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gates are kept closed they open it &
allow you passage. Water gates also
protect the island the harbour boats
are not allowed to anchor on the island
side [?] are posted all about -
& no natives are allowed to live in this
Part - a lovely sea walk & fine trees
Make it a very delightful walk a
mile in length. The Hotel kept
by a Portuguese is clean & better
than the Windsor at Hong Kong.
We had a good Guide Au Auh?
and we first saw the kingfishers
work which is well done in small
shops. The boys lose their sight early
and after 40 years of age are blind
The work is very cheap. We bought
we got 2 pieces from there and
went to the rice paper pictures.
Canton does not strike me as being
as dirty as I expected to find it
but this is just after a heavy rain.
We saw a great deal it seemed to us.
The guide put Milly next Mr R?
and ? George who had 4 bearers?
We heard the ? ? often but