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Title: Private diary of Robert Dollar on his recent visits to China
Year: 1916 (1910s)
Authors: Dollar, Robert, 1844-1932
Subjects: China -- Description and travel China -- Economic conditions
Publisher: (San Francisco : Printed by W.S. Van Cott & Co.
Contributing Library: University of California Libraries
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of the police, wecould not get to the door of the temple with an auto, so gotout and crowded our way to the entrance. Once inside, allwas in perfect order. We left the building by another door.Here, the crowd was packed so densely that it seemedimpossible to get out, but a company of Seiks cleared a wayand we got into the crowd but had quite a job to regain theauto. They were all in good humor and there was no violence.In fact, they were glad to see us. On all the streets in thisvicinity, as far as the eye could reach, it was a seething massof humanity. The reception was held from 2 to 4 oclock. CHINWANGTAO, January 23, 1912—On arrival here,we found the harbor full of steamers, and had to remainoutside all night until a steamer sailed to give us a berth.The water had a skim of ice on it as well as the ocean outside,but it was only a couple of inches thick. The transportLogan had just arrived with 700 American troops fromManila. The other vessels in the harbor were coasting vessels.
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CHANG CHIEX President of the Provincial Assembly of Kiangsu Province, Minister of Commerce during Provisional Government Is expected to head Party to Visit the U. S. in 1913 ROBERT DOLLAR I45 On arrival, it was not necessary to be told we had arrivedin a country that was engaged in war. British soldiersboarded our steamer to guard it, and a strong guard of Germansoldiers patrolled the wharf. Many Chinese soldiers were tobe seen everywhere. The fortification on the hill had its gunsall trained on the harbor and entrance. On shore were thecamps of the various nations, each having a company ofsoldiers. The wharves were littered with military supplies ofall kinds. We learned that three successive steamers hadbrought in $1,800,000.00, $1,500,000.00 and our steamer$1,000,000.00. It is said that money is the sinew of war,so evidently they are getting ready. On the train to Tientsin were all kinds and conditionsof people, a great many soldiers of various nations, and manyChinese. Every statio

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