By a Passescen THE AUsTRALIEN, (Warrres ror -C. Dairy News.") the Shanghai resident who can only spare seven or eight days for a summer holiday there is not much choice of resort. "A trip on a coasting steamer with its unavoidable discomfort and msk of being poisoned, may be disregarded from health-restoring view, and there is not nich to be gained by going to Mohkansin or Kuling unless three weeks or a month can be spared; but a trip to Kobe ack in any of the magnificent ocean to Japan and beyond can complished in eight days, and the Ins command should satisfy aw epicure.
Your correspondent being fagged by the suniter heat, dreading cholera and tired ut meeting every second man complaining of dengue fever, took passage by the N.-D-L. S. Seydlitz on her last trip for Kobe, intending to return by the M. M.S. Australien, which was timed to leave the day after the arrival of the former.
The Seydlitz is the latest addition to L. fleet; is 8,000 tons, and a ficent specimen of up-to-date naval architecture. Although not fitted for so large a number of passengers as the Hamburg and Princess Irene class, doubtlessly in view of the future attraction of the Siberian railway, the cabins are no less luxuriously fitted, the table the cold storage room provides many dainties that are unobmable in Shanghai, the waiters are polite and attentive, and every device hat can add to comfort and convenience scents to have been thoughtfully fitted.
Regarding the deck fittings and equipments they are the best the world can produce. "The owners have clearly sacrificed patriotism for efficiency, as they not ashamed to let appear the names solatium offered on that night. But as permanency, horror!
A favourable run to Nagasaki, a stroll throught the bazaars of that port, a drink at the Club, a chat with the genial and ubiquitous Editor of the Press," a delightful cruise through the Inland Sea vext day, completed the first half of our trip. Arriving at Kobe at 5 p.m. on the h, there was a day passed pleasantly euoug] of well-known British makers on. the steering, windlass, and anchor gears, winches, cranes, ete., and a glance in the engine room shows Weir's indispensable specialities, all reminding one that hings well done and with a care, Exempt themselves from fear."
It may seem presumptuous for an ordinary passenger to criticise the policy of wealthy and important steamship com-the well-managed but expensive Oriental Hotel.
Return tickets were booked by the MINS. Australien, which was scheduled to leave at 8 p.m. on the 26th. Most of her passengers met on board by sufficient daylight to recognise acquaintances. Wo met several hailing from Shanghai and outports returning' from holiday, and walked round the steamer to get the run panies, but his excuse is that the danger, yi, her of her saloons and companions; comments appearance tal och inconvenience, and expense he and others generally unate Durable,, thes ate rare saddled with owing to what he be- from the holds and bilges was, especially es to be want of efficient as related further on, gives him the ght to make to the ladies, most nauseating, and the stich comparisons. vessel throughout looked neglected and Returning to the voyage; the Seydlitz When darkness set in one left Woosung just at dinner time, and on ly expected to find it relieved by taking our allotted places the indiscrithe brilliant electric lighting common te minate conversation of persons meeting mail steamers, but what there was proved probably for the first time commenced. quite inadequate to read the monu at Opposite to me sat a young American, inner or recognise a person a few seats well-known for his prowess on the base-However, as nearly all had a busy ball field and whom I may term but few passengers were moving Mr. Coleman. He was surrounded by about later than 10 o'clock, when the vessel was well under a throe of Shanghai's fair daughters. Mr.
Coleman led off by remarking, " That is a morning at -L o'clock i crash was felt whi fine portrait of George Washington in the left no one asleep vestibule." One of the daughters replied, heavy shock, followed by a "It isn't a bit like him," and appealed to ing sound, then perfect quiet the Doctor, who was sitting near to state realise' that. the ship was whom the painting represented. The out of amy cabin reply was, General Seydlitz, whom the re under a preci-steamer was named in honour of. Mr. the night was dark but clear, Coleman thanked him for the inform: going on deck I saw a lighthouse tion, apologised for his mistake, and few hundred yards away on another glancing up at a heroic painting of Prince land; also one astern sonic 4 or 5 miles Bismarck, remarked that that was 2 more distant, so 1 inferred the stranding could faithful likeness of President McKinley. not have been caused by mistaken position This stirred the patriotism of one of the or bearing, but from an accident to the. waiters, who indignantly corrected the steering gear, which the pilot afterwards painting plagiarist (?), who then devoted informed te way working very sluggishly. himself to the excellent viands and par-Judging from the time the first. shock ticularly the delicious draught. beer-and grating continued I inferred the T must not refrain from mentioning the vessel fully a hundred feet on terra ship's band; it seems as national a neces-and being fairly level there was sity to the German as the pipes to a Scots-nut much fear of her slipping off, so 1 man, but with the German's know- returned to my tu dress.
On my ledge and love of music, its maintenance way I'met most of the passengers look. on shipboard can surely only be a strained ing natural just "as they sentiment.
Englishmen "in Shanghai emerged from bunks; but there patiently submit to the skirling of the was nothing approaching a panic. 1 pipes for weeks before the 30th of Novem- pitied one family of five children, the ber, but are amply recompensed by the; Youngest being a baby of but " few
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