Evening star., 1924-08-31

after midnight, and as the sun came
up on April 81, 1921, he was in front
of the enemy. He was anxious to
show the great power of the Span
ish weapons and told the King of
Cebu to keep his warriors in his boat
while the Spanish showed them how
they did things in Europe.
The King consented. and the Span
iards. finding it difficult to land.
waded ashore. They were attacked
by thousands of natives. were soon
surrounded, and Magellan ordered a
retreat. The natives came on in still
greater forces. They had lances of
bamboo cane we'll sharpened. and one
of them thrust his lance in the face
of the captain. Whether they sue
ceeded in piercing his brass helmet
for a story that Magellan wore a
helmet that time and that his
helmet has recently been discovered
is now current--I do not know, but
Magellan retaliatcd by driving his
lance into the Filipino's breast With
such force that he could not with
draw it. He then tried to draw his
sword but he had been wounded in
his right arm and got il only half
out of the sea hbard. when the natives
rushed him. orc of them struck him
with club on the left leg which
threw him down on his face, and
others threw themselves upon him,
stahbinE him with their lanCeS, and
cutting him with their krises and
other weapons that they had. so that,
in the words of FiEsfetta. they de-
prived of life our mirror, our light,
our comfort, our guide"
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CHoRTLY after this the rcmaindcr
- of MagclIans forces left the
island in their two or three ships
and sailed south to the Moluccas.
where they loaded with spices. and
after many trials made their way
back to Spain via the Indian Ocean.
the Cape OF Good Hope and the
Atlantic. That was the first voyage
ever made by ships clear around the
globe.
The city of Cebu of today would be
a constant wonder TO the great
Spaniard The idea that 10000 peo-
pie, the descendants of the savages
he had Chrtstianized, could have
roads better than those of Spain, and
that the MERCHANDISE in their stores
could surpass that sold in Seville
would he amazing to him. He would
not understand the educational forces,
for the city of Cebu has all kinds
of schools, from the primary grades
to the new normal college. II has II
big hospital. a colony where the
| lepers are cared for. and churches,
the names of which were not known
in the days of Magellan. He would
he surprised at the trade of these
islands, and at the great factories,
including those making oil from
CocoanutS.
But even in the eyes of the TWEEN
ticth century. this city of Ccbu is A
wonder for this part of the world.
1t has more than doubled its popuia-
tion since the Americans took pos
sSin Of hc i.l. xlS
one of the fine little municipalitie
| of the Far East. The town is already
next to Manila in Importance and
trade, and it's position is such that It
practically commands the lower half
of the islands. 1t is one of the chief
hemp centers. exporting in some
wears abaca TO the amount of more
than twelve million pesos and it has
a large trade in cocoanuts and cocoa
nut oil.
But even more important than
these, as far as the island of CeSu is
concerned, is the sap Of the cocoanut
tree, known as tuba, which comes
from the unopened flower buds and
which soon ferments into highly
Intoxicating beverage. From the 6A~-
mented article Il distilled liquor is
made, and not many years ago the
annual production of tuba was valued
at more than 100000.
Another interesting industry that
is carried on largely in Cebu and
other law islands of this archipelago
is that of obtaining salt from the sea
water. There are acres of salt beds
along the shore just opposite Mactan.
from which are taken hundreds of
thousands of pounds of salt every
year.
copyright. 1924, Carpenters World TrsvssaA