Looking towards the eastward is vast flat plain, terminating on the right bank of the Yangtze 17" miles away, It is well wooded, with many creeks and villages, It isa thickly Populated agricultural district, Bee tween this plain and where you stand runs the Whangpoo River, across which is the industrial and shipping district known as Pootung. Here for a distance of over 10 miles, the river bank you will. see an almost continuous line of wharves and warehouses, behind which are Kiangnan Dock and Engineering: Works, operated by the Ministry of the Navy, and used for the building and repairing of Chinese men-of war and commercial vessels. front Is the Chinese Naval Anchorage, where a mumber of ships are always to be seen, moored to buoys in the stream. Formerly there was large arsenal nearby, but It has been closed, presumably because in times of strife, the capture of a large quantity' of arms, and munitions, was a templation to an opposing force, and fighting in. such close" proximity to the foreign settlements, might lead to complica-ons. Beyond and slighty to. the Fight Is Lungwha Pagoda, "built many centuries ago, and still in a fair state of repair. Stull further to your right, you wilt see the twin spites of the Roman Catholic Church im the suburb of Siccawei, a con-spacious land mark for miles round, Glose by is the famous "Siccawei Observatory, founded over 60. years ago by the Jesuit Fathers. Twenty miles to the southwest, on q cleat day, a group of low " lying. hills, stand out on the horizon; these are Magnetic Observatory, also controlled by the Jesuit Fathers. Running south and then bending sharply to the west, the upper reaches of the Whangpoo River, can be clearly seen, on its way from its source in the Tai Hu Lake, 60 miles away, to its confluence with the Yangize Woosung. In the summer, on a bright day, it is a very pretty sight, for if the sky Is clear, the river ap: pears as a ribbon of blue, in a setting of brightest green: and on its surface you may see hundreds of ips, Furthermore, it may be said, that the Chinese are at once favourably Inlined to anyone who In their dealings with them shows a spirit of courtesy and good manners, while on the other hand it is dimeult for them to understand the abruptness and want of tact often displayed by forelgners_ in their Intercourse with them. "Even in the country districts, Of one wishes to ask the way, it Recessary to use polite and courteous Innguage, and if this rule is not el Jowed, 1 often happens that the quirer is given wrong Information and purposely mislead. Tu walking driving along a crowded road," the words chieh kwang or "borrow your ight" almost Invariably succeed getting the speaker the right of way, while if a question ts to be asked of n policeman, it is wise to bean the inquiry with the words, tao hslany or "fellow countryman."
It Is not necessary that the forelgner should go through the same ceremonials or forms of politeness usual amongst the Chinese themselves, but a simple dignified courtesy, founded upon their own system, is much appreciated. Some foreigners, it must be admitted, try to imitate Chinese too closely' and only succeest fu "making themselves ridiculous; such extremes are to be avoided. be always observed and will greatly A few simple rules, however, should add to the pleasures of intercourse between foreigners and Chinese.
When addressing anyone, especial an offclal or a person of social standing, hhis title or his name and time should always be used, and he sould never be addressed as ut "you." In former years in Peiping, this diMcutty was sometimes overcome by using the words nin or mi na, but this practice is now practically obsolete. Care should be exercised in using the proper title or designation of the orson addressed and should he have once held a higher office, even thous only temporarily, he, as a matter of courtesy, should be given that rank in the course of the conversation.
China should always be referred to by the foreigner as kuei kuo "honourable country" and the district where the person comes from should be referred to as kuei ch'u. "honourable place." The Chinese will in their turn speak of their country or their place pi kuo or pi chu; pi meaning in= int. Some foreigners object to using the word pi when speaking their own country and in that case the dimcuity can be got over by ing "our England" or "our America' or whatever country is being named.
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