A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific . ourse, that she does not attempt totrespass upon the rights of others, and the whole harboris under the British guns, which are planted in all desirableplaces on the hills. The city is built on a narrow strip ofland along the south side of the harbor and extends nearlyhalf way up the side of a mountain, which rises eighteenhundred feet abruptly. There is a cable tramway part of theway up the side of this mountain; we went up to the end ofthis line, then took a Sedan chair, carried by two. natives, forabout a mile, always climbing, then walked about a cju
A glimpse of the isles of the Pacific . ourse, that she does not attempt totrespass upon the rights of others, and the whole harboris under the British guns, which are planted in all desirableplaces on the hills. The city is built on a narrow strip ofland along the south side of the harbor and extends nearlyhalf way up the side of a mountain, which rises eighteenhundred feet abruptly. There is a cable tramway part of theway up the side of this mountain; we went up to the end ofthis line, then took a Sedan chair, carried by two. natives, forabout a mile, always climbing, then walked about a cjuarterof a mile, still climbing. When we reached the top, weexpected to have a fine view of the city below us, but acloud interfered, so that the view of the city was not good,but the view of the harbor and the other side of the islandwas very good. The mountain tops are fortified, and theposition is a commanding one. They could sink any shipin the harbor in a short time; I would call these fortifica-tions the Gibralter of the East. 139. We stopped at the Hong Kong Hotel, a large stonestructure in the central part of the European quarter; itwas filled to overflowing with English and Americantourists. We saw no horses or oxen in Hong Kong. All thecarriage business is done by Jinrikshas, or Sedan chairs;fare, for short distances, five cents in Hong Kong money,equal to two and a half cents our money. The coins usedin Hong Kong are called dollars and cents. They arecoined by England, but the coins are like the Philippinemoney, worth just half as much as ours. The banks alsoissue bank notes of the denominations one, five, ten andfifty dollars; in these banks the Chinese are clerks, tellersand cashiers. They are quick about their work, and havea good reputation for ability and honesty. Whenever onecomes out on the sidewalk, about a dozen rickshaw menrun around shouting in Chinese that they desire to haulyou wherever you wish to go. Most of them cannot speakEnglish, and if you hire one
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