New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1898-06-05

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houses of David sassoon Co.. the Oriental
Bank, siemsscn 4 Co. Shewan Tones e. Co..
Melchers & Co. the Hong Kong and Shanghai
Banking Corporation: Jardine. Matheson Co,
the Hong Kong Hotel. Lsuts. Wegener 4 Co,
the offices OF the ?. and O., Lane. Crawford
Co Hong Kong and Whampoa Dock Company.
and the large new market house. In the manu-
featuring district Shewan. Tones e. Co. have
arge rope establishment and cement works. ana
Europcan money controls the manufacture OF
ice glass feathers and metal Tho natives take
a leading part in the glass blowing and OPIUM
boiling business. and also deal largely IN YER
million and operate several tanyards and cigar
factories.
ST Johns Cathedral IS the largest religious
building II was erected 10y the English resi-
dents in 1872 Since then several other Angh-
can churches and chapels have been built and
also a Roman Catholic cathedral. synagogue
and two mosques.
For the European and American residents 81
Hong Kong the clubs are Of great importance.
Many II the business men live there. The prn-
cipal one 81 these is The Hong Kong Club which
has fine house on the New Praya. The Club
Gcrmania is the second In size. Be-. les these
there is also a tradesmcn's club tt re- Is also
a recreation club which has boat and bath
houses and a gymnasium. and besides these
there are cr l,et. football polo. golf and hockey
clubs. there ire rine ranges. yacht clubs and
jockey clubs and tho Engiishman who Is fond
Of outdoor sports may ind much "a arnuso him
IN Hong Kong
"Of course" said tn former rcsid mt. there
is no curling skating nor icc-boaiing The
weather is beastly hot. and although Europeans
may live through IL they are never really COM
Portable. From October until April the nights
are fairly comfortable but after the middle OF
April there Is no relief from the singing. de-
pressing heat. Nobody walks any great dis
lance. People go from place TO place In sedan
chairs carried by native servants. Everybody
wears the liFhtest kind Of clothes and those
who can do so send their families 10 the noun
.aine Of Japan until the worst part OF the hot
season is over. OF course. ii is about six days
journey to the mountains and not everybody
an afford to indulge in the luxury. The families
remaining on the island have homes on the
Peak and there an occasional breath 81 air may
be gained a cable road takes the Peak resi-
dents to their homes The cars 60 up the steep
incline in about eight minutes. and the trip
costs four cents.
"A popularity OF Victoria is that 1t contains
no wooden houses Every building Is made OF
A peculiar native clay known chunan and
people believe that the clay houses are less hot
than wooden houses would be
Men go 10 their places OF business at
o'clock in the morning and remain there until
! o'clock wncn tho Offices are closed up for
luncheon. The afternoon hours are from till
=. and then all go TO the club or to their homes
TO show how deadly the climate Is one must
watch the funerals. In "A residence Of ten years
In Victoria | never knew day 10 pass without
least funeral IN the European colony.
Our polo grounds were near the Protestant
Cemetery, and every time we played we also
witnessed the burial Of one Of our countrymen."
The annual races under the auspices OF the
Hong Kong Jockey Club take place late In
February on the racecoursc in Wong n al hung
or Happy Valley. This is at the cas-. end OF the
town, and the beautiful spot which is nclosed
by nr-clad hills, is visited on that OCCASION and
when the monthly gymkhanas take place, by
nearly the whole European population and by
thousands Of natives The Governor has his
box. the officers Of the garrison have one also.
and all along the line are the private boxes OF
the dignitares and the leaders in colonial So |
ciety. writer on the subject says that on these