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MR. BRASSEY'S YACHT

**SUNBEAM”.

IN CHINESE WATERS,

CANTON AND MAGAS.

(Continued):

strolled in from their various quartern, and

mos

THE CHINA MAIL.

. Our road next led us through part of the butcher' quarter, where rats were hung up by their fails, and what looked very like skinned cats and dogs dangled beside them. Whole cages full of these animals were ex- posed for sale alive. Some travellers dany that the Chinese cat cats and dogs and rats, but there can be no question that they do so, though they may be the food only of the lower classes. Nor do pappy dogs appear on the tables of the son, except on one particular day in the year, when to eat them is supposed to bring good look. We passed a restaurant where I was shown the bill of fare in Chinese, of which this is translation:

appllad. In this market, which is of great overlooking the bes, and, having delivered extent, there is for sale at all seasons of cur Chinese letters, were received, with the the year an almost countless variety of greatest civility and attention by the cothe ci

at almost in prador and Thanervant who had been left fruit,

No. 4652,-JUNE 1, 1878.

k Stewod Plg'a Falatos

Stewed Fungus (another desoription). Sinews of the Whale Fink, Relled Bona Fowl,

Sliced

with fortunestellers, charm-mallère, deputy: Pare their chat. `I saw this done several į name of Kwonlauru, or frult market, is.Į ocoupled-mkustomparatrusted, inis garden | 8 emali bowla, vik.— prayer-ayers, beggars, and all sorts of natural horrom, orhibiting varions i de- formities. Altogether it is a most un- pleasant place, but still it is one of the characterisile sights of Canton, Corrida We saw the hotel to-day for the first Friday, March 2nd-Bofore we had time. It certainly looks very hopeless finished braakfast, the other gentlemen We were anxious to get in there if posible, as we were such a large party, but every the drivers and guides arrived from the body assured us it was quite out of the Vice-Cofeul's long morning's work question. The absence of a decent hotel had been mapped out for us thirteen renders Canton an inconvenient place to aighte before luncheon, then a visit to the visit. The European inhabitants are no French Consulate, followed by eight more very kind, however, that you are sure to objects of interest to be seen before we find somebody who knows somebody else Anally crossed the Pearl Biver to visit the who will hospitably take you in. Hozan Temple.Quitting the pretty cool From the Temple of the Bleeping Buddha subarb by anothor bridge, we passed we went up the height to breathe a little through strosts quite as dirty as those of fresh air, and to see the five-storied pagoda yesterday untill the heart of the city had at the spot where the allled forces had en

camped, the Chinese groves in the White been reached. We went first to the red-loud Mountains beyond, and to gain ding-chair shop, where they keep sedan chale of four qualities, for hire whenever general view of the densely-arowded city a wedding cepura. Even the commonest beneath. It is all too flat, however, to be are made gorgeous by silver gilding and picturesque. The three yamuns at our feet, lacquer; while the best are really marvels with their quaint towers, grand old trees, of decorative art, completely covered with angs, and the broad Pearl River on the the bute lustrous feathers of a kind of other side of the city, are the only ele kingfisher. In shape they are like a square ments of positive beauty in het lase, pagoda and round each tier are groups of

We soon descended the heights again. gures The dresses are also made of ex- and, passing the Cantoneso Viceroy's yan

Onio small

fat

A silkworm establishment was pointed in charge of our friend's house. The roGIDA out to us in the distance, bat we did not napakain, to which we were at onOR SHOWN,

Stewed Duck's Paward go over it, as we had seen many before, were lofty and spacious, opening into a big

