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A TRIP ROUND THE WORLD. 
(Wrrs Lantern Virws). 
By Sir BOSDIN T. LEACH. 2nd February, 1903. 

The Lecturer said he had lately made a trip round the 
world, and had that evening to crowd the experiences of five 
months and a half into an hour and a half’s talk. He 
proposed to deal chiefly with his experiences in China and Japan. 
He started on the journey with his wife and daughter on Feb. 
21st, 1901, and they were joined by his son at Ceylon. They 
spent fourteen days in China. Hong Kong is on an island twelve 
miles long and three miles broad. The city is laid out in 
European style, with many fine public buildings. Through the 
courtesy of the P. & O. Co., a private launch was placed at their 
disposal and they had a pleasant trip round the harbour. It was 
only in this way that they could realise its size. They visited 
Canton where there were half-a-million of people. Canton 
was a sample of a thoroughly Chinese town. It was the last 
place where he would like to be alone with natives. They had 
with them twenty-seven bearers, and at the corner of one of 
the narrow streets a Chinaman was upset by one of the bearers, 
and in a moment a row threatened to break out. He was very 
glad to get out of the street. Nearly everybody seemed to keep 
a shop; all the shops had open fronts, and one of the difficul- 
ties of shopping was that the streets were crowded. The gambling 
centres in the Portuguese settlement were crowded with an 
excited audience. Some of the party tried their hands and were 
singularly successful. The sail to Shanghai was an uneventful 
one. The weather became hazy, and the captain remained on the 
bridge night and day. The old town was most interesting, but, 
without exception, it was the dirtiest place they were ever in. The 
stream which ran through it made them close their nostrils. They 
were driven away from the tea house, in the centre of the town, 
by the smell. But the city was well laid out with ornamental 
fountains and mirrors, and there were lovely views and extensive 
gardens. He preferred the ‘‘’Ricksha”’ to being carried by 
bearers. The ‘‘’Ricksha’”’ cost only one and sixpence a day, and 
they were very comfortable. 
The men are not by any means tall, but are well developed, 
and make excellent workmen. They will labour hard, and are 
well satisfied if they can get their daily bread. Patriotism they 
had none, and they firmly believed that theirs was the most 
