Letters from the Far East . River Scene, Showing Kinhwa in the Distance withArched Stone Bridge. City of Lanchi LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 49 The next day the sea was rough and choppy. Weheard there were but eight in the dining-room at lunch;we ourselves were not there to see. There were several distinguished people among thepassengers: one a French general, splendid in his blueuniform; another, Lord Montague; and a third, MajorBurgoyne, M. P., of the general staff. Of the latter we saw considerable. He was a jolly,friendly sort of man, who had met with various ex-periences during life, and had
Letters from the Far East . River Scene, Showing Kinhwa in the Distance withArched Stone Bridge. City of Lanchi LETTERS FROM THE FAR EAST 49 The next day the sea was rough and choppy. Weheard there were but eight in the dining-room at lunch;we ourselves were not there to see. There were several distinguished people among thepassengers: one a French general, splendid in his blueuniform; another, Lord Montague; and a third, MajorBurgoyne, M. P., of the general staff. Of the latter we saw considerable. He was a jolly,friendly sort of man, who had met with various ex-periences during life, and had been in the war fromits beginning. He was recently from the Italianfront, and was on his way to India. He did us manya kindness, the last one being to close a refractorysteamer trunk, packed to its fullest capacity, by sittingon it and tugging at the straps. He finally accom-plished it, strapped and locked it; and he was MajorBurgoyne, M. P., worth his million. We reached Hongkong Monday morning, January14, and were made happy by seeing Doctor Chamberscome on board. He had come from Canton
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