The general surface of the mountain, and indeed of every part of the island of Hong-kong that I was able to visit, is remarkably barren, although in the distance it appears fertile, from a fern which supplies the place of other plants.
I am coming back next month, and with me a few Tetrapanax papyrifer (the rice-paper plant) with me, hoping you could see their flowers.

Dear Andrew,
Today I visited the late Mr. Beale’s garden at Macao, who is an ardent botanical collector. Nearly the whole of the English residents left Macao and went to Hong Kong when that island was ceded to England, and all the plants in Mr. Beale’s garden which could be moved with safety were brought over in 1845 and planted in the garden at “6 Green Bank.”

The wind continued steady, and the sails which had been furled were again spread to a favorable breeze, that enabled us to join Sir George Staunton off the Great Lemma Island on the following morning.
The inhabitants of the Lemma Islands who came off to us in their boats were of a light copper colour, and very athletic : they managed their well constructed bamboo vessels with great dexterity. In the evening the squadron weighed and stood for Hong-kong, one of the Ladrone Islands.

Wong Shun Yu

Football diary IV

Tao Hoi Chuen, Jacky

Football diary III

Tao Hoi Chuen, Jacky

Football diary II

Tao Hoi Chuen, Jacky