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1st. Wednesday. Bright. Mild.
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Praise God from Whom all blessings flow,
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Praise Him all Creatures here below
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Praise Him above ye heavenly hosts
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Praise Father, Son and Holy Ghost.
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Grant this year may prove a better, happier, richer year to us Koreans!
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Paid my card-leaving visit to the residences of the Governor General; of the Administrative Chief; and of the Chief of Police of my section of the city.
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2nd. Thursday. Cloudy. Mild.
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3rd. Friday. Pale sun. Mild a.m. Cold p.m.
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Left Seoul 8:42 a.m. through train for 溫陽溫泉 with 璋, 琦, 寶姬 and 龍求. Arrived 溫陽 nearly 12. A refreshing bath. Children enjoyed the spring.
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4th. Saturday. Pale. Very cold.
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溫陽溫泉. With 琦善 and 龍求 paid visit to father's tomb 3:30~4:30 p.m.
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5th. Sunday. Bright. Very cold.
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溫泉 until 3:20 p.m. Left 溫泉 for Seoul per the through train. Arrived home 7 p.m. Found wife abed with a sort of rheumatism.
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6th. Monday. Bright. Very cold.
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7th. Tuesday. Bright. Very cold.
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8th. Wednesday. Bright. Very cold.
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9th. Thursday. Bright. Cold.
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10th. Friday. Bright. Cold.
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11th. Saturday. Bright. Cold.
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Seoul home. Confined to bed with a touch of 몸살.
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12th. Sunday. Bright. Cold.
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Seoul home. Confined to bed.
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13th. Monday. Bright. Cold.
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14th. Tuesday. Snow a.m. Sun p.m. Mild.
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15th. Wednesday. Pale sun and cloud. Mild.
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Seoul home. 15 schools―in fact all the private middle grade school boys and girls had man-sei demonstrations. The police has their hands full and the prisons and police stations are crowded with Korean school boys and girls. One can't keep tears from his eyes to see these boys and girls try to express their inexpressible sense of despair and anger at the ruthless and relentless policy of Japan to make Korea as thoroughly Japanized as Hok-Kai-Do or Kyu-Shu. Yet will these demonstrations accomplish anything? If 20 million Koreans, instead of a few thousand students, shouted mansei today or all the days of this year will it modify an iota of the Japanese policy? No, simply because there is nothing to fear in the shouts.
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16th. Thursday. Bright. Mild.
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Seoul home. Seven more schools had the man-sei demonstration.
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6:30~9:30 p.m. the ladies' night of the University Club at the Chosen Hotel. Wife and I went. Governor GeneralSaito was the honored guest. Personally he is certainly a lovable character. The Japanese and Korean members all enjoyed the evening very much. Too bad that this Club spirit couldn't be carried into political and business relations of the two races.
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17th. Friday. Bright. Chilly.
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Seoul home. The Y.M.C.A. School and a few other schools had the man-sei demonstration.
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18th. Saturday. Beautiful. Mild.
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19th. Sunday. Bright. Mild.
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Left Seoul with 璋善 for 溫陽溫泉 8:42 a.m. Arrived at the springs 12:05. Had refreshing bath. Returned to Seoul per 3:20 p.m. train reaching home 7 p.m.
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20th. Monday. Bright. Cold.
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21st. Tuesday. Bright. Cold.
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Seoul home. All the Higher Common Schools in Pyong Yang, boys and girls had a big man-sei demonstration according to the papers. These agitations does only good thing―that is, they awaken, deepen and broaden the sense of racial solidarity. The Japanese have so muzzled the press communications that the Japanese papers in such centre like―Tokyo, don't give a line to the Korean demonstrations.
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22nd. Wednesday. Pretty. Mild.
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Seoul home. Snow last night.
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23rd. Thursday. Bright. Mild.
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24th. Friday. Bright. Mild.
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Seoul home. Received a telegram from Shanghai to the effect that Helen had an auto accident and that she had entered the Shanghai Hospital. The message sent by a man named Emerson, asking me to send ￥300.00 per telegraph order. Strange she didn't send the telegram in her own name.
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25th. Saturday. Bright. Mild.
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Seoul home. Today is my 66th birthday. I have decided to give the money―say ￥50.00―to the poor in my native village instead of inviting guests etc.
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Sent ￥300.00 to Helen said to be in the Shanghai Hospital.
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26th. Sunday. Bright. Mild.
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27th. Monday. Pale. Mild.
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Seoul home. Went to the official residence of Governor GeneralSaito for dinner which he gave to the members of the University Club. Wife went with me 6~10 p.m.
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This morning 11 went to the 訓練院廣場 to bid the last farewell to the remains of Mr. 劉猛. Had seen him hail and strong on the 14th inst. I believe. Now he is gone forever―another old friend who had stuff enough to be respected.
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28th. Tuesday. Cloudy. Mild.
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Left Seoul 9:05 a.m. train for Song Do. Returned to Seoul per 3 p.m. train. Snow from 2:30 to about 4 p.m. But the flakes melted before they hit the ground.
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Hear the C.C.C. boys walked out after presenting a petition, asking (1) that all the students now in prison on account of the recent demonstrations be released; and (2) that all the students either expelled or suspended be restored to their respective classes.
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29th. Wednesday. Pretty. Mild as Spring.
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Seoul home. Took 璋, 琦 and 明姬 to the Movie Hall 中央館 to see the "talkie". It was simply wonderful to hear the actors in the film actually talk.
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30th. Thursday. Pretty. Mild.
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Seoul home. This is the First Day of the First Moon of Year. The Korean population have come to ignore the fact that the Solar Calender is the Calendar of the country. The people almost unconsciously do this as a form of silent protest to the Japanese domination. May this New Year be a better Year for the Koreans than the one just gone!!
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31st. Friday. Bright. Mild.
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