The Hawaiian gazette., 1896-09-11

and when he does it is an assured fact
that he will be full of information about
the lands through which he has !rav-
eled, as is indicated by his journal,
leaves of which have been sent to his
mother from time to time. Jamie is an
observer and sees things not alone as
they are, but is able to surround them
with halo of wit that means so much
in the enjoyment of piece of reading
matter. Through the kindness of Mrs.
S. G. Wilder the journal beginning with
Hong Kong has been obtained Para
graphs of interest to the public have
been culled and are published below:
Hong Kong-The Captain and l took
passage for Singapore. The old man
was curio. All aboard the Salazie
French maiD were interested He
swore at everything.
Saigon-Forty miles up river; unin-
teresting banks, few stations which
slightly relieved the monotony, and the
Salazie came into the head town of
the French possessions in China, with
Siam a buffer between it and India
Here l saw a suburb of Paris in the
wilderness. Broad streets, cafes on the
sidewalk, and the whole population
talking Paigui French. This is where
we get Savoy for do you know"
1t was hotter than 1 have ever seen
it before-101 deg. in the shade. look
ed for a cool spot and found it near
stove. All the stores close at 10 and
open again at 2. This for rest.
There was goodbye between a
French officer of artillery and his young
wife and baby. She had suffered from
the heat, l think, and was going back to
Paris. They loved each other frantical-
lyle was whispering things in ardent
French all the way down the river, and
then the axe fell. was near when the
long goodbye took place. He was tall
and good looking, and she was his till
death, to judge by the way she looked
into his eyes. heard the word 'Dieu. "
They were both stone white, but baby
prattled away. He kissed her, then
baby. and then baby and mother to-
gether. 1t was here she chung to him,
baby and ALL" and shook with sobs.
I was the only one watching them,
and watched them well, so well that
| wept myself. Moral: Don't love any
thing very much, and then you will
never have to go through with such
agony.
After he had got into the pilot boat
he never looked up. She went to kiss
than watched the ont
station fade away.
| was glad when they said unto me,
I'VE will be in Singapore tomorrow.
Singapore-We came into the straits
quite early Seven days from Hong
Kong and up to the harbor. The Malay
bows in their shell like canoes interest
ed me. They dived for pennies like
Hawaiians. In fact Malays look like
Hawaiians. with little shorter stature,
but instead of homely denim breeches
they wear the sarong, a cloth around
the waist.
Singapore is the Babel Of the world.
In the streets one hears King (the
tongue of those dark brown, almost
black fellows of India, whose eyebrows
are black and beetling. They wear sar-
onys tucked up and showing long, skin
nv black legs. and do the dirty work.,
Malay, Chinese, Parsee, Hindustanee
and all European tongues.
Here the Chinese drive tandems and
ride fancy bicycles, have beautiful resi-
dences and gardens, and are most
cheeky. They are called "Towkays"
where rich, and are sturdy part OF the
Straits settlements population.
We looked at the dock yards and the
schooner Reliance. The Chinese build
boats and have big docks and ships.
Teak being high (best from Burmah),
a two-masted, 100-ton schooner, 80 feet
over all, and rugged, would cost about
$1,000, Mexican money.
The Chitty, a Hindu broker and
money lender. You see him in his rich
shawl chasing up some delinquent debt
or They 90 shaven and dress in white.
Lend money to anybody, preferably to
clerks in English houses, and demand
an awful tage-20 to 5O-and this
you must pay monthly.
A clerk in a drug store, who was the
only man outside of our landlord who
smoke to me in ten days, told me his
friends were mostly all tied up with
them. You can kick them down stairs,
but you must pay in the end.
l bought two or three Malay yocabu-
laries and went at this language. 1t is
the medium in the East. They talk it in
Borneo.
He is at ceram' '-Dia ada di Ceram."
He threw stones at me"-Dia lemfar
hatu same sab ya-the arrangement
being like French or Hawaiian:
Five-Lema malay; ELENA (Ha-
waiian).
You-"Kau" MALAY; kaus (yours, Ha-
waiian.
Eye-Mata Malay; make (Haw'n).
Die-Mate Malay; make (Haw'n).
But these isolated words didn't help
me any.
The boys are due tomorrow, but they