Fort Worth gazette. [volume] (Fort Worth, Tex.) 1891-1898, 1893-04-16

in the far East, we tell stories and have
song or two.
In the course of few days our late
host sends with his compliments one or
two of the groups which Nam Chcoug,
The artists, has taken, and these are
carefully put away 10 recall at some
future hour The pleasant memories Of that
pleasant day.
Another picnic outing is mp the White
Cloud hills, or mountains. which lie about
ten niles distant from Shameeu
To take this excursion successfully
ones coolies, boys and cool, should be in
formed the night previous IN order that
the heavy supplies may be dispatched be-
iorehand. Orders are given 10 secure q
tcmple. OF which there are several on the
mountains very neat and well kept
Three TO 50 is ample payment for the use
Of temple, and IL Is usual 10 sit down
10 tliu IN the presence of several huge
joSses Each chair, aud there may be
twenty of them I'm row, intcrspersod
here and Their by coolies carrying supplies
Is borne by four chair coolies in Hong
livery who transport one easily at the
rate of five miles un hour.
Starting az II I'm the morning one
reaches the temple just in time to sit
down 10 q magnihcently served tiflin.
after which Nam Cheong is on hand to
commemorate the event with his camera
The use of a temple for the mundane
purpose of feasting and carousii,g is ex-
tremely eastern ana cannot be philosOph-
cnlly accounted for except on the ground
mat Joss love for the dollar Ovcrrules
his hatred for the foreign devil" as we
are llatteringly styled by the Chmaman.
To Hong Kong or to Macao Cthe latter
place being an ancient Portuguese settle.
meht and possession since the sixteenth
century, excellent steamers run daily and
frequent trips are made in midsummer
when the heat is most trying. Macao
may be called the Mecca of the summer
pilgrim.
Hong Kong being on an island rising to
summit OF 1900 feet, TO which a cable
tramway runs, offers an easy escape from
the most trying of our tropical weather
splendid hotels abound Mt the peak, and
there is always a refreshing breeze.
Macao, the Portuguese city, and not So
long ago of greater commercial hnport-
auce than Hong Kong, is on a peninsula.
IL enjoys pleasant breezes an excellent
beach and bathing facilities, and is spe-
clally noted at the present time for its
fantan tables, which are extensively pa
troniZed boy foreigners Macao deserves
besides all this special mention for the in
estmabe boon il has been to the whole
of China and Japan In furnishing an on.
cellent class of Portuguese clerks. who do
most OF the clerical work IN business
houses They are famous for accuracy
and penmanship. The settlement stiil
clngs to it's mother tongue but has long
since ceased TO be of pure race owing 10
intermarriages with Chinese
The Macao Portuguese hold an anoma.
lous position. They do not associate n
any extent with the Chinese or other
foreigners.
They are well paid for their excellent
setVige' put are never invited TO partici
They are for the most part Of insionis.
cant build. At Macao, however. they are
at home, and consider themselves aristo-
cratic in the extreme.
There Is another class Of clever E,,ro.
sian clerks, who unlike the portng,ess
are not content 20 remain in the subordi-
nate positions for which they are most 6t.
sea' lossesseu OF much shrewdness. un.
scrupulousness and a kind of snper6cioI
eleyerness, they are pushing tbejr 49,
into commanding positions. Tbis ren.
dency, happily for trade In the Hast bas
been noticed and will undouhfediy ho
checked before il has gained ynrcb
ground. Eastern trade, TO Be suecessS',i
must remain IA the hands OF gentle,
IN the midst Of an that seems .ov i
emma, TO the globetrotter. Co,rr rs3,ns
are in reality only incidents M w
bnsy hie) there is side Of one's as
tehce that Is intensely wrappea mn n,
commercial affairs In CHM bnslnass
hours are unknown. / mean bv tbis
we work When work Is 70 be- done no
matter at what hour A toleey anne, ng
%, iP'eslVedl and answered at nidnieht
ths re9ch, English OF Ameriean
n oI.Sa y ~ ~ ,ne morning steamer, which
vWlhs 70 customs regulations n 49, "a
lowed 20 reach It's Cantor ,'.hss 10y az
o'clock all hands are IA the ea;cs 0s e
pailanas. awaiting the mail boxes ~
lmportant orders anav IL e,n.,..,
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