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Dec. 13 - Reckoned with the skinner. Ho Son Ghuen, who will go home soon 

 for a months vacation or more. He will he with ms on my trips 

 next year. 



Dec. 24 - Labelled boxes 506 - 507. Insects collected near T/en Chuan about 

 Nov. 15th to Dec. 5th, 19S4. Mammal 1374 also 1375, left out so 

 far. 



Dec. 31 - Filled and labelled boxes 508 - 509, mice and rats from near Wen 

 Chuan Shien. Carter and Shelden left today for the United States. 



Just now we are more hampered than we have been for years because 

 of shortage of money. 



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Jan. 1 - Yaw has returned, hard up financially to work. I expected him to 

 come back about February first. He says that his uncle has 

 deprived him of his property and driven him away from home. 



Today I had the carpenter make boxes for shipping specimens. 



Jan. 7 - Filled box 510. Animal skins, Value - |5.00. Box 511, Animal 

 skins, porcupine, rats. Box 512, birdskins, |5.00. Box 513, 

 animal bones, |5.00. Box 514, package animal skins, Value |3.00. 



There is a rumor that the communists may attack Southern Szechuar, 

 and they are attacking Northern Szechuar. It is possible that we 

 may have to evacuate Szechuar sooner or later. Box 515, birdskins, 

 Value - 13.00. 



Jan. 11 - There are rumors that the communists from all over China are con- 

 centrating on Szechuar Province, and may begin their attack at any 

 time. 



Jan. 12 - The mammal collector has arrived with a collection of mammals. 



Jan. 18 - The collector has a very large collection of large mammals. I 



have bought them at a cheap price, comparatively. I will sell off 

 some of them that 7/e do not need and send the rest to t he Smithsonian 

 Institution as soon as I can. I do not know h(x soon that will be. 

 I have five white pandas with skeletons and will sell off four of 

 them. 



I view of the many letters I have sent asking that money be forwarded, 

 I assume that there must be money on hsnd at Shanghai. 



Jan. 23 - 



No. 



28 , 



Mammal 



1405, 



Musk deer 



No. 



26, 



Mammal 1406, 



Musk deer 



No. 



30, 



Mammal 



1407, 



Musk deer 



No. 



27, 



Mammal 



1409, 



Musk deer 



No. 



25, 



Mammal 



1410, 



Musk deer 



No. 



23, 



Mammal 



1411, 



Cliff goat 



No. 



19, 



Mammal 



1412, 



Cliff goat 



No. 



24, 



Mammal 



1413, 



Cliff goat 



No. 



22, 



Mammal 



1414, 



Cliff goat 



No. 



21, 



Mammal 



1415, 



Cliff goat 



