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Longkong Telegraph.

(ESTABLISHED 1881).

MONDAY, JULY 2T 1919.

ANDERSEN MEYER & CO LTD

6895

壹拜禮號發廿月七英港香

HONGKONG'S VICTORY CELEBRÁTIONS.

lanterns flags and still more fings. | building and this work. These in due course were hurg (camied out by Mr. Grimes

GORGEOUS" DECORATIONS AND WONDERFUL. ILLUMINATIONS.

FULL DESCRIPTIONS OF THE TWO DAYS EVENTS.

It is no idle use of words to say that Hongkong's celebra tions of the Allied victory in the Great War have been such as make an impression on those who witnessed them that will remain with them for the remainder of their lives., Originally planned to take place on August 3, 4 and 5, which would bare coincided with the anniversary of the beginning of the European conflict, the datas were altered, on advice from the Imperial Government, to July 18 and 19, so that the Colony might thus fall into line with the

idesi weather, the celebrations were in every way a magnificent success. For this fact, the public owes a great debt of gratitude to the many officials, who worked both before and during the cele brations with untiring energy They were as follows:

Peace Celebration Committees Hon. Sir C. P. Chater, A, ao,

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in position and the city, viewed In Chater Boad, starting from. from the ferry in mid-harbour, the north end. Prince's. appeared to be enveloped in-a-ware profnasky dacar red haze The most favoured frod, white, And... scheme of decoration was the flags, red, lanter outlining with red lanterns of the Red lanternE, 183 main lines and architectural | Lan), Crawford's features of the various buildings the upper storey's and for this miles of bamboo poles (ward Hotel relīswe and hundreds of thousands of his and other. de lanterns were employed.

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red was a row of multi-coloured There were some very good Chiness lanterns, the whole examples of artistic and allegoric-

ative sobame [al window dressing - Meanin building Komor and Komor had three Flint | windows arranged in a foundation with of red, white and blue. The red window-reptomanied the Allies

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fing | Warrlör @ and "other figures and trance flags, representing the "Allied

entwined a number of nations. The "blue" window fights of various colons, contained a bronze and trozy and nothing had been left out to figure representing peace with word in decorative acted, make this fine ballding the last subdued light and doves bearing the inscription "Glory to God,

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rest of the Empire on this truly manding the Troops, Commodore VT.What a wonderful sight." For Bourmous letters "speling the /ated with huge red lanterns; and (dressed with allegorical figures :/ dit upon those responsible, The

historic -occasion. The .conse- quence was, naturally, a cutting. down of the programme first

decided upon, but, by commencing the celebrations on the Friday evening, it was possible to pre- A serve most of the more attractive items. The changs of dates also greatly added to the work of the organisers, for it meant more

details, due to the shortness of available time. But, in spite of hese factors, which were over- come by enthusiastic and sustained effort, and which seem to have spurred the various sub- committees OF to greater energy, a programme was drawn

Hoa. Mr. C. MeL Messer, OIE,

up and carried through which Mr. E R. Halifax, dar, Hon. Mr.Statue Square a most amazingła which consisted of spormous draped alternately in red, white miniature

reflects lasting crad to all concerned and of which Hongkong can feel justly proud. Never has the Colony better risen to an Coccasion; · never has the com- munity entered so thoroßghly into the spirit of the event #celebrated. The members of the Executive Committee, the Chair- men of the various sub-com- mittees, the co-opted members and, last but not least, the Hon. Secretary (Mr. S.B.C. Ross) all did their part in the huge amount of preliminary work involved in a manner which is beyond praise. And united effort was 'rewarded by a spectacular display the better of which it would be bard, if not impossible,to conceive.

