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1st. Friday. Beautiful―Steamy hot.
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Seoul home. Today being the Patriotic Day now re-christened "Asia Uplifting Day(興亞奉仕日) , everybody had to go to the Shinto Shrine from 8 a.m. on.
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Papers report that the English efforts to bring about a peaceful compromise between Hitler and Poland had been rejected definitely by Hitler and that at 4 this morning(8 p.m. of the 31st Berlin time) Poland attacked a city in Upper Silesia and occupied the Broadcasting Station and that fights have began between the German and Polish troops at many points along the boundaries of the two States.
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The evening papers say that at 9 this morning German war planes threw bombs on Warsaw. Strange England and France on whose promise of assistance Poland has depended so much seems to have taken no active steps toward helping the poor Poland.
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2nd. Saturday. Uncomfortably hot.
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Seoul home. Invited Miss Kim Helen to a sukiyaki supper at Yedogawa. Messrs. 兪億兼, 具滋玉 and cousin 致暎 also present.
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3rd. Sunday. Cloudy. Steamy.
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Seoul home. As result of the dreadful drought the three Southern Provinces (6 now) are face to face with one of the direct famines Korea has had. Among those who have lands in South Choong Chung Do, we are most severely hit. Our crops have altogether failed so we shall have no income next year. Yet the authorities seems to take no account of this great famine. The contributions are piled on us without mercy. Bonds―War-bonds 3 1/2% interest―are beginning to be forced on us. The Police are collecting ￥100,000.00 to build police sergeants' residences―with ￥300,000.00. More to follow to rebuild the Jong-No Station. Collections are to be levied to build Shrines for the spirits of the dead soldiers one in Seoul and another in Namsan. More bonds are to be forced on us by the Hypothec Bank.
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4th. Monday. Bright and hot.
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Seoul home. After a little taste of insufficient rain, the dreadful heat and drought have begun again. The city of Ham Hung has had an inundation a day or so ago. Is there any plan or purpose or benevolence in nature?
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Papers say England declared war against Germany at 7:15 p.m. Tokyo time―10:15 a.m. in London. French followed suit a few hours later. The attitude of Italy draws the attention of the whole world.
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Rain 2:30 p.m. to 3:30.
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5th. Tuesday. Dull sun. Steamy heat.
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Seoul home. Out two boys, 璋善 and 琦善 left Seoul for Tokyo per 4:15 express. God bless them on the sea and on land, in school and at home always!
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6th. Wednesday. Uncomfortably hot.
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7th. Thursday. Cloudy. Steamy heat.
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8th. Friday. Rain 7 to 10 a.m.
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Seoul home. Refreshing rain from 7 to 10. Cloudy and cool rest of the day.
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9th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. Papers report that the German troops captured Warsaw at 1:15 yesterday morning (5:15 p.m. 8th Berlin time) .
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This is a decidedly autumnal day.
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10th. Sunday. Beautiful.
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11th. Monday. Pale sun. Cool breeze.
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12th. Tuesday. Sunny hot.
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13th. Wednesday. Cloudy―Steamy heat.
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14th. Thursday. Cloudy a.m. Rain 1-5 p.m.
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15th. Friday. Cloudy―Cool.
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16th. Saturday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. The Dai Nippon Young Menꡑs Organization(大日本靑年團) held its 15th Annual Meeting in Seoul. Near a thousand young men from Japan proper, plus 4,000 Korean young men present very impressive sight. Manchukuo was represented by 30 young men; North China by 5; Central China by 5; Canton by 5; Woo Chang and Hankow by 5; Mongolia by 5. Of the five delegates from Hankow, one was a young woman.
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Had a long and elaborate ceremony at the Citizens' Hall. General Minami made one of his finest speeches. The whole exercises lasted from 8:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m.
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17th. Sunday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. Went to the Stadium at 8 a.m. where 5,000 young men, members of the Dai Nippon Young Menꡑs Organization, had its outdoor exercises. It was a beautiful sight. Returned home 11 a.m.
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Hear Bishop Kim Jong Woo died at his home this morning. The Korean M.E. Church has lost a man whose place would be hard to fill. He had a little boil on his right foot for which he entered Severance Hospital for treatment. An operation―blood poison―suffering for 3 weeks―then passed away―like a dream.
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18th. Monday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. This morning's papers report that a huge Russian army began invading Poland yesterday morning.
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19th. Tuesday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. If one were to ask Hitler why he plays a mad dog among the countries of the Central Europe he would no doubt say that he is doing all his brutal meanness for the happiness and prosperity of the German nation can be promoted by destroying the happiness and prosperity of Austria, Czechoslovakia and of Poland? How is the German prosperity promoted by taking the bread and butter out mouths of the entire German nation to be turned into bombs, bullets and poison gases for the destruction of the lives and property of millions upon millions of the neighboring countries whose only crime is to have been placed too near the country which is dominated by a mad-man(?) If Hitler succeeds in his awful demoniacal career, many a fair man's faith in an all mighty and all wise and all loving God would be shaken.
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20th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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21st. Thursday. Pretty a.m. Cloudy p.m.
