The journey from Hongkon three and a half hours and a well appointed steamboats" route lies rough pleasant scenery and calm waters all the way, the visit to] Macao is made by many as much for: this experience as for the attractions] which Macao offers. This, of course, Is not true of the inveterate gamble ind regular patron of Macao for whom special boats are provided to] enable him to leave his office in Hongkong at pim. to reach Macao before 9 p.m. Again for his conven: fence the boat leaves Macao at 330] fam. to enable him to return to his office next morning at the usual hour. As the trafic is not sufficiently heavy to make this service profitable to the shipping companies, those who possess the gambling monopoly give the company a heavy subsidy to induce thatn fo continue the service. ofthe ceremony will start a round robin to which each of them will Subscribe a sum of money, usually small amount, but sufficient in the aggregate to help materially towards the cost of the food which will be consumed by the guests.
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