The decorations were on the most lavish scale imaginable, and *into their arrangement the various

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The decorations of the

which was the worki joor Sub-Committas of the Pos Celebrations, reflected great the

end inchado. Titels rected at intervals along, Balis- bury Road as far as Road and Hankow, and Nathan Boade a far as Middle Road These masts were decorated seith flage and banners and palm leaves and were linked up with festoons of red lanteras and evergreenan, spectacle. There are also re

Quite apart from the wonderful

On the opposite side, scene presented by the night ill- aminations the scene during the ong Hotel Mansions display

hundred of red lanterns and day was a marvellous ane Hardly came York Buildings which per a vestige of masonry could be seen hapa presented the most elaborate in the business portions of the piece of private decoration in the Bank, in addition the red lanterns, towards man," The white window The Industrial and Commercial Peace on Earth, and Goodwill city, every grailable pillar Colony.. Over three thousand fan- verandah, in fact, any portion of terms ware used in outlining the Bags and red, white and blue represented the Colonies with the buildings that could possibly main architectural features of this drapings, had several large allegorical Sgares including the p.m. be used, was decorated in some block and for daylight effeaf this word Peace was brilliantly mu, the Indian Tiger and the brilliantly illuminated signs. The Canadian bear, the Australian form or another. In addition to the scheme was relieved by avergreen luminated in white with 1919 Siamese White Elephant. The permanent structures, bamboo festoons which entwired the rod, and bine and also the whole presented & most ingenious (Chairman), Hon. Mr. N. J. Stabb, scaffolding was erected and pillars and ran parallel with the daz, (Hon Treasurer), Mr. Badditional decorative work was lines of lanterns. On the second Bank "LCE." in red white and clever and attractive window initial letters of the name of the and clever represantion. Another C. Ross, (Secretary)

carried out. In the daytime, as foor- over the main entrance of Executive Committee:Hon Six well BE at night, thousands the building was a huge shield blue lighting. The whole affect ring scheme was that of the C.P. Chater, EL, ca His Ex-of sightseers of all national comprised of half Union Jack and was most striking, and the scheme Maison Lily

Messrs. Powell's window was cellency the General Officer Com-

ities. thronged the stract half the French Tricolour and was well carried out. Messrs. and the general comment was bore this on the top floor were Alex Ross's premises was decar also very suitably and tastefully G. Gurner, 23., Hon. Mr. N. J. tunately, the weather kept fine word "Victory Other fare smaller Rights, flags and bunting and suitable drapings. In the Stab, GRE, Hon. Mr. H. and the atmosphere was ideal for were draped with red, wit and sud also the word Peace centre of the left hand window Pollock, LC, Hon Mr. S. H. the class of illumination neces bine, drapings and onion brilliantly illuminated. The Bank was a bronze statue of Peace Dodwell, Hon. Mr. E. R. Hallifax, sarily chosen, that of paper of flags were festooned song of China was also decorated in mounted on pedestal covered 0.8.5, Hon. Mr. Lau Cha Pak, Eon. lanterns with candles, there being the verandans, It wa

accord with the general scheme. with the Union Jack and the Mr. Ho Fook, Messrs. H. W. Bird, insufficient electric power to great pity the building did

No expense or trouble appeared. figure holding but at arm's length Y. L. A. Fairley, C. IL P. fas, supply current for electric light not face a moro open outlook for to have been spared in the the Union Jack in appropriate F. Maitland, W. Nicholson, T. ing. One of the finest effects was owing to the narrowness of the decorative scheme of the Hongituda. Surrounding this were concentration on the innumerable Petrie, J. Scott Harston, N. to be seen at twiligh: just im-road a good deal of the effect was, bags, building -- was a blaze. of senting the British Lion and the which presented a most brilliant

kong and Shanghai Bank. This other allegorical figures, repre- mediately before it got actually lost. However, it may be said Watson, E. A. M. Williams.

dark. The blue of the sky was that the building was one of the colour and was one of the best American Eagle. General Committee:-Sir C. P

gorgeously • accentuated by best decorated in the City decorated buildings in the city. On Madame Flint's window wased at intervals alque Salisbu Chatar, Kt., c.x., Hon. Mr. X. J. the contrast of the red glow Next came St. George's Build-the Statue Square frontage, the also a very striking piece of win- and Nathan Roads, 23 triumphry | Stabb, -0.3.1, Mr. §. R., C. Boss, of the Janterns and the ing tastefully draped with red massive pillars were wound spiral dow-dressing. A lifelike figure arches decorated with ban Hos. Mr. A. G. M. Fletcher, cx,heavens appeared to have taken white and blue drapings, Bags, and fashion with red, white and blus of a Belgian lady in the national wreathes and red lanterns

