Manila, Mar, 28, Beautiful Malacanan Palace, on the banks of the Pasig River' in Manila, has its drawbacks as a residence for the Governor-General, Mr.-Dwight Davis announced his policy of making Malacanan a show place for tourists shortly after his arrival. Consequently, every time @ boat load of curious tourists comes to Manila on one of the round-the-world liners, a goodly portion of them chooses to visit the Governor's mansion, which dates back to Spanish days in architecture and inconvenient planning.
But tourists will be tourists, and they do not all appreciate the generosity that prompted the Governor to throw open the doors of his private residence for their benefit Several nick-nocks have been missed, from the palace on tourist boat days, taken no doubt as souvenirs, One tourist left a Buedecker in exchange for a corner off a bust of Jose Rizal.
One day two respectable-lod old ladies in sun helmets and glasses somehow became separated from the party they were in and wandered into the rooms vecupied by Miss Alice Davis, the Governor's daughter, and his niece, Miss Ohta Davis, 'The Governor himself happened to see them enter the bedroom of Miss Alice, looking a little bewildered. Curious, he followed them in after: a short' interval and found them examining the dresses in a closet, Not at alli perturbed, one of them took a Philippine voile dress from a hanger, became enthusiastic over and asked the Governor how much he wanted for it. They. were under the impression that they had wandered into an exclusive shop.
When the Franconia came to port Governor invited six of his personal friends who happened to on board to a little private inner at Some of them probably talked atour the invitation on shipboard, for when it came to dicner time,' nineteen guests from Franeonia showed up instead of tive six who had been planned for. There was consternation in the then, and Filipino boys had to be sent scurrying to the butchery ard the grocery for more "chow."
Malacanan is now being remo~ delied and added to. The grounds are being re-arranged and planted tropical flowers and _folinge is the intention of the Governor. to make the old palace one of the true show places of the Orieht, tourists or no tourists—Reuter.
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