, 1898-07-02

frontier rebeIllouS tribes, attacks bv pirates.
earthquakes and typhoons serve to break ND
tile monotOly OF an Otherwise uneventfuI
history. Manila was captured by the English
under Draper and Cornish in 1862 and ram.
somed fol 5000, 600 dollars. but wns restored
III I'G4. The present Instructions in The
Islands were pat down with an iron hand
anu many Atrocities were committed. SO that
1t Is little wpnoer thtt many of the inhabi-
lants look upon the arrival Vi the Americans
as a delIverHnce.
While none of the islam Is have very high
mountains uhr highest. Apo. in Mindaneo
being over 5000 feet still al he Islands NAV
be described in general a~ mountainous and
hllly. Volcanic forces have had a large
share IN shaping the a'chipeIag0. but few of
the peaks are no W volcanic. IN 1914 a terri
bic eruption destroyed 1900 people at Ca.
mallg, Budiao, Albay, Guinobatan and Dara.
ga. In 1867 the same district was visited
with another eruption. The philipDines
are also notorious for terrible typhoons- In
1910 one Of these storms burst over Itlzon
pouring down the sides If the mountain
Mayor, bringing destruction to IA number of
cities, completely running 6 1000 houses. w.
phoohs on the coast are also common. The
third great evil to which the islands are
treated are the earthquakes, which visit
HN4NOHNJ uA4 1 tIiEH INFECT the HfViR
adopted IN the erection Of buildings. The
most violent earthquake occurred in
1901, destroying al immense amount Of
property, including the cathedral. Tho
~ihlIlpplne Islands are peculiar in having
thee seas0ns-a cold, o hot and a wet. The
nrst extends from November to February or
March. The winds are II rlherly and woollen
clothing and a fire are desirable. the skv is clear
aud the air bracing, and Europeans in this
strange CLINE consider it the pleasnntest time
OF the year. The hot season lasts from
March to June, and tie heat becomes on.
pressIve and thunderstorm of terrific VIC.
fence are frequent. During July, August.
september and October the rain comes down
III torrents, and large Tracts Of the lower
country are Hooded .-.....
Manila lies on the western side of tile ISLAND
of Luzon, and is about 600 miles from Hone
Kong. 1T has one of the most spacious md
beautiful hal bours in he world. The shores
are low and inland IN be seen the outline
0t.the mountains. The city Of. Manila resem.
bles u drlapidated fortress surrounded Lv
stone walls 200 years old. The re is also . viii
shallow mout. The gurs are never closed md
It'll doubtful if the city could make any defence
1aere is also an old fort. Several creeks brannh
of from the land locked bay and afford a
means of communication with the suhnrbo
These creeks are crossed BY innumeroLla
bridges, aud canoes thread their way through
these narrow waterways, which somewhat
resemble a tropical Venice. Around tLs
walls and the edge Of the bay is q faslionabIe
drive lined with almond trees. 1t is here
that tho well-to do inhabitants walk. drive
md meet their friends. OF nearly 800 O00'
people IN the province there are not more
than 5000 Spaniards. One of the most on.
rious sights to the traveller who comes from
China are the large two wheel draws drawn
by SoScalled water buffaloes. Thew orn
guided by Il ring through their nose to
which is attached q cord leading back to the
driver, who either mounts on his back or
rides on the shafts. The weight of the load
is borne on the neck by means OF n woke
The beasts are dOcile aud their chief DELIGHT
seems to be to walIow in the mud. and to
submerge themselves 20 that only the nose ia
seen out Of the wafer. The water buffalo 10
particularly valuable to the Inhabitants "a .
beast of burden, as it can drag q plough and
can walk while knee deep in mud. Tie milk
OF the female is very generally used instead
OF cows milk, but it's meat is unfit for fool
LII the two best streets OF Manila tilere ara
excellent stores in which goods of all kinds
can be purchased at moderate prices. MANY
of the merchants being Chinese. Thss
churches must have been imposing buildin ~
years ago before they we're sllHken and II