PODE stewed and it is not the best season of the year verandab Each room had a moquito The alikworms are most carefully tended, room inside it, made of wire gauze And We wont all round the town, and then to the people who look after them being wood, like gigantic meat-safe, and capable see the ruins of the cathedral, and the trans obliged to change their clothes before enter of containing, beeldes a large double bed, of the destruction caused by the typhoon in ing the rooms where they are kept, and to a chair and a tabley so that its occupant in 1874 Next we paid a visit to the garden perform all sorts of superstitious ceremonies in a position to read and write in pesca, of Damoons, where he wrote his poems in at every stage of the insect's growth. No even after dark. This was the first time exile. The garden now belongs to a most one at all ailing or deformed is allowed to we had seen one of these contrivances. By courteous old Portuguese, with whom I approach a bailding where they are kept the direction of she comprador the house managed, by the aid of a mixture of Spape The worms are supposed to be very nervous, chaire were prepared, and coalies were fish and French, to hold a conversation. and aro guarded from everything that can provided to take us for an expedition round: The place where Camoens monument I possibly frighten them, as well sa from all the town, while our things were being unrected commands, however, in extensive change of temperature or disturbances of packed, and the necessary arrangements Prospect, but, we had already seen it, and the atmosphere. Thunder and lightning made for our comfort. Macho sin tho as om was ansions to get disar of the they are supposed specially to dread, and roughly. Portuguese-looking town, the lands before dark, wo were obliged to grast pains are taken to shelter them by houses being painted bine, green, red, yel baten away. artificial means, and keep them from all low, and all sorts of colours. It is well On reaching, the yacht, after some delay

garrisoned, and one meets soldiers in every in embarking, we slipped our anchor an enla knowledge of the storm.

The next place we visited was a bird's direction. We passed the fort, and went quickly as possible, and son found, oprog nest-soup-shop street, where we went into up to the lighthouse, which commands a selyes in a nasty rulling aas, which sent me one of the best and most extensive establish fine view overland and returning to bed at once. Poor Tom, though he felt One small basin of cat's flesh-thirty-four east, menta. There were three or four woll home by a different way through the town 49 all that he could, hardly hold his hand, Ons large bottle of plum wine-dirty-eight cash. dressed assistants, behind the counter, all agala, which we entered just as the cathedral up was, however, obliged to remain ont One small bottle of plum wine-hirty-four cash. busily occupied in gorting and packing bell and the bells of all the churches were deck watching until nearly daylight; for

DILL OF FAUS FOR TIL DAY,

darcons of silver.

One tast of black dog's Beah-eight cash. One teel weight of black dog's fat three kan a One large basin of black cat'a Eesh-cue hundred

One small basin of black cat's flesh-fity carh. Oan large bottle of common wine thirty-two cash, One small bottle of common wine-sixteen cash. One large bottle of dark rice, wine-sixty-eight

casiz.

cash.

bottle of Tientsin vine-ninety-six

pensive feathers, but then they laat formuns, paid our promised visit to the French Onn large basin of dog's fleabixty-eight cash. birds' nests. Some of the best were as poiling the Avaŭdiaria, On-out-reinrn we rocks and islands abound in these sear gonérations. There are no windows to Consul. His residence is, if pomible, more on bottle of pear wine-irty-four cadh. bite as snow, and were worth two dollars found a fire lighted and everything illu- and no one on board could undertake thene

quaint and beautiful than that of the shut up, with joss-sticks burning in front iper, especially one grand avenue leading small bottle of Tientsin wine-forty-eight full of feathers and moss, could be pur-Tommy who waited on us, had decorated deak at half-past six o'clock theraviwasi se,

English representative.

these frange conveyances, in which the bride is carried to her future home, closely

narrow strest under an archway. The bearers became frightened, put down their burden, and ran away, leaving the poor bride locked up inside to be burnt to

death, A

The trees are

from the outer gatos to the private apart. ment. We were most kindly received, and shown a wonderful collection of em. broideries and china. It was a delightful visit, but we could not remain so long as we wished, for we had to see the water clock. The tower in which it stands is

cash,

One basin of cangaethres caah. Ozo small plate of pickles three cash. One small saucer of ketchup or vinegar-three One pair of black cat's eyes-three kandarcons

cash.

of silver.

