Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1904-04-28

liar to that Of India, except that The tracks
are narrow gauge and the care are smaller.
the atmosphere is humid because of the
heavy rains, but from the LIST of November
to the 1st of April the climate q delightful
and is surpassed by few summer resorts.
The sun Is hot in the middle Of the day,
but after it sets the air is cool and often
chilly, and at any hour between O'clock
In the afternoon and II in the morning one
cannot be uncomfortable. The absence Of
good Eotels as in India, does not encourage
tourists to explore the country. There are
only three cities in which even ordinary
hotels can be found, but in the other towns
the government has provided public bunga-
lows, where strangers can at leas. find
floor
In every village is hest house. called
zayat, maintained by the Buddhist
priests for the benefit Of travelling bill
grims, and If traveller is not afraid of
keeping company with weary and dusty
natives and desires to Investigate insect
me ne can find accommodations. But
Wherever you go in Burma 1t is necessary
to carry your own bedding, and if you
leave the rivers or railroads you must pro-
VIDE yourself with bread and timed meats.
Shiekens, eggs and usually fresh fish can
pc found In every village, and plenty of
tea The Chinese. who make up nor. than
~ per cent of the population ami are alto
getner the most progressive and presper.
Gus Gus portion OF the community, usually have
cream houses and are good cooks. But un-
less one desires to prospect for minerals. or
nunt tigers and other big game or st,dv
me natural history Of the province, there is
nothing to see or do any distance fro,, fbo
1a1iroads and the steamers.
Going Up to Mandalay.
Inc usual program, after doing Ran
soon' Is to take the railway up the country
as 1ar as 1t goes stopping of at the quaint
OLD town OF Mandalay, the capital, and re-
turning Tn hx,
De done with comfort, and If you hit one of
the best steamers, with luxury-barr,ne
mosquitoes. 1t will take about three weeks
and man who is fond of loafing can snend
-FOUR weeks or even two months upon the
river steamers with the greatest pleasure
anu see everything there Is to be seen In
the country. 40
There are only two large cities-Rangoon
the principal port which has little more
man DO,OV population. and Mandaiay.
portant place, has about 10000 and five or
six other cities have 10000 or more In ali
these towns American missionaries of the
Baptist persuasion can be found. for Burma
Is one OF the widest and most Thoroughly
cultivated fields. They have schools,
churches, hospitals and other institutions
for education, charity and evangelfzation.
thousands.
Great Britain has controlled northern
Burma since 1862. and southern Burma
since 1856. and has practically dictated DO
litical and commercial affairs since 1924
Burma Is governed in the same way as the
other colonies Of India, the executive au-
thority being intrusted to a lieutenant gov
ernor, who Is responsible to the viceroy
at Calcutta. and has local magistrates un-
der him In the various districts into which
the province is divided. The people are
easily governed: they are naturally a con-
tented race and take little interest in poll
tics. Their native rulers. who were over
throWn-by the British treated them On
badly that the liberal and enlightened Brit
ish rule Is thoroughly appreciated.