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NOTES AND OBSERVATIONS MADE DURING A 
CRUISE TO THE EAST ON BOARD THE 
“VALHALLA ®’ R.Y.S8., 1907-1908. . 
By Grorrruy Mrapr-Watpo, B.A., F.H.S. 
I wap the good fortune to receive an invitation to accom- 
pany Lord Crawford on his magnificent yacht, the ‘ Valhalla,’ 
on a cruise to the Far Kast during the past winter, and it is 
hoped that a few remarks on things collected or observed may 
not be without interest. 
In ‘Three Voyages of a Naturalist,’ by Mr. M. J. Nicoll, ail 
that is necessary to explain the reason for such a prolonged 
cruise will be found; also a full description of the yacht herself. 
In the event, however, of there being readers who have not had 
the opportunity of seeing the book, I will briefly give the details. 
The ‘Valhalla’ is a full-rigged ship, and is in that respect 
unique among yachts; she is fitted with auxiliary and steam- 
power capable of a good average ten knots per hour. Her ton- 
nage is 1490 tons, and, needless to say, she is fitted out in the 
most comfortable fashion, and is the beau ideal of a ship for 
cruising in the Tropics. 
I joined the yacht at Cowes on Nov. 8th, but partly on 
account of a dense fog we were kept there until the 12th, and 
we did not actually leave the English coast until the 15th, being 
forced into Dartmouth and Falmouth before we were able to 
cross to Ushant. 
I will now give briefly the extent of our cruise before going 
into details of any one place :— 
Gibraltar, Nov. 19th—2ist; Port Said, Nov. 29th; Cairo, 
Noy. 380th-Dec. 3rd; Aden, Dec. 11th-18th ; Ceylon (Colombo), 
Dec. 24th-29th; Kandy, Dec. 29th—Jan. 3rd, 1908 ; Trincoma- 
lee, Jan. 8th-13th; Pulo Way, North Sumatra, Jan. 23rd; 
Singapore, Jan. 26th-31st; Johore, Feb. 1st-3rd; Borneo 
(Sarawak), Feb. 11th-14th. Malay Peninsula: Malacca, Feb. 
