مجموعة ٣٠/١١٤ "تقارير إجراءات السُفُن البريطانية." [و‎‎٥‎٦‎٥] (١٢٠٣/١١٢٩)

10. The entertainments at Calcutta during Christmas
week were numerous and varied, and invitations to the
majority of these were issued to the officers of both ships.
The entertainments included Tennis and Polo tournaments,
the races, including the Viceroy f s Cup; there were also
many dances, one "being given hy the Jodhpur Club in honour
of the visit of EMERALD and COLOMBO.
11. Balls were also given at the Viceroy f s House, and
Oovernment House, which many officers attended.
Captain Simeon and I dined at Government House, and the
Viceroy’s House, respectively, prior to these halls.
12. Visits were received from the Maharajahs of Bhutan
and Benares, who were shown round the ship; the former visit
was official, and a salute of 15 guns was fired hy COLOMBO.
13. A comhined dance was given hy EMERALD and COLOMBO
on hoard EMERALD on 29th December, at which there were some
400 guests. Their Excellencies the Viceroy and the Governor
of Bengal were unahle to he present owing to fomer engagements,
However, on Wednesday, 2nd January, I gave an official
dinner, which was attended hy Their Excellencies the Viceroy
and the Countess of Willingdon, His Excellency the Governor
of Bengal, the General Officer Commanding, Presidency and
Assam District, the Lord Bishop of Calcutta and Metropolitan
of India, the Chief Justice Sir Harold Derbyshire, Sir Archy
and Lady Birkmyre, and Captain Simeon.
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15. The Chaplain of the Marine Club, Rev. Mr. Jenkins,
went to considerable trouble throughout the stay to make
the ships’ companies’ visit enjoyable.
Besides providing 30 free beds every night, he arranged
sightseeing tours of Calcutta, teas, dinners ana football
matches; at least 300 ratings were thus entertained.
The Marine Club Buildings are excellent, containing a
fine swimming pool, good dance hall - of which all the patrons
are white - tennis counts, football fields, billiard tables,
etc. All this entertainment was free, and much appreciated
by the ships’ companies of both ships.
NANCOWRIE .
20. Arriving at 1650 on 12th January, the ship anchored
in Octavia Bay.
The official at Nancowrie is an Indian Babu. named
Romanand, aged 29, who is responsible to the "Assistant
Commissioner of the Nicobar Islands, who lives at Car Nicobar.
Romanand also attends the medical wants of the community,
being a licensed practitioner. With his wife, he attended
the cinema performance on board EMERALD on the evening of
Sunday, 13th January.