-Club
House--Health of Hong-Kong--Death vacancies--Feasting and
fetes--Ball--Pic-Nic--Departure from Hong-Kong 63

CHAPTER VIII.

China--Limited opportunities--The Chinese nation compared
with others--Its antiquity--Magnitude of territory and
practicability of laws--Supposed origin of the Chinese
--Fables of their early writers--Explanation of their
exaggerations--Foundation of the Empire--Chinese traditions
compared with sacred history--Similarity of events--Wise men
of the East--Introduction of Buddhism--Arts and sciences--
The magnetic Needle--Discovery of Gunpowder--Origin of the
name--China--Che-Hwang-te, King of Tsin--Parallel between
him and Napoleon--Religion--Confucius--The Taouists--
Buddhism--A Buddhist's idea of Heaven 70

CHAPTER IX.

Christmas and the New Year in Macao--Removal of remains of
Da Cunha--The dead give place to the quick--Chinese manner
of fishing--A new principle in hydraulics--Inspection of
Macao Militia--An ancient cemetery--Arrival of the new
Governor, Cardoza--Underway for Manilla--Fetch up at
Hong-Kong--Another start--Island of Luconia--Bay of
Manilla--Earthquake--Discovery and settlement of the
Philippines--Description of Manilla--The Calzada--A
puppet-show 81

CHAPTER X.

Drive to the Balsa--Meaning of the word--A mob of women
--Nora Creena--Magic, slipper--Description of the drive
--Ferryman of the females--Decline the office--The suburbs
--A la Balsa--Manilla, intra murales--The Mole by Moonlight
--Friend in a fit--Circo Olympico--Scenes in the Circle 90

CHAPTER XI.

An early drive--Visit to Churches--The Cathedral--
Description--Reflections--Church of the Binondo Quarter
--The dead child--Baptism--Life's entrances and exit--
Ceremony of taking the veil--Poor Maraquita--An episode
--Don Caesar de Bazan--Interior of the convent--Interview
with the Lady Superior--Interchange of compliments--
Spanish courtesy--An admission 99

CHAPTER XII.

Fabrico del Tobago--Manufacture of the cheroot--
Description of the process--Female operatives--Gigantic
effects--Midshipman attacked--A delightful Evening--Boat
ahoy--Disappointed in trip to Lagunade Bay--Funcion
Familia--Madame Theodore--The Calcada again--Margarita
--Teatro Binondo--Teatro Ta