At last the olty gates were reached, and

each, while a light brown one was worth minated, and by half past eight, we had a pilotage except himself, and 15 m, cốt

Thursday, March 8th-When I went on only one dollar, and the black dirty ones, capital impromptu dinner served. Chinese

KUJ.

obased at the rate of a quarter-dollar. the table most tastefully with flowers, nothing to be seen but a leaden aký, coldn When we got back to Shameen there was Macao is a favourite resort for the Raropean gray rolling sea, and two fighing jonks in time for a stroll along the Bund. It is very residents of Hongkong.who are addicted to the far distance, nor did the weather im- 1

Briday, March 9th Averbody began to parapet, and its surface is always covered want to observe the proceedings, but, to pleasant, for the river runs alose under the gambling. The gentlemen of our party prove all daye wa Zona de in with Junks, sampana, and boats and ships, night there were only a few natives playing settle down to the usual sea ocenpational going swiftly up or down with the strong at fantana game which, though great There was a general hair cutting all round,

one of the sailors being a capital bakbér juga stupid to a European. The croupier takes seats stand at intervals all along it.

An agreeable saunter was followed by a a handful of copper cash and throws it upon matter when ashore. The wind was high quiet, pleasant little dinner, and though the table he then with chopsticks counts and bathing all day. At night the Greet we have been here only a few days we feel the coins by fonts, the betting, being upon Bear and the Sontham Cross shone out quite sorry that this is to be our last night the possible number of the remainder. 1 with rivaling brillianoy! On either hand in Canton, so kind bas everybody been to takes a long time to count a big handful, an old friend and a new, but in And you have only one, two, three, or four Saturday, March 10th --A fine day with Monday, March 6th--I was awake and to back no colours or combinations, out a light fair breeze, Fassed the leland of

Hainan, belonging to Chins, situated at ī At Macao the sleep disturbing watchmen, though very barren-looking, supporta a but before I got up, a woman who comes here every day to work brought me some unlike those of Canton, come round every small ordinary shoes which I had purchased hour and beat two sharp tape on a dramat population of 150,000 in sma

Kepacked the curiosities and purchasen as ouriosities, and took the opportunity of intervals of half a minute, compelling you showing me her feet. It really made me to listen against your will until the sound from Oanton and Hongkong, and made up ca shudder to look at them, so deformed and dies away in the distance for a brief inter our accounts cramped up were they, and, as far as I val.

Wednesday, March 7th-We started soon could make out, the must havesuffered great- ly in the process of reducing them to their after ten o'clock on another exploring ex present diminutive size. She took off her pedition, going first in chairs through the own shoes and tottered about the room in town, and across the penials to where those she had brought, and then naked me we left the steamer yesterday. Here we to show her one of mine. Having most embarked chairs, bearers, and all, in a minutely examined it, she observed, with a junk, evidently cleaned up for the occasion, melancholy ahaks of the head, Missity for it was in beautiful order, and mata were foot much more good, do much walky, spread under an awning upon deck, nomerin walky pins much bad, no good for

All along beneath the deck was a qabin, between two and three feet high, which walky.

Having said farewell to our kind hostess, contained the altar, the kitchen, and the we went off in the house-boat to the stea-sleeping and living apartments of, the

There was a great crowd on the family. There was also a dent little baby, rigging to obtain a better view of the⠀⠀ mer. lower deck at least 900 Chinamento struggle through in order to reach the dropean quarters. We found other friends on board, who had come to sos us

of her Recently there have been two and accidenta. In one case the journey was long, there was no outlet for the smoke of the foss-sticks, and when they arrived and opened the chair, the bride was found dead from suffocation. The other accident pocurred through the chair oatching fire whilst was passing through some approached by a flight of stops, and was we once more found ourselves outside the tide. The walk is shaded with trees, and favourite with the natives, appears very and there is never time to attend to this

built between the year A.D. 624 and 907walls, and able to breathe again. Here a but it has been repaired, destroyed, and halt was made, and several of the party got repaired again, several times, having suf- out of their chairs and walled, and we were fered in the bombardment of the town by able to chat, whilst we wanded our way by the allied fleets in 1807.

