Dec. 6. 1 have been very busy during the past few days. There were 

 no steamers, so I started down the langtse River on a small Chinese boat with 

 Rev, G. Henderson of the Scotch Bible Society. 



Dec. 7. We travelled till after dark when someone from shore ordered 

 us to come to shore. We did not. Six shots were shot at us. Then we went 

 ashore and found it was the militia, who mistook us for robbers. 



Dec. 9. Reached Chungking* 



Dec. 12, L@ft for Shanghai on the American through-steamer I TTJ. 

 Dec. 17. Steamer fired on by eomm(tedsts at Temple Hill, below Shasi. 

 Arrived at Shanghai Dec. 21. 



Dec. 23. Seven boxes of birds and mammals are held up by the customs 

 Chinese Government, permit necessary. They will be held up for weeks and I am 

 delayed a day or two on their account. 



