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Oct. 5. The netter Lai watched the lantern until nearly daylight 

 last night, getting a fair catch. There is no moon now, so that the lanterns 

 are able to bring moths.* 



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I bought two fish. They were brought to me with the j?mphatic statement 

 that they are red fish. °ne weighed about two lbs*, and the other about 

 thirty. l hey are two species. They are useful as specimens, but I am afraid 

 that they were made red by soaking in bloojjk I f ll be more careful in the 

 future. 



Filled and labelled box no. 459, insects . 



I took ant hr opome tr i c al measurements yesterday and today. 



Oct. 4. billed and labelled box no. 440 . insects in formalin. 



Oct. 5. A Major (Jordan, a British subject, relative of u hinese 

 Gordon, arrived in Suifu last night and went on this morning to Htaegyuenfu, 

 thence through Bnrmah. 



We have filled another box with night moths. This cold, cloudy weather 

 we are spending all our energies getting night moths. It rains nearly all 

 the time. When the full moon comes again we will not get so many night 

 moths. 



Labelled box 441, insects. 



" 8 442, bird and mammal skins. 



" 11 445, skeletons of mammals and birds. 



Oct. 8. Purchased mammal no. 512. 



