Informative Correspondence To the Editor of the "Nomtu-Ciaxa Dany News"
Sm—For the edification of the travelling public I enclose {or Publication in your correspondence columns copies of letters relating te. Amoy, which have been exchanged between a well-known local. Travel Agency and a prominent member of the foreign community at that port.
T came upon them by chance and an see no reason why the principals should object to their reproduction.
Fay. Shanghai, Nov. 26.
Messrs, X. ¥. Z. & Ca, Dear Sirs:—have read your letter inthe North-china" Dally" News" of 90tn dober, in answer to an enquiry re A Holiday in Amoy.
some of the information you have elvan is not cnuwely correct "and Father apt to mislead the person 10 host iP was directed the "rst place you have not made It quite clear that" Amoy and Kulangsu are two distinct places Amoy, of course, is the well-known Chinese port and town, entirely under Chinese "Goverment." It has wide motor roads and modern buildings 18 Which are harboured business houses too" small" and congested, The roads are mere footpaths wide enough for "a, andeart to pass. No Vehicles of any sort are alowed.
regard 10 the various' points Your letter 1 would tke to following comments, Amoy does not abound in hi ie spots. There may be one or tw tone of any note, Outside the town the country quite "Beautiful "and the Views. that ined "of the numerous island in the vicinity. are Very fine. There are also a number Of Bathing beaches outside the town, 2. In regard to the question of language. English speaking guides Would certainly be hard to discover. The only. guides that T can think of are the hotel runners who are a very fow class of Chinese or Formosan. They certainly would not be able to speak "English. "Mandarin is usually Spoken bythe educated classes every where. but I do. net think Cantonese Isat alt widely ed here.
Hotels. Here your Information fo 4. Pleasures. Kulengeu possesses not only two But several excellent Beaches which during the summer are crowded with bathers foreign anid Chinese. AL this. time {wo cabarets. Boast "of Philippine dance bends and dancing iris.
3. As regards shooting the last tiger Dagged was around about 1011 Big-game hunting sich s indicated bby you has not been indulged tu for some veers aving to the prevaten bandile aad robbers. in the interior. Birds are not_as plentiful ax you Seem to. suggest. The hooting" Is only moderate Amoy as you rightly state Is not famous for anything In particular with, the exception of the "Amoy Cat" "This ie a sort of stuted toy Fesembling ager. They are very cheap. about. 20, cents and" can purchased anywhere.
There seems to be a strange lack fof locat industry but this perhaps can explained by the fact that Amoy more of a shipping and distributing ort. The: connections it has with the Straits and Manila a6 regards native labour are sell known.
7. Communications with Shanghat regular, fortnightly Salling $85 first cass).
"rhe. Information which T have attempted to ive you may not Se complete og It might be, but what Tnavo tried to pont out is that the Source of your" information be it Truman or guide book is bordering on the prehistoric.
Yours faithfully, ok
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