The Hawaiian star. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu]) 1893-1912, 1897-08-03
WILLIAM A KINNEY TALKS WILL He Be RECALLED? SAD FATE OF CHINESE SRO
LIVE AND DIE ON SHIPBOARD IN
HONGKONG.
Miss Helen Wilder and Party, After
Leaving China, Start On a Thorough
Tour of Little Japan.

When Miss Helen Wilder and her
party reached Hongkong they were
surprised to see city modernly built
on the European style
A cog road runs from the city up
in the mountains, where the arsto-
cratic Anglo-SaXons live. Here is To-
Gated large geological garden. Up
the the Grand Glenealy road is found
| the public garden, in which are em-
ployer 800 Chinese gardeners, This
| park is said to be the finest in the
world
"The Shanghai Bank in Hongkong
is large structure with the general
| appearance of State building" Miss
Wilder explained. There is so much
red tape about the place that it took
me an hour and fifteen minutes to
present my letter of credit.
'In the Hongkopg harbor are boats
in which hundreds of Chinese live and
die. The lower classes never come on
land. If any tumble overheard no
| effort is made to recover the body,
| that being regarded as an Offering to
| their God
1--WE saw the process of deforming
the feet of the Chinese women. An
| iron shoe is placed on the feet of the
| females the moment they are born.
| The growth of the foot is compelled
| to go up in the ankle. The screams of
pain uttered by the children can often
| be heard.
"While at the hotel in Hongkong we
| purchased LOO cash coins for half a
dollar. From the balcony of the hotel
we threw these coins to the coolies
below, and within a very few mo-
ments there were fully 1000 Chinese
participating in the scramble for the
coins. Our innocent sport cost us $25
to keep us out of Jail.
Our party, after making satisfac-
tory tour, of China. left for Japan,
| where We spent the greater portion
! of our time. We were entertained at
Nagasaki by Lee Hunt, the gold king
of Korea, who is well known in Homo
| lulu. After a visit to the temples and
extensive tortoise shell factories, we
left for Kobe Here [ applied for my
passport and DR.. Graham, the acting
| Hawaiian Consul, was obliged to ac-
commodate me through an English
official. Imagine my embarrassment,
an American born girl touring Japan
under British passport.
1--WE left Mrs. Spalding and her son
at this point. Hugh Gum joined us
here and escorted us on an inland
journey. At Kioto we saw many mag
nificent temples, one of which, the
Goddess of Mercy, is the largest in
the Empire. This image has 3333
hands.
81 was taken i'll at Kioto, and after
trying in vain to secure white doe
We began to talk pigeon-Japanese to
him, when he politely informed us
that he was a graduate of Edinburg
College. The German measles and
smallpox was prevalent, and we were
all vaccinated by him.
"One of our experiences while al
Kioto was a ride over the Hozokawa
rapids in sam-pan. There were
twelve persons in the fat bottomeG
boat, which was guided by one man
The tide had risen four feet as re
suit of a big storm, and the rapids
were extremely swift.
"The scenery along the rapids was
one of the grandest bits of nature
ever gazed upon. The foliage was il
abundance and a profuslon of a"alea
flowers hung over the banks of thC
stream. Along the banks and up OF
the hillsides were many japanese
men and women, CARRIED in kimona'
of many rich colors. 1t reminded on
of fairyland picture
From Kioto we travelled over tn,
narrow guaged railroad back to Go
kohama, where we rested for few
days before going up to Nikko.
: "The railroads in Japan afford yer.
: poor accommodations There are 81!
classes and no sleeping apartments
Passengers are obliged to sit up evel
on long journeys"