Samuel B Roberts (DD 823) - Naval Cruise Book

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if Q' ,f jj-, E, X 1 , U35 fir slilfil This maiesfic whife pagoda a+ fha Garden is visible for miles around. o' ,. W A , ,, ,AH 25-' -T-fs 'il ', .. - ll Tha fabulw raw sum e.,fa.n. 5 X ' ' ' 9 'YK' o g, - , X ,qw . 9 ol Q rgzrf J 1 -,,..--f- ' L aq- A couple of our officers on 'Phe way up fo ihe Garden.

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mzumfy 7, 1955 nhl Mary Soo's girls furning 'lo on 'lhe ship's sides. N W with fradifional British colonial aplomb fhig policeman directs lraffic. I'?1--4...-Ts, Z 644 I gm 5 fa -f G , W- -.,, Pars- -L. ,Ms Y A ju waz., 'F .-. ' V' 'T ia. ,M t ,gi 'lr g -' , - .'9'i H- l -f HONG KUNG The bargain basement of the Far East was Hona Kong. Here 'C No Squeaksii and all his young ans old relatives sold us squeaky shoes. Gloucester Road featured thirty dollar suits for . . . thirty dollars. If you wanted something and it was for sale you could buy it in Hong Kong. Mary Soo and company signed on for three days as 3rd deck divisionj ln those three days she' man- aged to show even our hard working deck force something about how a ship's sides should be painted. The service men's guide organized a very ex- cellent Round-the-Island tour. A man would be a millionaire if he could have a penny for every picture taken at Tiger Balm Cardenf' that weird and wonderful creation of a now deceased patent- medicine king. The fishing village of Aberdeen, straddling the shore and the water, provided a gourmet's fish luncheon, and with the favorable exchange rate we could afford to be gourmets. Hong Kong was an intriguing place, featuring elements of almost every nationality in its vari0US quarters. An additional element of intrigue was provided by Communist China being jUSI HCFOSS the Bay. Nix x x E ,, . nj, 'fu v Some of 'lhe boys living if up in one of Hong Kong's many rickshaws. ll' was amazing lhe ihings ihey dragged ouf of 'lhose sampans 'lo frade or sell! aff' EE

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n x , ,n ,Q ,hx A 4-r 1 f We couldn'f decide which of the two Tiger Balm Gardens we visited was the most. s IQ'-i-ff Singapore is at the foot of the Malay Peninsula and separated from it by a narrow body of water. It easily rates the title of the mixing pot of the Orient. Here we found Chinese, Indians, Malayans and all the other races of the East. Yet each group was carefully separated and had their own customs, modes of dress and racial habits. Singapore is a free port and those of us who still had any money left, or a yen for it, did get some fine things when we shopped. We also found another Tiger Balm Carden and a beautiful park full of monkeys. An altogether fascinating place, Singapore. The Gordon was very popular iudging from the crowd. , l ,,,' lvllll f .