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THE HONGKONg Telegraph, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1036.

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United States on December 8, Lovely Island Scener

Noxt, my friends were posi- 1934. We were bound for Cape

The journey across the Celebes tive I would get tired of the food, Town, South Africa, and expect and Sulu Seas to the Philippine Instead of that, I found always G. Bogart

ed to arrive there on December Islands is very beautiful. We a sufficiency of good wholesome 31st, which meant twenty-three passed many small islands full well-cooked food. In the dif days of open water; first across of tropical vegetation. Most of ferent ports, fresh vegetables, the Gulf of Mexico, then the the world cruise ships stop only we were able to enjoy the var- fruits and fish were bought, so "Living.six months on

Caribbean Sea, and finally the for one day in Manila. We were freighter! Impossible, you'll South Atlantic Ocean. This is there for three days, after cruis- world. Never shall I forget the ious foods from all parts of the be bored to death." This considered the fair weather ing for a week and stopping at fresh strawberrice, peaches and was the usual reaction I voyage of the world and I believe five different islands, all unusu plums we had in South Africa,

it is. Every day was perfect, ally picturesque. received from my friends smooth seas, blue skies, glorious

and in January! After leaving the Philippine

What about the cabins, the when they learned that I summer days and even moon-

planning a second light nights. We spent three Islands we started on the long berths, and the cleanliness of was

weeks in South and East Africa Ocean trip of three weeks across the steamer? All satisfactory. journey around the world. visiting Cape Town, Port Eliza- the Pacific to California, then to The cabins and berths were com Open and Closed cars

Nevertheless, they were in- beth, East London, Durban, the great northwest coast of the fortable, and there's nothing United States, also 'C--~da and equal to a Dutch steamer for with liveried chauffeurs many questions which I was isn't found elsewhere.

terested enough to ask me Lourenco Marques and Beira.

Africa has a fascination that finally in June, 1935 we retur cleanliness,

to New Orleans. always available.

the trip unable to answer, for this

The highlights of were Zululand in East Africa, Prompt and reliable was to be my first voyage on It was good to be at sea again, the. Taj Mahal and Mount confined to just eating, sleeping

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a Dutch freighter. Being and the two weeks' trip across Everest in India, the Botanical and reading. Well, I'll admit optimistic about the trip I the Indian Ocean to Calcutta was Gardens and the Boroboedoer there wasn't a dance orchestra a beautiful tiled a welcomed rest after all the Temple in Java, and the beauti- on board or replied, "I know I shall have sight-seeing in South and East ful Pansanjan Gorge and Rapius but we did have a piano, radio, swimming pool, or even a bar,

a wonderful time and on my Afrien.

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phonograph, and we did dance return I will answer all the We arrived at Calcutta on latter being one of the lovellest and sing on deck. Also, we

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Hongkong Telegraph.questions you have asked February 7th and I left the spots in all the tropical world. could order what we wished to

TUESDAY, FEB. 18, 1936.

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I sailed on the ms. Kota Inten Darjeeling, Benares, Agra and should miss the plane trip from cocktail parties. Christmas and of the Rotterdam Lloyd from Calcutta, India is dirty but Vancouver to Victoria, for in New Year's celebrations, and even a captain's dinner, and New Orleans, Louisiana, in the colourful, impressive and ex- Canada it is considered one of what a dinner it was. Of course tremely interesting. Here I the finest from the standpoint of must tell you how delighted all scenic beauty.

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old Father Neptune came on board and the usual ceremony was observed. On this trip we FORTY-FOUR PORTS crossed the Equator four times. to the good ship Kota Inten.

ૉ. very unusual experience. What an itinerary! We stopp- Never shall I forget how clean ed

at forty-four ports and During the day we played deck that ship looked to all of us after visited over seventy-five places, and quoits. Believe me, you,

tennis, ping-pong, shuffle-board living for two weeks in India.

ports and inland. The duration will never be lonesome, on n

Yesterday we had something to the possible danger of the trans-say of the latest move in Great fer of diseases from one part of Britain to subordinate the defence A sail across the Bay of of the voyage was almost six freighter. There is a always an the world to another. The services of the country

to one Bengal brought us to Rangoon, months, and the fare was $600. officer off duty, ready for a little questions which Dr. Li Shu-fan | ministry. It is an idea which I was immediately impressed It sounds too good to be true, senger to chat or walk the deck relaxation, or an interesting pas- is putting on the subject at to- has won much sympathy, not to say with the difference between India doesn't it? day's meeting of the Urban championing. But there are other and Burma. The city was so have returned to New York, I of bridge. Much worthwhile Well, now that I with or to join you in a game Council are timely, carrying problems of imperial defence as with them an implication that pressing, one of thein the matter of much cleaner and the natives, am in a position to answer all the information can be learned from the authorities should take Contribution. It is generally con-particularly the women, more questions that my friends asked both officers and fellow passen- necessary safeguards against

gers. Until I started travelling me about Dutch freighters,

around this fascinating old the introduction of yellow fever. ceded that in the old days of im- attractive in appearance. Appositively enough, this pro-perial conquest, when the nations

