As soon as they are up, and have drunk a cup of tea in their bed-room, they take a cold bath.

A little after 9 o'clock, they breakfast upon fried fish or cutlets, cold roast meat, boiled eggs, tea, and bread and butter.

Every one then proceeds to his business until dinner-time, which is generally 4 o'clock.

The dinner is composed of turtle-soup, curry, roast meat, hashes, and pastry.

All the dishes, with the exception of the curry, are prepared after the English fashion, although the cooks are Chinese.