Palisadian. [volume] (Cliffside Park, N.J.) 1906-current, 1915-07-17
Pailsade Boy Writes From Bombay
A Combination Letter To Friends
Mixing Humor With Indian Facts
George A. johnson Gets In Lively Mood And Writes
Characteristic and Highly Interesting General
EpistIe To His Old Associates In PdLisade
Giving Facts and Incidents of His STAY
INDIA COUNTRY OF AMPLE HEAT AND RAINS

you anywhere from none to forty
dinner invitations, which it behooves
you to return if you wish to follow
close upon society's heels. AS time
goes on, and you meet a member of
family upon whom you did not
call" IN your first few nights
scramble, this process goes on in a
moderated form. Dinner is usually
at $3.50 p. M, evening clothes to be
worn unless dinner jacket (tuxedo)
is specified in the invitation. After
dinner, the evening is spent with
music or cards usually. Yes, there
are dances, but only those who are
especially strong physically can
stand this pleasue, Tor the heat is
defylng you to go onto the floor.
The Sporting World There
In the matter of sports, Bombay
offers exceptional advantages, bear
ing in mind that they are of English
variety. The sporting seasons may
be classified as follows:
Wet weather (monsoon) June l to
October l.
Hot weather, March, April, May,
October, November.
Cool weather, December, January,
February.
The games played and their season
are as follows:
All year around
Golf (the best golf is during the
wet Weather.)
Billiards (The English pocket
game).
Riding and Walking.
Eating and Drinking.
Swimming and Cards.
Dry Weather All of this period).
Tennis.
boating of all kinds.
Shooting.
wet Weather (Monsoon).
Cricket.
Association Football.
hugby Football.
Eacquets Gndoor).
Lot Weather.
The all-year and dry weather
sports with abated activity.
Cool Weather.
The all year and dry weather
sports.
Hockey English field game)
Roller Skating.
Dancing.
American Base Ball Too
Baseball (The Americans here hope
to start this game next season..
All classes of nations play cricket,
hockey, tennis and association foot
ball.
Office hours usual or average) are
10 a. m. to 3 p. M, thus good
chance to enter into one or more of
the various sports.
The present war cut deeply into
sporting circles in India, as it called
out of the country many of the good
Sportsmen.
Effect OF The War In India
Speaking of the war as related to
India, the reports in many foreign
papers regarding unrest and disturb
ances were part or wholly untrue.
At the outbreak, all classes and COM
munities came forward with resolu-
lions of loyalty to the British govern
ment A few minor affairs have
occurred, but from all outward APP
pearances, India is and has been will
ing and ready to do everything to
support the English flag. OF course
the news of operations is all one
sided, and as favorable as it can pos
sibly be made out of the facts tele-
graphed.
Thousands of troops both English
and native have poured in and out
of Bombay. Territorials from Eng
land have come in to replace the
regulars who have been sent to the
front There are two or three hospital
ships plying back and forth bringing
in the wounded natives. In Bombay,
the Prince of Wales Museum, which
was practically completed at the be-
ginning of the war, has been made
into hospital, and it is a beautiful
building. All male German and Aus
trian citizens are held in detention
camp not many miles from Bombay,
and their business is completely
closed. The trade of India, especially
exports, is badly hit by the war, and
the Business as Usual" sign has
been taken down. On the other hand
things look pretty good for trade in
the United States, excepting possibly
slightly strained delations with
Mexico, Japan and Germany, which
hope diplomatic connections will
overcome.
| am going to address few per-
sonal words to each of you, and
hope no one will feel that my mean
ing is anything but the most friendly
to ALL
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS