They only passed one night on board—a very comfortable night, by the way—and that was on the trip from Alameda to. Honolulu, a distance of 2.400 miles, which they covered in seventeen hours. Regacding the intermediate stopping points between Honolulu and Manila, Mr. Howard said that while Guam wa 8 fairly large island, Wake and Mtl way islands were only tiny. atol znd looked even smaller from 3 height of 10.000 feet, at which normal-they' cruised.
On the islands, however, they found every comfort, with fine, modern hotels, excellent food and refrigernfor service, and rooms with private baths. Fishing azonnd these islands was excellent, and in proof of this, he mentioned' that when one of the Clipper ships was held up. by a typhoon, the press agent managed to catch a fish the size of which even hho did not have to exaggerate. Asked whether there was any facility for playing golf on the Islands, Mr. Howard said he had not heard of any and, furthermore, had not noticed "any billiard tables on board the Clipper!
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