a narrow path through nursery gardens and From the chair shop we went to the

In the next street, Treasury Street (said graveyards. In fact the whole of the White embroiderers, to see them at work. Their to be the finest in Canton), you can bay Oload Mountain is one vast cemetery--it le productions are exquisite, and it is a pity burning sticka measured to mark the time, the Chinese Holy of Holies, whither their That better, specimens are not seen in Eng. The are extremely oheap, but perfectly bodies are sent, not only from all parts of writing from half-past four this morning, rouge-et-noir, or trento et guarantee the entrance of the Gulf of Tonquin,” which, land. The process of lacquer making, too, Acourate, and there seems little doubt that China, but from all parts of the world. is very interesting. We had, however, to they have been used by the Chinese for Frequently a shipload of 1,500 or 1,600 go from houses to house to witness it, as thousands of years before the Christian era bodies arrives lu one day. The Steamboat only one portion of the process is carried Here, too, were the large spectacles ad Company charges 40 dollars for the passage on at each from the gradual coating of the much worn opium pipes, with all the of a really live Chinaman, as against 180 tongbeat wood with three coatings of paraphernalia for cleaning and smoking dollars for the carriage of a dead celestial. varniek, until it is finally ornamented with them; water pipen in pretty little abagreen The friends of the deceased often keep the dellcats designs, and polished ready for cases, and many other curious articles in bodies in coffing above ground for several aale. In appearance, price, and length of common use, of which we purchased aped-years, until the priests announce that they have discovered a lucky day and a lucky The next thing to mee was the wearing

In the Feather Street are innumerable spot for the interment. This does not of silk, which is done in the most primitive shops containing nothing but feathers of all generally happen until he the priest-finds manner. One man throws the shuttle, while kinds for mandarius, actors, and ordinary he can extract no more money by divina another forms the pattern by jumping on mortals; but the great ambition of every tion, and that no more funeral feasts will the top of the loom and raising a certain Chinaman is to have a festher from the begiven by the friends. We passed through Emperor. They are called peacock's what they call the city of the dead, where number of threads, in order to allow the feathers, one-uyed, twa-eyed; or three-eyed; thousands of soffins waiting for Interment shuttle to pass bundath them,

Then came & visit to the Temple of Lon-but, in reality, many are pheasanto' feathers, were lying above ground. The coffins are gevity, a large Buddhist temple, with a Some of these are from six to eight feet in large and massive, but very plain, resembl monaatio establishment of about ninety length, beautifully marked. I bought two ing the hollowed-out trunk of a tree. The They are greatest compliment a Chinese can pay his priosta attached to it. It contains three pairs over seven feet long. Darines with large figures, but nothing rather rare, as each bird has only two long older relatives is to make them a present specially interintlag. There is a large pond feathers, and these are in perfection for of four handsome longevity boards for their in the midst of the garden, covered with but one month in the year. In this part coffins. Outside the city of the dead were duckwood, and full of beautiful gold and

wear there is a vast differenc0.

mane,

of the town stands a Chinese restaurant the usual adjuncts of a large burying-place

Leaving the cemetery

A

bell

two months old, which seemed to take life very quietly, while its mother Basisted to grandfather to rows

We soon reached the faland of Obook Sing-Toon, and disembarked at a small appalled.up-the-bozath

About hoon we passed a tall bambþolend taking straight up out of the water, and wondered if it were the topmaat of some fortunate junk sunk on the Paranells Shpal. There were many flying-fish about, and the sunset was lovely lega Sunday, March 11th--We feal that wer are going south rapidly for the best in erases day by day. The services ware held on deok at eleven and four d

About five o'clock I heard örten of LÀ turtle on the starboard how, A wreck on the starboard bow. I rushed out to sen That it was, and the men climbed into the obftet. It proved to be a large plead of wood, partially submerged, apparently about twenty or thirty feet long. The exposed part was covered with barnaclen! and seaweed, and there was a large Iron too fast to stop, or I should have liked to dis or cottages. The children and I rode in have sent a boat to examine this ralle often chairs, while the gentlemen walked, first the sea more closely. These waifalando over a plain covered with scrubby palms, strays always set me thinking and wonder then through miles of well-cultivated plots, and speculating as to what they were of vegetable ground, till we reached a temple,iginally, whence they came, and all about built at the entrance to the valley for which them, till Tom declarea I weave a complete we were bound. Thence the path wound legend for every bit of wood we meet float- beside the stream flowing from the morning about.

