El Paso herald. (El Paso, Tex.) 1901-1931, 1920-08-02
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washington. D. C.. Aug. I'm con
nection with the congressional IN
spection tour 70 Hawaii. the Philip
pines and the Orient the National
Georrsphic society has issued a series
Of bulletins concerning the points 10
be visited, OF which the following,
dealing with Manila, Is the first
as the transport wends inv ard
from the China sea the vlsllors VIII
pass the island OF Corregtdor beyond
which stretches Manila Bay, whose
40 mile circumference could sur
round the navies OF the world Its
rival will not be found in the lar east
On the right OF its entrance stands
Cavite. where Dewey sank the span
From the bay the city Of Manila
seems 10 lie almost at water level
with hay mountains for back
ground. Before the United states
came to the islands, Manila was
sleepy town, sprawled lazily beyond
the bay and the wharves OF the river
Pasig. which biEects It It's streets
were quiet and almost deserted at
times, its suburbs shady and pretty
and a general air Of 'manana' per-
vaded its atmosphere
Floating Population Of 15,ooo.
Today its estimated population
EQUALS thar OF Jersey City, Indian
apoIis, or Kansas City. The river IS
alive with launches and vessels OF
every description, including the
houseboats Of a literally floating
population OF $4,000; and through us
port Il sends yearly to other coun-
| tries nearly 500. 100000 worth OF
hemp, sugar, copras tobacco anu
other commodities
ssThe natives are alert and have
something Of the Spaniard's suaVe
American fashion Of dress. but some
Of the native men OF the lower class
stfI wear the white cotton trousers
and a transparent, shirt that hangs
on the outside. The women adhere TO
the wide sleeVeG, narrow shirted ma
I tive costume in bright colors- The
vaulting price Of shoes has in no wise
ruffled poorer classes IN Manila they
have solved the problem simply they
don't wear any. And the childrenl
The Creator and the sun have given
them a lovely brown tint
Rival Of HonekOnE.
There IS much Of interest to be
seen in this town that is vying with
I Hongkong for the commercial su-
uremacy OF the east The traveller
| viii find local color on the south side
OF the river in the walled city. or
/ Intramuros, one OF the finest e1-
amples OF a fortified city Of the
j "
] Spanish looking streets the houses
with barred windows, the quaint
5 corners, and the vistas through open
courtyards. There are 20 be found
nina bungalows OF the natives the
quaint old residential palace OF the
/ governor, now used for an office
I building. and the happy, idle people
themselves. IN this section the
churches include the imposing, rela-
lively new cathedral, the Gothic
Santo Domingo. the Jesuit church
with its museum and the old Au-
eustinizn church, completed in 1905,
which has withstood the storms and
earthquakes OF the centuries
"A unique sight in Manila Is the
Pace cemetery, which at present has
fallen into disuse- II IS composed OF
two cOnceutric walls about six 1eer
thick. honeycombed with holes Just
large enough for a coffin In the
olden days these were leased 1or
periods OF five years At the END OF
that time II no one was sufficiently
interested IN the body OF an inmate
to pay his rent for another five years
his bones were thrown on a heap at
the back Of the cemetery Imagine
the horror Of an ancestor Worshipping
/ Chinese should he behold the queue
Of one OF his progenitors protruding
from this Golgothai
Has Large Shopping District.
@Out from the walled city near -he
bay shore is the Luneta. a small
amusement park. and wallace field.
used for sports and the annual carni-
val. In the days OF Spanish rule VAL
lace field was an execution ground
for political prisoners, and here Dr.
Jose Rial. the Filipino surgeon
novelist, and patriot, was executed
alfanila's chief shopping district Is
north Of the river, and enterprising
Filipinos, Americans and Chinese have
set up stores, banks. factories and
restaurants, giving this portion OF the
CITY an up and doing air. Advertise
ments OF American made products
and ice cream plscards and soda
water lures familiarly greet the
thirsty American"