Diphda (AKA 59) - Naval Cruise Book

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Hong Kong is British territory, and we were greeted on our arrival by a young British naval officer in an immaculate white uniform, his brightly-polished sword at his side. The colony is as much Westernized as any place in the Orient, with many hand- some western-style buildings. Many people there speak some English, but the over- whelming maiority are Chinese, and it is virtually a Chine-se city we had come to visit. The place is a bewildering array of large and small stores, places for eating and amusement, and beautiful beaches, all competing fiercely fand mostly dishonestlyj for the American dollars we brought in. That we were able to have a lot of fun and buy a lot of bargains, without being cheated too much, was due to a very fine non-sectarian, church-supported organiza- tion known as Servicemen's Guides. The working part of this group consists of Father George N. Gilligan and seve-ral vol- unteers, who keep a small office at the landing, passing out free pamphlets, coffee and advice- to all visiting seamen. This trip was a hard one to dress for. ln the 50 degree weather at San Francisco we wore peacoats, blue uniforms, were comfortable in Japan, but Hong Kong is way down south near the Indo-China border, and the weather definitely called for whites! Appropriate to the weather also are the native straw hats, of two ce-nturies- old designs. The broad, pointed ones are used by farmers, while the deeper and more- rounded style is favored by sailors Qincluding DIPHDA sailorslj M35 'WW I W, ti? I T mf M. :E:2:s:5:5:1:s5:5:::5::135.52515155gsgsgag55i255:E:fs1s:5:51g:g:5355:5:gfgfgs55355:5:s:5:a:5.5:g:5:g:g:5555gsg5555155:5:gag:ggigsgEg255g5g3:5:5:a:g515515:5:gggsgzgi:5:55:1:2:5:5:5:5:355:5151515:gg:gggzg:525355552553552395555325s5Q:5:5:555g5g5:5:3si:E:s:5:5:5si:s:5:s:5:5555225523552222251E251555555552551515525121E252151225555:5EaEsEE2E1E1?f2f2222?:21515155:5:f:52155:5:s5?s:5:5:25555255EEEESSSESEEEEEESEEEES9?sE5ESF51EfEirilifiifiirffiir519r5ri:5?5E555E5525555555525221522225251E15Sfir5:5EE55EE5EfE15221215:E1E:5:5:zEE55sEzE2E2EEf2r22?:5:215:51EEQEEEEEQSSEIEIEfi25251E215:55:ESEEESEEEQSQQEEQEIE-frir215:2:2fE:5:S:5:E:5:a5:5:5:s:5:s:s55E5E5Z:25Esi5E5Es55EfE1f:2:ErS1E:25:5:E:::sGi555Esifisiziiifirifiri251215:E:3iEE5E5?sE?EsEfEf2-Elifrkifirfiirigri5222552552E5525iisEs21E2:si1E2Ef52f51:Er2512i5:55?53f5s2s:1:5Ez?21Ef52E2E25r:f2fErE15-525151555555255S5E:512EsE25f5f2fS21211251311122 S:5:5:srsza515Efgfgsgijgfg555:izsri2552512:5:522:5235:2:5E5E3:5:5E55525552ries:5:ss:5:fire55E53555222525552:2155:ss5:E5555253555:ff:5:5:iE:52:555Ea2sE,.5E525:3f:5:5:55:535:25:5151535552595E555555515252215:25rf:515rE:222122:5:xi3515:5:5:25:54-2:1-35:5555595555551515E525225rsrscz552555251EfES5:E:5r5:55555555525255E1212152Ei2i:5:EEriv5:225:2555555555552225955555255555555555E55591525515252?'EfEfEffE121?1E2SR3ir5E15121525:S553522225555235FFS32225fiiififif5255351E2159?5:5?:'S:Ef2E52315121212:55522553552322E5221522255255252555552235155225:iii:E:5i5E22S5?fE555525151525252525:E25152515251E29121515:5:25555552555555255555:55Efi-52E-.-E22Ei:E25-:12:55215525555552555SsE2:122fErf5111515sffififei5E5S25252?fE211:5:5:frE25.5122555555522E552525Esifi1255121E2:5:5222E25:92:5555E335:5555522352515152Eff:E:5s:2:f:a:215:2223555iE1f1E25?f2f5-2s51::Ere:5:a:-2 21255155

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Then lt's Fourteen Days At Sea After leaving all our money with the Hong Kong merchants, the men hauled their newly acquired possessions aboard, and the DIPHDA left on the return trip to the States, via Sasebo. No one was averse to having another pay day roll around, and the long trip ahead on which to save money Cmost ot which was later sent back to Hong Kongj. . . . l 1 And At Last