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In the afternoon we called on the French consul who kindly wrote to the foreign commissioner for an audience & permit or passport to travel thru Yunnan. [[strikethrough]] We called [[/strikethrough]] Took dinner at Collins of the Y.M.C.A. where we met the Collin's, Pilsner's, & a [[?Gen'l]] from Canton. (3) Called on the Foreigners Commission at 10 A.M. by appointment. He received us in French at his Yamen. He talks French but not English. With him was a slanteyed Chinese interpreter for English. He served us champagne, cigarettes, tea, biscuits & cigars. He gave us permission to travel anywhere but supplied us with 2 soldiers for escorts. We did not want these chaps but could not get away from their service. Took tiffin at Hotel with Moore-Bennett. He has survey thru Tali-fu & Soa Mau.
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Yamen - administrative office and/or residence of a local bureaucrat or mandarin in imperial China.