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all the other arrangements. No one
seemed to understand what was
to be done. Never the less we got
ashore after a time. The
Hong Kong Hotel was full so
we had to take the next best the
the Windsor which has good
rooms but no other feature in
its favour. We found we could
get tickets to the St. Andrew[s] Ball
so sent a coolie with a written
order for our trunks. Dr Chill & George
went to find the secretary. On their
return, as he could not be found we
were asked to go to the Ball & it would
be all right. At 9:15 our trunks came
up to our rooms so we
hastened off. The sec could not be
found but the steward said it was
all right, and we quite enjoyed
the visit. Mrs Chill looked so nice
the 3 Bissey's & 4 Roses. Mr Rankin
and ourselves. So that with the
naval uniforms and soldiers
in their different dresses it
was quite a gay sight.