New-York tribune. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1866-1924, 1899-10-26
THE PASSING THRONG

George Rawdon and Richard Pickens ar. -,
young Englishmcn who when they land from -,
steamship Etrura. ~ the cu,.,
A TOWN Line. In England her rsr, ,,,
FULL OF out. will have successfully sooor,
BEGGARS. pllshed the circuit 81 the globe =
speaking Of their Journey "
Rawdon said at the Fifth Avenue Hotel yes,erssv
zone Of the interesting places We saw w..
Tran a coallng station at the end Of the Rcd Sea-
II is a funny little low lying island. and beside,
the cosling stations. we have A cable there also
The English Consul lives In queer looking hous.
that IL Immensely old. We dined with him and
very well served and delicious meal was Th.rs
ar lots Of things To buy there-scaTfs. shells e,o
! got some prayer beads that were unique Tina
houses are made Of adobe - something III.
that and are squat and low lying 20 is he island
as q matter Of fact and you run upon I, ~
only thing you make ont A. first Is the lght.
house When We came 70 anchor our ship wa,
fairly surrounded by native boys. who swan III,
and yelled TO rs to chuck them money 70 dive Tor
They were naughty lot Of ttio beggars and
scorned copper, refusing ~ dive FOR anything lea,
than a nickel silver piece. The youngsters On
board though fooled them by collecting quantity
OF round tin tobacco tags that looked Ike coin a.
they flashed through the air. and they caught them
ont with these every time They looked Ike mon.
koys and with several whose hair had been dyed
red the resemblance was positively startling They
made the air resound with cries ~ hsckshishr
which is the universal cry Of hogsars along ,he
suez Canal and in Port SAID FOR money There are
and they boast very eoo &c. cn9 there 49,.
and pretty. and reminds one Of your Midway Plat
sance at the WORLDS FAIR The principal part o,
the town Is directly the canal front. and what
with the gayly painted houses ana win mer.
women ana children decked or IN the hrlgh'eA
of bright coors. clothes and 'nrhans donkey soys
with their dOnkeys every hand. and me thou.
IN hat 1i' oueer fsr Eastern ci,y. he Md9ay's
Df are 70
The hlthiest place was ever In, and n no other
old men and women exposing horrible sores Young
women carrying about deformed children an net,
backs and BOYS IN apparently the last stages u
some loathsome diseases are but few - the many
instances I could give. 7 personally saw people.
suffering from smallpox sitting about IN ne open
while We were a. Port Said" said Mr. Plcken.
taking up the thread Of the story we wen, 70 as
queer temple you would cara
A QUEER to see When arrived
! OLD obliged 10 put on other shoes over
! TEMPLE. our own. These outside coverings
were supplied by our guide T. is
needless 10 say. for a consideration. They looked
more like waste paper baskets than anything else
I can think OF II Is a rigid law that you
keep these constantly on your feet while within
the temple for when lost or ~ mine the whole
line was compelled stand and wait while Il was
restored 10 me- There were seats 81 any kind
within only altar in the centre of me church.
! The worshippers are supposed 10 fail upon their
knees upon entering and never 70 rise from iris
posture while within the church They sauAs
| from one point 10 another on their knees They
had some really beautiful stained glass windows
there.
"singapore. which seemed principally - consist
Of hotels was good 10 look al These hotels are
only one story high. and surround large central
courts There are some splendid buildings there,
and good parks. clubs and drives. The large Eng
lsh colony 20 in for golf polo. cricket AID tha'
sort ~ thing ana make n very gay place indeed
Big Big dinner at the English cq6 b honor q spsa;
Ger Pratt the American Consul but we weren't o.
I'VE put into Colombo. Ceyon. az A m. out a.
on board were up, as they were anxious 70 set tn@
clothes washed before the snip salel again 40 10.
never saw a queerer lot Than the Cinealese Iss
men came out in boats that looked exactly IKE ns
tortoise shell combs IN their hair. but STICK them
in straight on top Of the head instead o. a. ne
side. Their costume consists OF white jacke's. sns
very short. bright coloref silk sk;rts p.eaied On
one side They are all very small ne Fe, pS'e ys
there The large bungalows seen everywhere a,e
s%s2 Tnes ev Rs g S
dd and the hotels ana ead9S 81 b6 me Fst 70 live m
1T am tust back from Europe" said H R.
selten. Of Montreal. az the Gilsey House yeste'-
day. "and London doesn't think.
rAyrNc breathe eat or sleep anything
TRAP FOR but the Transvaai trouble Every
III
Of for the time being. and pubic
attention Is wholly concentrated upon South
Africa At points where news is given OUT enor'
nous crowds gather and the departure OF the
troons was never to be forgotten spectacle
There can be no question that Majuoa HiA ana
Tainr's Mex are still raw and sensitive spots WIFE
the English and that the present GREATNESS IN
terest and unbounded enthusiasm are tn part o1e
to the widespread desire 70 wipe out the memory
OF these defeats and 10 restore to EngNsn Ai"'
the prestige that lost there.
Il notice by the dispatches that the hnglsn
have been slowly but surely abandoning the tongue
Of Natal Charlestown, Newcastle and Daness
have all been given up IN turn ana u5r9,sb forces
/ have concentrated at Ladysmltn IN g., h. real.
the Burghers are apparently winning ~ J" ye =,
,Symmiiting the mistake of their lives For tn.s
MOVE on The part of the British IS IN eN'.' ~
with what was to1 IN Lo Iri Se enticed cG
~ The sfeep country and tricked into l--s
the open Had they remained in the mQuass ls IN,
their own country they might nave Plo''i''t 80.
war indefnifey as there a few men eoNiu 80
, wIthstood many. and IL would nave te,n ~ yh.s
impossible TO send cavalry against mem ~res,
aiSinnifv and probably very little effect X 80 49,
/ the Beers attack Ladysmith VII W. - - rsica
story for the cogn, eyel IS t9 sent and artillery
hear Of the English dealing the BOTS 9ets "a Ia, retres,
within the next few days oeilgse .,e ar ths
~ ' advsmith is only carefully laid trap i3l Re
Roers which II they walk mo anu G, "a them
British in the open, they WI, no, nn obii 10 regain
ss 1870 nmntan retreats which the British VIII -
once occupy.
r TH4NKSGIVING DAY NAMED
ru,.psnAv NOVEMBER 80. SET BY PREst