The Caldwell tribune. [volume] (Caldwell, Idaho Territory [Idaho]) 1883-1928, 1906-12-22

three years ago and that it is not
done any more. l do not know how
faithfully this law is obeyed for these
guides are far from reliable on some
subjects. While we were in this
place a woman entered who had lit
tie more than her heels to walk on.
This last street that we visited
was apparently the best shopping
district in the city. There seemed
to be an endless variety of silks,
linens, ivory, China. and fancy work
of every description; there was a
variety of ornaments from a watch
charm for ten cents tol jadestone
bracelets for $50. 1t seems to be
the policy of the guides to show Wis
itors this street last for if they have
any money left they are pretty sure
to spend it here.
We saw number of things that
day in the way of temples, ETC.,
which | have not attempted to de-
scribe as it would be almost an end
less task. One thing that surprised
me was the absence of bad smells.
The guide said that cool weather
had a great deal to do with this and
! that things are different in midsum-
mer. When we went through 1t was
no worse than Chinatown in San
| Francisco
The trip occupied about five hours
and when we arrived back at the
steamer we found that We owed the
| guide five dollars instead of four.
He explained at great length that he
had spent the extra dollar in paying
our way into the temples and diner
ent buildings We had seen him pay
a little money at some of the places
and, as we had expected to be rob
bed to some extent, we paid him an6
he departed with his illgotten gains
We regretted that we had no
time to see the American railroad
that is being built near here but WI
could not do so without remaining
over night. Our boat left for Hont
Kong in the middle of the afternoon
and the pirates incidentally relieved
us of "a more. AS we left the whar
| remained out on deck to get view
of the floating population. Alon
the river bank were thousands
small boats on which, We were told
families live the year round.
some places the boats were bunche
together and built up two storie
high forming regular city blocks.
had heard that they lived this wa
because there was not room fo
them ashore but the captain of tn
steamer assured me this was nc
; true and that they lived on the waite
i from choice. A stranger here is o
d ten at loss to know just how muc
to believe; the captain informed
u that half a million people lived
I this floating town but it certain
. did not look so to us.
On the way down the river the
was little to see on either bank; Ri
fields on the level ground and appa
:. emily nothing on the hills. Earth
- down it kept growing wider until
:. opened into an arm of the sea.
- reached Hong Kong at 1880 p. n
making the run in eight hours.
an During the remaining days tn
lv we spent in Hong Konk we could n
Of help noticing what an easy life t
or Europeans lead there. They cor
n 10 their Offices about 0 a. m. usual
q N a chair or riksha. At noon tn
nd have about an hour and half
If "tifHn" and about five p. IN. go
I'D he hill again in a chair. One you
Englishman | know, who runs
,er store of gents furnishing goo
oct opens between eight and nine a.
aet and closes for the day at five. S
tie urday afternoon is half holit
vn for everybody, and on Sunday no
We ing is open but the churches.
mn goes to prove the saying that d
The Americans work hard.
the Like most Oriental cities, He
us Kong has a scarcity of bathroom
Ho- the modern hotels are, of coul
My furnished with them and each Il
ide lishman has "bawth" in his no