The premises have been inspected externally by Japanese troops and an officer now calls dally" to see that everything is in order. Mr.
A. Clements' bungalow is also undamaged and his servants are living there and in the bungalows on the Club's grounds The following are the Club boats seen and found more or less in good order:
In the creek Hop Lee, Venice, Red Sampan, Petrel, and Sirod, 1¢_slipway:—Polaris, Garrick Hunter's houseboat, sampan and canoe, Redwing.
In the Store Shed—Why Not If, Small Sampan, and Laureen, There are no boats at Minghong village, but two boats, not belonging to members, were seen sunk, namely, the mover boat "Grouse" off Yung Chang's yard, and a green-topped Crown-hulled houseboat off Hunter's 'The farmers were working peacofully in the fields and very few troops were seen. It would" seem that' the hostilities have completely missed this district and that norma conditions have been quickly resumed by the natives in their' usual Philosophical manner,
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