CHINESE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume LI, Issue 54, 22 February 1908, Page 6

CHINESE NATIONAL ANTHEM.

lla- Lhina a National Anthem? The-o are dillereiices of opinion on the iptes- | lion, which arose over an incident at Hong Kong during .Mr. Tatfs vh-i, lo th.. Far Ea-t. Ihe •Emperor of China" was toa-ted. followed l,y the air of-Cod-ace the King." .Mr. Tuft a-ked wlic •■ \\, cotiiitry. 'lis of thee" (the American anilicin lo the -ame airi had been played, and the Herman guests asked |V connection lietwccn China and •• lleil Dion Sicge-kranz" ~]„. i;,.,.,,,,,,, iim |„.,,, lo lb,, -am., air:. The explanation was tl'i'l I'"- tune wa- -o well known ,I M , il might be iaken as |1„. hvnin of uni-vs-r-al brotherhood, and Ch'ine,e words had Iherefor,. been s<., ,„ j t ~, ,(„. N;1 . 'ioual Anthem 01 ihat r-omurv. Xow the " Pekin and Tientsin Tint■•.- " drills Ihe "oiigiuator of ihe joke" that China I"- a National Authciu. lint ihe Chi , iie-a Legation in London slate Cut a ''hiiiesc National Amliem, compose,! ], v the Manpii- T-etig. the second rcpre--eul.iliv ' hi- country since the establishment of a legation in Ijmdon. has been in existence for the last Iweiily-on-. .'.car..,. The words were written bv (h • inarouis t„ nutsic composed bv a Kuvopcau musician. Mr. Ilassal. bandniastoi' of lb" Irish Cuards, also stated that so far as he knew every nation in Europe. Asia, and America had its anthem. Such counti'ievi as Afghanistan and Siai-i wore no exception to the rule.