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42 [[underline]] Dollars on New York property [[/underline]] and who [[underline]] acted as first officer on the Danish ship from Bangkok [[/underline]] came to see me. Has an [[underline]] invitation for lunch for me for the Sultan of Johore [[/underline]] and brought his car along. But I preferred to visit the [[underline]] 5 masted full square rigged Danish ship now at anchor outside the breakwater. [[/underline]] He got one of the Municipal Steam launches and we went together on board. [[underline]] Ship is a school ship, built in Glascow only about one year ago, made several photos. Has a small Diesel Engine [[/underline]] as auxiliary power. The Captain tells me that, [[underline]] with sail alone, she can [[/underline]] not do much better than [[underline]] seven points to the wind. [[/underline]] Her hull is [[vertical annotation in left margin]] P.S. this school ship a short time later left the harbor and nothing has ever been heard of her since then [[/vertical annotation]] [[end page]] [[start page]] 43 steel. Paid to [[underline]] K.A.J. Chotirmal & Co [[/underline]] 51-57 High Street $138.40 [[underline]] silver, for several pieces of silk etc. mailed by him Parcel Post [[/underline]] for which I hold his bill which I mailed to [[underline]] George [[/underline]] the other copy being in the package. Ditto for bill of [[underline]] $30.35 [[/underline]] silver paid to [[underline]] Buan Hak Company [[/underline]] also High street Singapore for [[underline]] Dolls [[/underline]] and one piece of embroidery. Went aboard [[underline]] Fushimi [[/underline]] at 3 P.M a very hot drive. [[underline]] Basin and wharf is about 1½ ^[[mile]] from hotel in quiet place. Good substantial docks & basins. [[/underline]] I find my [[underline]] cabin is very small and is near the [[/underline]] panel protecting the [[underline]] smoke stack. [[/underline]] But there is an [[underline]] electric fan. Ship is well kept [[/underline]] about 10000 tons. Passengers mostly Japanese [[vertical annotation in left margin]] S.S. Fushimi Maru [[/vertical annotation]]
