The state herald., 1912-12-20

Jus, Jews, Japs, Malays, Portug1es.
Europeans and Americans; but L,
most remarkable sight in Hongkoa.
or Victoria, as the city is called,
the superb view from the peak d
tanned by going up part way on a VsI
steep Incline railway. thence by sedr
chair. The top reached. 1000 iri
below, upon hundreds of hilly island D
scattered over a blue sea everywhsr
we looked. The panorama was
symphony of blues.
II was evening when We left Hcls
kong on the Pow An" en- route ir K
the blue city of Canton. ninety NILS
up the Pearl river. Twenty thousai.
Chinese are said to live In this hr
Dor entirely on boats, in sampan
where shrill-voiced women steE.
cook. scull. raise families. drive br
gains. 1t is picturesque locality 4
night. when there are hundreds 4
boats drawn up side by side, thG
masts gently raking the air as thg
sway up and down, their dark saa
clinging and tapping against the re
ging. the straining timbers and creAi
ing tillers adding a subtle sense q
action. while the arch OF each Hi
forms cave of light, against vhia
the whole family is silhouetted n|
they cluster about the low. round u
BILE to bolt their rice. The light Of Il,
lantern falls on n circle OF yello'
faces. casting strange shadows on is'
roof. the black background broksi
only by an occasional ray falling O.
some piece OF china or brass, AlSAt
outside the circle is the woman, .
weird black figure In the dark
Guard Against Pirates.
From the hurricane deck I.
watched the city lights and the mco'
until the one dwindled TO q mere llt.
and the bleak headiands shut out h'
other. leaving US only = nsrros
gloomy stream. Screened OF from Is
by heavy iron bars were the natives
and firearms were stacked In conspe
uous places, as protection asains, y
rates. The better class OF Chinamet
sat around on chairs, or laid on mau
with their little bundles huddled %
beside them. The coolies occupied th'
lower deck. thick as blackberries 10
August. but they were more suggestive
OF rats with their long. black queues
and scuttiing. noiseless motions,
When reached the deck next NON
ing we had passed Lintin island. 10
nous In 1880 ar n frcebooter's hAyen.
and were steaming past an old Chf
nese fort In the Tigers Mouth No
rentries saiuted: the guns were Gov
cred up: but the glorious yellow daS
with the dragon noated above. II Va,
here the Chinese had their "opiun
Party" In isti. whom tho English Eor
ernment tried to force them to admit
opium. and the heather Chlnee
dared to think he had right TO drive
their ships ou, OF Celestial water
Tho sun Ehone brightly on the
muddy river that morning. and on ths
numerous bits of picturesque era''
(soms man.propcil.d-mo walkinr
on tread wheolsl on tho wido.sprohd
Ing fields and nhapely ioeheo trees
the strange looking pagodan uantai
tic. hollow towers Of brick. about So'
fcet high. adorned with numerous cir
culnr terraces ornamcnted with uce'
and bushosl. In that Ailyory. hnr
light no ono ever thought OF pirates
nor that tho little yellow rolls OF mat
ting by tho waters edge contained IN
welcome little sirla LETT there TO dIs'
but Il was nickenins enough when VI
churnod up ono as wa were mAkins
our landing at Canton.
I have heard friends tell OF thol'
landing at Joppa and at pernambueo
and I have landed at Mntraa wheu =
was necessary TO beat the natives oyei
the head with strong clubs In order q
get into the meaullah boatn 10 \
rowcd 10 shore. but AZ Canton Il
river was 30 crowded with aamISf
there seemed no place 10 land nj ~
for nj Canton 100000 people live y
their boats, and these are lined "
from three TO ton deep along rhorH