on a most exquisite colouring of red lanterns. Queen's Buildings draping, likewise the Wardley costume held a silk banner groups of flags Along Hon. Mr. W. Chatham, G., Ho peacock blue, and the whole scene carried out the general scheme Street frontage. On the Queen's inscribed Honneur la Bel- of Nathan Road the

was dazzling in the extreme. In on north, eastest and south Rokd frontage, the pillars were Rique" and at the foot stood a decorated with red lant

statue. of General looking up the rund.. E. D. C. Wolfe, Mr. R. Baker, brillant scene met the eye. Ower circular shields displaying set and bine. There were hundreds Joffre gazing at another figure fairyland-like splendour, Mr. G. N. Orme, His Honour Mr.

one hundred flagstaffs lined the flags and coats of arms. Rad of fags and rod laterns and representing French soldier seen. In addition to the C. D. Melbourne, Messrs. A roads of the square and to each white and blue draping adorned every other possible device for carrying the Tricolour. On the decorations practically Arculli, W. Armstrong, A. R

was attached a shield with draped the verandah and two large decorative and illuminative opposite side was a huge Cock private house displayed numbe Austin. G. H. M. Bannerman, A. flags bearing the name of a Royal Standards with June 23 effect. Next, in Queen's Road with a card in its beak inscribed of the inevitable red lantern

and other illuminative deviOON, Beattie, Commander C. W. Beck British or Allied naval or military 1919-

underneath, and red was the Chartered Bank building, Vive les Allies."

which Messrs. D. G. M.celebrity and at the truck floated lanterns with.

Other windows were tastefully The Kowloon Cricket Club, the in outlined . Was completing very Festoons banner.

of red effective design. E

unbroken lines of

dressed with flags and other Kowloon Bowling Green Clah tha red Bernard, H. W. Bird, Sir Boshan &

lanterns,

Wigwam Club, and the Club de Wei Tak, Kt, Meters J. Hlanterns and evergreens

On the Prara, St. George's

closely hung devices.

Recreio illuminated their Club Brister, WV. S. Brown, G. W. Cung from pole to pole. The Buildings was in line with the together as to appear as one con-

heuses and grounds, unsparingly: Law Courts were also brilliantly general scheme with lines of red tinuous line of red fire. The first ... KOWLOON'S DISPLAY. Barnett Chan Hart, Chan Kai illuminated with red lanterne, the lanterns, red, white and blue door was picked out, in multi-

Holts Wharf displayeda brillant- Mg. Chau Siu Ki, Chou Shou Son, main

ly lighted sign God Bare the features, including the drapings and two segments of coloured lanterns, the letters On the Kowloon side the decora King" which added considerably a. H. Compton, 4. G. Coppin, Adome, being picked out in un circles covered with Bags of the...." the initial letters of tions and illuminations, although to the effect as seen from the E. Crapnell, J. L. Crockatt, A. broken lines of red until Allies. On the lower part of the the Chartered Bank,G.C.C. and of course pot on sach a lavish harbour. David. Hon. Mr. S. H. Dowell, the building appeared to be building were shields, Bags and "H.KG.C.C," the initial letters scaleas on the Island, were worthy The Godown Company's pre- Messrs. G. Duncan, J. Duncan, R. on fire. In the

the Hongkong General Chamber of the community and the scheme misca weTS decoration other decorations. On thertrandah the Law Courta slone, of the first floor the three archways of Commerce and "L.B.M." the presented a very brilliant effect laminated and a beautiful design also brilliantly M. Dyer, V. L. "A. Fairley, J. W. of Franks, H. J. Gedge, Inspector over 6,000 lanterns were used ware completely covered in with initial letters of Lows. Bingham Kowloo. lent itself admirably to in red lanterns was carried ouż.......

