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At Djiledoeg - [[underlined]] a rail road station [[/underlined]] saw a [[underlined]] large new Sugar mill owned by a Chinaman [[/underlined]] and the [[underlined]] sumptuous residence [[/underlined]] of [[underlined]] his manager. Sugar culture [[/underlined]] very extensive here. Fields well cultivated. Everywhere black loamy fertile soil. Excellent irrigation. Hundreds of [[underlined]] rice gatherers, [[/underlined]] men and women carrying bunches of rice on head or shoulders [[underlined]] Beautiful old shade [[/underlined]] trees along the motor roads We are here near the sea. Large straight irrigation ditches as wide as a canal This seems to be [[underlined]] rice-harvest [[/underlined]] time here. The road leads thru woods planted with [[underlined]] teak trees, [[/underlined]] in regular rows. Arrive [[underlined]] Paekoworts [[/underlined]]
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at 12:30. Hotel train looks good enough but is just opposite station and R. R tracks and highway. and with [[underlined]] the eternal honking of automobile horns. [[/underlined]] The strident whistling of miniature locomotives with loud whistles. it is very noisy. [[underlined]] Locomotives [[/underlined]] are [[underlined]] wood-fired. Trains stop [[/underlined]] running [[underlined]] at night [[/underlined]] but [[underlined]] noise of whistles keeps on just [[/underlined]] the same. There are very few guests, on hotel and children keep noisily playing in dining room and hall ways. [[underlined]] The usual cement splash-baths. [[/underlined]] but [[underlined]] not. private. [[/underlined]] Hotel is a [[underlined]] Government R. R hotel [[/underlined]] and the [[underlined]] manager does not seem to care much about his guests Welsback light. [[/underlined]] Violent rain all afternoon. [[strikethrough]] No [[/strikethrough]] [[underlined]] Streets [[/underlined]] are [[underlined]] not lighted [[/underlined]]