Looking north from the slopes of Victoria Peak on Hong Kong Island showing the racecourse in the centre of the picture, HMS Tamar on the left, Royal Navy warships at anchor in Victoria Harbour and Kowloon in the background. The Royal Navy ships include the minelaying cruiser Adventure (1924), the submarine depot ship Medway (1928), sloops and destroyers. Berthed alongside a finger jetty at Kowloon is the white liveried Cunard Line passenger cruise ship Franconia (1923) which was on a world cruise.