12 THE BUREAU OF SCIENCE 



Taihoku, Japan, June 27, 1916. 



We feel it our duty to express our deepest thanks to you for the courtesy 

 extended to Mr. Kosaku Ebiku, our expert, on the occasion of his visit to 

 Manila on official mission. He has safely returned to Taipeh with pleasant 

 reminiscences of his travel in the Philippine Islands, and it is highly 

 gratifying to state that he had found his visit to Manila, where he was 

 received by your good self in such a cordial manner, particularly interest- 

 ing and delightful, which is without question due to the valuable aids you 

 rendered him, and of which he speaks in very appreciative terms. 



We sincerely hope that his visit to Philippines may, in future, contribute 

 something towards the promotion of mutual interest and better under- 

 standing between the two colonies. 



With highest regards and respect, we have the honour to be, sir, 

 Your obedient servants, 



La Carlota, Negros Occidental, June 10, 1916. 

 Though not having the honor of knowing you, I take the liberty to 

 express my gratitude to you and to your Bureau on account of the great 

 interest shown in sugar work by Messrs. Thurlow and Armstrong, employees 

 of your Iloilo office, who have brought the necessary apparatus and have 

 analyzed sugar cane juice, bagasse, and sugar cane. * * * 



Messrs. Armstrong and Thurlow have also been in various "haciendas" 

 , in this section for the same object. They have discussed with the "hacen- 

 deros" and have imbued in them the new ways and have helped them in 

 all matters pertaining to agriculture. Their interest is such that they 

 have even traveled at night with danger to their health, due to the rains 

 that we had this year. 



Expressing again my sincerest thanks and gratitude to you, I am, 

 Very respectfully,^ 



Manila, June 9, 1916. 

 I have to acknowledge, with thanks, the receipt of your letter of May 

 10, and appreciate very much your kindness in offering your assistance to 

 the Philippine Trade Review, in extending the profitable relations between 

 the Philippine Islands, the United States and foreign countries, also for 

 placing our name on the list to receive the various publications issued by 

 your Bureau. * * * 

 Very respectfully, 



Sydney, N. S. W., Australia, 8th June, 1916. 

 I am instructed by the Director General of Public Health to acknowledge 

 with thanks receipt of your letter of the 11th ultimo in regard to the 

 destruction of flies by certain species of ants, and to say that the informa- 

 tion furnished by you is greatly appreciated. 

 Your obedient servant, 



Malita, Davao, May 30, 1916. 

 Many thanks indeed for your letter of April 13, as it contained some 

 information which will be of quite a little use to me. * * * 



I am not in a position to give the time necessary to work out a paper 

 pulp factory just at present but when I come to Manila during the latter 

 part of the year I would like to call on you for all the information that you 

 may have that will help me to utilize that small amount of waste that 



1 Ti-anslated from the Spanish. 



