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[[circled]] 3 [[/circled]]  Yesterday I planned to go on a special excursion to see the world famous Hangchow Bore which occurs in its greatest magnificents only twice a year.  As luck turned out we had our first rainy day [[strikethrough]] bo [[/strikethrough]] on the 3rd, a fine steady drizzle enveloped the land & sea scape.  However I braved the weather as it was now or never and when I reached the RR station at 6:30 A.M. I found the 2 brave souls with whom I had arranged to go waiting for me.  One Thos. Harlan of Hartmann's Co. & a G. Constantine of Carpet affiliations.  Another American came along Conroy of the Standard Oil Co., a very