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were executed. A ntEiiber nave returned and xiaire beerx stirring' 

 tip the people* A few days ago groups began to appear on the 

 city wall and knocked holes through our brick: mil and battered 

 it up. I appealed to the police. 2hey finally got busy and it 

 has stopped, at least temporarily. 



larch 3» 



Kerosene is #30 .00 a case, so I have hesitated to begin using 

 the Smithsonian kerosene in night"-moth catching. However, I have 

 decided to oegin. 2he two lanterns provided by the Smithsonian In- 

 stitution were supposed to be able to bum kerosene, but they ^ can 

 only bum gasoline. It will be exceediugly hard to get gasoline, 

 and probably very expensive, but 1*11 mke the attempt. 



"i?or nearly two months letters from Shanghai have not been 

 getting through, but yesterday and today a few have arrived. 



March 5. 



Chen iiih Uen objdb in with a large moxmtain rat. Manmial lo. 83. 



March 5. 



2oday Chinese on the city wall renewed their attacks on our 

 conipo-imd wall, coming twice. 2hey did not do much daniage, but no 

 ■ doubt they will continue until they do. Yesterday a large flock of 

 ^?reat gray cranes flew over and more today. 2hey have been flying 

 this way for fully ten oay-s. In one flock yesterday I coimted 167 

 birds. 



March 7. 



More rain. People are beginning to wish for good weather and 

 sunshine. Chen CJih Uen brought in a wild rat. 5!he weather^^is so 

 cold that practically no insects are being caught. M8.mmal lo. 84.^ 

 Soday tne police put up a placard saying they would severely punish 

 any mo continue to ruin our compound walls. 



March 9. 



Ihere have been no more attacks on the coiitpound walls so far. 

 People are in a very badly distrubed state of mind. Mailed letters 

 to ihe American Bxpress Company re specimens, and to Doctor Wetmore. 

 A sujishiny day* 



larch 10. 



2oday I went across the Hin Eiver to see an old grave, but did 

 not find much interesting. I secured an ismiense fish with a very 

 long nose, the kind I wrote about to Doctor Wetmore about two years 

 ago. A long bill, with a soft blimt nose. I will measure it and 

 ^4 l^- take the best care I can je t tomorrow. I. got some letters from 



family. 



3oday the police cai:y^ht a boy trying to smash our compound wall 

 and took him to our iDOlice station. It seems that they are really 



