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PLATE XIV Scene in Large Private Garden, Kyoto. This Old Capital of Japan Is Noted for Its Many Beautiful Gardens, With Ponds Well Stocked With Goldfish and Crossed by Miniature Bridges |
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PLATE XV Iris Bed at Horikiri, near Tokyo. This Flower Resort is the Scene of Many Pilgrimages in June When the Irises Are in Full Bloom |
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PLATE XVI Private Garden, Kamakura. This Gives a Good Idea of the Arrangement of a Japanese Garden. To the Influence of the Garden is Ascribed the Japanese Love of the Beautiful in Nature and Art |
MANILA,
TRANSFORMED BY THE
AMERICANS
First Impressions of Manila and Its Picturesque People
The bay of Manila is so extensive that the steamer appears to be entering a great inland sea. The shores are low-lying and it takes about an hour before the steamer nears the city, so that one can make out the landmarks. To the right, as one approaches the city, is Cavite, which Dewey took on that historic May day in 1898. The spires of many churches are the most conspicuous landmarks in Manila, but as the distance lessens a huge mass of concrete, the new Manila hotel, looms up near the docks. The bay is full of ships and alongside the docks are a number of passenger and freight steamers.