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Aug, 5. Last night for the first time the sky was 

 verj'' cloudy, there v/as thunder and rain, and moths came to 

 the lanterns. The collectors v;ere delighted and want to delay 

 our departure. We got some strange-looking moths, quite a few 

 of which were large. 



Filled Box 354, fossils from the limestone hills 

 near Kongshien. 



Aug. 6. Mr. San took the gun and went hunting. I 

 spent much time packing specimens. We dried three boxes of 

 insects. They are Boxes No. 355 - 357, Insects. 



I also filled several boxes mdth bottled insects, 

 but am not numbering them yet. 



I killed three birds and Mr. San several. 



Aug. 7. We got some good day insects today, 

 several snakes, and tv/o bats. Tonight the stars are out. 

 F illed Box 358, Insects alt 3000 feet. 



Aug. 8. We vfent to Lo Shin Du, and there took boats 

 to Sang Lo. It was an exceedingly hot day and would have 

 killed off several coolies if they had carried all the way to 

 Di Dong P°u, where we are tonight. As it is, one coolie is 

 laid off because of the heat. 



It has not rained here for a long time, so insects 

 are feiv. We got a small nuraber on the way. 



The gang of brigands who were at Lo Biao a few days 

 ago are now in this vicinity. They are in striking distance 

 of us tomorrow. YiTe will therefore have a militaiy escort. We 

 had one this morning, as vjg passed a spot where robbers oc- 

 casionally appear. 



Today I saw one of the strangest phenomenon that I 

 ever sa?7. If I had not actually seen it I would have doubted 

 it. The sk;^'- vr&.s clear almost even'w^here, and the very few 

 clouds to be seen anpvhere were so thin you could see the 

 blue sky through them. But it rained, and there was a large 

 and brilliant rainbow to the northeast. It barely ^ rinJcled 

 where we were, but there v/ere no clouds above us for a long 

 distance, 



Aug. 9. Reached Kongshien. The mother of the 

 robber chief that escaped from Loh Biao is in captivity at 

 Kongshien. The chief and his band are not far from here, 

 and were in striking distance, with his band today, but I had 

 a good escort and he did not strike. I am to have a good 



