Page:The Burton Holmes Lectures Vol. X p 9.jpg

From Wikisource
Jump to navigation Jump to search
This page has been proofread, but needs to be validated.
Content
Content
Thumbnails
In this picture, on the left side of the picture a sailor is standing on the deck of a metal ship and facing to the right with has his hands on the steering wheel of the ship. In the center of the picture Burton Holmes, in a black suit, is standing and facing to the right with his head turned toward the camera. In front of him is something that looks like a bird bath which might possibly be a big compass. On the right side of the picture, a sailor is standing and facing the camera. In front of him is a pedestal with two handles on it. In the background is the railing of the side of the ship. Beyond that is fog.
Nippon Yusen Kaisha (Japan Mailboat Company)
Two sailors and the author, Burton Holmes, on the deck of a ship in the fog.

But we approach Korea not from the Japanese, but from the Chinese, side. We sail from Taku, Peking’s port; transship at Chi-Fu, and cross the entrance to the Gulf of Pe-chi-li on a steamer of the Nippon Yusen Kaisha – the Royal Mail Line of Japan – for the enterprise of Japan is as conspicuous in Korean waters as upon Korean shores. The ship threads her way toward Chemulpo, the chief port of Korea, through

In this picture, taken from a ship, a rowboat nears the ship. People are standing on the deck of the ship, left, and sitting in the rowboat, right. In the distance there is land. In the upper right of the picture is a map showing the ship’s route east from China to Korea.
Off Chemulpo
9

Top

Retrieved from "https://en.wikisource.org/w/index.php?title=Page:The_Burton_Holmes_Lectures_Vol._X_p_9.jpg&oldid=12767369"