New Britain herald., 1930-12-05
New Britain Navy Man Describes
 Interesting Ports On Long Trip To China Via Panama Canal

blue Pacific. The most exclusive hotel in the world sets a few feet from the thronged beach. From this spot, the setting sun offers a beautiful sight of Diamond Head in the distance, and on the sands of the beach can be seen beautiful Ha- waiian maiden dancing her native dance to the tunes Of a strummej guitar in the hands of her dusky male companion. who is also attired i'll the dress skirt outfit that his olive skinned maiden is dancing in.
 Our next stop, which will take two weeks to reach, is Shanghai. China. True to it's old traditions mystery. hideous idols in beautiful decorated temples and gigantic stone dragons which represent their gods, are numerous. Shanghai is called 'The City of Noise," which is not an injustice in being called so, due to their tommering tom-toms and blowing of horns which are used in their many different celebrations. We pull to the mouth of the Yangtze river where q terrific current or yellow filthy water flows out 10 the Yellow sea. It takes five hours to reach Shanghai after entering Vhe mouth Of the river. which requires skillfu1 navigation, due to it's treach- crous currents, sharp bends and shallow banks. We are not yet sophisticated so we are amazed to see in the distance Shangh.i's sky scrapers, which protrude into the sky, slightly resembling New York city. We come to anchor in the heart of Shanghai, which is known as The Bund,' and find ourselves surrounded by hungry Chinese who plead in 8. touching pathetic manner for food. Their paIatial res idence is nothing but small boats, christcned and called ''junks', hav- ing eyes at the bow projecting as a dragon, an aged superstition of the slant-eyed.
 Junhs In Shanghai Herbor
 "Junks, having tendency to ac- Cumulate around a passenger liner on short notice, often during the meal hour, assemble as a. solid mass for half a mile around the ship. IL is essential that one relieve each other in the sculling of the junks' to prevent the strong current from conveying them down the river in rapid fashion. Regardless of the weather conditions, they insist on making a, large liner their rendez- yous In drenching rain the post is not deserted. raincoats of leaves closely tied together in shingle form keep them dry, in the cold winter days. shivering and half-clothed, they stand their post at the oar or net.
 "1t conditions that prevail in China could be seen as they are by the Americans that inhabit that country they would willingly donate to the Far East Relief Fund all old garments and call it a sound invest ment. Many Chinese families are compelled to reside in junks, which are the size of an average dinner table, due to their being infected with contagious diseases, How a family of 10 can live in such close quarters has been a puzzle to me.
 "Food is thrown over the side Of the ship after meals, then the fun commences. With nets on end of lengthy bamboo poles they wage war upon each other. During the skirmish the food drifts rapidly down the river. While enc member of the family souls the small craft .-the other eagerly stands at the for ward part of the boat with net out stretched, ready to scoop up the prize. The food is aWelghed with much bally-hoo and then laid III the sun to dry while a strict watch IS held over it. When dry, the food IS hoarded away in secret holds of the funk. Their slant eyes quickly give us the impression of being cunning and sneakv but eventually we dis cover that the Chinese arc more cunning and less sneaky due to the violators of the law. When treated half-way decent, he can be highly trusted but is very decisive in his