The-Hong-Kong-Weekly-Press-1900-12-15 — Page 12

Hongkong Weekly Press AND China Overland Trade Report All

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Luk Bik Kwong Lo Pun Fai

Luk Ki Kwong

Wong Ming

Pin Pui Fong Ng Pun

Trang Chung

Chan Kwok On

Li Yu Shang

Lai Chan Pong

504

Fung Ho Cheung

Wong Hai Leung

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30

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Classes 1 and 2 (Non-Chinese)...

Classes 1 to 8 (Chinese)

Geo. Thomas

1

The Hon. Treasurer begs also to acknowledge

Mr. Ho Ngok Lau

Yuen Lai Chuen

Hop Hing Hong

The Yee On Firm

Wing Cheong Chan

THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND

|-A.D.C. PERFORMANCE IN AID OF

THE ITALIAN CONVENT.

We are requested to publish the following statement:--

THE HONGKONG AMateur deAMATIC CLUB IN ACCOUNT WITH THE HON. TREASURER. PERFORMANCE IN AID OF THE ITALIAN CONVENT.

To booking office expenses (Compradore, City & c.

Hall)

C. H. GRACE, Stage Managor.

8.00

8.95

4.55 7.00

6.40 648.60

$725.50

$725.50

H. E. NICOLLE, Hon. Treasurer, Hongkong Amateur

Dramatic Club. 11th December, 1900. The thanks of the Committee are due to the above mentioned firms and others for having kindly consented to very largely reduce the charges, and to the undermentioned for having made no charges whatever :-

The Colonel and Officers, R.W.F., for Band. The Hongkong Telegraph Co. for advertise-

ments.

The Robinson Piano Co. for hire of Piano. The Hongkong High Level Tramways Co. for special cars.

[December 15, 1900.

CORRESPONDENCE.

[We do not hold ourselves responsible for the opinions expressed by our correspondents.]

THE GLAMOUR OF CHINA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE

"DAILY PRESS.' Shanghai, 2nd December. SIB, The Times in a leader comments se- verely on Bir Robert Hart's article in the Fort. nightly and attributes the views which he ox--- presses to the glamour which things Chinese appear to cast over the mind and imagination of all those whose lot or fate it is in life to be closely associated with that peculiar people. But it is not Sir Robert Hart alone who is affected in $725.50 this respect. Several of the members of the British Legation not only shared these views to some extent, but in a greater degree seemed to feel that the blame and responsibility for what appears to the ordinary outsider as ́a wanton and dastardly attack on the represen tatives of friendly Powers does not rest on the Chinese. "They (Tung Fuhsiang, &c.) did their duty according to their lights' not inaptly describes the attitude of some of the principal sufferers during the siege. The reason for this attitude need not be gone into here, nor if it were would any satisfactory con clusion be come to. It exists. And the reason why only adds one more feature to that most extraordinary of problems--the influence of Chinese civilisation (or uncivilisation) on the Occidental mind. It is not, however, in a mere abstract way that these ideas affect the problem confronting the Powers in China; they ap- pear to be carried into the very practical one of the forwarding of supplies for the use of the very troops now opposing us in the North. A concrete case is afforded by the Shanghai Arsenal, which gaily goes on manufacturing munitions of war of various kinds and sending them out, doubtless for the repressing of the rebels, but whether under that heading are classed the foreign troops command- ed by von Waldersee there is of course no means of knowing for certain. The man in the street would have no hesitation in saying that these were intended for the purpose of opposing the advance of the "foreign barbarians,” but then again in things Chinese the man in the street cannot be relied upon to form a proper opinion. What he cannot, perhaps will not, understand-so says the official mind-is that the Chinese have got to be conciliated. A French officer out shooting recently in the close vicinity of Shanghai was surrounded by villagers, his gun taken away, and his dignity, if not his person, severely damaged. He of course wished to make reprisals, but the French Con- sul here stepped in and gave him to understand that above all things the Chinese must be con- ciliated. In this particlar case it may or may not have been wise to have, settled the matter thus; the merits of the case were not gone into closely, and it is only quoted here to illustrate the provalence of the sentiment already referred to.

The Hongkong and China Gas Company. Mrs. Quinn and Staff of ushers. The A.D.C. for refreshments.

50

50

50

50

***

50

5.20

188.30

20

To ticket and advertisements (China Mail) To rent of Theatre (City Hall Committee) To programmes, etc. (Messrs. Guedos & Co.). To advertisements (Hongkong Daily Press).. To hire of furniture (Messrs. Chang Lee & Co.)

34.75

7.25

To sundries

£50 and $4,692.20

To balance paid to Mother Superior

the following amounts:

Sing Woo Co.

曾国嬉

$500

By gross receipts

A Chinese Lady...

500

ORA

14

Mr. Ho Tung

250

The Kwong Wai Opinm Farm

250

E. W. MITCHELL,

Mr. Loo Knen Ting...

250

Hon. Secretary.