whole illuminative decoration, the roads over Gordon, Messrs. F. Graham, G. and the work was carried out illuminated signs. The first"Long and Matthews. Grimble, C. S. Gabbay, F. C. Hall under the supervision of Mr. C. A. Live the Allies" the letters being scheme was carried out conjointly being wide and giving a clear and the archway being clearly Dr. G. M. Harston. Messrs. J. Scptr / Grimes of the P. W. D. Queen picked out in red, white and blae by the three concerns referred to, open view of the scheme as a defined. The whole effect from Victoria's Statue was outlined in and segmente of Allied flags, in and a most gorgeous spectacole. The effect of the red the Harbour was very striking. business houses, official depart-Harston, C. H. P. Hay, & Hicks, white electric lights and present the centre a large sign "Peace was the result. Victoria Build-anteras surrounding the open On Signal Hill, full advantage L. E. S. Hodge, Hon. Mr. Ho Fooked a wonderful sight. The steps in white lettering and on the endings was beautifully draped in spares facing Salisbury Road was taken of the fine position ed most thoroughly. Naturally, Messrs. Ho Kom Tong, Ho Kwong, of the statue were edged with United We Stand also issed, white and blue and innumer was enchanting. The contrast std the illuminated tower and the Allied colours predominated, A. S. Hooper, Sir Robert Ho Tung. brilliant light giving the sup-various colours. This illuminative sole red lanterns, the whol thé never-ending blaze time ball were visible all over and these were utilised in scores

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Herstructure the apperance of scheme was very effective. King being relieved by a profusion of red on the other side was most the Colony. The tower stood out Wing,

phoenix-like, from Buildings made a special features of evergreen decoration in acceptable, but none the less like a pillar of fire and was a Humphreys, W. M. Humphreys, Dr.rising.

of the statues of King George and lived the predominant red, white also had bundreds of red Road, one might imagine the On Humphrey's Buildings cat also of Queen Mary, King Edward and blue, and the pillars were anterns, fings and other decora spectacle presented to be a

the residence of Mr. Fazsong and Queen Alexandra rere li encircled with the various Allied ive devices and completed a ror triumph of stage. setting for a was a huge sign Peace in Mackenzie. Rev. J. Kirk Maconachie which fell in line with the general predominant, and the whole pre buildings. The Bank of Eas luring & Christmas pantomime. accompanying background of red up with white electric lights Bags. The red lantern was again of most wonderfully decorated scene in fairyland at Drary Lane white letters and with the Messrs. F. Maitland, Mok Kon scheme. In addition to this, the sunted a very fice spectacls. 01 Asis and Andersen, Meyer's build. The red lights twinkled throuzh lanterns the effect was fine. Shaag. D. E. Moss, G. C. Moxon various stands were beautifully the ground floor the N. Y. Kings were ablaze with flags the fokage of the trees and the Another prominent point of e Ng Hon Tsz, A. F. B. Silva Netto raped and every possible outline carried out a pleasing sche re in nonnous size and filled in with beautifully decorated triumphal migation was the Palace Hotele W. Nicholson, G. F. Nightingale. of the square was picked out in red and white with silvera id goldead and vari-coloured lanterns arches with their illuminations which was decorated with a large E. J. Noronha, Hon. Mr. E. V. Dred lights and evergreens. The rosettes, and a similar scheme That part of Ice House Stree resented arista of subdued number of red lanterns, The whole effect was a most ex-wes employed by the T... Known as Brokers Alley "pre illumination difficult to describe wireless mast of the Royal Ob traordinary spectacle

