Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1893-11-16
ASail0r'S Cruise.
BY CAPTAIN WILLIAM WARING,
Steamship "Teviot'

previously arc now shoals and islands md
where shoals were before now IL deep water.
H. tn towns oi course houses were ore
or lees de-tio, ed, md where all the reopl
were not destroyed the q vernment h,d to
send out relief steamers to scep the sur.
vivots from Shaving Tho stssmers had 10
pillow through seven or eight teet Of lava,
having 10 stop many times Hut all that IA
now history. Betvoen Java and Singapore
are many thouaa- De Of islands with pcopl
living on them. They are OILY u little ab W.
the sea and full Of manRrove swampa SIN
great trade II done with them and siuga.
Dorr. Thi place IL only M leland and could
not keep its own inhabit Mt n not for the
other islands. n II wonderful the cargo cx
ported from Singapore where II MI comes
from. ana tho goods imported where hey NIL
20. suppose II " on account Of Its being 20
central.
Hsre again the chinese rule the place and
II IA wond rful The nnmber Of chinese VIII
arrive and depart from this place every y'ar
singapore l. the seat OF government Tor the
strait settlements where tho governor,
judges and Officials reside and has council
consisting ~ official ana unoffi al members.
Some elected by tho government and the
M, Metals by he residents. There also are
about 600 20 100 British soldiers Away
there ard dotachmonts at the various
pl ces In the straits
singapore IL n very scattered place, oil he
merchants, etc residlnr In the suberb- u
h1s nice ca hodrnl and vcrv nnn botanical
and geological gardens and though only
about 10 miles from tn equator II one Of the
hcnlthi"st places In tho East The natives
Of singnpnro are also Maiays though java
nntiv,s call Themselves J'vanese rot MHlavs
n ~ ttnrtion without n in'rence M far M
ca Judge. You DO not seH the high native
In Singapore W abput ~ they DO In Java,
armed. that Il with their 'cr csc" or nHtiv"
knife or svori by their side In Its wood
ca.e. II isa forml 'ablo wcapo on and IN JAVA
very old and said to be poisoned 20 " you ar"
allowed TO hpn'le one You must be most
careful NJ they are very sharp.
The nativo' In Singapore when rich mp"
the Furopenns as much M possible except
the chinese who do not al'er their dress u
~ quito nmrsi"R 81 see rich Chinnman
driving u four In hand, showing on There
nro many thou and horn british subjects hr
sides naturdizcd ones, Singapore IL some
thing like Con4tantinnpl'. You meet there
almost ovcTy native e tho world except n
Chlnamnn but singapore hos nil natives Of
the globe. The lnborcra who work ON ships
ara Chirose, natives Of southern british
ladla who como over from India by the
thousands to work M tho Malays ere too idl
ami law, In act tho chinese alsn. with
the Eurn-i'ns or haif ctstes, MI many OF IN
posi- lions IT trust In oniccs, eic. and noarl,
III tho house servants aro chinese. ord nary
servants get 60 g. go month and cooks 2 o
10 il0, and thHy do Nh sorts ~ things 20 make
-. a
every week ont aud In 10 sinvauore. Thoy
sl-nown stCamersnni boats int umorablc.
Singapore IL n very cp'm ,politan pia .
h's -plcndld wharvrs and dry docks and
usually 100 co tons NJ coal II X pit IN stoch
here. Except Port said do not know Of
any foreign port where mrnv vessels nrc
cooled. Goals come from Jipl n, Australia
and England here. II II very strongly fir.
tinod but only M n co linz stat on. Stoap-
era sail fio It to Ml parts OF the world.
arRc quantities of ts's are now being *
ported an tin. almost ~ Il ar "a silver, :.
ahpped away In hundreds Of tons The
fancy shells here are truly wonderful, com
ing from tn d neront isnnda. All kinds Oi
produce except wheat. nout and potatoes ore
4nipucd hero.
From Sin Rporc 10 Saigon IL four dnys'
Journey. There are tow island to b. seen
before tho entrance 10 Saigon is r. Aohcd ~
Cape ~, james, the Telegraph station. Here
you enter the river for sn gon, ~ - deep
and marrow with very steep banks rnd trees
20 the edge q that ship, touch tho bank
md take away large branches on inrir
anchors. Nothing can he seen from IN. -hip
nm spal tiers ana apparently awamps, Such
IL tho ease n NJ tho cntrApce una there nrc
ll-o many mouths 10 tho river.
The land isAli aluvih deposit here and fnr
man miles inland, snig Is v ~ low hut
ms hnc level streets and a few fine building
including the Governors residence, IN,
cathedral, museum hospitals, etc. hut I'M
not ~ lhrfu number ot iure'gn houses. An
Chlurso cornin In my RtM REQ ant IS pee
| wear poll tax ANA keep mo TOT IN" shops Rn
1o all the rough labor Tho French keep ~
| the restaurants.