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Seoul home. Attended the funeral service of Bishop Kim Jong Woo from 10 to 11 a.m. at the Jung Dong Methodist Church. The church was filled to its limit by those who felt real sorry for the untimely loss of the good man. He was elected Bishop of the Korean M.E. Church last October.
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Heard this afternoon that Mr. Pak Yung Hyo 朴泳孝侯爵 passed away 11:55 this morning. What a stormy life he had during the last 79 years!
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22nd. Friday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. A lovely autumn day.
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23rd. Saturday. Cloudy―Rain p.m.
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Seoul home. Wife entered the Government Hospital 醫專病院 ostensibly for treatment of her high blood pressure and kidney trouble But what secret reasons she has to get into a quiet room in a hospital Devil only knows!
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5 p.m. went to Joong Im Dong to attend a so-called religious service held at 俊善ꡑs home to commemorate the 3rd anniversary of the death of cousin Chi-Sung. Showers between 5:30 and 6:30 p.m.
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This morning at 15 minutes to 8 went to Mr. Barnhart's home where three Indian Y.M.C.A. men were entertained to breakfast. Messrs. Niwa, Hanamura, Koons, Billings, Ryang were also present. The Indian guests came to Korea via Japan Proper on their way to Manchukuo on an education-trip by the invitation of the Japanese Government. They will see and hear only what they are shown and told.
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24th. Sunday. Beautiful a.m. Showers p.m.
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Left Seoul 8:40 a.m. for On Yang with 明燮. Arriving there a little past 10:30, we went straight to Old On Yang to pay our respect to our parents' grave. Returning to the springs I had a refreshing bath and rest until 6:30. Left the springs 7:04 p.m. reached home about 10:30.
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25th. Monday. Beautiful a.m. Showers p.m.
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Seoul home. I have known four old men whose latter years have been made more or less unhappy by having wives or concubines form 20 to 40 years younger than they. All these women were coarse, ungrateful, and over-sexed. One of them who has had unlimited opportunity to learn better manners and higher ideals of life never care to learn anything higher than what appeals to animal instincts and passions. She is so offensively insolent to everybody, relatives and strangers, alike that anybody who has once tasted her rude arrogance never cares to come with in 40 feet of her sight. One may imagine what her old, long suffering husband has to bear.
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26th. Tuesday. Pleasant. Cloudy.
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Seoul home. 9:50 a.m. went to Ewha College to attend a meeting of the Executive Committee of the Board of Managers. One of the important decisions made by 3 against 2 votes was to let the girls participate in intercollegiate games even if Sundays have to be unkept. Missionaries naturally opposed to the motion. But since the students of Christian schools have to attend services at Shin Koong on innumerable patriotic occasions which generally fall on Sundays why shouldn't they play games on Sundays, if they have to? Besides all games and sports are controlled by the powers that be Christian students who refuse to play on Sundays will be marked as unpatriotic.
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27th. Wednesday. Beautiful.
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Seoul home. Accepting the invitation of Mr. Pak In Joon, the architect, I took lunch at Boir Grand Restaurant with Pak, Ryang, and Yu.
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Warsaw reported to have fallen by the unconditional capitulation of the brave Polish defenders who had held the German invaders at bay for more than two weeks. The beautiful city must have been reduced to ashes. Why this cruelty? Hitler is applauded by many as a hero whose brutality has sacrificed and will sacrifice countless lives and untold treasure to his mean ambition for victory and conquest.
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28th. Thursday. Cloud. Cool.
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Seoul home. 10 a.m. The members of Board of Managers of Managers of the Korea Methodist Chruch met at Womenꡑs Seminary to elect a new Bishop. 21 members present thus requiring at least 14 votes for election. Revs. Kim Yung Sup and Yi Yun Yong get 7 and 8 votes respectively at 6th balloting. Rev. Jung Choon Soo came between, to the surprise of everybody, then Yi asked the Board not to wast votes on him as he had no desire to run for the honer. Then the next ballot showed the men who had voted for Yi cast their votes on Jung and not on Kim So. Mr. Jung was elected at 9th ballot, to the agreeable surprise of all who did not want Kim elected because he is Hugh Cynn's man.
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29th. Friday. Beautiful a.m. Cloudy p.m.
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Seoul home. Beautiful a.m. Wind and showers between 4:30 and 5:30.
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An elaborate funeral service for Prince Pak Yung Hyo was held at Pak Moon Sa according to Buddhist rites. He is the last Korean aristocrat whose death is lamented by a host of Koreans―now above 55 or 60 years and whose funeral service will be so highly honored by the present rulers.
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Poland has been partitioned between Russia(Stalin) and Germany(Hitler) . What can England and France do to help poor, poor Poland?
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30th. Saturday. Beautiful. Cool.
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Seoul home. Almost cold enough for a little fire in the room.
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Invited the doctors (Dr. 金龍壽 and Dr. 申□均) who are treating wife and Dr. Narita, the head of the 1st 內科 Section and Dr. Niitani(新谷) , the head of Obstetric Section, to a lunch at Chosun Hotel 12:30 p.m.
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