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April 29. Giang went again on a three day trip. It is cloudy and 

 raining so he probably will not get much. 



Mailed four boxes of insects. 



April 50. I took two more measurements of Chinese men, making a total 

 of 150 men. I have copied all the measurements to date, and will send them off 

 to Doctor Hrdlicka, the last batch, tomorrow. I have already recently mailed two 

 envelops of measurements to Doctor Hrdlicka. 



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Today it was dark and rainy. 



Filled box 574 fish, and box 575 bats and skeletons. 

 May 1. Received a telegram requesting me to go to Chungking to meet 

 our foreign secretary, Rev. J. H. Franklin, D. D. 

 Spent some time packing. 



May 2. Got started at 12 M. No steamers were starting just now, so 



I went in a small native boat. I took the netter Giang along to net insects in 

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Chungking. Travelled after dark, reaching Giang an. 



May 3. Passed Luchow and stopped above Ho Kiang. Soldiers made us 

 cross the river and go ashore. There had been a robbery on the river 5 and every- 

 body was being searched. We got grounded for a while on the shallows. 



May 4. Had an up-river wind much of the time. 



May 5. Reached Chung-king. Faced an up-river wind most of the day. 

 May 6. Sent Giang out to net. Met Doctor Franklin at the wharf. 

 May 7. Sent Giang out to net again. He is to collect here three 

 Bough ^ ticket and looked after baggage. Made purchase^ for next summer's trip. 



May 8. Started for Suifu. The steamer was dreadfully crowded, and 



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 there were droves of bedbugs in our room. 



.May 9. Reached Luchow. 

 May 10. Reached Suifu. 



