Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-16

peak IA 100 Zee h Vh an In ~ hur view
ont ~ -" aver ChifR bud ~. hs hur he
ionf on ' y only mnd = ikinr ~ being
carried In pa nrqu ~ two ~ |, No.. bear
or
when n Ia warm In IipnRkong II i- quite
pls stnt and copi 1T the peak botu ight
and d y. tn view OF the -bippirg md har-
bur bit by GIT aud dny H. magnificent,
just Ike starr skN with T. ihnumer Dle
light. and tn night view o. tho town from
the shipping also very fne, the town being
mostly lit by electricity, tier upon tier OF
light.
There Ia an immense trade done in Hong.
kong and IL has acme very fino shops. II ~
the headquarters on the China side Of the
steamers to Vancouver, Canadian PtciAc
way, To Taaou W sniuRt tate,
SOrth'rn Pacific Hallway md ~ AN an
circo. There are tntce REGULAR lines II
steamers FROM HOnRkOnR 10 the above ports.
all calling Nt Kobe a,d Yokohama tJhpan)
before finally starting on the Ocobn voyage
across the Pacific. All call again there on
the return There are q. 80 regular IT. nmers
to Japin-Er glish, r. cnch, German, J pa
nese, elc., u stormpf almost daily, also one
almost drily to shanghai an. coast parts OF
China ana 10 singapore ami tho Philippine
Islands IN add itiUn To the local const bData.
Then there II ~ Steamer weekly 10 Australia
80 that on arrival at llongkung you al
start tor almost all partsuf the world daily
to China, Russia, japan, Canada, america,
PHILIPPINE islands, Australia. Jaw, Europe
ami India
There are many IA ,ustnd 'hlnose nAtura
Torn and nniufuliz d In IIp gkmg The,
prefer English law - heir own. There Is
IN immense floating population Ia the har
Dor In the ~ pane. Each family owns It's
sampsn and II Is their house ind home,
sometimes q many ~ seven people living
IN each bUut, about 8Oxb irct. They do ~ and
appear to have plenty OF room. All their
cooking T. done ~ wei I. ~ II wOnderu al To
sor the rhil iron going about tpi course their
hont- are Il, ok II I'M ~ soon M able to toddle
nnd att = being able tOwilk pulling AN oar.
with strint tied round IN ~ an piece u
wood G. the other end to mark tho place II
they tumble overheard.
You can hire a boat with tour people To
rull you for NJ Nican dollar, at present rate
uf exchange vRiu, Is cents Z. 3. money.
By seeing Hongkoug only can II b. appre'
ciatod. a it'll thsr water works 10 miles
away ana electric lights itis very nne tho
walks ami views are remarkable aud II IN
salts 10 walk u the island nnJ where day or
night. Nrmcd European, Chinese AMI In
dian policeman rre bout nj night there IL
also II largo mil tArS force besides tho nav al
Ms ~ i.Hv ry large naval station ami has
some of the nne I drv Il cks In the world.
The name Of ,iongk ng means In Chinese
'Fialrart Waters" Ia II ppy V 'lloy tccm.
ciory) IL well named aud II one can In death
Do happy he Ousit @ b. iappy there.
Toe entrances t. Hon kong both north nnd
south are very marrow especially tine north
rrn one. ju't room for two vessel. to pass
each other abro 49,
Ih.sn'ticlc T. Nlrcafy TOO long nnd I vii
ave th0 reminder FOR some ether tim. I
am now on my W y to Japan, thence have
-drrs TO r. port at Eataria Hni thence sal
for New York ri;s half around he world.
SUCH Ia n sailors fate. But thg sea h his
homo and he Il Inclined u pity rather t'wu
envy those who do II { know It's iasc nation,
anu beauty.