aliver fish of many kinds. The Chinese where only cata' and doga' flesh is served. |--coffin-makers and stone-carvers, all Hving few minutes before nine o'clock the pier near a village, which looked more like ing attached to one end. We were sailing ad partainly excel in producing gold and silver and red flag thấy tưD" BANGER Of very first at day seached thy of old and panng skildra. B .00%tages de ture, and #é steamed ahead, among auch a household, and are of all colours, some being striped and spotted, and boasting any Outalde the temple stands the Jadestone Market, where incredible quantities of this valuable stone change hands before ten d'alook every morning, both in its rough and its polkhed state. The stalls are the

number of tails from one to fre.

lovely valley, where we were to lunch at hind, a too short drive brought us to a the temple of San Chew, in one of its fairest gorges. The meal was spread in a large hall in a most luxurious manner, and as the wind changed almost immediately, and it came on to rain, we felt ourselves for We had plenty of wraps, and the bearers ran us down the hill again very quickly, so that we suffered no discomfort.

Tuesday, March 18th

3.30%

dimplest wooden stands, and the appearance as quite English in its style, and the table tanate indeed in having resobed shelter. against us, and in consequence we did not tains above, and the vegetation became the main peak halyards were carried away

the result attained is not worth the labour

By the time the city walls were ranched the rain had ceased, and a glorions red sunset glowed over the mois, glinting through the holes in the mats, and lighting up all the verzollion boards and gold characters with which the houses and shops

tremely luxuriant and beautiful. Prosently

adapted and decorated among the gouka,

We passed through innumerable streets, in dirty little cottages, surrounded by piga,

Fang algual for our friends dopar factories, now only occupied by a large and embarked in the Consul's boat to visit the somfortable house. We were to have

crowd of sampans and juuks that it was more like moving through a town than Temple of Honan across the river, but it

along a river. No accident, however, co- was getting late, and every one felt tired;

ouered, though one junk and one sampan so we want back through more crowded

had the very narrowest escape. streets to rest awhile, before dressing to go

The voyage down took much longer than out to dinner at eight o'clook. The dinner

our voyage up, on account of the tide being

of the vendors is poor in the extreme. The looked bright with tea roses, heliotrope,

reach Hongkong until 3.30 p.m., when the contents of the stalls, however, are worth and algnonette. The tables had been

gig with the children was soon alongside, we came to a spot where a stone bridge span Soon after we gybed, and for two or throu We got off from 500% to 1,000% (not dollars), and there charmingly decorated by the Chinese ser

DON as we could, for we ex-ned the torrent, with a temple on one side and hours knocked about in the most unpleasant are hundreds of these stalls, bosides an ante, and even the ments had been arranged

pooted some friends to afternoon tea on jous-house on the other. It was apparater. At daybreak we made the faland entire jade-stone street which we afterwards by them. They seem to save their em

board the yacht. There was just time to ently a particularly holy place, for our men of Pulu Sapata, or Shoe Island, situated an visited. We saw several of the shops, and ployer all trouble, even that of thinking,

dress before the first visitors arrived, and had all brought quantities of joss-sticks the coast of Cochin China, looking snowy asked the prices, as we wished to take home provided the services of really good ones

by half-past six at least two hundred had and sacred paper with them to burn. There white in the early morning light

