The Ward County independent. [volume] (Minot, Ward County, N.D.) 1902-1965, 1914-05-28

clear weather. On top OF this peak Is
a good hotel and there they also have
their weather bureau and signal corps.
The island is three. miles wide, IL
miles long and strongly fortified.
Hong Kong was ceded to the British
about 1850 and was told that it was
nothing but mass of rocks and no
verdure. Today you will find the
whole mountain built up with the fin
est of buildings and terraces which
are not surpassed anywhere in the
world. All this was accomplished by
manual labor. was there five days
and did not see a horse or beast Of
burden of any description. The most
Of that dirt to form the terraces was
carried up by Chinese men, women and
children, and one can see the most
beautiful foliage. The most of the
business blocks are fairly up-to- date.
was told that it takes from IL to 18
years to build an ordinary building
three stories high and covering about
125x125 feet. At the present time the
Chinese are still carrying everything
around as the people must be given
something to do or they would starve.
For instance, they will carry two bas-
kets of coal weighing 40 pounds each
up the hill which is very steep, some
sleeper than our south hill by the
court house. They will 60 about 2
miles for 20 cents Mex, equal to 10
cents American money, and it is real
ly pity to see those little Chinese
girls IL to 20 years old carry those
heavy burdens around. The business
section, which is Of, a very fine archi-
tectural design, have buildings usually
three stories high with very high cell
ings, generally Is to 18 feet high on
account of the heat. They are built
with columns of stone spanned from
the ground floor to the top story, thus
forming deep, cool verandas giving
from every floor a delightful retreat
from the heat Of the day.
This scheme also forms continuous
arcade over the sidewalks, protecting
the pedestrians from the heat and the
rain. I stood on Queen street, the
principal thorofare, and watched peo-
ple 90 by. In short time l saw more
nationalities than have ever seen be-
fore or perhaps will ever see again.
Our guide pointed out few and they
were all dressed in their own national
costumes. There was the Hindu, Turk,
Parsee, Armenian, Chinese, Japanese,
Corgalese, Malayan, Javanese, ANA
nese, and many more. The goods worn
by those people would be the envy OF
our best Minot, people. The goods
were bright hued silks, the most cost
" that Asia could produce.
One afternoon took ride in Sc
dan chair around the terraced roads
.of Victorial Peak, levels they call
them, the most marvellous road build
ing have ever seen, with grades so
slight you hardly notice them. The
coolies walk over them very easily. In
order to maintain such grades the en-
gineers built up big granite walls 80
feet high. This is master piece OF
road building and must have cost an
enormous sum. I spent few hours
at the Hong Kong club, one Of the
most beautiful buildings devoted to
social life in the world. Up to the
present time have had q most de-
iightful trip and am glad I came this
way.
1 leave tomorrow on the steamer,
Nora, for Sargon and Singapore. ]
would like to give you my trip to
Canton and Macan but it would take
too long. My next letter will 60 by
]. HOELLINGER.