The evening world. [volume] (New York, N.Y.) 1887-1931, 1894-08-04
CAINATOWN'S PRIDE.
I" 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,
ard Is Salmon Hued, Too.

Chinatown is to-day revelling in the
luxury OF fresh war news, printed In
Chinese characters in the Chinese News,
and sold for five cents IA copy.
The second edition of this unique jour
nalistic 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 Mongolian in the colony could
not resist investing IA nickel in one OF
the terra Gotta colored sheets. covered
with hieroglyphics like an exaggerated
wash ticket.
According to Mr.. Steve Iingard, 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 Il
chinese newspaper an Evening Word"
reporter, visited the publication rooms
through Mr.. Lingard gained a pretty
good idea of the modus operandi. To
begin with. the paper, which is II four
column affair, is printed on single
sheet Of heavy terra -cotta paper. The
only English to be seen in It is the
small space at the upper left hand hand C. cor q
the Latest 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 a
cut of the Chinese warship Chen Yuen.
on the first page. The other side of the
page sports three cuts, one of the En-
on the march, and the third. "a portrait
of some prominent Chinese General.
The idea that type and daily news
papers are inseparable must be cast to
the winds where Chinese journalism is
concerned.
"All the news" said MIR. Lingard to-
day. lis written by hand and reproduced
by he tho MhPsS IS received
through the regular channels in Eng
lish, is placed in the hands of Mr.. Yuns
kwai. the editor of the paper.
The editorial department includes six
writer's and as many artists: The
artists are those who draw the Chinese
characters. as we'll as the pictures.
."Mr. Kwai translates the news into
Chinese and repeats it TO gentleman
who may be called crier. The latter
marches down the editoral-room and
dictates the story. which is taken down
nese chlrography, in sections.
For example. the crier calls out the
headline: Japan has declared war
asainst, china The first writer in the
Will write Declared war; and the next
Against China These will be handed
quickly to an artist who will. with his
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
linked and pressed on sheet of soft
surfaced paper. When "A page is gotten
ready in TIL way. the whole is photo
reproduced by the pho;o-engraving pro-
cess. stereotyped plates made and the
page Is run off in the regular way on a
printing press. 1t takes about six hours
to get the paper out after all the mat
There are no proof-readers on Chi
l nesa d daily Grammarians would be
occur. II the characters are well writ
ten'-that Is. artsticaily drawn and well
tormed-that is all that Is required. The
reader digs out the meaning and puts
his own construction on the sentence"
1t took fourteen Cinnamon to get out
the first copy OF The Chinese News, or
the "uninterruptei Roar" &c.
The cablegrams are dated in de-
:idedly new style. thus: "Tokio; early
In the morning: not earlier than mid
night and not later than g." This is near
enough for 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 the 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
n 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. \ willy Celestial
stationed himself by the window, and
as fast as the news was read repeated II
to the crowd outside. This so Disguised
the enterprising interpreter that he
gave up 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. 500 are mailed
to China and the Chinese Consulate