The romantic East: Burma, Assam, & Kashmir - Khamkoo

104 THE ROMANTIC EAST
Akyab, situated on an island, is the third port
in Burma, ranking after Rangoon and Moulmein.
The distances logged between Sandoway and
Kyaukpyu vary, according to whether the " inside "
or "outside" course is
But from Rangoon to Sandoway is
taken, from 88 to 143 miles.
364 miles, and
from Kyaukpyu to Akyab 88 miles ;
while from
Akyab to Chittagong is
194 miles, and from Chittagong
to Calcutta 378 miles.
The harbour of Akyab is protected by a line of
reefs, on which is placed the Savage Island lighthouse,
and is entered by
a narrow channel. The
scenery is very pretty, the fishing-boats with matting
sails very quaint, and the natives have the Chinese
custom of painting eyes on their sampans. The
ancient capital of Arakan, Myohaung, lies fifty
miles to the north-east on the Kaladan river.
Akyab boasts a club, a
and since 1877 a municipal bazaar.
spend hours watching the people
occupations
and affairs.
clock -tower, a racecourse,
There you can
in their various
We left Akyab harbour about noon on Monday,
January 2, 1905, and after steaming twenty-nine
miles had Oyster Rock light abeam. The next