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1st. Monday. Cloud and sun. Steamy.
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Seoul home. Under the last Emperor of Korea the word Traitor or Treason covered a large area of crime from having a photo of the Imperial Majesty to any imaginary conspiracy against his unjust person or dynasty. That abominable age is gone for good. But in its place has come the word, Anti-Japanese. A Korean telling his compatriots not to sell their lands or to develop home(Korean) industry or to keep their physical, economic and intellectual conditions fit―as the Bohemian did under the Austrian york, is all guilty of the heinous crime of Anti-Japanese. A few returned students from Toyko tried to give lectures during the Summer in country towns persuading the Korean hearers to pay more attention to manufacturing those things which the Korean people use most instead of depending―on the products from other lands(Japan being understood) . Police stopped them because to discourage the use of Japanese products is of course Anti-Japanese. The Japanese manufacturers in Korea have lately adopted the slogan "Patronize Korean products"―which means the articles produced in Korea by the Japanese.
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2nd. Tuesday. Bright. Pleasant.
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3rd. Wednesday. Cloud―Rain now and then. Cool.
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4th. Thursday. Rain. Cool.
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Seoul home. Rain all day.
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5th. Friday. Cloud. Pale sun. Pleasant.
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6th. Saturday. Bright. Pleasant.
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Left Seoul 8:42 a.m. for 溫陽溫泉 with 璋善, 琦善 and 寶姬. Reached 溫泉 about 11:30. Refreshing bath. Children enjoy the change.
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7th. Sunday. Bright. Pleasant.
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Left 溫泉 3:20 p.m. for Seoul with 璋, 琦 and 恩姬. Arrived home about 6:30.
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8th. Monday. Sun. Steamy.
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9th. Tuesday. Cloudy. Steamy.
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Seoul home. The weather is preparing for another spell of rain.
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11th. Thursday. Pretty. Pleasant.
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12th. Friday. Pretty. Pleasant.
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Seoul home. Mr. and Mrs. H. Marler were entertained to a lunch given by the Luncheon Club. All the Canadians in Seoul and other foreigners plus many Japanese and Koreans were gathered to do honor to the first Canadian minister ever appointed to Japan. After the lunch was over Mr. M. spoke on the Canada of the 20th Century. Mr. Matsuoka of the Keijo-Nippo made a speech of welcome. Then I spoke―a difficult task because the guest being a diplomatic official accredited to the Japanese Court. What could I say without offending the Japanese or the Korean or the guest? When I got through, the audience was surprisingly pleased with my little talk. Some of them said. "It was a gem of a speech".
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13th. Saturday. Pretty. Pleasant.
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14th. Sunday. Pretty. Pleasant.
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15th. Monday. Bright. Pleasant.
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16th. Tuesday. Pretty. Pleasant.
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17th. Wednesday. Pretty. Pleasant.
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18th. Thursday. Beautiful. Pleasant.
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To Song Do 7:55 a.m. train to attend the meeting of the Song Do Higher Common School Board of Managers from 11.
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19th. Friday. Bright. Pleasant.
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20th. Saturday. Bright. Pleasant.
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Seoul home. Under the auspices of the 朝鮮農會(The Agricultural Association of Korea) whose president is the Vice Gov.-General, a 全鮮農業者大會, so called, was convened at the Town Hall from 9 a.m. Of the 79 representative of the large land owners from 13 Provinces, 53 were Japanese and 26 Koreans. Not only were the Koreans less than half in number but they were zero in influence. The question was how to meet the dire economic disaster that the Korean farmers now face owing to the over production of rice and the consequent fall of the price to 3 sen per 斤. After much talk it was resolved (1) that the Central Gov't. of Tokyo be petitioned to buy up 6,000,000 bags or koku; (2) that the Government General of Korea raise a tariff wall against the Manchurian millet; (3) that stores or go-downs be provided for keeping the rice.
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21st. Sunday. Beautiful. Pleasant.
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Seoul home. Anniversary of father's memorial day.
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22nd. Monday. Cloudy. Pleasant.
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Seoul home. Wife's birthday. I have never seen her more pleasant and pleased on her birthday than she has been today. Our dear Mary did the preparing of the foot etc.
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Rain from about 11 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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23rd. Tuesday. Beautiful. Pleasant.
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Seoul home. The National Council of Korean Y.M.C.A. met at Central Y. at 5:30 p.m. The recall of Mr. Nash by the New York Committee became the main bone of contention of the meeting. Mr. 金東元, the Chair man of the Pyong Yang Y.M.C.A. strongly urged the retaining of Mr. Nash. Mr. 曺晩植the General Secretary of the Pyong Yang Y. of course expressed the same view. Had there been a few more Pyong Yang men in the meeting, there might have been a fight between them and the Seoul members―particularly with Y.U.K. The motion that the Council cable N.Y. to cancel the recall was long discussed. Pro and con. Dr. Avison cut the knot by saying that such a cable was dangerous for two reasons; (1) If N.Y. complied with our request then where will Messrs. Cynn and Barnhart be? If N.Y. turned the petition down what will become the "face" of the National Council? So it was decided to let the recall alone. A bed business. Cynn manoeuvred to remove Nash because N. prejudiced the West against Seoul. Now, N's recall will altogether alienate the West and North from Seoul―which is a greater evil.
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24th. Wednesday. Beautiful. Pleasant.
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Seoul home. Both the Northern and Southern Methodist Annual Conferences began today. Spent the afternoon at 傳巖亭 with 璋, 琦, 寶, 瑛.
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25th. Thursday. Beautiful. Rather too warm mid-day.
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26th. Friday. Pretty. Rather warm.
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Seoul home. A little shower early morning.
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27th. Saturday. Rain. Cool.
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Seoul home. Rained from early morning until late in the afternoon.
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28th. Sunday. Beautiful. Pleasant.
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29th. Monday. Beautiful. Pleasant.
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30th. Tuesday. Cloudy. Pleasant.
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