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1st. Sunday. Rain. Steamy.
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Seoul home. Rain from 11:30 a.m. to 4 p.m.
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2nd. Monday. Cloud and sun. A little steamy.
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3rd. Tuesday. Bright. Hot.
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4th. Wednesday. Bright. Hot.
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5th. Thursday. Beautiful. Pleasant.
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Seoul home. Gave lunch to the I.P.R. Group in honor of Miss Helen Kim, who is to leave Seoul for America, on the 7th.
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Entertained the teachers of the Working Boys Night School, twelve in all. Three of them from 第一銀行. One of them Mr. 黃 has been teaching without any pay for last 11 years rain or shine, notwithstanding his exacting duty as a clerk in 第一銀行 from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. A most remarkable young man. He so improves his spare hours in studying, painting that one of his picture got into the Exhibition this year―second time I am told.
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6th. Friday. Bright. Almost cold.
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Seoul home. Brother 致旺 left Seoul 7:20 p.m. for London via Siberia. Too sorry to see him leave home not to return for two years. God grant he will have a safe journey to his destination and that, after finishing a successful post-graduate course, he will return to us safe and sound finding us all in good health and peace!
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7th. Saturday. Beautiful. Pleasant cool.
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Seoul home. Mr. 李昇薰 willed that his skeleton should be kept in 五山學校. The dissecting Dept. of the Seoul University(京城大學) generously consented to do the work of constructing the skeleton for the purpose. Now the police dept. demands that the bones be interred. The police seems more afraid of the skeleton of 李昇薰 than the living 李昇薰!
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Hear that the Governor General has decided not to license any more Higher Common School. The Higher Common School boys have shown themselves so unreasonable and so strike-loving that they don't seem to realize the value of the Higher Common School. I don't blame the authorities for their decision in this respect. No use giving anything to anybody who doesn't appreciate it.
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8th. Sunday. Lovely. Pleasant.
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9th. Monday. Pretty. Pleasant.
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Seoul home. Helen returned from Shanghai where she jumped from one job to another until she, no doubt, lost all friends and all jobs. An education hurts rather than helps a person whose entire being is mastered by the passion to be ministered unto and not to minister. I have enough to bother me without being worried and vexed by a prodigal daughter.
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10th. Tuesday. Beautiful. Hot mid-day. Cool both ends of the day.
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11th. Wednesday. Bright. Pleasant.
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12th. Thursday. Bright. Hot―Steamy.
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13th. Friday. Cloudy. Steamy.
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14th. Saturday. Cloudy. Steamy.
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15th. Sunday. Pale sun. East wind.
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16th. Monday. Beautiful. Hot.
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Seoul home. Called on Mrs. Hardie this morning. She told me that she finds Helen very much changed for the better; that she, Helen, thinks still that she can't live korean fashion; that she wouldn't marry a Korean; and that she wants to go to Europe!!!
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17th. Tuesday. Bright. Hot.
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18th. Wednesday. Bright. Hot.
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19th. Thursday. Bright. Hot.
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20th. Friday. Cloudy. Steamy.
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21st. Saturday. Pale sun. Steaming.
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Seoul home. Mr. George Locher from Peking called on me at Y. Thirty seven years ago I saw him at his father's home in Shanghai, a golden haired, blue-eyed beautiful boy of two or three years. He is here a man of 40 with bald head. So glad to see him anyway. His father died; his mother lives in Florence, a lady of 72, his brother Allen in Birmingham; his sister Mary in America. Mrs. Y.J. Allen his grandma died a few years having survived Dr. Y.J. Allen 30 years. George has been teaching in the Peking University for the last 5 years.
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22nd. Sunday. Bright sun p.m. Hot mid-day―Cool evening.
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Seoul and vicinity suffers form drought.
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23rd. Monday. Bright. Hot.
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Seoul home. Entertained Mr. George Locher to a Korean meal at our home 6 p.m.
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24th. Tuesday. Cloud. Steamy.
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Seoul home. Rain drops in the afternoon. Entertained Mr. 宇佐美 at 朝鮮ホラル by the citizens of Seoul.
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25th. Wednesday. Bright. Steamy.
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26th. Thursday. Bright. Hot.
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Seoul home. With cousins 致旿 and 致昭 called on Mr. 宇佐美 8 a.m.
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Had an unexpected visit from Mr. 宇佐美. I like him because he has shown himself a friend to the Koreans in Tokyo. Everybody who had trouble in that great city seems to go to him for help.
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27th. Friday. Bright. Blazing heat.
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Seoul home. The drought is becoming very serious.
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28th. Saturday. Cloudy. Steamy.
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Seoul home. Cousin 致旿's second son, 明善 married the second daughter of Mr. 金中浮 of 公州. The ceremony performed at the 貞洞 M.E. Church by Mr. 金永燮 4 p.m. The wedding feast at 國一館. Mr. 金 who is reported to be one of the richest men in 公州, is known to be a skilful money maker. He knows how to pay his way into the good graces of the powers that be.
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29th. Sunday. Cloudy. Steamy.
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Seoul home. Big rain reported to have visited the South of 大邱.
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2 p.m. went to the Japanese Y. to attend the Farewell Ceremony held in honor of Mr. 丹羽淸次郞. The crowd not large but select. Wherever the Japanese are gathered they show compactness and efficiency. A band of 100 Japanese, in whatever enterprise, can do more than a thousand Koreans―who are still living on "phrases" borrowed from other peoples. Where did the Japanese get their efficiency? From centuries of military training, military tradition and military temperament.
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30th. Monday. Rain. Cool.
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Seoul home. Welcome rain from about 8 a.m. All day rain.
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Mr. 宇佐美 entertained by some of his Korean friends to a Korean supper at 明月館本店. All seemed to enjoy the occasion. Being called on to give an English song, I was forced to make a little speech. I said, in substance, that we welcomed His Excellency, 宇佐美 not for his having been the Director of the Home Affairs in the Government General; not for his present official position, but for his being the friend of the Korean people. Mr. 宇 seemed to have been much affected by my remarks. He asked for me when leaving the Restaurant and grasped my hand with both hands and pressed it with fervor―a remarkable show of feeling from a man noted for his taciturnity and cool dignity.
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