The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1915-10-03
SOME IMPRESSIONS OF JAPAN AS SEEN FROM A RICKI
First Glimpse of Yoke.
hama at Night a Mys-
tic Revelation-Creat
Progress Made in
Railroad Building

splitting at times to behold some con-
fiding tourist addressing him at length
on the insuficiency OF japanese pro-
vision for the wants of foreigners like
himself, to all Of which the little Of
fetal listens with a benevolent smile.
a nod OF the head and a funny little
grunt at the apparent cEd Of the sem
fences, but not of the discourse.
The nod is to say Go on. good hon
orable friend and the grunt expresses
q grave wonder as to what 1t IL all
about. Very intelligent. indeed" wao
the sage remark after an address Of
ten minutes to "A suffering interpreter
of which the latter confessed later an
entire Ignorance. saying: THAT man
speak very well: much. good enoIlh
for japanese mar who got -four time
my salary" An Ingenious idea surely.
In the observation car things 60
better than elsewhere for the tourist.
They mingle, and people who have
passed each other in hotel corridors
and dining rooms for a week without
a sign OF recognition become human
once more when INDUCING a collec-
tive glance at the passing landscape.
Then wonderful pieces Of guidebook
lore break loose. and personal views
are hazarded that would provoke n
smile on the face Of the great Dali
butsu. which has kept n straight face
Tor nearly eight hundred years. Mrs.
Malaprop comes to life. 81 was taken
in to the tea ceremony: il was GER
tainly umbilicus. although on the
whole tiresome.' No one presumed to
dlHer Near Nara saw "a priest
dancing like n prawn'' was another
effort.
sun II Is in the observation car
that the ends of the earth come to-
gether. In one we were American.
Australian. Russian. German, French.
south A~merican-and Japanese and
managed to find in one way or another
what the object of the journey was.
lneN do not send men around TO shout
Iast cal. for inner Instead they
hand around little leaflets on thin
paper stating that dinner Is served.
put the meal viii not he started unit,
all are there'-a rule. however. not
strictly observed.
The narrow gauge with its consc-
1uent narrowing of the cars creates
~ulfflcu.ties about tho different accom-
Wodations h "A Japanese ingenuity
~oNerConicS very Clevcrly with much
mechanical folding and unfolding and
turning up and turning down. In the
s'eering cars the upper bcrths are
WIDER n the lower ones. In the
latter the bed Is made up on the rcyu-
lar seat.
we had to travel once from Kobe to
TOXIC second class. The train was
'lo"ueu ana 1t was a trying expert
'hCe IN every way, yet II most digni-
"eu Ola missionary with quite an cpis-
'"pal air sailed through it "a in an
y perth with a tranquility and
seemliness that were enviahle. II re.
l'a!u ohS somewhat to see a bishop I'm
MS shlrt sleeves washing his face
Hu'h H. Inc weakness of human nature
IN IN" EFFORT To console oneself for loss
'"l dlGhItN in dressing s,rambl.uglv
amid drumncrs and such after a night,
of iitfui trouble.
VI YOU want To see Il wei, m,rar,d
connexions road commend M, 10 tho
N""'h Manchuria railroad. Fine trains.
't'N modern appliance and resource.
'N'tIItht service, good fare and good
Hi"eu WiNe ', journey truly ENJOYABLE
e'"tth Fort Arthur and Mukd.n. The
same Is mainly true Of the main lin.
IN 'orea from Fusan to Antung. but
me south M~anchurian seems to me
to have the best "f it.
vs. 10 now they pay may saw
ll'at thtN are all Government limos
ih'lr financing shows "A profit of over
: per cent. over all charges. They
vhdrSe To the fu.l what the t;afflr vii,
honestly bear; the vendors who sol,
'',anl's so ON AZ the stations con-
tribute FOR instance. over 10000 a
year IN what are called ",ev:ce" 4,
makes very small charge for each
cut a. W" see. II totals handsomel,