The " Grangepark " has the usual wireless equipment and directional finding apparatus for use in foggy and obscure weather. At the time of her " adoption " she was on a voyage from Rotterdam to Saigon, in French Indo-China, and was actually in the Red Sea. This voyage lasted from January 14th to February 19th—a period of thirty-seven days. At the time of writing she is at Saigon loading rice for the Mediterranean, though we do not know yet for which port. A packet of letters from any boys who wished to write was forwarded in February, but, of course, there has not been time for replies to be received. Enquiries were sent to the Master, Captain W. W. Rickard, to the First and Second Officers, the Chief Engineer and the Wireless Operator, and replies are being anxiously awaited. We have hopes, too, that some day the " Grangepark " will come to one of the Humber ports, so that we may have a chance of meeting our correspondents and of seeing the ship herself.
CRICKET TOUR IN INDIA. From the day on which Lord Tennyson's team left England, on October 13th, the trip was full of interest. The voyage was like all voyages apparently are—a succession of deck-games and competitions during the day, while the entertainments at night were varied with dancing, cinemas, race-meetings, scavenger hunts, etc. As we drew into Ballard Pier, Bombay, on October 25th, the first thing to strike us was the complete inability of the ordinary Indian to do anything without shouting and making a terrific noise. These fellows, known as " Coolies," look very thin and weak, but appear to have no difficulty in carrying a large cabin trunk on the head. The fact that the Indian is a great lover of noise was emphasised when we got into cars to go to the hotel. We soon realised that brakes to the driver were a secondary consideration, his sole idea was to blow the horn continually. During our tour we visited many native states ; this was the most interesting and on the whole the most enjoyable experience of the tour, because there was always entertainment out the ordinary planned for us. We visited Baroda, Jannagar, Portsander and Patiala. At these places one sees India as it really is, and their hospitality is simply marvellous. 20
