Betel Nut Island Personal Experiences And Adventures in the Eastern Tropics
Betel Nut Island Personal Experiences And Adventures in the Eastern Tropics
John Timothy Beighton
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They have not long to wait. The sun sets at about six, and there is no long twilight to follow. One, and another, and another edifice becomes brilliant with its illumina- 124 BEJ EL-NUT ISLAND. tions. Old St. George's Church is soon bright in its glory. Mr. Koh Seang Tat's house rivals the church in its tasteful decorations. The Penang Club is also conspicuous in its adornments. The shops in Beach Street, and the private residences throughout the town are more or less beautifully lighted. At ni...ne o'clock the fireworks begin. The Town Hall is packed with the Chinese, the platform in front full of Europeans, and the esplanade and roads leading to it thronged with the tens of thou- sands who have gathered from north, south, east, and west. Eockets and Boman candles are enthu- siastically appreciated by the multitude, while the set pieces elicit but scant applause. The last piece, however, thrills all with delight. The Queen appears in her radiant robes of regal splen- dour, and underneath are the loyal words, ' Long live the Queen and Empress of India !
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