First, they were sure that I globe, I had no idea of how blem has been engaging the at- of Europe were out and about to Penang and Singapore in the would be bored with the passen- much I didn't know,, tention of a conference at Sin-finding new colonies and snatching Straits Settlements. gapore under the auspices of old ones from one another, the value]

outside influence would be

power at the command of the

From here our steamer took us

any steamer,

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

At these gers. We started with twelve, Last but not least I must see plenty of but they were not the same speak of the captain and officers. the League of Nations Health of an empire was to the "home ports you can Organisation, which body, in country," if one may use the phrase Chinese and Japanese life, as well twelve at the end of the trip. They were big healthy-looking the constant campaign which it to differentiate between coloniser as Malay; in fact, it is n com- Some joined us in Canada or the Dutchmen. All spoke English is waging against epidemics in and colonised. To-day the situn bination of many nationalities.. United States and only went to and were so pleasant and agree- all parts of the world, has to tion is somewhat different. The

Africa, others embarked in In- able-and-anxious-in-every-way- Then the Dutch East Indies! din and disembarked in Cali- fortable and happy. Even the to make the passengers com- keep pace with all developments various parts of an empire like in Communications brought by that of which we are an atomic We stopped at ports on the fornia, so they were changing agents of the steamship line who progress. At one time, it was the commonwealth as well as the islands of Sumatra, Java, Celebes constantly. They were all ages came aboard in the various ports

portion, and the great branches of sufficient to keep an eye upon small, have come to appreciate the and Borneo. In a few words, and mostly American, English were interested in our socing the ships which might become in advantages of imperial co-opera the best I can fected with the germs of tion. Economic separation would j

say for these and Dutch. Of the first twelve, sights, and generous in giving cholera, yellow fever, small-pox not be seriously considered among beautiful islands is that, regard- alx were on their second journeys almost needless to say that us much-needed information. It or bubonic plague. To-day dominion or colonial populations. 'less of how lovely they are around the world, which proved neither the American Express aviation is making astounding And only by the free will of pictured in travel articles and to me that the real travellers nor Thomas Cook's agents meet. strides. Already regular ser- British dominion will the political] vices are running, not only betles with the British crown ever pamphlets, they do not uo them to-day prefer freighters. Pas- the freighters. tween different countries, but be broken. Any attempt by a justice. They must be seen to sengers are always a chance on between different continents, minority of the population or be appreciated. with further expansion planned some in the near future. Compared resisted immediately with all the with even the fastest vessels, loyalists. Why? Because, even to air transport is rapid. This put it no higher, obviously it pays fact adds to the difficulties of to be a member of such a com- proventing the carriage of dis-munity of peoples as ours; not only ease by aircraft. In the course in pounds or dollars or rupees, but of the old style of voyage, last-in many other respects as well. ing days if not weeks, there was

But we can conceive of a situa- more chance for cases of discase tion in which some radical influence on board to develop. An aerial might attempt to wrench from its flight can be over, and the pas-place some portion of the Empire.. sengers and goads dispersed in Perhaps it might be attempted another country, before the when British men and money were same kind of discases have pass-preoccupied with some other ed through the incubation mighty task. Loyal British people period. And so the Advisory in such a crisis would rally to de- Council of the League's Health call on their blood-related nations fend their rights, and they would Bureau at Singapore has decid- for assistance. But it is necessary ed to tackle this difficult pro-that each member-state blem. The results of its efforts Empire contribute proportionately during the past ten years to pre-to Imperial defences, otherwise it vent the spread of epidemica has no right to expect protection from the Far East are the best only too willingly given in ordinary guarantee that the work will be times. well done. Its system of col- lecting immediate information figures, which represent the British We should like to quote these about outbreaks of dangerous Empire's expenditure on one arm diseases through its first-rate of defence-the Navy during one intelligence service, and warn-year (1931) :·

ing all Governments and health administrations concerned, has won universal admiration.. It

Is likely, too, that the experience

of two League conferences which have been hold in Africa

of the

Great Britain Australia

New Zealand Canada

£

£61,740,000 £1,779,000 676,000

£ 720,000 78,000

South Africa

will be found extremely valu- The proportion of expenditure on able. Both at Cape Town and naval defence to the total Import and export trade of these parts of the Empire is as follows:

Joliannesburg,

representatives of the African health services have met to adopt measures for Great Britain, 3.04 per cent.;! stopping the spread of yellow Australia, 1.06 per cent.; New Zen fever by air. At the moment, land, .77 per cent,; Canada, .15 per there is no reason for alarm, cent. South Africa, 043 per cent. but it is well, in these matters, Thore le a lesson in these figures, to be forewarned.

we respectfully suggest.

"Now, Haten, Mr. Rocksworth!

Just like I'vo sof

sold myself to you that's how I could.soll your product!".

Now with over 100,uu0 miles of land, sea and air travel back of me, I am sold with freighters. My friends say I am a walking advertisement for the m.s. Kota Inten of the Rotterdam Lloyd. Well, why not? When one has had such a satisfactory ex- Iperience why not tell other people about it? And why not show your appreciation to the company whose services have. been so excellent?

MANY ADVANTAGES In comparison, this voyage had many advantages over my first journey around the world (on a first class steamer, parti-

cularly because of the longer. stays in ports. On the usual world cruise it is in case of "see and run," which is very unsatis- factory..

I believe that money invested

in travel pays the largest re- turns in immediate pleasure,” education and in happy recol- lections. It makes you feel rich in memories. For rest and relaxation there is, nothing' to be compared to an ocean trip, for the peace of the sea makes one forget sorrow, depressions and wars. For me it is never just another trip but always glorious adventure and unfo.- gettable experience. The m.s. Kota Inten was my home for six happy montas, and when the time arrived to leave her, it was difficult to say goodbye to the captain, officers and the ship, In: fact I shall always feel, that: "Be it ever so humble, there's no- place like a freighter:"