Tulsa daily world. [volume] (Tulsa, Indian Territory [Okla.]) 1905-1919, 1913-03-23

residents, it would ever remain in
| his memory as one of the most fas-
cinating spots in this world. But
man is curious, and never did hope
/ born of curiosity turn TO ashes of dis
/ gust so quickly. so suddenly as does
this city of Hong Kong to the man,
/ who seeing 1t at a distance, finds
/ himself unable to resist the tempta-
/ tion of a closer view. Located on the
side of "A mountain. the business pOr-
ton of the city on the lower stretches
is no where more than four streets
across. In this portion you may get
about by ricksha, in all others you
go by chair, four coolies furnishing
the power, or on foot up stone ladder
ways, worn smoother than any glass
from the continual friction of count
less feet The buildings are massive
stone structures, stores hotels and of
flee buildings being shut in by YER
andas extending over the sidewalks
and from the ground to the roof
Many of the pillars supporting these
Ncrandas are more than four feet
dark as dungeons. In every detail
through, which with floors above on
the outside makes the interiors as
/ solldity and massiveness appears to
have been the first, last and only con-
sderation. II the place should have
an earthquake not one person out of
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could by any possibility escape being
! buried beneath these cumbersome pill
! lars and walls of stone. The streets
are narrow with tall stone monuments
and statuary everywhere in evidence
to commemorate king, queen. prince,
duke lord, X. c. B. and whatnot,
with such copious accounts of their
virtues and exploits chiseled in stone,
as no American paper could get on
one of its pages in ordinary type or
the city's 100000 population, some
100000 are Chinese, the remainder
being made up of a medley of Ma
lays, Pacific Islanders. Hindoos.
Arabs, Japanese Portuguese. German,
French, few Americans, and of
courst. British. The native quarters
as in Shanghai, consist of narrow
courts, decayed and squalid, with dir
ty stone stairways connecting them
on the steep mountain side. The in
habitants of this quarter look less
wretched and poverty stricken than
in Shanghai. but in other respects
they are much the same. day and
night being made hideous with the
nerve racking sounds of Chinese fld-
dies. gongs, drums and screeching
flutes The writer made numerous
inquiries with view to learning the
number of white inhabitants In the
city. but was told the number varied
greatly, no two months showing the
same number, u large portion being
transicnts. After living ten days in
this place. which was unavoidable for
want Of a suitable boat TO get away.
we do not recall having seen even one
horse used in any capacity upon the
streets. Native coolies pull the heavy
laden trucks. tote passengers around
in rickshas and chairs. the only other
tthStS bl uuTutu htllE IN ttCtSlondl
OK or yoke of buffalos drawing
sprinklng carts at the rate of mile
per four hours. Chinese coolies and
Amahs do all the work for both
sexes of the white race. the latter
apparently believing that to live in
such place and climate is as much
as anyone transplanted there can be
expected to do. There are plenty OF
indications that this is only too true.
for never did the writer look upon
white population so listless as that of
Hong Kong. Laziness and lassitude
does not express II. weariness ind
sturor conveys but part of the idea
for cheap servants and an enervating
climate have lulled this people into a
stupid cnnui from which nothing
short of an earthquake or chilling !
blast from Jack Frost will ever
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