The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1906-05-20

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population work hpr,backed, hnrelegRnd.
bare-fOoted, and sometimes hareheaded.
Americans and Europeans resort ~ every
devios 81 protect them from the climate
The whits helmet hat, With q lining of
cork, n tho mos, common he1dwcnr FOR
both men and women, and " doea not re-
dulre n very long stay herr 20 convince one
that II IL superior 20 the stnw hat White
clothes which reflect tho rays of the arn arc
also largely worn by both seEes For
evening dress mon sometimes wear a
close fitting white jacket reaching TO the
waist, and before breakfast they lounge
about In paiamas " variegated colprs.
APPEr1TEs oF THE EAST. .
> Eating extends through the entire day.
Tea or coffee can he had from 5 TO 3 O'CLOCK.
breakfast Il ready at = or o and ends at ~,
lunch, or thin a. Ii L. called hore, occupies
the hours from 1 TO 3, then tea follows at
4 and dinner IL served from 3 TO 1890 o'clock.
These are the hours for Europeans ami
Americans and for those natives who have
adopted foreign ways, but most Of the ma
tives look "a II they had missed some Of
these meals.
we bf0 among I ne OARS rhlflHtu ThtsS
here. Cinnamon are a darker yellow than
those seen further north, the Malays are II
dark brown and the TGmils are quite black,
while the Singalese and Indians are between
O black and a brown. Marx Twain pay
O high compliment to these dark skinned
people at the expense OF the white races,
~contending that their complexion is always
good, while ths white faoe has freckles,
pimples and moles to mar it.
There are two great seaports near the
equator which every ira Weller visits,
Singapore and Colombo, and most Of the
boats also stop at Penang, a thriving city
on the Malay peninsula, some 400 miles
north Of Singapore.
Singapore is on a small Island Of the same
name not far from the mainland, and its
harbor Ia frll OF sea going vessels OF all
nations. The ships from Europe to China
and Japan call here, as do Also the boats
between Europe and Java and between
India and Australia. Here, too. are to be
found representa- yes Of many nation
alities, twenty-nine distinct languagesbeing
spoken in this one city.
The Portuguese were the pioneers, and
there are still some descendants Of the
early traders living in the island. Next in
point Of time came the Dutch, and their
nation Is still more n~umerously represented
among the business firms. England, how
ever, though a later arrival, has largely
supplanted both In the control of the COM
merce Of the port, though the Germans
seem to be numerous.
TRADE POSSIBILITIES OF THE TROPICS.
Singapore and Penang are tho great
$4,000 n,t. - ts. th,A. Rl,,..h, ne Nhn
worlds output Of that product being mined
near by. The United States takes S1O,-
600, 900 worth Of tin from the Straits Settle
ments and 5000 900 Of other products, and
sells only 81, lei 900 worth in return.
l might add in this connection that the
trade possibilities Of the tropics nave heen
very much overestimated by enthusiastic
expansionists. The natives raise their own