Evening bulletin. [volume] (Honolulu [Oahu, Hawaii]) 1895-1912, 1903-10-19
IN CITY Of CAIRO.
REV. ". NJ. KINCAID TELLS OF
His INTERESTING TRAVELS
WONDERS OF EGYPT AND ITS
INTERESTING IRREGULARITIES
DEscRlBED-PAsT
TRAVELS.

A very interesting lecture, one OF
the series which Rev. w. NJ. Kincaid
has been giving on his travels in
Egypt, was delivered at the Central
Union Church Sunday evening. The
subject was the City Of Cairo. EX.
noted sights OF that curious and inter-
esting city accompanied the lecture.
Mr.. Kincaid opened his address by
stating that Cairo was one of the most
interesting and fascinating cities Of
the East In its streets the East and
West mingled elbow to elbow, which.
together with the strange types and
beautiful and unique architecture.
formed striking pictures. the like of
which could hardly be seen in any 9TH
or city. Cairo was divided in two dis
tinct and separate cities. New Cairo,
the residence quarter OF the Euro.
peans. which Is inhabited by them ex.
clusively. and old Cairo. the native
city. where the many strange races and
tribes of Africa held undisputed sway
in its narrow streets and among its
ancient mosques. baZaars and palaces.
In his lecture last night Mr.. KinCaid
dwelt almost exclusively on old Cal.
ro".
To see Old Cairo. said Mr.. kinCaid,
one must provide himself with an in.
telligent donkey boy. One must inves.
tigate the place by going about al ne
without the aid of guide or guide ~Ok.
| The mosques are one OF the principal
features. there being no less than 400
or more. Several pictures of these
beautiful structures with their elabor.
ate Byzantine architecture and grace.
full minarets. were shown. Views
were shown of the Mosque Of Amar.
the Oldest Mohammedan mosque in tho
world which was built in the tenth
century. There were also pictures OF
the Mosques of Sultan Hassan. Niche.
met All and of I'll Hazar, the last OF
which is now being utilized as a uni.
versity and Is one of the principal
seats OF Mohammedan learning.
Leaving the mosques. Mr.. KinCaid
went on to describe the bazaars and
the quaint and peculiar ways of deal,
ing and bargaining which are In favor
with the Eastern merchant. The life
of the baZaars combined with that ol
the streets on which members OF all
the tribes and races Of Africa pass by
was described in vivid COlors.
Several views were shown from the
I,l ,,ftnIa1 oh f,l g,rari,plg1 In ,,tt ,t
Cairo and several places were pointC cd
out which have been the scene of in
,teresting episodes in the history 0i
Egypt. Several pictures were alsr
Shown Of mummies and a short space
of time devoted to these interesting
4 relies of a civilization which was IN
fun bloom while the European nations
were barbarians. Leading from this
transition to the pyramids was az
easy one. Pictures were shown Of scv
Icral of the most noted ones. especially
the famous CheOps pyramid. MIR. Kin
Caid gave a description of his as6cn
of one OF these tremendous monuments
, OF the old Egyptian culture. ACCordin!
to his description the ascent of III,
pyramids Is an exceedingly interesting
-. experience. but has drawbacks bGCs oil
account OF the tremendous physical eX
D.. ertiOn required and the ditticultie
,. which the traveller almost lnvariabl
/ encounters with the native guides VIII
n accompany him. The last pictur
J. shown was that of the well.know
great Sphinx, which has been seen an
k admired by many Of the greatest me
in history from Kambyses, Alexande
o the Great. Mark Antony and other
down to the more modern name OF M
:, pOleon |.
Mr.. Kincaid concluded his lectur
d with announcement that his lectur
d next Sunday evening will treat tn
!. trip down the Nile and describe tn
o various places and cities visited o
this trip.