The Topeka state journal. [volume] (Topeka, Kansas) 1892-1980, 1900-08-13
KANSAS NEWS. .
Captain Albright Talks of the
Citizens of China.
Visited Hong Kong and Canton
While at LuZOn.
SAW NO SOLDIERS THEN
Declares the Lower Glasses Are
Great towards.
Turns Christian to "WOrk" the
Missionary.

Leavenworth, Aug 13.-Apropos of
the interest in the Chinese war and the
mystery surrounding the howery KING
dom and the land OF the firecracker,
Captain w. S. Albright Of the Twentieth
Kansas, tells some interesting facts
concerning a part of China which he
visited during his trip from the Philip
pines back to the states.
1--WE touched at Hong Kong first on
our homeward trip" said the captain,
but we did not stay there long That
you know, is an English city almost
and the trade and commerce of the
place is almost all foreign. Many of the
buildings are after the English style
of architecture, large brick and stone
and many Chinese speak Engnsh- OI
course much of the town has the ap-
pearance and is a Chinese city for the
Chinese are there in great numbers Dut
it is an English port and English guns
of terrible effect frown down upon the
city from all sides. The city IS sur
rounded on every side except the pay
by masked batteries of the latest ord
nance and it is doubtful in my mind
if any fleet that could be sailed into
the harbor could take the city
1.-The shops in the city are nearly all
Chinese and the most of the keepers
speak English.
I'VE went from Hong Kong to Can
ton which is seventy miles up the river
1n1S IS d real chinese lOWH anu ACA
you see the coolies and the low class OF
the Chinese in great numbers We pass
ed through the floating part of the city,
which consists of houses built on fiat
boats much like the barges used by
Commodore Dresser; $780, 900 live in this
manner
Canton is a walled city, but a large
part of the population lives without the
wall On the vessel going up to Canton
met a lady missionary who had been
in that country fifteen years. She SAID
the missionaries were doing good work
there but the captain of the vessel who
overheard her remarks said to me after
ward:
Ask a Chinese convert what he is
doing and he will reply, ME workee
Jesus"
s.He tells exactly the truth" said the
captain. land when he can no longer
work the missionary he quits being
Christian
while in Canton. There are over five
hundred of them in the city and some
very unique ones. We were forced TO
take off our shoes when we went inside
Buildings in Canton are not over two
or three stories high as nearly all Chi
nese buildings are and the shops are
kept only on the ground floor The main
street of Canton is only four and a. half
feet wide and paved with large nag
stones. The SUN meyer strikes the pave
ment on account of the overhang1ng
buildings.
'sThe Chinese of the lower class are
arrant towards. They are easily fright
ened and if you strike one he will go
away crying 1 saw no soldiers in Chi
ma. and the police they have go unarm-
ed. These police in their rounds at
night carry a bell which they ring to
frighten burglars and marauders away.
1 believe I did see two guns while in
Canton. They are short, cannon-like
firearms which looked like they might
be such as boys here use on Fourth of
July, but / saw no modern guns.
There is all the difference in the
world between japanese and the Chi
nese. The Japs are more like the Eng
lish They cannot be bluffed and they
are quick to comprehend. The Chinese
are the reverse and are slow and phleg-
matte. The Chinese become more like