the wide thoroughfares, an
ornament to the city. Yet
the Chinaman of Rangoon
is not quite an angel in
disguise; he is a man of
many secret vices and one
or two pronounced weaknesses.
His leading clubs,
modelled ostensibly on the
lines of British institutions,
cover a good deal of hard
gambling; h i s s e c r e t
societies are credited by
rumour with some o f the
attributes of the Camorra ;
and most of his gains are
made from liquor and
opium, for which he- takes
out a licence from the
State.
The Burman, whose capital
this is, is retreating more
and more into the suburbs.
With his philosophic habits,
his indolent ways, his love
o f good things, and his
spiritual yearnings, he is no
rival to the thrifty Surati,
the aboriginal Coringhi, and
the SU R A T I MOSQUE strenuous Chinaman.
To see him thoroughly at home one must now go as
far as Kemendine. There, under the shade of the
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great trees, the sculptor of alabaster Gautamas plies
his chisel, the umbrella-maker displays all the delicate
feeling of the race for beautiful things in the manu-