The day was certainly warm, though we a anall specimen, but they had no good can be secured. We have bad one for only

come. At one time quite a flotilla of boots was a sort of eating house alone by, where carved cupe, which were what we wanted, few days, and he does everything for

lay around us, looking very pretty with all they remained whilst we climbed higher up were gliding on steadily and pleasantly and for what they had they asked an Tom and me. He appears to know exactly are decorated. The shadowy streets were their flags flying. I think the people en- to get a view. The path was well made, before the north-east monsoon, li enormous price. Jadestone is a material what we want to do or to wear, and to now full of incense for rather joss-stick.joyed it very much as something new, and❘ and exidently much used, judging from the genda us along at the rate of from six or Wednesday, March 14th-Thé monscon very difficult to work; and in many cases forssen all our requirements smoke, for every hours and every shop has we only wanted a band to enliven the pro- | large number of natural temples we found even knots an hour, without the slightest

But to return to tile famous repeat. Its large alter inside, and a small one with credings. expanded upon it. it is more tour de force began with mandarin bird's nest song, with out, before which joss-etfoks are burnt more

Tuesday, March 6th-The little girls and As usual, our descent was a comparatively trouble or inomveniones. There is an than a work of art. For a good stone, a most delicions ant dainty, dial, and la The streets seemed more crowded even purchases with the help of a friend.

plover's eggs floating about in it. This is or loss all day long.NE I went ashore at 7.80, to collect all our quick affair, and we soon found ourselves unexpected current, though, which sets us We on board the junk on our way back to about twenty-five miles daily to the west-l green as grass (as it ought to be), they ask

ward, notwithstanding the fact that a from 2,500 to 3,000 dollars; for a necklace invariably given to strangers on their first than usual. Each of our bearers struck out glanced at the museum too, which containe Macau, beating scross the harbour, of beads, 5,000 dollars; a set of mandarin's arrival had no idea how expensive the 's line of his own, and it was not until we some curious apocimens of Chinese and Ja- Just before tiffin the yacht made her ap-southerly current is marked on the chart. March 16th-There was a general scribble buttons, one large and one small, 50 to 150 nests were 16 dollars a piece weighing resahed Shames that we all mot again, panese arms and armour, and the various pearance, causing great excitement in the dollars, teen

something under a pound, and it takes two Some of the ladies had been rather productions of the two countries, besides minds of the natives. The gig was soon going on all over the ship, in preparation After looking in at the goldbeaters at or three ounces to make enough soup for frightened at finding themselves alone in many strange things from the Philippine lowered and came as close as she could, for the post to-morrow, as we hope to make work, we next made our way to the Templeton people. We had a very pleasant the dark, crowded city. We were only and other islands. I was specially interest There was not water enough for her to come bugapore to-night, or very early in the evening, talking over our experiences, and just in time to dress and go to dinner, after ed in the corals and sheils, There were within four miles of the shore, but we went morning. About noon Pulo Aor was dean of the Five Genil who are supposed to have exchanging news as to our mutual friends which we examined an interesting colles splendid conch shells from Manila, and sout to meet her occupants, Tom, who was on our starboard bow. In the afternoon, founded the city of Canton. Being Tartar temple, all the gods have a totally

Saturday, March Brd-After our long tion, chiefly of ocins, in process of formation magnificent group of Venus flower-baskets, one of them, looked so ill and miserable being so hear the Straits, the funnel was different cast of features, and are represent day yesterday, I did not feel capable of for the French Exhibition. They are dredged from some mormous depth near that I felt quite alarmed for a few minutes, raised and steam got up. At midnight we ed as Tartars with long beards. It is much acceding to our guide's proposition of being carefuly arranged, and will be most Manila. There were also good specimens till the doctor comforted me by sasurances made the Homburgh Light, and shortly

and down the numerous fights of step to see Tom off by the nine o'clock bont to curious and rare, some of them being worth They look very like amber, and are quite diflenity in accepting as the correct one very hot below, and I spent most of it on trequented by women of all classes, and up tions before breakfast; healdes, I wanted The knife-and-fork, colus are particularly birds heads for which Canton is famous, dinner last night an explanation I had no north it was a glorious night, though ready at half past six for further explore valuable and Interesting when complete, of reptiles of all sorts, and of the carved that it was only the effect of the Chinese afterwarde passed a large steamer steering.

