New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1913-10-24
IT'S So IF YOU READ It
IN THE mon GEE YAT 30
With Distinguished Gee Bat and
Able Dung Bon, Chinese.
Daily Promises Much.
FONG SUS BOTH HUSTLERS
Which Is to Say That the Man.
aging and City Editors and
Reporters of the Hip Sing
Paper Are All A No. 1.

There is jov in the ranks OF the hon
orable society OF the Hip Sing Tong. and
their rivals. the on Lcong Tong. are ls
merry as a lost sou! attacked by ten
thousand dragons And II you should ask
the reason Of any Hip Sing Tong he will
bow politely and. with many courteous
perphrastic we'll wishes for yourself ard
your ancestors. announce that the Mon
Gee Vat 30" will shortly make its ap-
pearance in this city. under the augus st
direction Of Tom NJ Mum. the Hon. Gee
Bat.
Now, a Gee Bat. 1t was explained yes
terday. is a managing editor.
Harry Lum, who will be the Hon. DING
Bon, or city editor. told reporter for
The Tribune Yesterday that the Mon
Gee Vat 3D." or New York Chinese
Daily News" will make its FIRST appear
ance on or about December l.
we shall have the best daily news
paper published IN classical Chinese. in
the world. because We shall have the best
STAFF In the world and though II is
owned by the honorable Hip Sing Tong
1t will deal fairly with all. And every
day. except Sunday. It shall leave these
Offices for every quarter Of the globe.
Seven thousand subscriptions We have al
ready. and In a year or two we may
have eight or nine or maybe ten thou
sand | will be the Dung Bon"
And how many reporters Hill YOU
have he was asked.
only two. but two OF the best Forg
Sus that ever wrote for a Chinese paper
But then, we will have some faithful
Chinese friend in every principal city
where there be large numbers Of our
people. who will keep us informed Of
what happens in their communities"
What will be the policy OF the Mon
Jee Vat 30 on woman suffrage"
Decidedly against IT,"
And with regard to gambling in China
town"
THE Mon Gee Vat Bo' wishes 10 pre-
serve ITS friends, so II must not fight the
gamblers. But It will advise them 10 de-
sist, and if our advice is followed there
will be no more fantan or other games
OF the devil PLAYED by any Chinese who
will read our newspaper or be influenced
by It's readers
And should a Hip Sing Tong and An
on Lecng Tong or many of them. come
| TO blows. and some are slain, will
I'VE shall print all the Iews."
And with regard 10 Chinese politics,
which side will you take?"
Neither. We shall be neutral. for we
would preserve the friendship of all"
And the Hon. Dung Bon, Strengthening
his yellow and black silk tie. that fought
, for supremacy with a silk lavender SHIRT.
| iecked an imaginary speck from his blu"
serge suit and said
But our primal purpose is TO foster
trade among the Chinese. especially here
| in New York City. and to give all a pleas
ant day every day, except Sunday. which
In itself is a day Of pleasure, fer all men
rest"
And while the Hon. Dung Bon smiled
as he watched some mechanics installing
presses on the nth floor Of No. Co Par%
street. once the site Of one ~ The rock
! cries Of evil fame that made the Five
, Points notorious. ne pointed 10 some car
| reEters. and said:
"rhese men are max .ng the largest type
case In New York. II is not divided into
| forty or so compartments, like an Eng
| fish type case. but into ten thousand and
more different parts. each holding many
OF the same characters. Every day at
least four thousand different Chinese
! characters will he used so YOU see how
much greater the task Of the Chinese
! typesetter is compared with the printers
on your daily papers here"
And then word came from Tom NJ Nun
who was in seclusion couple OF blocks
away. and the Hon. Duns Bon eXclamed:
II must go to hold converse with the
Hon. Gee Bal"
And he went.