Abilene weekly reflector. [volume] (Abilene, Kan.) 1888-1935, 1906-01-25
A-TRTp 10 INDIA.


Hiss Holland Writes Of Her Expert
encsa In Far.Of Lands.
miss AIRY J. Holland, formerly a teacher o.
this county, left last fall for India where Oh,
Is now q teacher In Girls school. These
letters from her present location will prove
Interestingly
10 the Reflector
II.
Isaw no green grass to speak o.
except 10 St. James Park. The
streets are very irregular both In
length. width and direction.
The people get about in very I'M
calmly looking omnibuses, unless
they are going far enough to justify
their taking the "tube" or under
ground railway. live asked . police
men how farit is to certain place.
be would look dazed for moment
and then he would say. tic 8 or 10
or 20 minutes a.say meaning It would
take B, 10 or 20 minutes to walk the
distance. | was surprised TO observe
that the interior OF many Of the
churches and important buildings
are scarcely more finished than the
exterior. Many Of the places ! visit
ed the bricks or stones and mortar
were quite visible.
On Sabbath / heard G. Campbell
Morgan preach at Westminster
chapel. He was splendid as usual
To the afternoon I went over W ST.
Paul's Cathedral. This 10 the prin-
cipal place Of worship for the church
Of England, Here Queen Victoria's
funeral was conducted and King Ed
ward was crowned. II 10 very nearly
as interesting a place as the Abbey.
Sunday evening had the privilege
Of attending services at the famous
Mark Guy Pierce's Mission In Exeter
Hall. This was q most excellent ser.
vice. lwish you could all have en-
ioyed the same.
During the week I spent in London
/ visited Westminster Abbey, Tower
OF London, Madam Tusaud's Wax
Figures, The National Art Gallery,
British Museum, Kensington Musuem,
Geological Gardens. City Roads
chapel (the church John Wesley built)
St. CJames Park and Buckingham
Palace.
These were all very interesting to
me; but the frst three named, / en-
joyed the most. One day I was fav'
ored by seeing the King Of Greece on
his way from the Kings residence to
take dinner with Lord Mayor Of Lon
don. All the Kings soldiers were out
and stationed at regular intervals On
either side Of the way. The streets
were beautifully decorated with flags
and festoons and garlands Of flowers.
Bands played ell the time. A large
squadron Of mounted, armored,
soldiers rode 10 front Of the process
sion and another rode behind. ! was
not so much interested in His Grace
as was in seeing how King Edward
entertains a foreign ruler. There are
so MANY interesting things to see in
London and had such q short time
to stay, that 1t was no small degree
OF leluCtance that sailed, on Nov. II
In SIS. Arabia. P. 60.
The day was not so favorable as
the fret was and the sea soon grew
rough. The second night out, there
was q terrible storm In the English
Channel 10 which the Hilda, Q vessel
carrying 1874 passengers. was wrecked
and all bnt six were drowned. The
same gale came to us, but our shipI
was far Zoo large to be affected more
than to be terribly tossed. Our third
day out was very calm and exceeding
ly delightful for a few hours In the
morning, but we soon forgot 1t as the
sea became rough again and con.
tinued most Of the way to PORT Said.
Sniovad Ctbraltar. MAraailiee.