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latter and because of their proficiency with the weapon the Batacs 

 are greatly feared by the "civilized" natives of the coast. In com- 

 pany with Governor Miller, Mr. Cole visited parts of the island hith- 

 erto unknown to white men. Many photographs, phonograph record- 

 measurements, and a typical collection, were secured. The collection 

 from the sections visited by Mr. Cole numbers two thousand specimens 

 and includes all the articles used in daily life and religious ceremonies. 

 Dr. Wm. Jones has devoted the entire year to the investigations of 

 the unknown tribes in the upper headwaters of the Cagayan Valley. 

 Previous to his entry into this territory he had investigated certain 

 tribes on the Lower Cagayan. Dr. Jones' investigations are in con- 

 nection with the Robert F. Cummings' Philippine Expedition. For 

 certain reasons it does not seem advisable at this time to comment 

 at any length on the investigations of Dr. Berthold Laufer. Suffice 

 it to say that at the present writing he is in China and that he is 

 meeting with very great success. It may be noted in this connection 

 that in addition to the work which he is performing for the Museum 

 he is engaged in the purchase of Chinese and Tibetan literature on 

 behalf of the Crerar and Newberry Libraries. It is Dr. Laufer's 

 belief that Chicago at the present time possesses a Manchu Library 

 more valuable than any to be found in Europe, not even excepting 

 the one in St. Petersburg, which has great treasures from this field. 

 The extensive collection of Chinese books, which Dr. Laufer has 

 collected, is very rich in fine old editions of the Ming Dynasty 

 and affords a perfect exhibit of the development of Chinese printing. 

 The Curator of the Department spent the year in a hurried 

 journey around the world. Leaving New York January nth, he 

 visited Cambridge, London, Berlin, and Rome, and proceeded 

 direct to Cairo where he joined Mr. Edward E. Ayer and remained 

 in Egypt five weeks; then he spent seven weeks in India, two 

 in Ceylon, and next visited Java where an extensive collection 

 was made. After visiting the Australian museums of Perth, 

 Adelaide, Melbourne, and Sydney, he proceeded to Simpson Hafen, 

 Bismarck Archipelago, from which port he sailed on a month's cruise 

 with the Governor of German New Guinea, Dr. Hahl, visiting many 

 villages in New Ireland and adjacent islands and the two German 

 islands of the Solomon group — Buka and Bougainville. Return- 

 ing to Simpson Hafen from the Solomon Islands, a month was spent 

 along the coast of German New Guinea, ascending the Kaiserin 

 Augusta River. He then proceeded to Manila, via Yap, the chief 



