YESTERDAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES
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Copyright, 1898, by
CHARLES SCRIBNER’S SONS
TROW DIRECTORY
PRINTING AND BOOKBINDING COMPANY
NEW YORK[v]
INTRODUCTION Page xiii
Leaving “God’s Country”—Hong Kong—Crossing to Luzon—Manila Bay—First View of the City—EarthquakePrecautions—Balconies and Window-gratings—The River Pasig—Promenade of the Malecon—TheOld City—The Puente de España—Population—A Philippine Bed—The English Club—The Luneta—AChristmas Dinner at the Club, Page 1
Shopping at the “Botica Inglesa”—The Chit System—Celebrating New Year’s Eve—Manila Cooking Arrangements—Floors andWindows—Peculiarities of the Tram-car Service—Roosters Everywhere—Italian Opera—PhilippineMusic—The Mercury at 74° and an Epidemic of “Grippe”—Fight Between a Bull and a Tiger—