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[[circled]] 15 [[/circled]]  We had another day of mist & rain without any sight of the snowy Himalayas.  Yesterday afternoon I visited the Gymkana Club which is the center of life here.  Many ladies & men came in for tea & to enjoy the band concert.  There was also some dancing numbers.  The club has a large skating rink also.  The library is quite good & contains many books on Indian travel & sport.  I met Mr. Mackenzie the Secretary of the Club [[strikethrough]] but [[/strikethrough]] and he was made an appointment with me for Monday morning to talk over shooting in the district.  He has shot serow, muntjac, black bear & the rare clouded leopard at Darjeeling.  In the plains he