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

Chinatown Is to-day revealing in the
luxury OF fresh war news, printed in
Chinese characters in the Chinese News,
and sold for five cents copy.
The second edition OF this unique jour-
nallstic production was on the street
shortly after 10 o'clock this forenoon.
and 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 terra-cotta colored sheets, covered
with hleroglyphics like an exaggerated
wash ticket.
According to Mr.. Steve Linsard, who.
with w. ]. Hanley. publishes the paper.
there Is little doubt Of its complete sue
cess.
For the benefit of those who are unfa-
miliar with the process Of getting out a
Chinese newspaper an Evening Word"
At 4S4 West Thirty-fourth street, and
through Mr.. Lingard gained a pretty
good idea Of the modus ,operandi. To
begin WITH the paper, which Is a four
column affair, Is printed on a single
sheet Of heavy terra-cotta paper. The
only English to be seen in # Is tho
small s rpase at the appsr e hand COR
ner of the sheet, and the words. ''Giving
the Latest Gable Reports," In. the oppo-
at the Top is the Chinese title "e Of pt the
paper, printed in display" type, which
being Interpreted reads:
The Uninterrupted Roar of the
Trumpet OF the Fiery Dragon Of the
God OF War"
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-
peror. another showing Chinese army
on the march, and the third a portrait
The idea that type and daily news
papers ore inseparable must be cast to
the winds where Chinese journalism is
"Aii the news., said Mr.. Lingard to:
by the photo-engravins process.
,hrprs t he r psws which sssneI T.
lish. 10 placed In the hands OF Mr.. Yung
Kwai the editor Of the paper.
THE editorial department includes six
artists are those who draw the Chinese
characters. as well as the pictures.
Mr.. Kwai translates the news into
who may be called crier. The latter
marches down the editorial-room. and
dictates the story. which is taken down
Rsse sn ehTography IN or Chi
For example, the. crier calls out the
headline: Japan has declared war
against emma. Inc Trst writer In the
row will put down Japan has; the next
will write Declared war and the next
Against China These will be handed
quickly to an artist who will. with his
into the Chinese characters which APP
THUS the entire story is called out.
written in grass hand and turned over
to the artists. The artists draw the
characters on a block of soft fbrous
wood, after which a tool is run around
81 Al ~.
fibre pressed away and the characters
linked and pressed on a sheet of soft
surfaced paper When page Is gotten
ErapSed ana greatly 'r redSced e Il Is then
reproduced by the photo-engraving pro-
cess, stereotyped plates made and the
page Is run of n the regular way on a
ter Is In hand
There are no proof-readers on q Chi
. nese daily. Grammarians would be
shocked at some OF the errors which
occur. II the characters are well writ
ten'-that is, artistically Drawn and we'll
formed-that Is all that is required, The
reader digs out the meaning and pnts
his own construction on the sentence"
1T took fourteen Cinnamon to get out
The ''uninterrupted Roar" &c. "
The cablegrams are dated In a de-
eidedly new style, thus: Toxic; early
IN the IN morning not carrier than mid
enough for a Chinaman.
Mr.. Lingard says that when the trou-
BILE between China and Japan first broke
out an enterprising Chinaman who knew
English rented a room in tle 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
q mean trick on him. About the time
the interpreter was to read the news
a crowd OF Mongolians assembled In
front OF the house and only few paid
the admission fee. A willy Celestial
as fast as the news was read repeated II
to the crowd outside. This 80 Disguised
the enterprising interpreter that he
gave mp the business.
The Chinese News already has a cir
culation OF nearly $500. Five hundred
papers are sold In this city, 500 more go
to the surrounding towns. 800 are mailed
to China and the Chinese Consulate
takes 900 off the publishers hands.