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Hongkong Afterbreakfast
we spent the morning steaming
up Die long narrow harbour.
Country green with grass, no
bare soil or rock showing,
On some side hills I saw
small trees or bushes growing
weather very hot + humid,
extext our midsummer,
Turb rows at 1 P.M. at
Hong Kong Hotel where most of
cleaner passengers stopped
Weather very oppressive + hot
without any cooling breezes.
Temperature however not
high 78 max. Took a trolley
ride east of city along water-
front. After bathing resorts
with children bathing seen
about 2 miles out. The hills
are mild + uncultivated + grew
to pine trees, small + gnarled
like those of Japan. In the
gardens were oranges, grapes
& palmas. After dinner. Start