The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
CH|NATOWNS PRIDE.
The Uninterrupted Roar Of the
Trumpet Of the God Of War"
Or, In Plain English, tho Chinese
News, Published Daily.
Looks Like . Big Laundry Ticket,
and IL Salmon Hued, Too.

Chinatown is to-day revealing in the
Chinese characters in the Chinese News,
and sold for five cents a copy.
The second edition Of this unique jour
nallstic production was on the street
shortly after 10 o'clock this forenoon,
and a few minutes later Mott and Pell
streets went wild. Even the most
thrifty Monaghan In the colony could
not resist investing a nickel In one OF
the terrace colored sheets, covered
with hieroglyphics like an exaggerated
wash ticket.
According to Mr.. Steve Lingard, who,
with w J. Hanley, publishes the paper,
there is little doubt Of It's complete sue
cess
For the benefit Of those who are unfa-
miliar with the process Of getting out .
Chinese newspaper an Evening Word"
reporter visited the publication rooms
through Mr.. Lngard gained a pretty
good idea of the modus operandi. To
begin with, the paper, which Is four
sheet of heavy terra-cotta paper. The
only English to b. seen IN It Is the
title, The Chinese News, printed in a
small space at the upper left hand cor
the l attest Gable Reports in the oppo-
site corner. In the centre OF the page
at the top Is the Chinese title OF the
paper printed In display type, which
being Interpreted reads:
The Uninterrupted Roar of the
Trumpet Of the Fiery Dragon of the
Four columns OF matter surround
cut Of the Chinese warship Chen Yuen.
on the first page. The other side of the
page sports three cuts. one Of the EN-
1th aR rH ,trftNN hi
on the march, and the third, a portrait
Of some. prominent Chinese General.
The idea that type and daily news
concerned
"Aii the news" said Mr.. Lingard to-
day, lis written by hand and reproduced
First the news, which Is received
through the regular channels in Eng
iish, is placed in the hands of MIR. Yung
THE editorial department includes six
artists are those who draw the Chinese
characters, as well as the pictures.
Chinese and repeats II to gentleman
who may be called crier. The latter
marches down the editorial-room. and
by the writer's in grass hand or Chit
For example, the crier calls out the
hsaGIine n,J Japan has declared war
row will put down Japan has the next
will write Declared war and the next
Against China These will be handed
bamboo brush, quickly put the sentence
into the Chinese characters which APP
pear in print.
THUS the entire story is called out,
to the artists. The artists draw the
characters on, block Of soft fibrous
wood. after which tool is run around
the outlines of the characters, the soft
ilbre pressed away and the characters
linked and pressed on a sheet OF soft
surfaced paper: When page Is gotten
graphed and greatly reduced. It is then
, reproduced by the photo-engraving pro-
cess, stereotyped plates made and the
psE run on II tne sboat way on
to get the paper out after all the mat
| ter Is In hand.
There are no proof.readers on q Chi,
shocked at some OF the errors which
occur. II the characters are well writ
ten'-that is, artistically drawn and we'll
reader digs out the meaning and puts
his own construction % the sentence"
1t took fourteen Cinnamon to get out
the first copy of The Chinese News, or
cidedly new style. thus: "Tokio; early
in the morning: not earlier than mid
night and not later than s." This is near
enough for a Chinaman.
Mr.. Lingard says that when the trou-
bic between China and Japan first broke
| out an enterprisng Chinaman who knew
| English rented a room in tae building
at the junction OF Mott and Pell streets.
He had the papers every day and charged
| admission to the room. where he trans
| lated and read aloud the war news.
The third day his countrymen played
| "A mean trick on him. About the time
the interpreter was to read the news
Il crowd of Mongolians assembled in
| front OF the house and only few paid
| the admission fee. A willy Celestial
stationed himself by the window. and
as fast as the news was read repeated II
10 the crowd outside. This so Disguised
| the enterprising interpreter that he
gave up the business.
The Chinese News already has cir.
cu!atiOn of nearly $500. Five hundred
| papers are sold in this city, 500 more 40
| 10 the surrounding InMnA- go are mailed