John Bole (DD 755) - Naval Cruise Book

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.KO G THE HONG KONG RED CROSS REQUESTED BLOOD DONATIONS. MANY MEN ANS- WERED THE CALL AND GAVE , LEAVING A BIT OF THEMSELVES IN HONG KONG. THERE WAS A CHOLERA EPIDEMIC IN HONG KONG. WE DRANK ONLY BOILED WATER ON LIBERTY. WATER , BOILED OR OTHERWISE, WAS SCARCE. Mary Sue Qbottom rightj helped the moral of the deck force by painting the ship. The girl on the preceeding page helped moral in other Ways that was not quite so apparent. -3.

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ili HO BEAUTIFUL AND UGLY WEALTH AND POVERTY A HAVEN FOR THE REFUGEE AN ESCAPE ROUTE FROM COMMUNIST CHINA PEOPLE, MORE PEOPLE, AND SO MANY PEOPLE WE WENT SIGHTSEEING WE BOUGHT SUITS , SHIRTS , BOOTS HAND CARVED TEAKWOOD CHESTS , TABLES AND FIGURES AND THINGS , MADE FROM IVORY WE LEFT BROKE 34

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IN HONG KONG THE STREETS ARE ALWAYS CROWDED WITH PEOPLE CARS TAXIS DOUBLE DECKED TRAMS TRUCKS AND THE RICKSHAW ON THE HILLSIDES THERE ARE BEAUTI FUL HOMES - DOWNTOWN THERE ARE LUXURY HOTELS AND MAGNIFICENT BUILDINGS THE HARBOR BUILDINGS ARE OLD ON THE ROOFTOPS OF THESE BUILDINGS IS A CITY WITHIN A CITY THERE DWELL THE POOR OF HONG KONG THE WORLD OF SUZIE WONG THERE ARE MANY BEAUTIFUL BARS AND NIGHT CLUBS LOVELY HOSTESSES OF ALL NATIONALITIES PROVIDE A MOMENT S DIVERSION - MIDNIGHT CURF EW 36