4 red, white and blas. wonderful triumph in illuminative

sented a most extraordinary sight. The whole scheme was most servatory was & very strikings In Des Voeux Road the upper In spite of the street being very affective and a masterpiece of night, it being brilliantly flamin and decorative effect, the like of part of Alexander Building was narrow and the buildings not tall, decorative effect. 3. A Plammer, Hon. Mr. H. which has never been seen before outlined with red interus and it had apparently not been though Pollock, C., Messrs. P. OH or is likely to be witnessed again.flags made an imposing decessary to have fewer decoxa Potts. J. Reid, "W. E. Roberty, J. The surrounding buildings spectacle. Next came the King rious than obtained in the larger Robertson, J. P. Robinson, C. L. facing the Square were decorated Edward Hotel with every are thoroughfares. The result was lights and a large sign Victory Sandez, H. C. Bandford, J. Hin keeping with the rest, the City way and verandah outlined in that the street appeared to have and Peace" in electric light, the Scott, W. Sinclair, HL P. Smith. Hall the Hongkong and Shang-red, with a huge red lantern over been decorated to four or five three words flashing alternately. hai Bank, the Hongkong Club the main entrance, the pillars of times the extent of other streets Next the Railway Station, was MJ, D. Stephens, J. W. Taylor and the buildings facing the which were draped in refl, we Numbers of small Union Jrk outlined in red electric lights, and Captain Basil Taylor, N., Messrs. Law Courts all being briland blue and many smaller and other flags, -d white and fuere the F. Thomas, Rost Thomson, Tony liantly illuminated. Along the lanterns, flags and drapinge, drapings and evergreens mad Yet Chnen. B. W. To, J. Praya, starting at the Victoria the opposite side of the road one blaze of colour, and severs Wallace, N. L. Watson, C. D. Recreation Club the same blaze starting from Ice House Street, hundred red lanteros completed a Wilkinson, Wong Kam Fak, G. Mof red dazzled the eyes, the same the premises. occupied Young, 0.B., Yang Taz Ming.

by most dazzling and brilliant ens Scheme of putlining the main the Nederlandsche Indische This street was one of the architectural features being Banka Messis Gilman and of the City! adopted fight down to the Post Co. and Messrs. E Dr. Sassoon, The mom Office; on which building everywas a blaze of red white and of red lant arch, pillar and balcony was bine drapinga hardly an fich picked out in an unbroken line of masonry to be seen. The pillars It would be difficult to conceive red from the tower over the main were proudd spiral fashion with pfal a more vivid picture than was entrance to the ground floor, the tricolour and the main lines presented by the illuminations The entrance to the Fost Office picked out with red and decorations. The request was also brilliantly illuminatedNat Powell's bu of the officials that, the various and the two massive pillars were tastefully draped firms should do their utmost in wound round, spiral fashion, with 'abla tricolo the way of private illumination red white and blue covering with hubezni and decoration was responded to evergreen, festoons running along with a unanimity and generosity the side. Over the entrance was chuide that could not possibly have been Britannia's Shield surrou

of different ways, whilst there were any number of appropriate

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the main entranca -of

mottoes displayed. The city itself E. Evan Jones, Dr. Jordan, Mesara.oundation of fire. The plinths evergreen decoration which re-festoons.. The Mercantile Bank effective. Looking up. Nathaa fine sight in its solitary grandeur.

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was a riot of colour; never has

R. H. Kotewall, A. O. Leng. Hon. such sight been

seon in Mr. Lau Chu Pak, Messrs. Lau Tak Hongkong before. Ás, to the Po, Li Po Kwai A R Love, 'A illuminations, they followed, in general outline, the scheme carri- ed out at the Coronation of King Georgs the main feature being the picking out of the architest- ural features of the buildings by means of red lanterns, whilst private residences were also generally illuminated in the same manner. The result was the transformation of Hongkong into. veritable Crimson City, whilst Kowloon became - a beautiful fairyland, with its avenues of #greenery, and scarlet lanterna. "The triumphal and Chinese arches both on the island and the

mainland were also most im pressive. Many of the principal buildings had special- schemes of illumination, whilst Statue Square, Was ¿ sight to behold, with its arches, festoons, Lanterns and the brilliantly-lit statue of Queen Victoria making a dazzling contre-piece. The city, viewed from the harbour and Kow- loon looked simply gorgeous, whilst across on the peninsula, with the Railway Station, the Ferry pier, the Observatory, the Water Police Station and the SignalStation outlined in red, the Bight was almost equally wonder

*The other features of the lebrations are referred to in will here be

Per. Lt. Col Fastby, Mr. W. L. Pattenden, Rev. T. W. Pearce. Messrs. T. L. Perkins, T. Petric.

THE ILLUMINATIONS AND DECORATIONS.

sted, and the ory for the the flags

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Commencing from the Star Ferry, the wharf was brilliantly illaninated with red and white

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whole length vend appeared as a tongue of fame darting into the siser, Kautat Terrace is also word mention, the whole lags being decom scheme