leading from one shrine to another, poor 11btle women tottered and tumbled on their Hongkong, whither he is obliged to return as much as 5,000 dollars each, as curiosition sa transparent, being carred to a grant after perusing the bill of fars in their de with Tom, observing the land as we grippled feet, holding on to one another or in order to keep various engagements: All the coins have holes in the centre for depth. I believe the bird le a kind of too-desire do him honour, and to give him slowly steamed ahead half speed, mer be landing on a stink. This temple is interest The rest of our party have been persuaded convenience of carriage

pet dan or hornbill, but the people here call it pleasure, his hosts had provided the rarest

Luis de Camoens, a celebrated Fortuguese Bunday, March 4th-There las fines crane,

delicacies, and of course ha falt obliged to ing as having been the headquarters of the to stay and see a little more of Cantor, and alled forses during their occupation of to go with some friends to a piento in the cathedral at Shamsen, in which the services It was now time to say good-bye to taste them all, Some of the dishes were post, born about 1620; fought against the Mons, Canton from 1858 to 1861. The great bell White Cloud Mountains. A man brought are beautifully performed. A lady kindly Hongkong and to one kind friends, for we excellent, hat many of them were rather in Ludia; bus was often in freebie, and was frequently bardshed or imprisoned. During his In front of its prinsipal shrine has been brushes Tom has given me, with my name we rowed across to Fe-th, to me the gardens which starts for Macao at two o'clock pre- the fungus and lohen. One sort had been Lusiad, in which he celebrates the principal home to-day some carved tortoise shell lent us her house-boat, and after service had to go on board the White Cloud, trying to a European digestion, especially exile in Macao, he wrote his prest poem The broken by a shot.

We then went to see the Flowery Pagoda, carved on them in Chinese. It was no of Canton. They are laid out on az island cisely, and our pasanges had been taken in grown on tos in the Antartic Sea, the events in Portuguese history bulli 42 613, but now deprived of many good writing it down for the engraver's a very short way up the river. The gardens her. Tom could not go with us, as he had hele's sinews came from the Arctic Ocean, guidance, and after hearing it several times are very wonderful, and contain plants ont fixed to-night for the dinner at which the the phark's ins from the South Sea falanda, of the decorations. The Brillant Page he wrote down two characters 1 but, as the into all sorts of shapes, such as men, birds, Chinese gentlemen proposed to entertain and the birds ports were of quality to Av ExtiTED TRUZOF-A Hesby German ted, so called from having once been coverty in siways a great diffinity with the beasts, fishes, boats, houses, furniture, s. bins but he came to see as off. We went be found only in one particular cave in one only reached the boat the other day by lively od with snow white porcelain, is now only Chinese, I much doubt whether the name Some are full-sized, others only in out of the harbour by a different way, and particular island. To drink, they had running. His speed was augmented by the tall brick-pointed tower nine stories is really spelt rightly g måtte gets de miniature. But almost all must have repassed along a different side of the faland champagne in English glasses, and arrack indians of the fillers on the wharf, who bigb,

It was a most lovely day, and after some quired considerable time and patience to of Hongkong, but the scenery was not par. in Chinase glasses. The whole dinner was encouraged him with such shouts as Go 16. By this time we all felt hungry, and little delay we started about eleven o'clock, reach their present growth, for their ages slonlarly intaresting. Off Choolong a heavy eaten with chop.stleks, though ipcons were fatty Let out another link, old bor began to wand our way towards the gamun On the outskirts may be seen prisoners in party of seventeen in chairs. There were vary from 10 to 160 years. There are other ground-awell, called Pon chonghal, made allowed for the soup After dinner there Harry up you're late Just ses shains, or wearing the cangue, imprisoned av ladies and twelve gentlemens mast plants not so elaborately trained, but the as roll about most unpleasantly. In bad were some good speeches, the chist host y 3" &c. The boat had only ot in bage, or else suffering one of the nuns proportion for Canton. A few ffect of the whole is rather too formal to weather, or with a top-heavy ship, this expressing bin doop regres that their man three feet from the wharf, when he

