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were executed.  A number have returned and have been stirring up the people.  A few days ago groups began to appear on the city wall and knocked holes through our brick wall and battered it up.  I appealed to the police.  They finally got busy and it has stopped, at least temporarily.

March 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 begin.  The two lanterns provided by the Smithsonian Institution were supposed to be able to burn kerosene, but they can only burn gasoline.  It will be exceedingly hard to get gasoline, and probably very expensive, but I'll make the attempt. 
For nearly two months letters from Shanghai have not been getting through, but yesterday and today a few have arrived.

March 5.
Chen Gih Uen came in with a large mountain rat.  Mammal No. 83.

March 6.
Today Chinese on the city wall renewed their attacks on our compound wall, coming twice.  They did not do much damage, but no doubt they will continue until they do.  Yesterday a large flock of great gray cranes flew over and more today.  They have been flying this way for fully ten days.  In one flock yesterday I counted 167 birds.

March 7.
More rain.  People are beginning to wish for good weather and sunshine.  Chen Gih Uen brought in a wild rat.  The weather is so cold that practically no insects are being caught.  Mammal No. 84.  Today the police put up a placard saying they would severely punish any who continue to ruin our compound walls.

March 9.
There have been no more attacks on the compound walls so far.  People are in a very badly distrubed state of mind.  Mailed letters to The American Express Company re specimens, and to Doctor Wetmore.  A sunshiny day.

March 10.
Today I went across the Min River to see an old grave, but did not find much interesting.  I secured an immense fish with a very long nose, the kind I wrote about to Doctor Wetmore about two years ago.  A long bill, with a soft blunt nose.  I will measure it and take the best care I can [[underlined]] get [[/underlined]] [[margin]] ^[[of it]] [[/margin]] tomorrow.  I got some letters from my family.
Today the police caught a boy trying to smash our compound wall and took him to our police station.  It seems that they are really