The appearance of Hongkong during the last ten days reminds old residents of the days when the Russians were fighting the Japanese. The Crescent and the Hawk have been in the harbour with relief crews for the ships whose crews have finished thei Then all the bigger cruisers, as well as the Flora, have been in harbour. In addition to these, a thousand men from the trooper Hardinge are located with us for four months, and these strong Scotsmen and their kilts are in evidence everywhere. The Crescent and the Hawk go home on Saturday. Already the Monmouth has gone to Colombo to be recommissioned, and the King Alfred will follow about the 25th the month.
January 21.
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.