HLI Chronicle 1907 - The Royal Highland Fusiliers

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HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. 21 A Trip through Japan and Canada. By AN OLD H.L.I. OFFICER. (C
22 HIGHLAND LIGHT INFANTRY CHRONICLE. spare to go on shore. So we contented our· selves with admiring the pretty view of the island and the mainland opposite, both of them covered with verdure, and unmistakably tropical. One of the chaplains at Singapore came on board her, with whom we made great friends at once; and we were able to move our seats at table and sit amongst some English people, :i.ncluding our new friend. We leftPe· nang by 10 a.m., and had a pretty and interesting run in sight of the mainland or islands most of the day. At 3.45 p.m. on Friday, 6th April, we reached Singapore, a fine and commodious harbour, where we went alongside the wharf and prepared to coal all night. With our experience at Colombo fresh in our minds, we landed about 4.30 p.m., and went to an hotel (the Ad'elphi) in the town to spend the night on shore. The town is some two miles from tlie wharf, and we travelled in rickshas, each drawn by a sturdy Chinaman with legs and' arms like a Sandow. Our friend the chaplain had told us of the fine old church in the square close to our hotel, so, after seeing our room and taking a short stroll along the harbour front, we went in to see the church and its monuments, and stayed for evening service there at 6 p.m. It was dark when we came out, so all we could do was to look into some of the shpps near the hotel and then go into dinner. We retired early to rest, as we had to be on board by 8 a.m. next morning. Notwithstanding our proximity to the Equator-only three degrees north-we slept comfortably without a punkah, which luxury. seems to. be reserved for the sittingrooms only ; and the drive down to the Bund in the early morning was quite refreshing. The vegetation in Singapore is very thick and strong, and the place i.spicturesqll\},efiough, but the constant steamy. he.~ : all the year' round must be very enervating. It isa curious fact that crows' cannot live in Singapore. ' They have heen imported on several occasions, but invariably die or migrate. We left soon after 8.30 a.m., and had a fine,view of the harbour and the coast on both sides. Our voyage northwards to Hong Kong was somewhat uninte~esting,· and' pretty warm for the first thre~ days. The electric fans in the cabins are a great boon, and are supplied free without any difficulty-a contrast to the P. & O. line, where, a shor~ time ago, a charge of three guineas used to be made to passengers to Bombay, while only thirty shillings was charged to those to Australia, who probably enjoyed their use fOf twice as long. On the 10th we ran into a d,ead calm, which, by evening, led into a stiong N.E. monsoon, with cloudy skies, a rough sea, and a considerable fall in the temperature. Late on the 11th April we entered Hong Kong harbour with half-a-gale blowing, but we spent a peaceful night. Before I was dressed next morning, I heard that an old friend in the 129th D.C.O. Baluchis, who are now quartered at Kowloon, on the mainland, was asking for me: I landed with him soon after, had a very good breakfast with him at their Mess, and crossed by steam ferry to Hong Kong to get a circular note cashed. Then I found a gentleman' in business there to whom we had' an introduction. He and his wife live on the Peak, some 2000 feet above the town; but, as heavy clouds were hanging half-way down the hill, he said we should gain nothing by toiling up there, and telephoned to his wife to come down and meet us. I returned with her to the ship, and found my wife ready to come on shore. We had lunch with our new friends at the King Edward Hotel, a fine new building, which seemed to be overflowing with guests. Afterwards we had a driv~out to the Happy Valley; where all the games in Hong Kong seem to take place; but, it 'was a dull gusty day, and the Peak steadily refused to display its full grandeur. We returned to the ship soon after :3 p.m~, and found quite a bevy of .the officers of the Baluchis to see us off. Even th,e Subadar Major, the senior "native officer, ca;n~down to see me and have a few words over Nd times in Karachi, where we! had served together. We resumed our voyage about 4 p:m., and the sun came out at intervals, so that we had a better view of the mainlimd arid part of tne island as we pass~d out by the'
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