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                     YESTERDAYS IN THE PHILIPPINES

                                   BY

                          JOSEPH EARLE STEVENS

                        AN EX-RESIDENT OF MANILA



                              ILLUSTRATED

                                NEW YORK
                        CHARLES SCRIBNER'S SONS
                                  1898








                         IN MEMORY OF MY MOTHER








CONTENTS


    INTRODUCTION                                              Page xiii


    I

    Leaving "God's Country"--Hong Kong--Crossing to Luzon--Manila
    Bay--First View of the City--Earthquake Precautions--Balconies and
    Window-gratings--The River Pasig--Promenade of the Malecon--The
    Old City--The Puente de España--