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1. [PHILIPPINES-L] Re: PHILIPPINES-D Digest V03 #2 [1]
Leta, If it held only one person it probably was a rickshaw from China. I don't believe they had those in PI. Also the horse-drawn calesa had larger wheels and was more like a carriage with a seat in front for the driver and room for 2-4 in back.Good luck! Joy
2. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] Re: PHILIPPINES-D Digest V03 #1 [1]
Joy, What a great hint. Looking at the picture post card, the driver was wearing what looks like a shallow salad bowl type hat. A large round off white hat. He had on a cape type coat with length several inches from the knee, tight pants and no shoes. The picture was taken October 1, 1910. The rickshaw had large wheels and apparently only held one person. My great grandfather is in one and my step grandmother in another, they were side by side. The rickshaw looks as though a horse could be pulling it i
3. [PHILIPPINES-L] Rickshaw Question [1]
To all of those who replied to my question about the rickshaw, many, many thanks!!!!! The answers were of great help. Leta
4. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] Japanese occupation [1]
My father was in prison camp in Manila and he told me that the Japanese did some pretty horrific things. One of them was to make prisoners dig their own graves, shoot them and then bury them while still alive. He also saw behedings so your story is most probably true. Im not sure where you can go to locate more info there but I have a book that might have some reference in it. Let me look and Ill get back to you. Shalori ----- Original Message ----- From: "gatchell" To:
5. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] 1910 Question [1]
Many thanks for your reply. Leta- USA ----- Original Message ----- From: "Fred Dimaya" To: Sent: Wednesday, January 29, 2003 12:59 AM Subject: Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] 1910 Question > At that year, there were rickshaws in mainland China and probably Taiwan. > HongKong probably had rickshaws also. > > Rickshaws were not used in the Philippines although there could have been > rickshaws in Manila's (The Philippines capital) chinatown district for tourist > pu
6. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] Japanese occupation [1]
I wouldn't doubt it for a minute. My own father, Mariano Villarin, a survivor of the horrific Death March (also a Philippine Scout at the time; now he's Lieutenant Colonel, retired, from the US Army) saw many people run through with bayonets by Japanese soldiers. As the prisoners were forced to march to the camps, many citizens tried to help by giving water or rice, etc., to the marching prisoners (who were often sick but definitely malnourished and mistreated). If they were spotted by the captors, they
7. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] 1910 Question [1]
At that year, there were rickshaws in mainland China and probably Taiwan. HongKong probably had rickshaws also. Rickshaws were not used in the Philippines although there could have been rickshaws in Manila's (The Philippines capital) chinatown district for tourist purposes. Hope this helps. >>> leta.sheaffer@verizon.net 01/29/03 10:56AM >>> My great grandfather traveled in 1910. We have a post card picture with him and his second wife being pulled by a rickshaw. We always thought it was taken in the
8. [PHILIPPINES-L] Anyone have any information on the de Leon family? [1]
Hello all, My name is Geraldine Morales de Leon Duran. Since there seem to be so many people in the Philippines with the surname de Leon, it is difficult to pinpoint the origins of my ancestors. All I know is that my father has a lot of family in Bahay Pare, Pampanga. Story has it that all de Leon descendents came from a group of brothers who came from Spain sometime during the time the country was a Spanish colony. Can anyone confirm if this is true? Any hints or ideas of where I can start looking fo
9. [PHILIPPINES-L] 1910 Question [1]
My great grandfather traveled in 1910. We have a post card picture with him and his second wife being pulled by a rickshaw. We always thought it was taken in the Philippines, but someone told me recently there were no rickshaws at that time in the Philippines. Question: Were there rickshaws ? Many thanks to anyone who can answer my question and get us straightened out with the long family assumption as to where they really were. Leta
10. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] 1910 Question [1]
Hi Leta... I looked up rickshaws on the web and found this: http://archive.salon.com/wlust/pass/1998/10/22pass.html click on: a portfolio of photographs Nida Rogers wrote:Hello Leta, Further to Fred's reply, I would like to add this. It is generally accepted by historians that the rickshaw originated in Japan, where it is known as a "jin riki sha". Surprisingly, it is a fairly "recent" invention. It first appeared in Japan in the latter half of the 19th. century. From there, it
11. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] 1910 Question [1]
Hello Leta, Further to Fred's reply, I would like to add this. It is generally accepted by historians that the rickshaw originated in Japan, where it is known as a "jin riki sha". Surprisingly, it is a fairly "recent" invention. It first appeared in Japan in the latter half of the 19th. century. From there, it rapidly spread to China, India, Hong Kong and Malaya. It was a mode of transport for all but the poorest. In Hong Kong, at least, the rickshaw pullers had to be licenced by the Government. By the
12. [PHILIPPINES-L] Re: PHILIPPINES-D Digest V03 #1 [1]
Leta, You would need to see what the driver/puller of the rickshaw was wearing. If a cone shape hat it was probably not in the Philippines. The did have a similar vehicle that was pulled by a horse called a "calesa" that was still being used in the 1960's. Joy
13. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] Japanese occupation [1]
http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9121/ The WorldGenWeb Project-Philippines http://www.geocities.com/Heartland/Ranch/9121/personal.html Family Genealogy Pages with Philippine Surnames http://genforum.genealogy.com/philippines/ Philippines Genealogy Forum http://bibingka.com/names/default.htm Catalog of Filipino Names http://www.cyndislist.com/asia.htm Cyndi's List Asia and The Pacific Ill try to find the book for more info. Shalori ----- Original Message ----- From: To:
14. [PHILIPPINES-L] Re: PHILIPPINES-D Digest V03 #1 [1]
No rickshaws acording to my husband from the Phillipines only the Jitney the cars that run thru metro with fringe around them. He is 58 since WWII so rickshaws seen. Hope the will be of help
15. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] 1910 Question [1]
Hi! The picture might have been taken in Hongkong where rickshaws were the common means of transport until the 1960s. In the Philippines, the common means of transport during the early American period would be horse drawn carromatas--two wheelers pulled by a horse with a driver. As far as I know from my research on Phil. History, rickshaws were not really used in the Philippines as a means of transport. Eva ----- Original Message ----- From: Leta Sheaffer To:
16. [PHILIPPINES-L] Japanese occupation [1]
My mother-in-law's father was beheaded by Japanese soldier in the mid-1940's; or so goes the family story. The family lived in Manila. Not knowing the history that well for this part of the world--what's the chance that this is true? What records might survive that give more details? Bill Gatchell Mansfield TX
17. Re: [PHILIPPINES-L] 1910 Question [1]
I am married to a Phillipine man He is 58 and never saw a rickshaw. Only the Jitneys with the fringe
18. [PHILIPPINES-L] Re: PHILIPPINES-D Digest V03 #3 [1]
--- PHILIPPINES-D-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > My mother-in-law's father was beheaded by Japanese soldier > in the mid-1940's; or so goes the family story. The family > lived in Manila. A friend in Cebu recently ended the funeral of his grandmother. His grandfather and uncle (who was 3 years old) were beheaded by the Japanese. His grandmother later tracked down the two soldiers responsible for her husband and son's death and beheaded them. In my own family, a distant relative of mine was beat in the h
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