Chan Tang Shang

250

Yuen Fat Hong...

200

Yan Woo Co.

200

140

200

200 150

150

150

Wing Cheong Lee

150

Mr. Fung Wa Chün...

100

Mr. Ho Fook

100

The Chai On Insurance Co.

100

Kwong Mow Tai

100

The Yee On Insurance Co.

100

Kin Tai Loong ...

100

The Chuen On Insurance Co.

100

The Man On Insurance Co.

100

The Tung On Insurance Co.

100

The Lai Yuen Opium Firm

100

Chit Wo Hong

100

Po On Insurance Co.

100

Kung Yuen Firm

100

...

Kwong Man Cheung

100

Hang Kee Firm

100

Kwong Tak Fat

100

Siu Ming Shun Firm

100

Kam Foong Yu...

100

St. John's Cathedral

Tak Cheong Firm

100

Union Church

Ming Ya Tai

100

Yee Shun Tai

100

To Tsai Chapel (L.M.S. Chinese) St. Stephens (C.M.8.) Church.......

30.02

Tung Shang Wo

100

St. Peter's Church

15.24

Mr. Mak Lai Tong

100

Kin Fat Firm

70

Kwan Mow.

50

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Mr. Chun Tung

50

Chun King Yue

50

Hon. Wei Yak

50

Kwong Nam Loong

50

Kwong Man Wo

50

Tak Shing Firm

50

50

40

30

30

30

30

25

25

25

25

Lun Cheong Firm

Tung Fook Tai

Hang Shing Cheong Kung Shun

Dr. Ho Kai

Loong Shing Curio Shop

Chan Siu Ki

Tai Foong Shun

Wo Shing

11

Mr. Wei On

Mr. Tam Tre Kong

Wei Mui Kai

King Wo Hong

Li Sau Hin

Another Chinese Lady

Total ..

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25

10

10

$6,525.00

4,692.20

£50 & $11,217.20

ALICE MEMORIAL AND NETHER SOLE HOSPITALS.

The Hon. Treasurer of the Alice Memorial and Nethersole Hospitals bogs to acknowledge with thanks the following donations to the funds of the Hospitals:-

Hospital .Sunday.

Hakka Ch. (Basel Mission Chinese) Baptist Mission Chinese Church Wesleyan Mission Chinese Ch...

$272.09 179.41 75.21

800 25.50 9.00

$614.47

The amount last year, including $5.30 from Bethesda German Chapel, was $527,01, showing an increase this year of $87.46.

The Hon. Treasurer also begs to acknowledge the following donations :

Wong Yu Shi

Fung Wa Chuen

Sam Wing Cheong

Tang Shing...

A Patient

Li Chun Shing

T'sui Man Tong Under $5

Comme

$50

25

15

$113

The Foochow Echo of the 1st December has the following items-H.M.S. Mohawk left Pagoda at the beginning of the week for gun practice at sea and returned yesterday.-Mr. E. C. Werner left on Friday by the Haiching for Hoihow, where he will take over charge of the newly built H.B.M. Consulate as Consul for the said port. Mr. Werner is highly ap The R. I. M. S. Dalhousie has sailed with preciated by the Chinese authorities on account the Indian Contingent for the Australian Com- of his undoubted ability. We wish him a vory monwealth celebrations. The party consisted pleasant voyage and hope to see him back again of five European Officers, 34 Native Offloors, at some future time. The F. A. M. and D. one Hospital Assistant, 73 rank and file, six Society are showing unwonted energy this men of the Army Hospital Corps, and 70 public season. A burlesque of the Lady of Lyons was and private followers. The following were the performed last evening with great success, after officers of the party-Lieut. Colonel L. 8. only a fortnight's interval since the previous Peyton, 14th Bengal Lancers, Major J. Scott, entertainment-Colds and ill effects from chills IM.8., Captain H. W. Campbell, 18th Bengal | have been prevalent in Foochow during the past Lancers, Captain J. Henegan, 10th Burma fortnight owing to the changeableness of the Rifles, Lient. P. F. Pocock, 19th Bombay In-weather. With a temperature of 80 one day

and 65 the next it has been dificult to escape. fantry.

ConciliationYes, but only after such measures have been taken as will carry to the Chinese mind and more particularly to the Chinese official mind, the irresistible con. viction that the Powers are in earnest; once that is driven home, and it is only by force or a display of it that it will be driven home, the conciliation policy can then be adopted. It is not unlikely that under these conditions it will emanate from the other side-Yours, oto.,

X.Y.Z.

THE SANITARY BOARD AND

MALARIA.

TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS.

Hongkong, 8th December, 1900. SIR,— An analysis of the voting on my motion for dealing with anopheles, the dis- cussion thereon, and the subsequent answer of the President anent presenting reports and ground plans of the infectious hospital now being erected at Kennedytown, are interesting as showing the undercurrent of official animus which invariably tends to thwart every sction of the Board which may not have the departa- mental imprimatur, to concentrate all effort

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