The commonwealth. (Scotland Neck, N.C.) 1896-1929, 1899-06-08
AT = CHINESE BANQUET.


Gs = Secret
hs3a novel experience The other
hiant. says 5Le Stars Yokohama CORE
sPoadent, In Geiee TIE sole European
guest al i dioaer pasty attended by
some Go progressive Cinnamon. The
occasion Was the a.r..s aJ OF Corfjlcius.
That a1ce. according 20 Chinese calen-
5srs. WIS :o::l 1,fs9 re2rs ago. Con-
%uc;us i.aa sti.l q etrcre hold on the ed
Tlcataa TEinsse. ana The party CT re-
2'oTr1. az which the unfortunate kang-
Ein-lTci vas tAe ,1adeT, are particular
ly ottached 80 his teachings. The re-
formers. indeed. have lately been maxi
5ug strenuous efforts TO revive the cult
Of Coufueius. er.l tbis was the first
dime for many years that his birthday
has been celebrated in style Probably
in China the victorious conservatives
did their best 10 crush the movement:
but here III Yokohama it was a great
success. Nearly all the Chinese Of the
place, except the legation people and
tbe employees q the -Russo-Turkish
lauE-wsfo are 5Earcl1us-joined in
The dinner was held ct the josshouse,
which was a perfect blaze of Chinese
lanterns. electric light and Grand drag
on faes, and crowded with Chinese in
their most brilliant siil1s-reds and
greens and bltes CT the liyeliest pos
siI,Ia s7,a4os. Seats WIRE provided for
ezervore-an frs,,rove7nenf on the Jan
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and the meal was served on small
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