The morning Astorian. [volume] (Astoria, Oregon) 1899-1930, 1907-12-22


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with sgn attached 10 long bamboo
about 30 or 90 ,ect sticking up into the
air.
We stayed there over night and In the
about O o'clock, we can hardly
sleep because the people are going to
work Men, women. aud children walking
through the street in their wooden shoes
Click, clock, all morning. 10 We get up
and ate our breakfasts In hurry In
order 10 get time TO visit the great gard
on OF Yokohama. II Is large one and
has many flowers with temple In the
middle and presently now we leave here
aud 90 back TO the wharf TO our steamer.
We left here to Kobe and then TO Nag
asaki. We stayed only hours In each
Of these cities; they are much like Yoko.
hama, and from Shanghai II takes two
days Our steamer Il anchored at the
mouth Of the river and we are taken
TO the city by the steam boat, and u
takes hour from the mouth OF the river
TO the city Of Shanghai, II Is large
city but they speak altogether different
from us.
We SAW large silk markets and Hotels
and Opuin houses. This city has build
ings about 4 or stories high.
II has nice clean roads ard large parks.
Now We take walk 10 one OF the large
parks. We meet man standing at the
gate We tell him to get cup OF tea
ready for us at certain place and when
we reach it. the tea Is all ready for us
After We ARE through we meet gard
ener and then he shows US different
places and different flowers. After w
are through here we will 50 back u
one OF the large silk markets and buy
several feet Of IL, they are valuable ant
we saw many other silk goods. Now ]
Il about time for us 10 20 back TO th,
launch. and take an hour ride back t
our ocean vessel Soon we are read.
Tor Hong Kong. We sail out TO th
lChina sea; II Is a rough one too, bu
now we see many fishing junks on on
way. On the 2lst. morning We arriv
at Hong Kong and the sailors shoot O
some flrccrackers to show that we AZ
safe at Hong Kong. saw many traI
ing boats going up and down the rive
Our steamer IL anchored in the midd
OF the river. In the distance | saw
steamer coming out TO bring us shor
onr baggage is put up from the hol
and We 20 around to fine II so that "
can bring 1t to the shore with US on h
same steamer.
After we are on shore ! saw man
Coolies who are people holding long pol'
; they are to carry our baggage at 10
price for a long distance.
Hong Kong is large city controlle
by England. Nearly every hour there
an ocean steamer coming in and goin
out. As | was walking to the Hot
saw many people selling fruits, vege
able. fishs books.etc out in the stre'
Our hotel Is stories high. And as "
i walk through the street we see peop
' with long White, Red, Yellow, or Bl,
cloth tied around their heads they a
Elindus policemen. l stayed here wee
and saw many queer things that ] new
q saw before one thing that caught n
I" attention was five to ten blind ladi
u walking in string one leading and L
u rest following and they had bell ii
"a to some part of the body SO to note
" the people that they are blind. Aft
y spending week Ia Hong Kong we Ia
" steam boat to Canton. We only ST
4 hours at Canton and then take 4
u boat house TO our home which was call
\ Sal Chue about 27 miles from CantC
At Canton l saw forests OF masts tn
W. are flat boats going in and out throu
70 the counties. These boats have a SIN
W cannon in front and back to prott
'e them from the pirate which often I
W the freight carries and there are ma
~ dispatch boats on the rivers. 1t is s,
on the Pearl river in Southern China
w the city Of Canton there are 5000
" people living in boats. Among the gu,
y boats l saw on the Pearl river are thC
40 devoted to the raising of geese and du
" eggs by keeping them in baskets
US chuff in rooms heated with charcoal
temperature equal to that which th
y would have Ii fowls were sitting up