Handwritten China journal of Edmund Heller (1 of 5)
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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