Current (ARS 22) - Naval Cruise Book

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N , .c.c.:. 1 'SUIT L . ii 7' wwf' L 1 14 pu 1l1 I 51. ll F554 M 1 If y. K Y 1-17 I ,Q , 813: Wi 413 's Eg.. s If 9, ' ++1 L MQ Al U11 P' THE MAGIC NAME OF HONG KONG BRINGS THOUGHTS OF A FABULOUS CITY SITUAT ED NEXT TO COMMUNIST CHINA, HONG KONG IS A BRITISH TERRITORY AND A FREE PORT ITS LARGE HARBOR ACCOMODATES THE LARG EST SHIPS WITH EASE ONE CAN SEE THE FLAGS OF ALL COUNTRIES REPRESENTED HER CURRENT MOORED AT HMS TAMAR ON THE EAS ARM AND MADE LIBERTY MUCH MORE CONVEN IENT THAN THE SHIPS AT BUOYS FROM THE SHIP YOU CAN SEE THE SPLENDOR OF HONG KONG THE H K HILTON AND THE MANDARIN HOTELS AND THE ABSOLUTE POVER TY OF THE WANCHI DISTRICT, LIVE SIDE BY SIDE REFUGEES ARE CONSTANTLY POURING INTO THE CITY AND IT WOULD SEEM TO THE NEWCOMER THAT THE ISLAND WOULD SINK WITH ITS OVER POPULATION THE NAVY PURCHASING BRANCH HEADS THE LIST OF PLACES TO BUY GOODS HERE ONE CAN SEE PRODUCTS OF EVERY NATURE FROM SILKS TO JADE, JEWELRY TO CAMERAS, CLOTHES TO WATCHES AND ON AND ON BECAUSE OF ITS WIDE BACKGROUND IN CUL TURES AND RELIGION YOU CAN FIND MOST EVERYTHING REPRESENTED SOMEWHERE IN THE GLAMOUR OF HONG KONG ' Qi,g X s, gt I ' , 37' I 1 I. ?4 . 1 -f A I I li YH Y ' : -,1--1 1 1 o '- , 1 1 1 I, I1 5- 1 ' , 11 , . . I , 'ix v I p' U I I ' A v-- -1 '1 I' 1. Thu- -W! - . , I I I 1 I 1 1 - , 1 1 1 ' , I 1 1 1 1

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BEFORE OUR R 8: R TRIP TO HONG KONG, A QUICK VISIT TO KAOHSIUNG WAS NEXT ON TAP. PULLING INTO THE HARBOR ONE COULD SEE THAT THE COUNTRY WAS WELL.. PROTECTED FROM THE COMMUNIST MAINLAND. TAIWAN IS MAINLY A SEAGOING COUNTRY. ITS ECONOMY DEPENDS UPON THE SEA FOR ITS LIFE AND CONSEQUENT- LY SHIPS AND BOATS OF MANY SIZES AND SHAPES COULD BE FOUND EVERYWHERE YOU LOOKED. TO THE SHIP'S COMPANY. MANY FRIENDS WERE MADE DURING OUR SHORT STAY AND MANY MORE WHEN WE RETURNED ITS PEOPLE WERE EXCEEDINGLY FRIENDLY AND HELPFUL M .-J 7v1cPnvxv K1L,5: 'uT '9 7'X -A

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- fu ,W , N ON OUR RETURN TO TAIWAN MANY FRIENDS WERE WAITING AND MADE OUR WELCOME A HOMECOMING. EVERYONE COULD BE FOUND WANDERING THROUGHOUT THE CITY. THE PRIMARY PURPOSE OF OUR SECOND VISIT WAS TO TRAIN THE NATIONALIST CHINESE DIVERS IN U.S. NAVY DIVING TECHNIQUES. THE CHINESE DIVERS WERE VERY PROFESS- IONAL IN THEIR WORK AND ALL RAN SMOOTHLY. ALTHOUGH OUR SECOND DAY WAS HAMPERED BY HEAVY RAIN AND FOG WE TRIED TO COM- PLETE THE DAY, BUT THE WEATHER WON OUT AND CURRENT WITH HER GUESTS RETURNED TO PORT. IT WAS A SAD DAY WHEN WE DEPARTED TSOYING BECAUSE MANY FRIENDS WERE LEFT BEHIND. BUT, A RICH EXPERIENCE WAS GAINED BY ALL IN TAIWAN. I Q. M . u 9 , M? I