The Pacific commercial advertiser. [volume] (Honolulu, Hawaiian Islands) 1885-1921, 1906-10-21

MRS. GUNINS TRIP ABROAD
1870 aaaesg

the Holy Sepulcher is dirty and in
spires nothing of the reverence borne
III upon one in the silences of the
great churches and cathedrals of Eu-
rope IN this church there are at all
Times heterogeneous crowd of wor-
shIperS' all creeds except the Jews be-
ing represented, and this worship is
not Cnaccompanied at times by quar-
reis and conflicts among the different
people
On reJoining the ship after visiting
the Dead Sea and Bethlehem. Mrs.
Gunn was pleased to be able to greet
some Honolulu friends, Mr.. and Mrs,
/ Irwin BENG aboard the Hamburg-
American S. S. Moltke then at Joppa
Other acquaintance We're met at Alex.
andrla, where the American fleet waa
at anchor awaiting the arrival of the
Prince of Wales, returning from his
indian tour. Among the officers were
captain Sharpe, Paymaster Heap. Mr.
burfage and Lieutenant England. who
was Killed short time afterwards by
a stray bullet from a French n1an-of>
, war on the Chinese station The mem
oers OF the Arabic company were
warmly welcomed by the American
ol!cerS and there were many dinners
and receptions given in their honor
among the fleet.
Two weeks were spent at Cairo a
city OF magnificent hotels. bewiIderina
hazaars and ever-changing interesting
street scenes. Naturally everyone Wis,
tied the pyramids and interviewed the
sphinx, being bIed for bakshish at every
turn by the rapacious guides. A story
went the rounds among the Arabic
passengers that two of the ladias lad
F.; been awakened one morning by the
presence of a smiling Egyptian in then
bedroom. In alarm, one asked the
other what was to be done. ooh, give
again. was the answer, and on that
basis the affair was settled
While in the land of Pharaoh a trip
was made to the island of Roda, some
os the excuTsionists wishing to secure
as souvenirs some bu1rushes from the
spot where Moses made his landing at
the feet of Pharaoh's daughter. There
was considerable disappointment when
it was found that there was no sign
of bulrush there On this island is lo>
Gated the government water gauge OF
the rise and fall of the Nile, the spot
being, it is stated, the same on which
such gauge has been located for thou
sands of years.
What many of the party will longest
remember in regard to Egypt is the
number of flies found there, nearly
all having to provide themselves
with fly-brushes to get any relief from
the pest. The natives disregard the I'M
sects altogether, except that the child
who has the most flies attracted to II
has a prominence amongst his play
mates.
At Naples the party found that city
alarmed from the eruption of Vesuvius.
the flames and flowing lava of the vol
cano being visible at all times from
the city From the towns and villages
around the people were f1ocking into
the city for safety, and the hotels We're
deserted of travellers. Vesuvius differs
very much in appearance from Kilauea.
the crater there being on the apex of
the mountain, and when in activity the
spouting fires and belching smoke can
be seen plainly throughout the coun>
try. The greatest activity in Vesuviua
occurred few days after Mrs. Gum
had left the city, when the ashes de-
scended in such volume that the ROOT
OF the great marketplace was crushed
in, killing many hundred people VIII"
had sought shelter there. In Journey
ing from Naples to Rome the volcano
of Stromboli was also seen In violent
eruption
A short time only was spent in see
ing the sights OF the Roman capital,
the Catacombs. the Appian Way, the
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