weeks ago they wanted to get up a be pretty, I managed to bring home some parage could not be attempted, Bome nem and customs did not permit them to a jump, and landed on board all right. merous tortures lufi sted in this sastry father ball, but there were only ave euphorblas, out into the form of junks, and times there are very heavy foge, and al sak ladies, as they were partfonlarly auxions Taxing his handkerchief from his rooks, be I did not go to be any of these horrors, available indies to be found in the olty some hanyan trees, ous 100 and one 50 ways strong cuments, so that the short to invite me, and had only abandoned the mopped the perspiration from his face, drew. helther did. I visit the etosution ground bus some of the party old, and described it at pressas one or two more are saying years old. I believe they are the first that royage of forty-two miles is not absolutely ides, of doing so, after considerable discus. a long breath, and then, happening to a lance

sion. I append the bill of face — here as vitit, and it is hoped that have ever reached England alive and have free from danger Mattiost horrible sight. Skulls were lying apther ball may be arranged during this fourished, Not far from Fa-ti are the The town of Macao is situated on a per about in all disections, one of which had week, which may bosst of at least ten ladies, duck-hatching establishments, and still singula at the end of the island of the same been quite recently severed from its trunk, We made quite a procenion, with all the further up the river are the task anmgans, name. It was the first foreign settlement 4 courses of small bowls, one to each guest, vir escaped deadly peril, Heffens, what the ground being štili moist and red.

Whilst luncheon was being prepared we ranta, bearer, ds, and excited much where the orords of ducks are reared. They in China belonging to the Portuguese, and were taken over, many of the rooms and commotion in the narrow streets, where and sent out every morning to get their own was once a ne, handsome town, with through several of the enclosures within the everybody had to make room and squeeze living and return at night Until they splendid buildings. Unfortunately MEOED fortified gate. The meat was excellently Up to the side as best they could. Men learn to obey their keeper's call quickly lies in the track of the typhoons, which at a large bowls, visage

za befors to sleat the way for us, shouding, the last dock is always whipped. I am times sweep over it with xeniations force, served by Chinese serrants in a alarmingly yet we were more than an hour going right sold it is most ridiculous to see the hurry shattering and smashing everything in their Pictureerde Tartar room, and after it teatross the city. On our way we passed of the last half-doben birds of a Book of career. These constantly recurring storms, wandered about the park, looked at the deer, and admired the Naganal bantams, through the egg market, ear the pork fat some thousands of ducks. I was most and the establishment of other porte, have Then it was fime to start on a fresh sight market, and the poultures and fowlers anxious to see them, but it is not the right resulted in driving many people away from time of your now. The young ducks are the place, and the abolition of the soolis. Boeing expedition, armed with fresh direct ANS tions. We sat at first to the Temple of

In the bird market i daw numbers of Ut only just beginning to batohy and the old tratto has alio tended to diminish the num. Pigeons stewed with Wan Shan (&sirengthening the Sleeping Buddha, where there is a tle birds for sale, for the Chinese are very ones are not numerous, and are mostly ber of traders. Now the town has a dose- large, fat, reclining figure; then to the fond of pets, and often take their birds out layingske late, deserted appearance, and the principal dishes, elated an Temple of Horrors-most rightly named, in a dage with them when they go for a There Was no time to go and see the revenue of the government is derived from for in a suite of rooms built round three walk, just as we should be sodompanied by temple of Hasan, for we were more angious the numerota gambling houses, aiden of a large yard are represented all the a dog. They manage to fama laun shhis to heal onnalees of a tunnel of visting We landed at the plas soon after five postures of the Buddhist falke, such an cùghly sad who they most 's friend they - sotto iplerinas piacos in the Chinese sky, c'aidek, kad were married sore the penin. boiling in oil, sawing in plachty had other pili pak the torn dreng las the bird out, Workout Branch Me same genuletag boriba devijas, i una pars Umali in coraked | dad give him femathing to sai walls they | entirely of Grolierere skepsiye which Ese

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