text_original: The colonial govern  ment has also, perhaps, learned a little civility and hospitality; and one would like to learn that they have cleaned up the place a little. But the account of that Dutch colony and that of Cape Town are most valuable as contemporary pictures of a kind of life now passed away.
text_transcription: THE COLONIAL GOVERNMENT HAS ALSO PERHAPS LEARNED A LITTLE CIVILITY AND HOSPITALITY AND ONE WOULD LIKE TO LEARN THAT THEY HAVE CLEANED UP THE PLACE A LITTLE BUT THE ACCOUNT OF THE DUTCH COLONY AND THAT OF CAPE TOWN ARE MOST VALUABLE AS CONTEMPORARY PICTURES OF A KIND OF LIFE NOW PASSED AWAY
phonemes: ðə kəlˈoʊnɪəl ɡˈʌvɚn mˈɛnt hɐz ˈɔːlsoʊ, pɚhˈæps, lˈɜːnd ɐ lˈɪɾəl sɪvˈɪlᵻɾi ænd hˌɑːspɪtˈælᵻɾi; ænd wˈʌn wʊd lˈaɪk tə lˈɜːn ðæt ðeɪ hæv klˈiːnd ˌʌp ðə plˈeɪs ɐ lˈɪɾəl. bˌʌt ðɪ ɐkˈaʊnt ʌv ðæt dˈʌtʃ kˈɑːləni ænd ðæt ʌv kˈeɪp tˈaʊn ɑːɹ mˈoʊst vˈæljuːəbəl æz kəntˈɛmpɚɹˌɛɹi pˈɪktʃɚz əvə kˈaɪnd ʌv lˈaɪf nˈaʊ pˈæst ɐwˈeɪ.