. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. ON PROMENADE SAN MIOUEI., MANILA. THE PHILIPPINES. 273 the handlino; of their caro-oes beino done bv lis^hters. Having a circum-ference of one hundred and twenty nautical miles, Manila Bay is toolarge to allow pi-oper protection to ships. A few years ago all repairsmade on vessels had to be done at Hong Kong, but the patent slip nearCavite affords sufficient facilities now. Previous to 1893 the streets of Manila were lighted by petroleinnlamp
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. ON PROMENADE SAN MIOUEI., MANILA. THE PHILIPPINES. 273 the handlino; of their caro-oes beino done bv lis^hters. Having a circum-ference of one hundred and twenty nautical miles, Manila Bay is toolarge to allow pi-oper protection to ships. A few years ago all repairsmade on vessels had to be done at Hong Kong, but the patent slip nearCavite affords sufficient facilities now. Previous to 1893 the streets of Manila were lighted by petroleinnlamps or cocoanut oil. l)ut the year mentioned an electric light plantwas established, and the (jid way of lighting the streets succeeded bymore modern methods. Tlie ri\er is spanned by three bridges, one of. CAVITL Al;.-~\A^ them constructed of stone and iron. Along the streets rattle vehiclesof many kinds and various degrees of antiquity, the most respectableof which is the carntaf/e, or two-horse barouche, rented by the mostwealthy; the quelis is a small, square two-wheeled trap, the driver seatedhigh u]) in front, with seats for four inside; the caromata, a native cartdrawn by one poor specimen of a pony in a rope harness. This ancient-styled concern is a two-wheeled affair, which reels and groans as itstaggers along the way rtith its load of natives, Chinese, or drivers place is with his passengers, and if the seats are filled,it is not considered inipr()[ier fur him to sit in some ones lap. 274 TlIK FAi; EAST. Train-ciii-s. of wliicli there are two lines, cross tlie bridge connectingtill old and new towns, and for four cents one ran go anywhere withintheir limits. These cars, built after the pattern of other countries, aredrawn by small ponies. })lucky and hardy, but i
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