Set in a blaze of red & gold Clouds + later the flickering light on light house was the only evidence of land in the darkness. (14) Weather is still fine for the season with but us now out of sight of land. We have as a passenger to Hong Kong one Mr Powell an ex-mercer of Chinese territory who speaks Cantonese but not Mandarin. He has also been a officer on coast steamers & has visited Hainan Islands etc. On one occasion he made a journey into the interior from Hoity with the British consul, a Japanese & an American missionary.