Identifier: cu31924023252665 (find matches)
Title: A sketcher's tour round the world
Year: 1854 (1850s)
Authors: Elwes, Robert
Subjects: Voyages around the world Voyages around the world
Publisher: London : Hurst and Blackett, Publishers ...
Contributing Library: Cornell University Library
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er and safer to bring the tea there, and then send itto the ships at Whampoa, than to bring it down to HongKong. The town consists of two main horizontal streets, crossedby several others running up the hill. Many of the largehouses have fine gardens, and good collections of flowers.At East Point, Jardine and Matheson have an enormousestabhshment; a large dwelling-house on the hill for thesenior partners; another still larger for the junior clerks,offices, and spacious warehouses; while in front are mooredstore-ships and several pleasure-yachts, with a whole fleet ofboats. Behind, a Chinese village has sprung up, as adependency of the house. A fine quay, and a patent slipfor vessels, gives every facility for landing and repairs. Thefirm own a good many ships, some of which, engaged inthe opium trade, are fine clippers. At West Point, at the other end of the town, one of themost unhealthy stations, are the ordnance-stores. Theguard there was kept by the Ceylon Rifles, who were supposed
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CHINESE ARTISTS. 329 to stand the climate better than the English. The barracksare lofty and well ventilated; but I cannot help thinking thatthe English plan of laying out a town in a hot climate,with broad streets, to allow a free circulation of air, is amistake; as it lets in the sun so much, that the whole placebecomes like an oven. An oriental town, with its over-hanging houses, is pleasantly shaded and comparatively cool,the glare, as well as the heat, being kept out; but we alwaysseem to have the fear of damp and cold hanging about us, andcarry this feeling into the tropics. The lower part of the town is inhabited by the Chinese,who stick to their own dress and customs, and adorn theirshops with variegated signs and paper lanterns. Theyflock to Hong Kong in great numbers, as they obtain herebetter pay, and a better market for their labour. Many whotrade with the English have adopted English names andsigns, and one is surprised to find Hoby, boot-maker, inan open shop, surrounded

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