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naturedly. I am told that [[underline]] many of these people are born and live their whole lives on such boats. [[/underline]] The Chinese on these boats and [[strikethrough]] on the [[/strikethrough]] along the waterside, look heavy and queer and savage and [[underline]] very dirty and squalid. [[/underline]] Bishop tells me they [[underline]] are of a different race than the Chinese on land, [[/underline]] and until the Revolution were [[strikethrough]] not [[/strikethrough]] not allowed to pass [[strikethrough]] or compete for [[/strikethrough]] the examinations which enabled all other Chinese to compete for Government positions. Bishop tells me that they are the [[underline]] remnants of the original races which [[/underline]] populated China and which afterwards got replaced or hybrided with Mongolians or Manchus.
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The better trained Chinese seem to make good waiters. It feels cold and chilly altho' not freezing. Went to bed at 9 P.M. pretty well tired
[[underline]] Feb 28. [[/underline]] Up early. Sunny sky, but chill wind blowing
Well rested. Drove ^[[in]] [[underline]] Ricksa to Cable office. [[/underline]] Have received [[underline]] cable from George that all is well [[/underline]] and no important news and that sales are satisfactory. Have cabled (over $1.00 Am, a word) that am leaving for Hong-King today giving my address there c/o [[underline]] Am. Consul. [[/underline]] and that letters should be addressed [[underline]] Singapore Am. Consul. [[/underline]] Mailed 2 letters to Celine [[underline]] Read in the paper that some unpaid soldiers have ransomed [[/underline]] a town a few miles distant and as inhabitants [[underline]] refused pay ransom [[/underline]] they