The Honolulu republican. [volume] (Honolulu, T.H.) 1900-1902, 1901-02-13
EVERYBODY IS INVITED TO COME
FESTIVITIES WILL COMMENCE ON
MONDAY AND WILL CON-
TINUE THREE DAYS.
chinese-English Debating Society Re-
organizes and viii Purchase d
Site for a New Club House in
Place of the One Destroyed.

Bright and early .donday morning
the joyous new year. the twenty-sev-
enth Of the reign of his Impel .al Mai
esty kwang Su. will commence and
the Chinese residents of these islands
will celebrate il will all fitting cere-
mony. Last year. for obvious reasons.
the Chinese colony was in mourning
and no celebration was held. But this
year has been prosperous and the 5000
members Of the local colony feel that
a little rejoicing is in order
The New Year celebration of the
Chinese is sui generis" and is entire
ly unlike any other festal occasion
even of this peculiar people. In the
first place. the celebration is not a
fixed feast but commences on the an
niversary of the ascension TO the
throne of the ruling monarch and con-
tinues in some localities. for days or
even weeks. In this city the celebra-
ton is usually of three days dura-
ton.
The official opening of the festivities
Will be had in a great reception which
will take place IN the rooms of the
United Chinese Societies on King
street. The general public will be
very welcome TO visit the place dur
ing the hours of the reception. The
committee having charge of the re-
ception at the clubhouse consists of
Messrs. Ho Fon, William Y. Kwai
Fong. Lau Tong. Y. See Young. Lin
Shen Chow. Chang Chau and NJ. c.
Amana.
The rooms of the society will be
handsomely decorated for the occa-
sion and the committee expects that
the greater portion of the crowd will
assemble between the hours of II and
l O'Clock on Monday. Refreshments
have been arranged for. and in addi-
ton to the collation. there will be all
manner of good things of a drinkable
nature.
On Tuesday the scene will change
TO the Chinese Consulate and the Of
fetal celebration will take place. The
following day will be devoted to pri
vate Publications among the mem
bers of the Chinese Colony.
The Chinese New Year is season
of peculiar Importance TO the people
of the Flowery Kingdom. Debts are
all paid up and old grudges are at
least temporarily laid aside and dur
ing the festivities. even when there is
a bloody war between two or more
warning highbinder tongs in San Fran
cisco. the hands of the hatchet men
are tied and the celebration is allowed |
TO proceed without any marring in |
In Honolulu fortunately |
the highbinder does not obtain to any |
marked degree but even if he was |
here. there would be no danger of an |
outbreak during the New Year cele- |
bration.
The utmost respect and consider |
alton is accorded to the old forms and |
the real old Chinese hospitality will
be extended TO all on. the occasion of
the twenty-seventh anniversary of the
ascension of Kwang Su.
The Chinese and English Debating
Association. which was formerly one
of the most powerful agents in the
Islands Tor the bringing together of
the peoples of the Orient and the Oc
cident. was re-organized last night at
the quarters of the United Chinese So
cieties in lively meeting. The house
occupied by the Association for years
was destroyed during the plague quar-
antine and TO date has not been re-
built. It was decided last night TO
commence negotiations for a suitable
piece OF land to erect a clubhouse
lDon. The ASSOCIATION has about ST.
500 in the treasury and il was found
hat the proposed improvements would
,ost in the neighborhood of $4,000.
The Association. which has a mem
hership of 100 of the most progressive
If the young members of the Chinese
>olony. has retained its organization
through all the trying times which
lave followed the quarantine and the
move in deciding TO re-establish il on
/ foundation practically the same as
,xisted before the FIRE, shows how the
INDUSTRIOUS and progressive Chinese
residents have prospered during the
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