The sun., 1908-12-20

/ p4l0opel ~, ofd, Na9 aied 20. niote tlE4n
He was dapper. ufbehe. delishtfully
stasas.s, Ths LsHss.Seas we're I'D 4
zee him. Some OF thSm remembered how
he helped TO save the famous Oregon
when she vas on tie rocks OF the ChinG
coast.
Later Sab and Admiral Emory vent u
call on Prince Lang and the rest Of the
chinese oommission; various ofhoeD goI
ashore for look around, and soon the
neWs went through tho squadron that
everybody was going to have good tirn'
ct The big playground China had pro-
Vided. especially the men. China on.
pected 5000 Of them ashore daily and
wanted them especially 10 enjoy them
selves.
BuooBD KuI.ANasu's oIiARM.
Kulanssu, the site Of the forsien colony.
was little moro than mile up the har'
boz. There vac 10 restriction % yss!t!ss
thas place. Il looked inviting. What
Appeared to bs ane villas dotted thosnu'
mefous hills, II was decided that 1t wal
sven moro picturesque than Chefu.
Well, when you went over there you
agreed with that opinion. You found
yourself on an island . mile and . hall
long and half mile vide with beaua-
ful residences perched here and there on
cliffs. on the tops Of great boulders. on
slopes and rises. all facing the bay and
with superb Views Of the bay and noun
tains. When you attempted TO find your
way about you were stuck. The place
was crookeder than Boston. All through
IL run little highways about twelve fest
broad, mere lanes or alleys, all bordered
with high stone wails. Looking over the
tops 10 the hills you could SEQ the hne
houses and occasionally through gate
you could $50 flower gardens. tennis
courts. beautiful walks and evidences oi
secluded life.
Well. these alleys ran twisting and
turning about with no apparent plan OF
order. You got lost between the walls
before you could say Jack Robinson or
at least had gone hundred yards. You
had 10 have pilot TO get about. Chinese
servants were todng burdens here and
thsre, Ped4lers were hawking vegetables,
but they could give you no information.
You had to wait until some one OF the $50
foreigners living there hove In sight
before you could get information TO 60
TO any one place. II took the Admirala
orderly more than two hours 70 nnd the
cable Office. which 10 situated In one OF
these sheltered villas.
Az you wandered about you oame
upon no lees than three crowded Chinese
villages: and oh. DO dirty and crowded
But you liked Kulangsu. There was q
flDo foreign club there. many mission
churches. hospitals and the fiags Of the
various foreign Consuls tapping In the
air. You felt secure and at homo. You
came across q beautiful tennis park. end
when you learned that the place. whose
name literally translated means Drum
Wave Island. was governed by the repre-
sentatves OF no less than ak nations
without friction and had been foreign
concession for about six years. you said
that international friendship was sorne-
thing moro than hotion. '.r
In shape the boulders on shore. on
hills, In the water were the most for
bidding looking things imaginable. /. II
was easy to see that Q superstitious peo-
pie would be overAWed by them. They
seemed 10 take on tho forms OF demons.
and one look at them made you wonder
IL the Chinese ever dared stay out Of
doors at night.
There was one familiar 20 the sailor
men who had besn In Annoy before that
was missing. It was tho famous rocking
stons. Many q jack tar has gone up 70
the great pilo on tho mainland and set
il rocking by the moro push OF q good
strong right arm. Early In the present
year . party Of German man-of-warsmen
went up there for lark and they had 90
much fun that they rocked the thing over
and II landed In the valley belov.
Some OF thsss rocks had Chinese in
acriptiops on them. That on tho Camel
Rock says;
Kulangsu 10 q paradise on earth,
Annoy is the very best.
There wasn't much untruth about
Kulangsu. except In the hot season.
TEE cPFIctAL ENTERTAINMENTS.
Amid theee picturesque surroundings
and with o vast amount OF expensive and
carefully studied preparations the squad
ron came to receive China's hospitality
and assuranoes Of friendship. Did China
mako good? Well. IL isn't q long story.
With the exception Of one day given up to
the foreign colony on Kulangsu all the
entertaining was inside the parade
grounds,
II began on the night OF arrival with q
Chinese dinner and a theatrical perform
ance given to the officers In the reception
hall. The officers were received by the
Prince and found themselves in o long
banquet hall. whose ceiling was festooned
with broad bands OF heavy brocaded silk.
1t made one almost eager to climb up after
it. A general comment was:
sMy, IL I only had enough OF that to
make O gown for the wifel Wouldn't
she 70 crazy over itl'
Beautiful potted plants and dwarfed
trees hlled up the floor spaces near the
tables. Richly carved screens were
placed here and there. 1t was a most
attractive room. At signal the COM
pany OF about three hundred sat down
II must be confessed that there was some
trepidation because the bill OF fare had
been printed In the programme for the
week. This was the menu;
Birds Nest Soup.
Sharks Fins and Crab Roe.
Rolled Fish.
Fried Oysters.
Mushrooms and Bamboo Shoots.
Shrimp Balls.
Fried Ducks Liver and Giblsts.