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in white. Am told they are [[underline]] far superior to Malays [[/underline]] because the latter do not like to work [[strikethrough]] pur [[/strikethrough]] nor have the same [[underline]] punctuality. [[/underline]] Furthermore, [[underline]] Chinese all understand some Pidgin-English. [[/underline]] Wireless and electric fans. 2 motor cars are on deck. At 7 AM. drop anchor before [[underline]] Samarang [[/underline]] old port. We are surrounded by praus and lighters. 3 conical Mountains in sight looking like extinct volcanoes. Pleasant breeze and not too warm except in sun. [[underline]] SS. Planeius has electric cranes. Best ship of her size I ever saw. [[/underline]] She is [[underline]] oil-fired. [[/underline]] Left a few hours later. Sea again as smooth as a river.
This harbor was formerly
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very important when ships were smaller. Depth now insufficient, but channel has been dredged to town for sampans, and steam launches, and lighters.
[[underline]] May 23. [[/underline]] Early in morning arrived in [[underline]] Batavia [[/underline]] along wharf. Went to [[underline]] Consul, [[/underline]] no letters nor telegrams. Tried to buy some curios found none worth while so went to [[underline]] Hotel des Indes [[/underline]] for lunch and to get my baggage. There met [[underline]] Mr. Hancock [[/underline]] who runs the [[underline]] R.R. in Phillipines [[/underline]] for White & Co. Engineering Co and who knows several of my friends. [[strikethrough]] Then [[/strikethrough]] Also Mr. [[underline]] Rose. x [[/underline]] (See his card) who is an [[underline]] Englishman [[/underline]] in British Columbia and [[underline]] Director of a Chinese Coal mine [[/underline]] who gave me
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Mr Robert Rose The Kailan Mining Administration, Tientsin 
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Director von Zalinge of K.P.M. inquired about [[underline]] White Star Towing incident [[/underline]]
Mr. G.G [[underline]] van der Kop [[/underline]] ^[[Governor General]] also is aboard. - pleasant talk. 
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