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MIDWAY -PEARL AT LONG LAST! What manner of ship is this I see With all hands turned to on bended knee? All of her crew are working hard While other ships are resting in the yard. Men painting her guns and painting her sides; From every position a bos ' n chair rides. It looks like an ant hill covered with ants; The only difference is liell bottom pants. Trucks full of chow and some full of gear Are constantly stopping along the pier. They ' re filling her holds and taking great care; Could it be that she ' s going somewhere? Snipes are busy checking such things As diesel generator and main bearing rings. Everyone ' s moving at such a fast pace That it looks like some fanatical race. The yeomen are turned to typing out papers, While short timers are doing all kinds of capers. The storekeepers are trying to calculate pay; Gads, even the Doc is painting sick bay. The deck force has gone ape, painting around. From crack of dawn till the sun is drowned. No matter where you look, from No. 2 stack to keel, The waiting is over. THIS IS FOR REAL! What makes a ship act in these strange ways? It ' s easy to figure ; only a few more days. You ask where she ' s going, where she will roam? Nowhere, my friends, she ' s just going HOME! •f I
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t HONG KONG, Pearl of the Orient, crossroads of the world. A port of mystery, intrigue, contrasts, and oriental splendor. A port of refuge for people of the Chinese mainland. A rest and rec- reation port to conclude a successful Far EastiMii cruise for ISBELL. Hong Kong is not the actual name of the city, but of the island on which the principal city of Victoria is located. Kowloon, across the bay from Hong Kong, is another part of the British Crown Colony where ISBELL sailors sought their bar- gains in clothes, jewelry, ivory, leather goods, watches, and higii fidelity sets. Sightseeing tours were arranged almost daily while we were in the Cro vn Colony, and most men took tlie opportunity to see the island. Out- standing attractions were Tiger Balm Gardens, Repulse Bay and Aberdeen village. . i ij
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