the serve the least, and all sat down to partake of the Royal visitors were the Hon. Mr. GershomChinese know so well how to prepare and serve Ram, G.T. Vietch G.lf. Butterworth, C.E H. much fun and merriment as ilie untccus- Stewart, Mesars. C. W. May, E. J. Gris, E. A. up to their guests. And then there ensued Surgeon W. L. Martin Beavis, Dr. Harston, Colonel A. S. Aitken and tomed Western digits made frantic and fored pretty and the night being dark accentuated the most part futile efforts to manipulate the national feeding utensils the chopsticks: Just how His Royal Highness fared could not be gathered, but from the occasional sounds of mirth from the direction of his table, no doubt the general merriment was infectious and he did not escape it. The tables were very dain- tily laid, and the entire service was excellent, progress, depicting scenes from Chinese life Roing merrily as a marriage bell, while on the gaily adorned stage a Chinese play was in some six centuries ago, and marvellously enact ed by the boys of the Nam Hok Company.

From an account which has been supplied to us, we learn that the Royal party had some difficulty in landing owing to the rough sea. After an excellent tiffin, the photographer exercised his skill on a group of the members and guests. At about four o'clock, conducted by Mr. Gerhom Stewart and Mr. Veitch the Arthur rere proposed at tiffin and acknow, pasty left for Hongkong.

ledged by His Royal Highness,

The toasts of "The King" and "Prince

CONSOLATION FOR CAUSEWAY BAY,

all

ill find these sages discanting greatly on the gorgeous, star kers and the marvellous IFADE. arency there. Two or three lamps made an illumination. To day, with the electric light and multitude, nay, a mille-multitude of lamps to the gas we have changed all that. It needs awaken passing intercal. The hilldistrict look the beauty of the red laminations, cople were not still, of course, so that they may not have appreciated these beauties at their full value; but all contributed to make the illumination of Hongkong on Saturday night a the Coronation to a realisation of what a city matter which awakened ibose who may have forgotten their London in the Jubilees or during. should be like when it is on gala bent. :

SUNDAY IN HONGKONG.

THE PRINCE AND THE RACKS ON

have a holiday for the birthdays of a SOUTH AFRICAN DESERTER. the crowned heads of Europe, labour holidays, holidays of commemoration, and holidays for no particularreason at alling himself with some military bearing, A young and weather-beaten individual carry But it is questionable if anybody really walked into Murray Danacks on Saturday and, enjoys these hard-and-fast, rule-of-thumb, willy-nilly holidays. It is the holidays, after inquiring for the person he wanted to the stolen treats, which come when a see, related a tale of woo., His name wat Prince Arthur visits our shores, of some

It was unfortunate, but probably unavoidable,The banquet, the catering for which as regards officers of the tigh Baluchis (its Duke of His Royal Highness had tiffin with the William Hodgson. He was a formerly a lance swerve aside to appear at the Polo Grauda, where lau, and as regards the wines in those of Mr. the afiemoon the Prince and party visited the body of gentlemen decide upon a race sergeant in the Third Middlesex Regiment. He as we know, a considerable number of the loyal Frank White, on behalf of Mesurs. Caldosk, which was shrouded in mist, so that, no that the Prince and his retinue were unable to the vlands, was in the hands of Mr. Chin Hang- Connaught's Own) at Kowloon yesterday. In meeting that we really enjoy. And that is, deserted the regiment in South Africa, in Oct and patriotic Inhabitants residing in that dia beck Macgregor, went off, well in every respect, view could be obtained. In the evening be doubtless, why we sce such merry faces and ber, 1904, and had been travelling all this time. frict braved the elements for several hours in ready smiling glances on these happy, unex to had been in the bush in Australia for that gladsome welcome which has everywhere His Majesty, King Edward Vil, and of lit pected occasions. That is why the crowd, several months, and then went to Manila. He

the hope of

and at 10.15 p.m. the feasting being practically dined privately with Admiral Sir Gerard offering

to His Royal Highness over, Hon. Dr. Ho Kai proposed the healths of Inspired also by a gleesome awe, cheered eventually arrived in Hongkong with some Causeway Bay and district may take heart from

been manifested. But, after all, the people of Royal Highness frince Arthur of Connaught, representative of His Majesty, was compelled As everybody knows, Prince Arthur, un, the themselves hoarso when Prince Aribur land- ed; and why they will be as merry as sand.osey but that was soon spent and he found the fact that the Prince did not see that wooded said he would take the earliest opportunity of the death of King Christian But many hoped the latter replying in a few words in which he to forego attendance at the races on account of Co., boys at the races all this week. Perhaps of this man, and as he was dealtute he gave than on the day His Royal Highness first been provided for him by the Chinese residente himself on his beam ends. Such was the tale Island of Hongkong was never in gayer garb mast! ynt and royal entertainment which had after all, in this holiday excilement may be himself up to the Military Authorities. He strode inin the Colony, and it is to be hoped of the Colony.

dale looking at is worst. Fortunately the acquainting His Majesty with the fact of the

that Hit Royal Highness would be in a position traced our antecedent greatness, when we

to discend bis official capacity. for the nonce could take it or leave it as we pleased; now was turned over to the Police and this morning, that memory will live with hira rather than the

and appear at the racan faceg, The suggestion we are pleased to take it because we know at the intance of Inspector Warnock, recollection of the dreary drizzling days which Ko Shing Theatre at 10.25 pm, and proceeded mens House, but that gentleman plied tha was made by one of the representatives of the The Royal and Gubernatorial parties left the Hongkong Telegraph to an official, at. Govara we are committing one of those venal William flodgaon was charged with vagrancy. followed, offences which make the world worth The case was remanded for inquiries to be kong who spends the better part of his days in harde with each individual member of the 're Atthur has for to-day is dieber with His scel -It is not pleasant to the resident in Honge route already described in those columas His Royal Highness would be piled tha view the illamaatioas, after having shaken the races. The only engagement which Prince Uving laThat being so, so let it be. made.

the Colony to think that a temporary spell os caption committes who escons them to thedoor, fency Major-General Villiers Hai

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