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Show HEW YEAR INCENSE BURNS IN PLUM ALLEY Annual Festival of Chinese Is in Fall Blast Today; Visitors Are. Welcomed. Chinatown began its Sew Tear festivities fes-tivities at 12 o'clock last night. Giant firecracker exploded, tom-toms beat, and Chinatown Jabbered la a great uproar. up-roar. ' Several new josses were Installed and incense burned before them. Whisky and rice were poured at the altars to keep away the evil spirits and worshipers worship-ers kowtowed before the rods all night long. - Preparations have been made by the Chinamen to receive and welcome visitors vis-itors who wish to witness the festivities. They have asked the Chief of Police, however, to protect them from the hoodlums who annoyed them last year. |