Abbeville progress. (Abbeville, Vermilion Parish, La.) 1913-1944, 1913-09-27

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living encountered by tour
lists. Especially did we find this the
case In Japan. When Germans and
English composed the travellers every
thing was cheap, and even yet, where
tourists are from any other country,
no attempt is made by landlords, shop
keepers, and the rest, to gouge in the
matter Of prices. But wherever goods
are sold, Americans are asked more
than anybody Else, and they usually
pay 1t. The hotel man, as soon as he
discovers you are an American, VIII
ask you $40 a day for room that is
not worth more than So, and II you ar
que the matter to finish you will get
the room for IS. Everything else the
same way.
Baked Beans Surprise Britons.
AT Penang we became acquainted
with the DURAN, a fruit. II is remark
able, because the more you eat of 1t
the more you want. At delicatessen
here we bought American baked beans
and gave the English officers on the
vessel an American treat They had
never eaten any before
You may not know that Penang is
known the world over for its tin de
posits. Most of our tin comes from
there. Both at Penang and at Kuala
Lumpur, the capital of the district, are
shelters for tin.
Our next stop was Singapore,
known as the Gateway of the East. 1t
is one of the most important and inter
esting of the eastern cities. 1t Is the
distributing and collecting point, not
only for the Malay peninsula. but for
1ndo-China and Dutch Indies.
1T was at a hotel here that we
learned what bathroom attached
means In an advertisement. We read
the advertisement, went to the hotel,
and looked in vain for the bathroom.
Upon inquiry we We're shown an i'm
mense yard, or codrtway, reached by
crossing a bridge from the hotel
proper where bathrooms were lined
up In row, and numbered to CORE
spond with the numbers of the rooms.
The Chinese practically own the
town. They are the wealthy part of the
place and live like millionaires, own
autos and have every other comfort
Singapore is but one and one-half de-
grees $50 miles) north OF the equator
java is only 40 hours ride from Singa-
pore, but faulty boat connections pre-
vented US from going there.
Did you ever hear OF the travellers
Ia .
Singapore. They grow probably ten
feet high. the branching palm-like
limbs spreading out like fan. BY
tearing off a branch the thirsty way
farer gets from a glass to a quart OF
water.
Our next landing place was Hong
kong. The real name Of the port is
Victoria. and 1t is a free treaty one
no customs regulations to be gone
through with.
"All through China you will find
Hindu policemen There are Chinese
police. too, but everywhere the pecu-
liarly dressed Hindu seems to be on
the force. At the time OF the mutiny
II was discovered that the Hindu was
a man who could take care Of himself
In scrimmage, and city management
has seemed to recognize his worth as
an officer OF the peace. The Chinese
are good people also In business, hon.
est. polite, quick calculators-superior
to any other orientals we met on our
travels.
Manila Now HeaIthfuI.
Much has been written about Ma
Mia. the Pearl Of the Orient, and with
out participating In the political prob
lem of what the United States govern
ment should now do with our posses
sions there, cannot refrain from say
ing that our people have wrought a
wonderful improvement on the islands.
They have cleaned them up. They are
now comparatively healthful. All who
come from eastern countries are vac
cinated before they are permitted to
land. SO that smallpox Is rare and ty-
phoid is practically unknown. There
is sewerage. good schools, better
moral tone-in fact no comparison can
be made with the old regime.
Like all other Americans, we went
TO Clark's, where Americans gather.