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While we were in Guam we had secured a native flying-fox, 

 or "finihi," as a pet. This httle beast found the cool weather near 

 Japan intolerable and we had to kill it. It resembles a large bat 

 and subsists on tropical fruits such as papaya and bananas. They 

 become quite tame and make interesting pets, if somewhat 

 mischievous. 



However, if we really needed more pets on board, little Lena, 

 our Easter Island kitten had grown up and was ready to supply 

 the deficiency. She presented us with nine tiny Easter Island 



Japanese Fishing-boat, the Ichio-maru 



This boat was met once after a typlioon near the Mariana Islands and again off the 

 east coast of Japan wliile we were "swinging ship" a month later. 



half-castes about this time. Tom, the big Washington cat did 

 not seem the least interested in his offspring and left them to Lena 

 to bring up. He was far more interested in the fish the sailors 

 caught from the jib-boom or in the shark which was captured 

 about this time. 



On June 4, just as we entered the Japan Stream, a Japanese 

 fishing-schooner came alongside, and with excited gestures and 

 much jabbering the crew tried to communicate with us. None 

 of them spoke English and we never found out what they wanted. 

 Some of us thought they were looking for a dory which might 



