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THE HONGKONG A.D.C. AT CANTON.
Saturday, the 25th February, was a red letter day
lay in the annals of the Club Theatre at Shameen; for years and years the Canton A.D.O. have been trying to get the Hongkong A.D.C. to repeat here some Hongkong success, but until now insuperable difficulties have always prevented it. Even this time one of the original caste was unable to come, and but for the cleverness and kindness of the young and charming lady who made her stage début on this oscasion as Ethel Carlton, Shameen would not have had the treat of seeing His Excellency the Governor admirably played by the Hongkong The audience on Saturday night testified their thorough appreciation of the play and the admirable manner in which it was done by the heartiest applause and laughter through- out, and at the finish by a tornado of clapping. When the curtain had been lowered for the last times after being repeatedly raised to quell the storm, the audience burst into three hearty cheers and a "tiger.”
A.D.C.
THE HONGKONG WEEKLY PRESS AND
The Hongkong A.D.C. rose to a very high pitch of excellence in this performance. Every part was not only adequately filled bat well tiled, and not one of the parts large or small was weakly taken. The sentry walked his lonely rounds (varied with “I want yer, my honey) to the life: The butler butlered to the manner born. Major Kildare, who brought up the reinforcements, and Captain Rivers, who gave order to fire on them, might have been bred to the profession of arms, so well did they fill their respective parts and look them too. Coming to the main characters of this very well written and amusing farcical comedy or romance, it is seldom one finds a piece where all the characters have so equal an opportunity. The three ladies have each their fair share of the burden of the play and the four men's It is to the great credit of the parts ditto. H.K.A.D.U. that not one of these parts was other than most satisfactorily filled. Stella de Gex (Mrs. Grace) was played as if the boards were the constant avocation of this talented lady; nothing of the amateur was suggested, and all her points were well and deliberately made and the whole part played thoroughly well. Mrs. Wentworth Bolingbroke (Miss Bird), equally successful, admirably made up and, as the smart society lady, exaggeratedly im- pressed the fact of her elevated atmosphere apparently quite unconscious that the effort to It was the thing i self impress was obvicus. to the life; a very clever bit of study and portrayal giving a tone to the whole play. As for Miss Ethel Carlton (Miss Andrew) " to see her was to lova her" from His Excellency downwards. She was frankly charming qui
the scene being brought from Hongkong and bing Low the property of the Club Theatre.
The whole performance was a distinct success, and the residents of Shameen are much indebted to the Hongkong A.D.C. and in particular to those members and the ladies who took the trouble to come and give them sucb an enjoy. able performance. I Learly forgot the most im- portant point of all--the frocks and the frills wo:e loruly.—Contributed.
TELEPHONE SERVICE TO
KOWLOON.
NW CABLE LAID.
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March 9, 1903.
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IMPERIAL DECORATIONS. It is gathered from that on the 31st January their Excellencies Acting-Viceroy Tak Sow and tho Provincial governor Li Hing Yui sent a telegram to Peking to ask the Emperor to confer medals, one on His Excellency the Governor of Hongkong, one on the British Consul and one on the German Consal in Canton for their moritorious services in assisting to discover and olieck the rebellion which was attempted on China New Year's Eve. A private Imperial rescript has been received seating to this proposal, and His xcellency the Governor of hongkong and the Consuls above mentioued will soon receive the modals.
SWATOW.
[FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.]
Swatow, 27th February. NAVAL MOVEMENTS.
The Chinese men-of war Kiyong Yuk, Au Lan and Fasps put in here from Cantos. H.I.G.M.8. Jaguar arrived here from Amóy, and after a couple of days stay left for Canton. H.M.S Phoenix is now in port and will shortly return to Hongkong whence she came here.
TROUBLE AT WEICHOW.
Owing to an outbreak of disturbance, similar to the Kwangsi rebellion, at Weichow, a coast
Another step forward in the development of Kowloon has just been made by the laying of a telephone cable for public service from Hongkong to the other side of the Harbour. This has been done by the Telegraph Companies for the use of the China and Japan Telephone and Electric Co., Ld., whose enter- prise deserves generous support at the hands of the colonial community. The need for telephone connection between Hongkong and her “suburb” is unquestioned; it has in fact been a crying need for a long time. Now the Telephone Company hava surmounted the difficulties that lay in the way and within a few months a subscriber in Hongkong will be able to converse with his frieud and fellow-subscriber in Kowloon without recourse to the Star Ferry. The cable port 8.W. of Swatow, the Chinese gunboats Kwong Yuk and An Lan were sent from Canton which has just been laid is the heaviest ever put down in the neighbourhood. It weighs to carry troops from her, to the disturbed place. It is said they took away with them over 600 about eight tons and is of the eight-core kind. the
Chinese brates. As with the other cables which cross Harbour, it is placed within the protected cable area, 300 yards or so wide, running from North Point (beyond Bayview Hotel) to Hnnghom. Within this strip no ressel is allowed to anchor, it being protected by lights at night and notice-boards during the day. There all cables are laid. At present, it may be interesting to mention, there are three single. wire telephone cables in existence-oue to the Dock belonging to the police, one Company connecting with both Hunghom and Cosmopolitan Docks, and the third to the Godown Company.
