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and ^[[scull]] scull with their sweep, usually a woman attending to this. Near the bow ^[[of the boat]] there is a large pot boiling with charcoal fire or wood fire below. How the whole thing does not catch fire is the [[^miracle]] miracle of it. Below the flat deck under a [[hattel?]], the family seems to sleep. Everything seems to go on automatically. One boat seems to be manned only by [[underline]] a woman and a girl [[/underline]] of about 10 or 12 years, and who ^[[rushes]] rushes from one side of the boat to the other, either to [[strikethrough]] l [[/strikethrough]] man the [[strikethrough]] sweep [[/strikethrough]] oar or sweep, or the tiller or to ward the boat from too [[strikethrough]] and [[/strikethrough]] jarring contact with our steamer. She is bare-footed and carries a bag or bundle fastened on her
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back. The bag [[strikethrough]] from [[/strikethrough]], on closer inspection, proves to contain [[underline]] a baby [[/underline]] which peeps out the upper opening and looks as unconcerned as the young girl or mother that ^[[carries]] carries it as if it were simply a part of her outfit.
[[strikethrough]] Th [[/strikethrough]] [[underline]] Hong-Kong [[/underline]] presents as pretty sight spread out below and on terraces of the steep hill that backs it. All modern-looking: white buildings, very European in appearance and giving an air of great prosperity. We land at [[underline]] Kowloon, which is opposite. No customs inspection, no medical inspection, just walk out without any formality. [[/underline]] [[strikethrough]] There [[/strikethrough]] They are very severe on the importation of fire-arms without a permit [[underline]] specially on the part of Chinese [[/underline]] and heavy fines and imprisonment are the punishment.

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