Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1901-05-08
A CHINESE FEAST,
Description of One Given Or. DObson
and Party in Yeung Kong.

and Party in Yeung Kong.
DIR. w. H. Dobson, of this city, grad
uate Of the class Of 1895, Columbian Uni
versity, is a medical missionary under the
direction of the Presbyterian board of for
eign missions and stationed at Yeung
Kong, China. Young Kong is situated in
the province of the same name and is about
go miles from Canton, in a southwest
direction. To reach it from Canton form
erly required several days, and one had to
sail down one river, up another, then have
coolies carry luggage over mountains about
fifteen miles, and subsequently sail down
another river to the city. Young Kong Is
a large place, having about 5000 inhab-
itants. All goods in trade We're carried to
and fro in the same way until DR.. Dobson
went there as missionary. He was the
first foreigner to learn the language of
the province. Most missionaries learn the
Cantonese dialect, but people of other PROV
inces can understand only about half Of
what one says when speaking in the Can
tonese dialect. AS soon as he became suf-
ficienty acquainted with the language he
began to agitate the establishment of a
line of vessels between Canton and Young
Kong, and SO interested merchants of both
cities that now several launches are max
Ing trips regularly between the two cities
When the trouble arose in China Dr. Dob
son was busy making arrangements to
build a hospital and residences for him
self, DR.. and Mrs. Patton of Baltimore and
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall, who are aSSociat ed
with him. Land had been bought outside
the city after long and weary effort, as
all dealings had to be through third par
ties. Not feeling safe when trouble came,
he and other missionaries went to the coast
and rented houses at Macau a city in the
Portuguese colony on the coast, near Cam
ton and Hong Kong. which was described
in The Star recently by Frank Carpenter.
In a letter to a friend in this city the
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and of feast given the party by promi-
nent official who has become very friendly
with the foreign devils The doctor had
vaccinated the family of this officer during
an epidemic of smallpox, and SO obtained
his favor.
Speaking of the feast, Dr. Dobson says:
"Of course it was in strict Chinese style
and eaten with chop sticks 1 will give Won
a list of the eatables, which were all well
favored and palatable. The meal was
divided into two courses between which
we went to another room while the dishes
were changed. Each major course had a
number of small courses. They even had a
tablecloth. The meats were brought in
one at time.
THE first large course was as follows:
Roast duck, boiled pigeon stuffed chicken.
pig kidney sliced, meat balls, noodles.
chicken boiled, Dreaded shrimps, boiled let
tuce. date sauce (hoD, hash of duck,
chicken and ginger. orange sauce and
fried squares of sponge cake. These were
brought on in courses.
1.-The following were continually on the
table: Boiled garlic, duck egg paste, pre-
served ginger, water chestnuts, melon
seed shelled peanuts, sliced sugar cane
and bananas raw. peeled oranges, pre-
served wood melon, shrimp croquettes,
Dreaded pork, preserved melon rnd, sliced
pig liver and cabbage, wine. salt water in
stead of salt, and mixed with a sort of oil
for 1avoring, vinegar.
Second large course: Lichens and mush-
rooms boiled, sea slugs, boiled duck eggs,
boiled fowl, tea, melon. pickles, pork liver
sliced, pork potpie bean curd, rice, soft
boiled rice and finger bowl and napkin
passed from guest to guest by a servant.
You see we had quite enough for one
feast