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THE TRANS-SIBER AN able to be moved about, was put into a first-clas,

RAILWAY

carat a station before this. The carriage was bitched on to our trnin and brought Lere. Thin carrings Was

shunted

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HÒNGKONG RESIDENT'S

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one

now

Arrived at Irkutsk at a quarter to elev cu

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supposed to have usen the city from this point. who it was barat, by the Russivus. A good feature of the arrangements of the hotels here is that all linen in washed and brought back to the owner in 24 hours. A fow laty pussongors complained of fooling gidly from the railway Iravalling.

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to the big steamer, the friends of the sick man accompanying him. The steamer then steamed (Continued.)

scross through the los to the other side of the Arrived at Baungar (Kærbine), an important lake,. The carriage was afterwards attached.to In Russin, as in China, calculations are made station, at noon. Tläs plaas consists of old and the train to Irkutsk. Wo embarked, on board by the unobias board. Figures on paper are now Karbine and a suburb. Left at 1.30 p.m. the passenger steamer at 11.30 am., but did not diffoult to be added even by a first-class elerk | The train consists of oua first-plass, two start till 1.4) p.m. We had to await the arrival Saw an arcade, the largest, I believe, in the zooonit.class, and one third-class carriages, of apother train expsoted to connect with the world. The city has improved considerably in loggage-van and restaurant-cur. stmmer. Going through the leg, we arrived its architectural aspoot'since I visited it in 1587. The number dining iu the restaurant on the other side at 450 p.m. This station Thursday, 7th May.-Booked my berth for varles every day from

or two ladies in called Buikal Bonedod the local train for Loudou. To leave here by wagon da lit and half-a-dozen won to a larger number. Irkutsk, but did not start before 7 o'clock, to-morrow night at 11 p.m. Arrived at xt. Beveral ovo their food taken to them in their

à loss of a good two hours. This trip of the Potersburg Friday forenoon to catch thee,WO

且 steamer across was the third of the sonson.at 5.45, the Non-Express for London, vin compartments. Many are not travelling this time. The through train to Moscow is not Crossing hitherto, on account of the extreme Ostenul and Dover. The express does not

thickness of the ice, was done in sledges.

start from Moscow. To secure it can bas largely known na yet; consequently there is no packing of passengers. First-class pass-

to go to St. Petersburg; passage money. This includes the privilege 34, QUEEN'S ROAD, HONGKONG.engers had two barths each. Das lady passenger pm. A daive of 20 minutes brought us to the

travelling 2nd class, had one compartment of Hotel Metropola, This is a good hotel; batter of having use of the 2nd harth in the sleeping four berths to herself. Thermometer ut 5 p.m. than that at Dalny. Time-tables are no guide car. Restaurant var is attached to these trains. stood at 76. The train which brought u in this country for the arrival and departure of The national dish in this country is the caviars, from Dainy will take as

sersed with half a lemon and fresh out onions. to Missouriah. trains. Those eridently are at the option of The reason for buying tickets at Maachacia the station muster or the driver. Sunday, 26th There are 24 species of fish who produce caviaro is that at this place the network of the Russo. | April–Still at Irkutsk; this is a larger elty (roe), therefore there are 24 varieties or qualities Chinees railroads torminates, and the pure and than Dalny. The streets. ure not properly of ros (caviare). The best is available this simple Russian lines commence. The tariff is, mandaraised; they must therefore be very time of the year. What is tinued and sort therefore, different, and the proceeds go entirely muddy diving the rainy season. The draine abroad is of the fifth quality. The best into the Russian Exchequer. Wednesday, 22nd are open aml ace bridged over with wooden

must be eaten fresh, or only a few days old. April, at sam., the thermometer stood at 14. planking connecting it with the wooden It will not keep, therefore it is not preserved, The country is undulating-small hilla on our footpaths. There arg several churches. The well-to-do people make their nights daya right. The raile are very badly laid bere. The charges at the hotel are as moderate for the sake of pleasure. Restaurants are The two front wheels of the luggage-van, the os at Dalng. Monday, 27th April --Left | open till 5 a.m. Even on board the restaurants first carriage after the englus, left the rails at the hotel at 6 a.m., took train and started koop open til 1 a.m. They are supposed on this

Saw herds of pouies graz. about 8 a.m. It took about one hour for the at 8 o'clock.

