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to avoid submaringing  in the Mediterranean & Channels.  The Hotel launch took us across to Hong Kong & we took rooms in the hotel.  That night we had one grand feast in the grill where the lobsters & vegetables were excellent.
[[circled]] 20 [[/circled]]  Today we discovered that the Shanghai steamer sailing at dark is booked up so Hartman & I must remain for the Sunday boat.  I therefore took the night steamer to Canton.  The Fatshan had on board as 1st class 7 Philipines American Army offices & a wife who had just arrived on the Empress of Asia.  The steamer is nicely fitted up with a fine large dining room on the bow.  Here we played poker until far into the night.

Transcription Notes:
The "Empress of Asia" had a long history of trans-Pacific passage; see https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/RMS_Empress_of_Asia.