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On the whole we rubbed along fairly well, although where so many nationalities were closely packed together for a fortnight, a certain amount of racial antipathy was occasionally bound to appear. When no Russians were about both the Japanese and Chinese would eagerly question me on the chances of war. When a Russian appeared, they immediately seemed to lose all interest in the subject. The Germans affected to despise the Russians, and the Russians said they hated the Germans, while they both suspected the English.
The impression left on me by my journey through Siberia is that Russia has advanced her outposts into Manchuria far beyond range of effective communication, that is, communication by the Siberian railway alone, which is only a single line of light metals some 5,375 miles in length.
Travelling over this line day and night for fourteen consecutive days, passing continuously through bleak, barren and almost unpopulated regions, crossing numerous wide rivers, an enormous lake and several mountain ranges, waiting sometimes for hours in sidings to allow homeward bound trains to pass, and seeing enough snow, even before winter had actually begun, to understand what difficulties heavy falls must occasion, I cannot help feeling that Russia's position in the Far East is unnatural and even precarious.
The S.S. "Amour" cast off from her wharf at noon on 4th November, and after a quick and calm passage arrived in Shanghai at noon on 6th November, 1903.
This fine vessel, measuring about 2,000 tons, steaming 14 knots, fitted up with every comfort and kept scrupulously clean, was commanded by Russian officers and manned by a mixed crew of Russian and Chinese sailors. Since the outbreak of hostilities, however, she has been transformed into a hospital ship at Port-Arthur.
Time Occupied
From 10 a.m. on 15th October to noon on 6th November, 1903 22 2
The rate of travelling was therefore rather more than seventeen miles an hour, inclusive of all stoppages and delays.
Between Moscow and Dalny the train stopped at 151 stations, thereby losing almost 37 hours.
The rouble is equivalent to about two shillings and a penny. There are 100 kopeks to the rouble.
German is the most useful foreign language for travelling in Russia.
FINIS
SECOND EDITION.
"Life and Sport in China."
BY OLIVER G. READY, B.A.
PRESS COMMENTS.
ERRATA
This type was set up by Chinese compositors.
Page 11 for hehind read behind
" 14 " cheep read cheap
" 18 " exhorbitant read exorbitant
" 21 " navies read navvies
Transcriber's Note:
The items mentioned in the errata have been changed, along with the following:
Page 7 general inpression general impression
to strangers, to strangers.
Page 10 gem-studied gem-studded
Page 15 length of whch length of which
Page 16 in the the station in the station
Page 17 Petrovski zavod Petrovski Zavod
conspiritors conspirators
Page 19 clad in skins clad in skins.
Page 20 and Chinese and Chinese.
Page 21 chimnies chimneys
we passed over we passed over.
trace of show trace of snow
Page 22 Few birds Few birds.
Page 24 even precarious, even precarious.
Page 25 P & O. steamer P. & O. steamer
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