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IT MILL BE CELEBRATED SOON.The Chinese colonies in both old and new Chinatown are looking forward to i the celebration of their new year’s, 1% / I■which occurs on Thursday, February17th, with great expectancy for a good Itime generally in the interchange of j ^presents, compliments, heap talkeeandpleasant words. (1In Chinese history the day implies, 'one of disaster and dire misfortune, 11which they seek to overcome by mak- i j,ing a terrible racket with the aid of firecrackers, saying pleasant things toeach other, and in fact keeping up a11 dav1vbregular tea-party matinee all day long of running small talk; make a great deal of beautiful music on stringed in- j , struments of every variety, save a harp, and beat tlie devil out of tank drums that would charm the wooliest mule that ever raised his hind legs to windward. I .The China new year will continue JJfor one week, and through a strange I J, dispensation of Providence and a real j estate deal on the part of I)r. Rogers, Sumner will divide honors with Dak- J1 erslield for a mutual benefit through j ! the division of Chinatown. Sumnerwould not be eligitde for incorporation if it could not boast of its new China- 1a:f!cit;sscP'attown.QuongSuc, now in the eighteenth year of his reign, has issued a proelama- M tion to to F. Q Dock, the mayor of New Chinatown, and to Ching Wing, the mayor of Old Chinatown, to see 1 'v that new year’s be properly observed, that his unnaturalized subjects smoke all the opium they can procure, make a sheol of a racket and otherwise preserve the memory of Confuscius and the feast of rats in good form.The following members of the 400 of New Chinatown will receive calls on new year’s day, and will I** only too tl pleased to entertain the elite of Bakersfield at their respective homes: F. Q.Dock.and wife, Fook Wall, Duong 8U Man Chong, Quong Wing Chung, Yee (‘lt; Wo Fong and Qung Toy Lee. tvKing, Ching Wing and Seneratus, nlt; Chut; Li will do the honors at hlt; their bastile in Old Chinatown. h(Several of these noted men are for- in elgners of distinction, worth from hj $20,(MX) to $lt;{0,000, who entertain their vv American friends in as unique a style ai as it is truly hospitable. wBy the way, F. (J. Dock supplies m Chinese lohor on the best terms for all h: kinds of work in orchards or vinevards.nNOTES. ttThe ladies of the colonies arc very f° busy making up mother-huhbards forinthe occasion, hut av they “no *abe” NN1« ihoops.Mrs. F. i{. Dock is a genuine ( hinese hidv, with a small footee that is too% 7eutec foranvr usee. See?iiddesi iCCfFook Wall will cook a pill for his friends, if they desire to indulge in a whack at the pipe and in the smoke build dreams in fantasy of beauty andinriches, and realize the nectar of a Bak- j1* ers field ki vtiiinQuong boy Lee remarked: “Newyear's day, no washee. no ironee; not wlt; much. Heap fun! Alice samee Meli- ;pi can’s Fourth of July. Babe? ekChing Wing says when Bakersfield ingets on one big tear—boom— lit* w ill sell an some property and put up a Joss house Ia\ and store* for rent, ailee samee Mr.Maude. j 1(’hue Li has a great head and states owthat “if Bakersfield incorporates, ()ld beiChinatown will do all the same, and if nui Sumner and Bakersfield incorporate^ hoithat old and new ('hinatown will do H()1 just the same. 'They can’t fool China- ^a(men. We will wait to see what they j‘in are going to do ahout it Mr. II F. . r. Williams wanted New (’hinatown to lllP. incorporate first, which we agreed to, us we would then incorporate so Mr. h°] Towne would place a depot at Old bet (’hinatown; but Williams hesihied the Lelt;Josh and don’t want it that way. A 1 great man that Williams. Is he South- I
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Bakersfield Californian
Bakersfield, California, US
Tue, Feb 07, 1893
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Gabriel M.
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