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14 February 1906 — Rangoon | |
Wednesday. 14th [February 1906]. Nela & I went off at 8 with Mr Angelo to have a last look at the SchweDagone—which fascinates us more & more. We bought sprays of lovely coral red orchids & flowers of a big red flower like a glorified rhododendron—also beautiful roses. I bought a little old gilt figure of Buddha from some men who were fortune telling & who laughed with & at us over our bargain. We were sorry to turn away from the Pagoda & feel we were leaving the bright scene for ever. After breakfast Nela went down in a cab to Cook’s about our tickets in the steamer. It was very hot & I remained in our bungalow. This time we had taken 2 of the matting bungalows in the garden for our abode. They are rather hot in the day time but cool at night & quiet. We had to send of Ajoo the bearer to a medical inspection before he is allowed to accompany us to Ceylon, as there are cases of plague about. At Mandalay we talked to a gentleman who said he was plague inspector. That there was plague now at Mandalay. That out of 82 cases only 3 had recovered & they only because they had been got into camp—that the cases were all in the Chinese quarter. We took leave of Mr Angelo who had been so very kind to us & of the Sam Brownes who had been so friendly & at 2 we drove off to embark for Ceylon. At the jetty we had to go thro’ the farce of a pulse feeling exam. There was rather a confusion & rush to get into the tugs wh conveyed us on board the “Cheshire” which lay some way down the river. The first person I stumbled on on board was Princess Louise Augusta of Schleswig Holstein who is returning to Ceylon. She said Nela & I were to join them at meals at their table—& then took me into her cabin to talk & show me a lovely parrot she had bought up at Bhamo. Nela & I sat & tried to read aloud to each other but the children on board made too much noise that we had to return to the upper deck where we resumed our studies of Ghivi Yoe’s “Burman.” Hon. Alick Yorke is gentleman in charge of the Princess & a very handsome Miss Crofton is the lady. Sir Alan Perry is with them as a friend. He is a high medical official in Ceylon—a pleasant & interesting man. We sat up on deck with the Princess & her party after dinner & retired early to read. | |
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