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continuously along the sea shore from Kennedy town

the West to Jardine's Sugar Factory at East Point _ a dis- tance of four miles - and that the only open space left as a

to this great

lung to this

: population and for purposes of its recreation as well as

for that of the garrison, al- and of the

ways

with us,

-war

large influce of men-of- sailors during the winter - months use the recreation

grounds

grounds in the Happy Valley.

Here

are

the

racing

tracks

which furnish amusement to thousands of Chinese as well as to the European

munity- Here golfing

place all the

year

com

takes

round, and

cricket and football in due

season

and these

games are that

so much in vogue,

many

are

t

often obliged to

forego their afternoon's - amusement; moreover the ground gets

worn out by

constant

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