The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1903-02-08
MERCHANTS
At FEAST
The Chinese Business
Leaders Enjoy
Banquet.

Seated about a half dozen round ia
leaders in Chinese mercantile circles last
evening Toasted in honor of the opening
of the New Year. 1t was a merry din
ner, one which brought out the best
1 of good cheer and made prominent the
best of feeling among the men gathered
together, and from the champagne to
the rice the occasion was one which
meant much for the colony.
Not in recent years had there been
seated at the same banqueting table so
many of the lights OF the local colony.
They had buried all the differences of
the past, the high feeling which had been
marked as to the connection of the con-
sui with local affairs and the reprisals
upon the families of the Bow Wongs
had been forgotten, and all sat about
as brothers and enjoyed the good things
spread, the homeless chicken, the eggs
of the past generation, the bamboo
shoots, and the rice as Mother used
to make" and appIauded the sentiments
of peace and progress.
The banquet was served in two |
courses, or innings. The guests gather |
ed at 4:30 O'Clock and discussed a half |
dozen dishes of high value in the ORR |
entail gastronomic sense, and which i'm |
pressed more than favorably the Occi-
dentals who were privileged to sit about
the tables. In the midst of the hours
feasting Mr.. ]. w. Girvin, who was
placed at the right hand of President c.
K. All, spoke at length in response to the
toast THE Future" President All, in
his preliminary, talked of the past and
the outlook for the colony with united
and aims, and the future
was pictured by Mr.. Girvin as full of
hope. He said that he was shocked to
see that China, with history full of
great doings, should now be, in effect,
he football of the nations of the world,
who strove to divide the products of
centuries of civilization. before the West
had reached the pinnacle which has
been attained in later times.
After the first series of courses had :
been discussed there was an intermis-
ion of an hour, and then again there
vas an assembling of the guests for the
inal section of the dinner. The menu
lad on il every dainty of the market,
md the feast of reason consisted of a ,
thoughtful address by A. Ahlo, who
poke of the prospects which doomed
fright before the colony, now that there :
lad vanished away every trace of bad !
ceiling and all were united in the bonds
f good fellowship. Peace he eulogized I
nd his words, closed with Tennyson's [
eautiful lines on the subject, were [
heered to the echo. The success of the L
east was complete. Those who sat I
own to the dinner were:
President c. K. All; vice president, Y.
Zee Kan; secretary, Lau Kang; assist
mt secretary, G. Kan HON; treasurer
10 Fon; assistant treasurer, Lum Tai. CT
Members-C. Q. zee Hop, Y. Ahin, n
hook Hoy, Tong Kau, Chang Hong, r
hong On, Lum Nun Tai, Y. NJ Wee,
T. K. F. Ii, Y Moo Fat, c. Hook Chow, "
Lo Yong, Chock Tong, Chun Ming, r. e.
hung, Chong Leong, c. K. Akana. W. ii
2. Ahana, Loo Ding Kai, Say Tuck, g
zee Yum Kwai, Ding Pc Leong, Wong h;
an, Lum Kan Chin, L. Ahlo, Chu tt
EN-, Lum Kee, NJ. c. Amana, Ng Chin, ia
Chin, Wong Him King, Y. See Young. 81
Chin, Wong Him King, Y. See Young, IL
.oy, Y. Chan Chu, L. Kong Fee, c. Yee c.
al, Lee Toma, L. Akau, Lum TOT, Lee 81
ct, Wee Sing, Ng Wan Sing, Wong cl
ow. w. Kwai Fong, zap Sing, Wong T.
ng Hee, F. All Ping, Ho Leong, Ng On, pi
Lum Now, Chow San, T. Ahlo, Jr, or
90 Wan Hoy, Wong Leong.
Invited Guests-E. NJ. Boyd, c. L. st
nodes, G. A. Henshall, w. H. Coney, d.
narles Ahfook, Chum zee On, J. w ct
rvin, and Wong How. nc