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CANTON NEWS.

From our own Cofrespondent.

BANDMANN OPERA CO.

"Step this Way-a Novel

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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPÍF. TUESDAY, MARCH 81. 1914.

TERCENTENARY OF COMMERCE.

New York To Celebrate 300 Years As Port Of Ships.

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Canton Maroh 28. On the 20th Inst. at 11 p.m. The presentation of "Step a fire occurred in Cheung Shau-li | this Way" at the Theatre Royal in Sai K van. It was not got onder laat evening by the Bandmaon

New York city is celebrating until 1.40a.m. Eighteen houses, in Opera Company was as successful this year the 300th anniversary of bluding one in a side street, were as it was novel. The introduction the beginning of chartered com- entirely gutted. The shop in of anything following the lines merce at the port. The committee which the fire broke out was of a Franch revue on the English making the arrangements is head- Chen Loong-tai which was not stage was something to be followed by Mr. Cornelius Vanderbilt, insured. The outbreak was due ad with the keenest interest, and chairman, Mr. Herman Ridder, firat to a lamp falling to the ground. the very fact that the innovation vicepresident, and Mr. Edward WE Three thieves were caught during has proved popular is the Eurest E, Hall, as secretary, and includes the fire.

indication that the move was well as members more than one hun suited to the palates of the dred prominent citizens of the British theatre going public. The State. The celebration will con- introduction of a platform, allow

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completion of the Panama Canal and the one hundred years of peace between English-speaking | people.

ing of entrance to the stage by features to commemorate the way of the auditorium allowed of several new things in the way of songs and permitted of a closer association between the artiste On Currency. Notes. and the audience. Of plot, there Although the public had not re- In reply the letter of the is none; it is a musical melange cently been aroused to the celebra- Civil Administrator about which tests the capacities of every ion, the date of commencement currency notes Mr. Lau Chi-pak member of the lengthy cast, and was announced. The opening Baid that the only moves with a rapidity that leaves date was Friday, March 27, when mean of maintaining currency a plea-ing impression when the the programme calls for a "great notes are (1) To establish banks curtain goes down for the last universal religious service of (2) To raise national loans. With time. To do full justice to the praise and thanksgiving for out these moans no success can be many turns presented would the blessings of three centuries obtained,

make long reading, but special of progress," and another large Meeting to Chu-Chow.

mention must be made of the mass meeting at which the key- A telegram was received from comic element, which was in the note of the long celebration to Ng Cheung-tak, Head of the capable bands of Mr. Jimmy follow shall be sounded. The date Tranguilation Bureau of Chu- Hooper and Mr. Bobby Roberts, of March 27 is the 300th anni- show saying that twenty of the who rose to great heights in versary of granting of the first mutineers escaped and about the statue burlesque. The beat general charter for regular com- half of them returned. All the item of the programme was merce with what is now New York arms have been restored and there "Sumaran," which was effectively by the States General of the United is now peace.

staged, well sung and splendidly Netherlands. To Protect Telegraph Wires.

dressed Mr. Alee Worchester as the During April and May the In view of the numerous caser lover and Miss Beatrice Rowe as celebration will be confined to of stealing telegraph poate and Sumurun were both excellent as commemorative exercises in in- wires, reported from the telegraph was algo. Miss Nellie Lomas as stitutions of learning. During offices of some provinces, the Little Miss Importance. The last June, July, and August it is Minister of Communication has named lady, proved herself a fine posed to hold a series of exhibi- adopted means for protecting dancer as Gabye des Lys and tions of the matorial resources of them. The 'meang are 89 was responsible for some fine the various States of the Union.

arrest follows(1) To

the fooling with Mr. Bobby Roberts The celebration will assume thieves for stealing the posts and who appeared as the shade of Sir another broad phase during the cutting the wires. (2) To Francis Drake. Rag-time, of week of September 14 with a give rewarde to

persone. which the melange is full, was in musical festival on a large scale who have arrested those thieves, the hands of Miss Ethel Beech to commemorate the centennial of (3) To notify the people of the bose vivacious singing proved pesos between the English-speak- villages to protect the posts and the wires. (4) To punish the one of the features of the evening.ing peoples. The celebration will old close on October 11, the 300th Miss Addie Lennard, an people who neglect to protect the favourite, was at the top of her anniversary of the granting of the posts and wires.

form. She song well and danced fi at special charter for trading to The intercat due and drawn better, both her entrances being New Netherlands. This date falls accorded encores, Mr. Fred on a Sunday, and will be given. bonds of the Chinese Imperial Coyne as Get-rich-quick Walling over to religious observance of Government seven per cent. silver ford was always in the piolure the annivemory. loan of 1886, E. are now payable with Misses Kendal and at the offices of the Hongkong Sinclairm, and Mr. Walter and Shanghai Banking Corpor Elagert gave a laughable review

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In the case of business pre- mises they will hand the cor- respondence to the office-mens- engers if present and if not place it in the firm's box.

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sight-cared crew in the Berlin "Step this way is being total number of electors in each for the training and the trip hay The annual return showing the Olympic games of 1916, plans repeated this evening and it class on the Parliamentary regising been made at a dinner in certainly deserves as full-a bouse ter now in force has been issued Philadelphia last month. The (Calcutta Lino.) left Calcutta for this port as it drew last night."

and it gives a grand total for the oarsmen will be trained in the via ports on the 24th March and in ex United Kingdom of 8,181,263, Schuylkill River from "Boat The N. Y. KATSUTA MARU an increase of 123,238 since last house Row." Mr. W. Ben West, year. The electorate of England former Henley contestant, who part via porta on the 31st March and is And Wales is 6,620,219, so held a world's record for single The N. Y. K. a. TAMBA MARU

exposted here on the 21st April · increase of 84,157, Scotland, soulling, is chairman of the ex- (American. Line) left Seattle for this port 862,046, an increase of 42,003; contive committee. He believes via ports on the 24th Maruh and is ex- and Ireland 693,098, a decrease that his city will possess the best pected here on the 26th April. of 3,522.

rowing crews in the world as soon These figures illustrate to a as the Olympic Crew Commission more startling degree than before weeds out the osramen this sum the disparity between the re

onca. before has mer. Only presentation, the House of America been represented in the Commons, of thand and the rest Olympic rowing events, when a Forew from Philadelphia triumphed Ireland bas na reached a point in 1904.

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