Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1884-04-05
ALONG THE AsyaTVC COaxr
Veteran missionary Homeward
BOund-Rais Voyage from Hoochow
China, 60 Calcutta. India.

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BOund-His Voyage from Eoochow.
China. 60 Calcutta. India.
The Rev Nathan Sites. a missionary in Chin.
for the last twenty-three years is en- route "a
this country, expecting to Join his family now
temporarily residing In this city. He comes as
a delegate from the Foochow annual conference
of the Methodist Episcopal church to the gen.
eral conference. which is TO meet In Philadel-
phia in May next. HIS friends here have re-
cetved letter from him dated Calcutta. jan
uary LIST, 1884, in which he writes as follows OF
his trip that far:
From Foochow we sailed five hundred miles
down the coast OF China to Hong konlr where
turned aside 10 call upon aud congratulate
our canton friends. The American mission
there prov dentially escaped all harm in the riot
which occurred "a few months ago. though six
teen houses were piundered and burned on the
beautiful Island Of Shameen During the riot
some OF the missionaries left their homes and
fled To English steamers in the river hut when
all was quiet they went on with their work
wise as selFents and harmless a. doves"
HONG KONG
was greatly pleased TO feel when in Hong
Kong. that line British colony that whatever
war might come between France and China.
neither of the furious frowning foes would dare
touch this colony, or ruifie single hair Of this
Lion of England" A beautiful CITY i this
with its grand buildings, bread streets luNu-
RANT public gardens. its brilliant gaS-u halls
and avenues and abundant supply of good fresh
water flowing in all the town; and " no euiay all
these? We see, too, numerous churches. fine
schools aud cocGes-pho Ill them? There are
besides the soldiers about 1000 European and
Americans. and 10000 Chinese. Here. then.
the facilities of education religion the marts OF
trade. anu the courts of Justice are open alike To
oriental and western nationalities You viii
not wonder that looked upon Hong Kong as a
vast school house. and Queen Victoria as the
greatest and best school mistress in all tie
world.
SINGAPORE.
Five days pleasant sailing down the China
sea brought us TO this city. another school"
Tor southern Asia. Here at the extreme point
OF the continent, the inhabitants of East and
oil West Asia meet. strange scene-Ch inese
Malays, Jayanese. Hindus, Arabs. and Afri-
cans TOO. all commingling and toiling together
with the Christian Englishman again as master
singapore is H. lat. II deg and although
nearly on the equator. We found cool and peas-
AM weather. and greatly enjoyed our rides to
the garden Of the Chinese money prince. as well
as the more beautiful public gardens of the
city. Earnest missionary laborers received us
with fraternal Christian sympathy. and assured
us OF increased hope in the triumph of the Re
deemer's kingdom.
This port, like Hong Kong. was once thehabi-
tation OF few miserable fishermen, and the re-
sort OF pirates. Ii was purchased by Great Bri-
tain In 1919, with a population Of l50 In 1878
1t had Increased to So. The Chinese not only
outnumber all others but next 10 Europeans
they take the lead in trade. There were 2. go
vessels entered in the port of Singapore liz the
year 1919, and the imports amounted to twenty
one millions, the exports to twenty millions OF
dollars Mark the contrast in population and
resources between 1919 and 1879. What it was
before the British rule was estab ished and what
it Is under that rule.
PENANG
Northwest. four hundred miles by steamer I'M
the Malacca coast, we find this beautiful island.
Penang, sometimes called prince of Wales
Island" and justly termed the Eden of the
East" Is fourteen miles long and nine wide.
Its northern parts one immense spice garden.
Fruit and vegetables are abundant. and i'm fact
all eastern delicacles. not forgetting its supply OF
excellent water. The climate il hot but healthy
Its beautiful mountains. twenty-three to tweu-
ty-seven hundred feet high. it, plains of various
cocoa and other palm trees the freshness and
transparency OF its atmosphere all combine 10
maheus marvelhow nature in so small a compass
has contrlyed to crowd such wonderful variety
OF delight. This lovely island in the native
place OF our FoOchow merchant friend, Mr. Kaw
Hong Take, who was at home and gave us car
rage drives in royal style. Our Chinese pas
sengers, men. women and nursing infants. all
LETT US at Singapore and Penang. ON the pas-
sage to Calcutta, 800 miles further. We had
fewer numbers but more diverslty-Jews
Christians, Mohammedans and Hindus in their
various oriental costumes and all shades of
complexion. from the Caucasian white to the
African jet black. What a commingling of the
nations. hundred chirping Java sparrows
screaming cockatoos, scores of parrots OF
brilliant plumage, three great growing tigers
ana one pet lamb. Such was our COMPANY on
the rolling wave approaching Calcutta on New
Years eve.