demonstration is probably general in Szechuan in the government schools, 

 but disapproved by the officials and a majority of the Chinese. 

 Mammals 34-35. 



Our church had a fine Christmas time in spite of the students. 



Dec. 26. I went to Li Chnaag nearly 20 miles down the Yangtze river. Killed 

 two white cranes, hammals 36-39. 



Dec. 27. ' Killed a yellow duclc and small birds. Mammal 6 40-41. 



The students made trouble at the China Inland ilission Church, and 

 also at the Catholic Church. They made no trouble at all at our church. 

 There is some possibility that the more liberal policy of our church, and 

 the work of our schools and hospitals have to some extent commended them- 

 selves to thinking Chinese in Suifu. 



Dec. 28. Two mammals, Mos. 42-43. Packing for the Kiating trip. 



Dec. 29. Sent Chen Qih Uen to another district where he earn secure clams and 

 shrimps. 



I secured another Hua Iliao garment like the one I took to the 

 Smithsonian Institution in 1926. It cost me $8.00 Mexican. This one is 

 said to be worn by men. I escoect to get a fine new suit within a couple 

 couple of months. Shis fills up box no. 20 since my arrival in Suifu, 

 l?r months. 



Dec. 30. Packed boxes 21, 22, 23. Hope to fill two more tomorrow. 



Spent much time packing for Elating. I will go to Ziating, stay for 

 a week, then return to Suifu. Two men will be netting and trapping at 

 Elating and on the way there. 



Jan. 1. Got up early. Sent the baggage to the boat. I had to go to the city gates 

 and open up the boxes for inspection by soldiers. The boat went on ahead. 

 After leading the service in the Church, I walked about five miles, and got 

 on the boat. Zilled five birds, one a duck which was useless. 



Jan. 2. Went through a district where birds are few. leached G-ioh Chi after dark. 



Jan. 3. Picked up some good-looking fish. A beautiful warm, suiishiney day. A. M. 

 got two small birds. Picked up the skeleton of an owl, the claws of which 

 are missing. 



Later — One who lives in China is not apt to lack thrills. About dark 

 our boat struck a rock. Soon afterwards it was found that the boat was filling 

 rapidly with water. The boatmen said it was unimportant. A little later I 

 took a look for myself. The water was pouring into the boat. The boatmen 

 were dumbfounded and were doing nothing, excepting that one man was bailing 

 out water with a small wooden bailer. He was losing ground, and the boat 

 was filling rapidly. I got a boatman to get down in the water and stop the 

 leak as well as possible with his feet. I got a stand* oil tin and we began 



