Los Angeles herald. [microfilm reel] (Los Angeles [Calif.]) 1900-1911, 1908-01-27

elected a great deal of adverse opin-
ion.
This man, Lee Fong," said Wong
Foy, secretary of the Hop Sing tong,
sis dangerous and desperate char
acter, known to us as a man who will
stop at nothing.
az know him to be a highlander of
the worst type, Bing Kung tong,
who would not hesitate an instant
when 1t comes to Staying a member of
our society.
'eHis occupation as a cook is merely
used as a blind to accomplish his ends.
1.-THE police will regret that they al
lowed him to get off with the payment
of such an Insignificant fine, and they
will discover in the near future that
they had in their possession the most
murderous highlander ever in Los An
geles. who is soon to direct would-be
war of extermination,' though we are
not to be vanquished by hired as
sassins.
Lee Fong could have paid a $1,000 fine
as easily as he paid the $40 fine, for
the Bing Kung men would have come
to his rescue in any sum-
Wong Foy Is a highly educated Chr
nese and uses the best of English. He
speaks with the air of one who is
thoroughly familiar with the local tong
situation, and his words carry a con-
viction with them.
Friday night the tong war In San
Francisco resulted In the attempted as
sassination of Fong Poy, restaurant
keeper and member of the Ping tong,
who was sitting in his restaurant when
Lem Sing of the Hip Sing tong en-
tered the door and, without saying
word, shopt Poy In the back, fnhicting
probably fatal wounds. Lem Sing es-
capped in the crowd.
May Prohibit Explosives
In view of the prevailing tong feuds
il is very probable that the police this
year will entirely prohibit the use OF
explosives in the celebration OF China
new year, February 20.
The Chinese are already making ac-
tive preparations for the observance
of this day and promise that 1t VIII De
the most extravagant and costly cele-
bration of its kind ever attempted IN
Los Angeles.
Thousands of dollars will be expend-
ed. say the Chinese merchants, In ian
tern decorations and pyrotechnics, ana
extraordinary ceremonial feasts also
are planned.
If the police prohibit the use of fire.
crackers, bamboo bombs and other ex-
plosives the Chinese say they Will make
up for the noise in the number or
Examinations, and in the event of the
exnlosiyes being eliminated they prom
Use one of the most rare and beautlful
electric and candle displays ever at
tempted.
Chinatown, and especially the central
mart of It, will be embellished with
thousands of Chinese lanterns, and
noiseless pyrotechnics Will be utlnzeo
to an unprecedented extent.
.a.,r, WI
Chinese say will be an innovation gen
orally disapproved in the past, also
will transform the picturesque Chinese
quarters into a wonderland of 1rr1-
descent lights.
The erstwhile eyesores, even to the
opium dens, prison-like gambling
"joints," dilapidated laundrles, gloomy
alleys, uncanny hooks and other dark
but interesting recesses OF CHINATOWN
will be made to scintillate with civil
lied electrical magnificence, sppplant-
ing the quaint, time-honored, though
dim glow, of candle-lighted lanterns.
Candles Also to Be Used
OF course the candle lighted lanterns
will be freely used in the outskirts OF
Chinatown, but it is planned to use
electrical Examinations IN the main
part of the settlement.
Chinese merchants say they are al
ready selling great quantities of decora-
tive material for the coming new year.
One merchant said yesterday that the
white sightseers and visitors, and es-
pecially those who are patrons or the
Chinese, will be provided this year with
an extra quantity of the usual high
grade cigars and with the famously
edible confectionery that usually fills
the bowls in front of the Joss" image,
all of which, as any past visitor knows
is so sweetly scented with the delicate
odors of punk, corn-silk, tobacco ana
hasheesh.
On account Of the bounty on rats