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[[left margin]] Henry S. Frank. - Helen J. Gilroy [[\left margin]]
[[underline]] College [[\underline]] occupies extensive grounds.  The youngest pupils in preparatory school are merely [[underline]] 8-10 [[\underline]] years old.  Both sexes.  [[underline]] Professors American English and Scotch. [[\underline]] Athletics, gardening, agriculture etc.  Acting president is [[underline]] Mr. Baxter, [[\underline]] a Scotchman.  Professor of Chemistry is [[underline]] Frank [[\underline]] a member of A.C.S. and a [[underline]] Pittsburgh University graduate; [[\underline]] Miss [[underline]] Gilroy [[\underline]] also received me.  [[underline]] Chin [[\underline]] an intelligent Chinese [[underline]] who studied [[\underline]] in U.S is professor [[underline]] of Analytical Chemistry. [[\underline]]  A few months ago [[underline]] Pirates took launch of college [[\underline]] and [[underline]] kept crew [[\underline]] and about 50 [[underline]] Chinese [[\underline]] students for Ransom.  There was [[underline]] one American [[\underline]] aboard, [[underline]] whom they sent back. [[\underline]]
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[[left margin]] 173. Hong Kong Mex Dollars. (180 = 100 $. American) [[\left margin]]
Thursday night to lecture to Faculty and students after dinner at Baxters.
Returning went to Pohomull Brothers (Farrees?) 15 French Concession, Shameen, Canton, and [[underline]] bought slightly under $100 American worth of silk Shawls, silk fabric [[\underline]] etc which they are to send insured by [[underline]] Parcel Post to Celine. [[\underline]]
[[underline]] March 10. [[\underline]] Had a poor night on account of bad cold.  Ordered [[underline]] 100 bamboo poles [[\underline]] and one oar thru [[underline]] George F. Fisher, [[\underline]] of Gerin Dreward & Co., Shameen Canton.  He is to draw upon Bakelite Corporation.
Afternoon [[underline]] Scotchmer [[\underline]] and [[underline]] Osborn Watson, U.S. Trade Commissioner, [[\underline]] took me in motor [[underline]] car to the country.  Chinese chauffeur [[\underline]] went along the mediocre & winding road, [[underline]] till we struck [[\underline]]