REV. D. C. GRAHAM'S DIARY 



Last mammal No. 1171 

 Last box filled ITo. 60 



July 16, 1933. Last night I stayed up very late to finish 

 preparations for the trip. This morning I was up at daybreak, and 

 we made a good journey, 65-70 li to Shi Pu. The chapel had been oc- 

 cupied by troops and was in an awful mess, but we cleaned it up and 

 were quite comfortable. 



It was a terribly hot day. I had to visit the officials in two 

 places to get an escort, which was one man without arms. 



July 17. Reached lOlanshien. Passed one place where enemy troops 

 were a quarter of a mile away. I got passports ready. The bridge 

 dividing Kuanshien City had been destroyed, and very recently rebuilt. 

 There had been heavy fighting about the city for nearly two months. 

 There had been considerable caaonading and rifle firing. 



The officials were very kind, and gave us passports and nearly 

 all of them are useful. 



July 18. We travelled 60 li to the tip of the Yang Lei Sin Pass, 

 and are in the temple at the top of the pass for the night. The col- 

 lectors caught a fair catch but some of the butterflies were ruined. 



This morning we got up early, and went to the west gate of the 

 city, where we travelled along the main road. The Min River Is very 

 near this road — or rather the road is on the north bank of the 

 river. The 24th army occupies the south bank. They fired three times 

 at us near the city, and twice about five miles above the city. I 