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(crossing Like Baikal), and 517 station between Irkutsk and Moscow. In all, 654 stations. The train stops at every station, although it in called an express train. The hills here are

on again. We are now running at the rate here a good bath-room in the train, hot and sold of about ten miles an hour We started, after water, shower and douchs, etc. There are about this mishap at 10 a.m. There are 75 stations 30 frat and second-class passengers in the train, between Dalby and Mancharin, 59 stations conpying one first-class and two second-class between Manchuris and Mussovaiah, three wars. Tuesday, 28th April.-Thermometer in tatious be ween Mussovalsh and Irkutsk my compartment stands at 70, but it is snoring outside. The train je botter than the one wa left at Lake Baikal, but it is not a train de luze. The servico consists of four traîna de fuze nad two trains of the kind

The latter are to be with. April. | drawn and two trains de luze are to be substituted, making six traine de luxe in run to the all. These trains will only Russian frontier. The gauge being wider they caaust ran an any other European railroade. Wednesday, 29th April.-Among the passengers we have threo missonary ladies, Miss Edith Banham (Amby), Miss Clara L

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an, being catisfied, attached tickets to them. Here it is called "plambing" them. This is the means of freeing them from all further inspection. We started at 19.30 am. The country is flat no treea and no hills; with some small patches of snow here and there, but a bright sunshine

There is a difference of 20 degrees is the temperature between the inside meter in my compartment stands at 6, of the car sad the open air. At about 43) p.m. but snow covers the land all round, and to-day a camp of Mongols was ssen with their sunshine. The only drawback to some people horses and riders. Several men and women came in this route would perhaps be the crossing of to the station where we stopped. Friday, Lake Baikal in winter. Sledges will be the 24th April-Small patches of snow are seen in only menus; but to me it would be a mote of the valleys. The train is not stopping at overy travelling I have never experienced, the circum station. It is said that after winter is over the Baikal milroad, however, is in contemplation. plains and hills abound with vegetation, long | This, of coures, will reqults several years to blades of grass grow here which serves for food | complete. for the large herds of cattle, vis, of the nomadio

The oficials spank nothing but Russian. If Mongols. In constructing the railroads, hills it were pol for a few passengers who spoke have been avoided, with the object, as it was observed, of saving the expense of tunnelling etc. The valleya as a rulo form the ground for the railronds. In this part of the country a large number of är-trees are growing. These are cat dowa evidently for building houses and stations. Houses are only one story high, FRONTIER MIXTURE. with no basement of any kind. Scenery

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English, French, nad German, the English venienced. The menisie will not understand pasongers would have been somewhat incon. even when spoken to by sigus. They are a set of blockheads. A foreigner sitting at the table had the soup tureen placed before him, but there was no soap-plate. He made signs that a soup plate was wanted, but the waiter could not understand him. After several attempts the blockhead was made to see what was wanted; and then supplied the necessary orticle. Friday,

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Saturday, 25th April.-At 6 am the banks of Lake Baikal became visible. The lake is frozen and looks grand with the hills on the other side. The waits at the stations are un necessarily long, and time seems to be wasted. A well managed train could have done the trip

Saturday, 2nd May,-Waars pissing the ing in half the time, notwithstanding the slow rate the Ural Mountains, and the scanney is grand. of apoed we have been making. Arrived at The same species of trees which seemed withered Mossoveiab at a quarter to eleven a.m. This is from cold a day or two ago, are now covered a small villag. on Lake Baikal. The train is with foliage. The attendanos in the restauraat shunted to the road leading to the steamer

car is very bad, Vnly one regular meal ins alangaida the pier. The steamer is an ice-

served daily for one rouble, consisting of four breaker, and has already made a track in the

courses, and this is available botween 1 and 5 ica across the lake for herself. In winter, when the ice is very thick, sledges are used to cross o'clocz. Meals required at any other timo the lake. The train stopped close to the must be ordered à la carte. Orders given even steamer, and bag and baggage were transferred. long before an appointed hour for a meal are This is a passenger steamer; but there is not punctually carried out. One has to wait another one alongside. This, a large craft, not for half-an-boar to one hour before he is quite ready, is to convey across tracts loaded served. There are saly two garcons in attend. with goode. An important personage coonvoledance. As 4 p.m., thermometer in my com. with the railroad management being i11, and not partment stood at 78. Evidently in this part of the word latitudo counts for nothing. Ip about the same latitude in the valleys of Eliberis ice and snow were seen fa abandaase, und the temperature in the open stood at freezing

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At 2pm. we arrived in Moscow, and took a room in the "Slavonski Bazar" Hotel. En- gaged a gaide, Mr. F. F. Hoger. He is from Hamburg, and speaks four languages. Spont 66 four days in this city. Saw the sights. Amongst them "Sparrow Hill" A good view of the city is obtained from hora. Napoleon is

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