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Page 59 - ... for the night, and the view of the lights of the harbor and town as seen from the ship was well worth enjoying for one evening. The next morning we were able to see the meaning of the lights of the night before. The business part of the town, with its crowded Chinese sections and its fine municipal and office buildings, lies as a narrow strip along the shore, while struggling up the VIEW ON "THE PEAK"; GOVERNOR'S RESIDENCE IN THE LEFT BACKGROUND.
Page 67 - Dead" we made for the fairly wiae street along the river front ; here we took rickishas, much to the relief of my tired guide, to say nothing of my tired self, and were soon at the Canton terminus of the K. & CRR The station was thronged with people waiting for the Kowloon express. The road-bed of the K. & CRR is excellent, and the cars and engine, all of English make, made a very respectable appearance.
Page 60 - ... the higher levels, especially, there may be seen the cable tramway, going so straight up the side of the mountain that it is almost alarming to look forward or back from the open cars. The homes nearer the foot of the mountain are usually reached by means of sedan chairs carried by two, three or even four coolies, while CHINESE JUNKS IN THE HARBOR OF CANTON.
Page 65 - ... they are doubtless in better circumstances than many of the workers in our larger cities. The silk-weavers, working at their primitive looms in crowded rooms, excite one's sympathy more than most of the other workers, though they too seemed to be quite cheerful over their monotonous tasks. Through these crowded streets we wandered, the sight of a white man and a camera exciting some interest, though not a great deal.
Page 59 - BACKGROUND. mountain sids are the residences, churches, schools, etc. of the English and wealthy Chinese residents. On this mountain side is also a most beautiful and interesting botanical garden. On the highest point of "The Peak...
Page 64 - ... as was often the case, appeared cheerful, and ran and played like other children. In the stores the people could be watched at work of all kinds, from blacksmithy to finest filigree silver work inlaid with the tiny colored feathers of the brightly colored kingfisher ; and from rough carpenter work to the finest ivory carving for which the Chinese are famous.
Page 60 - It is an interesting though unpleasant sight to see strings of Chinese men and women toiling up the steep sides of the mountain, carrying stones, cement, window frames, timbers, and all other material used in building the palaces in which the wealthy people live. For a day of this back-breaking labor they...
Page 63 - ... small island in the river connected with the city proper by a couple of bridges. It has beautifully shaded streets and fine houses, and is utterly different from the Chinese Canton. At the Shameen's one hotel, which charges the modest rate of from four to eight dollars per day for very ordinary service, I was told that conditions were "very uncertain" and that nobody was allowed to enter the walled city after 9 PM without a pass.
Page 65 - CANTON. one sort or another than any other city in the world, but in spite of the fact that a revolution was supposed to be in progress we saw no signs of disorder. There were soldiers and armed policemen everywhere, and groups of people were frequently seen reading...
Page 61 - ... that when there was only one oar it was being worked vigorously by a woman, while a man sat comfortably in the stern and steered. These people were evidently going from the crowded villages in which they lived to work in the rice fields.