The sun., 1900-08-19
GETTING INTO MANILA.
The Information Required of All who Are
Permitted TO Enter the city.
From the Mdnilo American.

II was easier for that man 10 pass through
the eve OF a needle than 10 enter the gates Of
heaven 90 said the Teacher OF old and more
modern teacher has arisen 10 ordHiu the same
difficulty as regards entry into Manila. Why?
l. this city such n mnch-to-be-denied paradise?
Surely those who have had much experience
of II will n" "No," with a capital ~. And
yet. before one can enter here. one has 10 write
n perfect and complete little history Of ones
self, authenticate IL and hand II over 10 the
special department which holds the key Of
Manila.
Upon embarkins on board a steamer at
Hong Kong bound for Manila one Is handed
a large sheet Of paper and on this paper Is an
array of questions. all relating 70 the would
be voyager's most private and personal con-
cerns-an array M 20 frighten the timd trav-
eller and cause him 10 change his mind a. TO
the destination of his journeyinRs. First, In
order OF course, IL the column for the full
name-half the name or initials will not do.
stern fate dncrccs n truthful statement of
your age. No gddy young thing Of 40
is allowed to perver' the truth and drop
any of her years. She must not figure on
this document as tw"nty;thrse years ana
and John Thomas Smith must be careful TO
announce that he i not feminine, even though
ne may possibly he effeminatel Whether you
run In single or double harness must next be
confessed 20. or woe betide the prevaIicator.
Occupation, whether able TO read and write,
nationality, lne' residence. seaport for landing
and final destination in the Philippines are
some Of the further questions 70 be asked
and then. to prove that the intending traveller
is no woud-ha stowaway he must state the
fact Of hi- possession or otherwise of a ticket
must even saw whether the ticket was pur
chased with his or her own or other peoples
money Then the condition OF ones finances
must he declared and the actual sum OF money
constituting ones worldly possessions, and "
thirty C- less" how much cash one has 90 that
II one has thirty" one must be very careful
not 10 under or over estimate the amount.
l. IA" immigrant going 10 ioin relauveP-
that relatives name and address must be given.
II he has ever before been In the Philippines,
whether he goes to work. under contract or
answered,
Whether he has ever been in prison, aims
house or lived on charity, probe deeply into
his most intimately private affairs For though
he might never have been In prison. the truth
telling traveller might feel that he should say
II he has not that he ought 10 have been, while
the answer Not yet" 10 tho question whether
he Is n polvGAmi-t wont pass.
Finally, tho condition Of his health must
hc sta al his mental n well ~ physical -
and ~ la tells tho truth when he arrives at this
stage OF the examination he viii he very
apt To say. bordering on insanity. And
then, - close M. he must state whether he
is crippled or defofmed' lt he have only the
$40, made So much point OF, he may be mem
toned n crippled financially, and by the time
he gets through he will in all probability con-
clude that there are other green fields and pas
lures new and direct his footsteps toward them