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THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, TUESDAY, FEBRUARY 18, 1936.

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TUESDAY, FE, 18, 1936.

DISEASE BY AIR

The average individual, when thinking of the growth of aerial

SEEING THE WORLD

From The Deck of a Freighter

By Grace

G. Bogart

and in January!

What about the cabins, the.

United States on December 8, Lovely Island Scenes

Next, 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 Sens to the Philippine Instead of that, I found always ed, to arrive there on December Islands is very beautiful. Wo a sufficiency of good wholesome In the dif- 31st, which meant twenty-three passed many small islands till well-cooked food. days of open water; first across of tropical vegetation. Most of ferent ports, fresh vegetables, fruits and fish were bought, so the Gulf of Mexico, then the the world cruise ships stop only we were able to enjoy the vár- "Living six months on a Caribbean Sea, and finally the for one day in Manila. We were fous foods from all parts of the freighter! Impossible, you'll South Atlantic Ocean. This is there for three days, after cruis- world. Never shall I forget the be bored to death." This considered the fair weather ing for a week and stopping at freak strawberries, peaches and was the usual reaction I voyage of the world and I believe five different islands, all unusu- pluma we had in South Africa,

it is. Every day was perfect, received from my friends

ally picturesque. smooth seas, blue skies, glorious

After leaving the Philippino, when they learned that I summer days and even moon-

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

weeks in South and East Africa ocean trip of three weeks ncross the steamer? All satisfactory. journey around the world, visiting Cape Town, Port Eliza- the Pacific to California, then to The cabins and borths were com- Nevertheless, they were in- beth, East London, Durban, the great northwest coast of the fortable, and there's nothing United States, also C-la and equal to a Dutch steamer for terested enough to ask me Lourenco Marques and Beira.

Africa has a fascination that finally in June, 1935 we retur cleanliness. many questions which I was isn't found elsewhere.

to New Orleans.

NO TIME TO BE BORED unable to answer, for this

The highlights of the trip

Perhaps you think we were Zululand in East Africa, was to be my first voyage on 'It was good to be at sea again, the Taj Mahal and Mount confined to just cating, sleeping 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 Borobocdver there wasn't a dance orchestra a welcomed rest after all the Temple in Java, and the beauti- on board or a beautiful tiled replied, "I know I shall have sight-seeing in South and East ful Pansanjan Gorge and Rapids but we did have a piano, radio, swimming pool, or even a bar, [a wonderful time and on my Africa.

in the Philippine Islands; the return I will answer all the We arrived at Calcutta on latter being one of the loveliest phonograph, and we did dance and sing on deck. Also, we questions you have asked February 7th and I left the spots in all the tropical world, could order what we wished to steamer for an inland journey In America. Hollywood and drink. From the standpoint of me."

lasting two weeks. I visited Rainier National Park. No one social life there were frequent I sailed on the m.s. 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 a captain's dinner, and Canada it is considered one of what a dinner it was. Of course New Orleans, Louisiana, in the colourful, impressive und CX-

tremely interesting. Here I the finest from the standpoint of old Father Neptune came must tell you how dolighted all scenic beauty.

GOOD TO

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AT SEA

transport, is rather apt to look NOTES OF THE DAY the passengers were to return

POOLING RESOURCES

Yesterday we had something to

even

Wen

on

board and the usual ceremony was observed. On this trip we FORTY-FOUR PORTS crossed the Equator four times. at the matter purely from the

to the good ship Kota Inten.

very unusual What an itinerary! We stopp- A

experience. standpoint of the increase mail

Never shall I forget how clean

During the day we played deck ed at forty-four ports and and passenger facilities provid-

that ship looked to all of us after visited over seventy-five places, and quoits. Believe me, you tennis, ping-pong, shuffle-board ed, paying but little thought to

living for two weeks in India.' Walter Widdop. the possible danger of the trans-y of the latest move in Great|

ports and inland. The duration will never be lonesome on, a A sail across Walter Widdop. fer of diseases from one part of Britain to subordinate the defence

the Bay of of the voyage was almost six freighter. There is a always an the world to another. The servicas 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 pus- is putting on the subject at to- has won much sympathy, not to say with the difference between India doesn't it? Well, now that I with or to join you in a game 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.

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with them an implication that pressing, one of them the matter of much cleaner and the natives, am in a position to answer all the information can be learned from necessary safeguards against ceded that in the old days of im-attractive in appearance.

gers. Until I started travelling me about Dutch freighters. around the introduction of yellow fever.perial conquest, when the nations

this fascinating Appositively enough, this pro-

From here our steamer took us First, they were sure that I globe, I had no idea of how blem has been engaging the at- 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 matching Straits Settlements. At these gers. We started with twelve, Last but not least I must gapore under the auspices of old ones from one another, the value

ports you. can seo 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 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 a com- Some joined us in Canada or the Dutchmen. All spoke English is waging against epidemics in and colonised. To-day the situa-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 keep pace with all developments various parts of an empire like Then the Dutch East Indies dia and disembarked in Call-fortable and happy. Even the in communications brought by that of which we are an atomic We stopped at ports on the fórnia, so they were changing agents of the steamship line who

portion, and the great branches of 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 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 seeing the ships which might become in advantages of Imperial co-opera the best I can fected with the germs of tion. Economic separation woukl

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- six were on their second journey is much needless to say that 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 be-ties with the British crown ever pamphlets, they do not do 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 of be appreciated.

outalde influence would be with further expansion planned one in the near future. Compared resisted immediately with all the power at the command of 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- preventing 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 disease 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 goods dispersed in Perhaps it might be attempted another country; before the when British, men and money were same kind of diseases have pass-preoccupled with Bome other ed through the incubation mighty task. Loyal British people period. And so the Advisory fond their rights, and they would in such a crisis would rally to de- Council of the League's Health call on their blood-related nations Bureau at Singapore has decid-for assistance. But it is necessary. ed to tackle this difficult pro- that

each member-state of tho

blom. The results of its efforts Empire contribute proportionately during the past ten years to preto Imperial defences, otherwise it vent the spread of epidemics 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-

We should like to quote these lecting immediate information figures, which represent the British 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

Great Britain Australia

New Zealand Canada

South Africa

£51,740,000

£ 1,779,000 £ 670,000

£ 720,000

£ 78,000

The proportion of expenditure on

is likely, too, that the experience of two League. conferences which have been hold in Africa will be found extremely valu able. Both at Cape Town and naval defence to the total import Johannesburg, representatives and export trade of these parts of of the African health services the Empire is as follows: have met to adopt measures for Great' Britain, 3.04 per cent.;| stopping the spread of yellow Australia, 1.00 per cent.; New Zen- 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,There is a lesson in these figures, to be forewarned.

we respectfully suggest.

LANE, CRAWFORD, LTD. ever by air. At the moment,

Ltd.

any steamer.

SIDE GLANCES By George Clark

"Now, listen, Mr. Racksworth1. Just like I've sold myself to you that's how I could sell your product!"

Now with over 100,000 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.8. Kota Inten of the Rotterdam. Lloyd. Well, why not? When one has had such a satisfactory ex- perience 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- jcularly because of the longer jstays in ports. On the usual'

world cruise it is a 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 a glorious adventure and unfo gettable experience. The m.8. Kota Inten was my home for six happy montns, 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."