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touching each other, women manage a boat just
as well as men, & the fact of a small baby strapped
to his Mothers back does not interfere with
her movements. Women work so hard in
fact a large portion of these people live
on the water. The average cost of living
for a native citizen is from $1 to 3 per
month. The food comprising rice fresh & salt
fish duck & ? eggs and fruit. & the
people look wonderfully well nourished.
You are taken from your steamer in
a sampan sent by the Sh?
Hotel. We were fortunate enough to get
Ah Aun Jr as our guide. He spoke
English very well & was most interested
in us as we were the first Canadians
he had seen. He took Carter Hassan[?]
on his celebrated trip & showed him
the sights of this wonderful place.
The Bertsells[?] were on the boat with[?]
and Mr Rankin, also a passenger
from Kobe. The hotel is on the
island and this is divided into the
English and French cou? .
2 bridges connect it with the city proper,
both have a guard of soldiers and the