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unfor get table. 
tiPd 11 ZtlktL* 0 , wh f n * e dockea > and the Naldera, a P.&.O. sterner, 
tied up beside us at the same time. Her band began to play on deck 
so our band came out too, and the combination wsf interesting? ' 
as we h«f i t W€ !?° Uld . hEVe a £trict medical inspection, 
hut it ittmgly been through a smallpox epidemic in Shanghai 
pSoJp 7? wS" 7 %f ° f fonn 8fter a11 - When ^ finally |ot 
Jv, P r ?tty l£te ' Knd We h8d 8 short walk ^ Kowloon (the 
the Corfu? 6 melnlsnd> where the docks are J and then went to bed on 
February 19 - HongKong 
Ppnin^i!^ S Hotlf he ^ ^ h0in 7 e n ha ? kn0wn on the ^'Press, met us at the 
lith w\Scwf ° c2 /.? ck > and m&de an appointment for Bill 
S^Fo^ ^ SDf;n ?' s 4 . t£ iior, Wing Fong. We tool the ferry over to 
That ^Sfmiff? min " tes » 10 cents) a ^d walked up to see Wing Fong. 
aSoit ?he st&rtJ* J???V'°'^?? the Sl 4 ts ^.ered, Bill and I Strolled 
EoS?S id 1 lu ? ch t lme » seeing, as he said, more than we 
£?5£L^ d ?^tand. The waterfront is lined with huge, substantial 
the ^f gS a ?l h °^ e if* A few blocks ta^±r HS ti SH away is 
£5 thf ioSnfifJ' ^ lth , Wln 2 ing st reets, many of them steep as thev go 
I " S 1 ide J n steps > and sho P s > sho P s > shops, with red' 
w blaCk : £ ? d " Whlte bsnners proclaiming the wares of the 
den ™ +Ti th ™ugh the municipal market, and in the meat 
and C 'JS| (aSvej! ' ' pherS;nts > chicken entrails, 
for. c ~i a Eve ?/ thlng fTOm dried snslf es to antique jade was displayed 
Soiriaifn J?? SaW SeV 1 ? r r£l ol l wom en with tiny, bound feet, in em- 
us ?nd hP?i ^t 1 ^ S 61 ? W J th , b J lnd ch Hdren in their arms followed 
us, e na neld out the baby's hand to us to beg. 
f , p ew * e i^ hed £ J the Hong Kong Hotel, and were much amused by 
the small, cocksure bell hops. They were little Chinese boys of 
tro«2^ SeV ?H -° te ?J5* T l> With red C8ps > red jackets and black 
trousers. Their method of paging guests is superior to ours: the 
youngster carries a blackboard with the name of the person he i* 
looking for, and rings a small bell like a bicycle bell. It is 
SShtlSi»?£ !l 1C ?v 1 th ? T ™ co ™ " C?llln g Mr - Isaa'cstein" that One hears 
continually at the hew Yorker, for example. 
The hotel is patronised mostly by Europeans, though I 
an occasional Chinese lady in the lovely native costume -hie 
saw 
long sMrrSlir^ihri^ron bote sloes! "it g??™* chSSng?y lf *' 
mesr trousers and pyjemp-like costs. In the hotel I ssw one lfdv 
?rtch!4° ng *eo??,™5 tT * n f?l Te ?t v< f lvet > sllt t0 the toee, and very 
thenar SS^ound'oKck'liS^ps?' **** "* W but 
After lunch we went for a drive around the Island. Although 
it was cool enough for me to be comfortable in a fur jacket, the 
vegetation was distinctly tropical. hibiscus in bloom, and all 
riiM^ I" 6 haV !^M at f SVmmer - d& hli3and gladiolus, 
marigold and petunia. All the trees were green, and there were many 
kmas of palm trees. We drove to Repulse Bay, and had a drink at 
the beautiful hotel which overlooks the sea. Then took the winding 