The actual laying of the new cable was carried out without a bitch and was accom- plished under the superintendence of Mr. W. Stuart Harrison, the manager. The cable was coiled up on board a big junk, and a steam launch provided the locomotiva power. When the end of the cable was made fast on shore the junk was towed forward and as she progressed the cable was paid out grad ally and in such a manner as to prevent accumulations of "slack."
CHANGE OF TAOTAIS,
Ting P. Chwang retired from office owing to As intimated by me some time back Taotai the death of his mother. He left for Shanguni Per China Merchan's steamer Hainfung yester- arrived here yesterday from Canton on bard day. His successor, Taotai Chin Ping Sbib, also the Chinese man of war Fukpo.
CORRESPONDENCE.
THE CLOUD ON THE HORIZON."
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TO THE EDITOR OF THE “DAILY PRESS.
Hongkong, 3rd March. SIR,-The letter in your issue of the 26th alt. under the heading The Cloud on the head of "Anti-Humbug Horizon" affords abundant evidence that the is instinct with a perfect tribe of errors an i is virtually a veritable nidus of fallacies in general. If the net result of his contribution b. the attainment by him of When the other side was reached the remainder
a clearer insight into the significance of words, of the cable was taken ashore and the end made
a jaster appreciation of the value of exact state- fast in the cable-house erected for the purpose.ment, and a truer estimate of the probative force played her part with a pretty archness The cable is a little over a mile long. Owing of known evidence, he should feel grateful to the distince of the cable from the central and natural effect quite delightful; it
“Anti-Humbug" affirms that Sir Robert Hart was difficult to believe that this was a first part of the Colony, it will be necessary for the indeed in view of his specific charaetor. Telephone Company to construct about five appearance on any stage: warmed by applause, miles of land lines, three on this side and two applauded the Boxer volunteers. Instead of she spoke her lines wich full appreciation of
atrocious act be simply states by implication each point and scored laugh after laugh from Kowloon. On the Kowloon side the exchange proving that the accused has committed an will be in the rather oddly shaped building that the act of which ho accuses the man is the audience The match-making scene with
atrocious. The accusation is either true Captain Chas. Carew was a m st charming bit which most people in the Colony must have noticed at one time or ano her in Cameron
or false; if true, where is the evidence? It of acting, and the fact that Miss Andrew
fulse, the accusation
It is ; infamous.
} took up the part only £ve days before play Road opposite Messrs. A 8. Watson & Co.'s new dispensary. It should be mentioned that
if
had “Anti-Hambng”
not ing adds to the merit of her performance the important operation of testing the new
much effect In the hands of that veteran and reliable cable has been carried out by Mr. H. Warren
otherwise he actor, Mr. Grace, His Excellency was sure
ban to be well treated, and so it proved. A solid, of the Telegraph Company with, we understand,
satisfactory results. reliable (except where the heart was concerned) Governor, a capital character and capitally played. The Colonial Secretary, Mr. Carlton, the father of Ethel (he must have had a charm- ing wife) was very well done by Mr. Balloch (another old stager) the precise, head-of-the- department, highly-official manner were all there, and the part was played for all it was worth, which is a good deal. Mr. An enterprising French firm has ordered two Bird as the Private Secretary, and Capt. large river steamers to be built which shall be MoGeorge as the A.D.C were both No. 1 and ready to run between Canton and Hongkong deserved and got high praise for render-between the 8th and 9th Chinese moon this #ing their respective parts; they played up to year. These will be provided with the best each other in the most natural manner, and they accommodation for "foreign and Chinese I them had a weak spot so far as their passengers, and the steamers Le Rhone - and was concerned, though their cardiac Sun Cheung will run between Canton and uffered strains almost to breaking Woochow. Another foreign firm will run a point Their love-making scenes each in his river steamer to be called Kunyamshan (the (and the other's) way were very cleverlyhill of the goddess of mercy). She will be ready in two months and will leave Canton at rendered.
The play was set in a very becoming frame, ' noon and arrive at Hongkong about dark.
CANTON.
(FROM OUR CORRESPONDENT.Į
Canton, 28th February. SHIPPING ENTERPRISE.
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to public scorn and execration without having not only proved his criminality to the hilt, but without having advanced even a shred of real evidence towards jubstantiating a charge of such exceptional gravity. He goes on to describe the tone of the first telegram as exultant. Let him give an analysis of the steps by which his mind ascribes that attribute to the tone of the folegram. But were the telegram marsed by the ubaractéristle in question, it would be but a alender 'indication that Sir Robert Hart entertained the hope of being permitted to remain in Peking or of the likelihood of his yielding to the pressure of an invitation to remain. He assumes thắt Bir Robert Hart wished to 1emain behind with the object of posing as mediator that because he wished to remain he could find ste of mind means to remain, that thi engendered ́a feeling of ex
ition to which reckless expression was given in that first
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