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Show FTER A PLEASANT SOJOURN in Haiphong, became accustomed to the enervating climate, a atmosphere that suggested theinterior of an over-heate Occidental conservatory for the propagation of tropica plants. I was anxious to be on my way to the Villages d Papie of Tonkin and upon inquiry [ wasinformed tha the chief papermaking distrié was not far from Hanoi the paper center comprising a straggling group of nativ buildings extending for almost a mile along the mudd roadside. Although not shown on most maps of Tonkin the ancient papermaking hamlets are locally known a Yén-Thai and Lang-Buoi The distance from the seaport of Haiphongto Hanoi the capital of Tonkin, is about seventy-five miles. Th omnibus was waiting beneath a wide-spreading banya tree, a Renault car with three seats, each seat a specifi class,-first, second, and third. As T had a first-class ticke Digital mage© 2005 Marriott Library University of Utah, All rights reserved |
