. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. ives facing thesea from the top of the .in-cient wall, with their backsto the firing squad lut waiting the signal to shoot them down like is often the case that many rebels must die before their comrades inarms can become patriots. Before the recent warlike disturbances, it was a common sight to seethe banks of the river, which is not navigable for the big ocean steam-ships, lined with schooners, Chinese junks, long canoes hewn from thetrunk of
. The Far East and the new America; a picturesque and historic account of these lands and peoples, with the following special articles: China. ives facing thesea from the top of the .in-cient wall, with their backsto the firing squad lut waiting the signal to shoot them down like is often the case that many rebels must die before their comrades inarms can become patriots. Before the recent warlike disturbances, it was a common sight to seethe banks of the river, which is not navigable for the big ocean steam-ships, lined with schooners, Chinese junks, long canoes hewn from thetrunk of some mighty tree, small dugouts with shades of nipa palmleaves and outriggers of bamboo, ferry-boats, and other craft of variouskinds and sizes, each doing its part in the passenger and business trafficof the provinces. All the smaller craft were manned by Tagalogs,naked above the waist, or wearing a sliirt allowed to fall outsideof their thin pantaloons. The anchorage for tlie vessels visiting theport is about two miles southwest from the entrance of the river, andships at anchor connnunicate with the shore b\- boats or steam-launches,. 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
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