ABSTRACT
The two sights of Mandalay are the Golden Palace of the kings of Burma, and the sacred hill on the outskirts at the foot of which stretches the field of the "Thousand Pagodas." In April 1918 Mark Hunter left Madras to take up the appointment of Director of Education for Burma. Travellers who make even a short visit to Burma are strongly-advised to make the journey to Mandalay by rail, but to return by river. Mandalay is a city of Burmans, Rangoon a cosmopolitan port, of which only one-third of the population is Burmese; immigrant labour is employed, mostly Indian, but with some Chinese. When the "Reforms" of 1920 were drafted for Burma, there never was any doubt but that women should have the vote on the same terms as men. Burmese silk is a very beautiful tissue, and then sold at remarkably low prices considering its quality.
