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138 seemed to be little disposed to laugh and cheer when such bad war news was being received. The [[red underline]] bulletin [[/red underline]] to night [[red underline]] printed information of the worst news [[/red underline]] we had received thus far. Later when we were sitting on deck, news was brought that a latest telegram announced a [[red underline]] sea fight [[/red underline]] between [[strikethrough]] Brit [[/strikethrough]] [[red underline]] British [[/red underline]] and [[red underline]] German ships in [[/red underline]] the North Sea. [[red vertical line in left margin next to following paragraph]] A strange impression in this surrounding [[strikethrough]] calml [[/strikethrough]] calm, less of the steadily advancing ship ^[[to think]] that just now all Europe is in a vast conflagration. [[/red vertical line in left margin]] Aug 6. Slept very little last night. My [[red underline]] thoughts ever turned back to the tragedy [[/red underline]] which is now being enacted over "civilized" Europe. Very sultry. After breakfast started packing my valises. Very [[end page]] [[start page]] 139 hot work. Vague land line appears. One fisherboat ^[[sampan]] unusual construction Several japanese fisherman, most of them stark naked and a coolie basket-hat. Brown skinned. Pulling at oars lustily, standing. On prow a man throw something ahead of him - a net? and then they start rowing and repeat the operations. [[red underline]] Funny boats [[/red underline]] with funny [red underline]] square sails [[/red underline]] as broad on top as below. Rocky hilly shore, green and twisted pine-trees. More sailing vessels everywhere We pass [[strikethrough]] two [[/strikethrough]] ^[[several]] forts situated near navigation channel and scarcely above level of water. On the port side I notice several men of war all under steam. [[red underline]] Beautiful bay. [[/red underline]] Hundreds of little sails everywhere. All [[red underline]] Sampans [[/red underline]] with a [[red underline]] sail like a [[strikethrough]] curtain [[/strikethrough]] roller curtain. [[/red underline]] Fishermen half or entirely naked. Funny shape of sampans, with long rudders wriggled by one man. Their funny straw hats with peak on top. shade for sun and rain [[end page]]
