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where we take a boat for Fusan, arriving there tomorrow month tl n all day trip to Seoul by rail, a day or two there; another long rail trip i Mukden, another day there; doubling back to Dairen, at the railway journey to Peking from Mukden is quite out of the question: a d a / t sail to the port of Tientsin, and a relatively short journey to Peking by rail. We all hate to leave Japan which has been interesting and beautiful. Our week in Kyota was delightful and the journey from Kobe here scenic beyond description. I had no idea that Japan was so mountainous. We shall spend a little more than a week in Peking, our time being cut short because we must make connections with a Chinese boat from Tientsin to Shanghai, a four day sail which will not be pleasant. I hope Peking is worth all of this! Peking, October 30 Japan was delightful but China is fascinating. We reached Peking on Tuesday afternoon, having been held up by rough weather for two days crossing the Yellow Sea from Dairen. The railway from Mukden down is now impossible because of the Sino-Japanese situation in Manchuria. We shoul have been about twenty hours crossing to Tientsin but we were three nights and parts of three days in a tiny steamer crowded to far more than capacity. Well, it's over now but it was quite exciting while it lasted. Yesterday I visited the1 National Library of China which has recently gone into its new building near the Winter Palace. I found the library very modern in many ways as Mr. Yuan, the librarian, and several of his staff are American-trained librarians and all speak English. They had tea for me and I had to make a little speech, in English naturally. This morning we visited the Temple of Heaven and the Altar of Heaven, over in the Chinese city, both most impressive and very beautiful. On the way back, we saw a Chinese wedding procession, the bride in a red and gold palanquin, screened from sight of course. A few minutes later we saw the wedding gifts being carried in large baskets and some of them were magnificent—porcelains, bronzes, lacquered chests etc. Tust after that we encountered big crowds on the side walks (we were in rickshaws) and noticed great excitement. We learned later that we had just escaped participating in an execution, as the crowd was waiting for the prisoners to be brought along. The hotels so far have been more than comfortable and the food is good, tho one tires of the menus after a while. Tonight we are going to see the most famous Chinese actor of women's parts (a man of course). I did not have a chance to see a good Japanese play as the season had not opened.

Mail for Miss Simpson. Letters must leave Chicago on these dates, care Bureau of University Travel. December 15th, for Delhi, India, Hotel Cecil. December 31st, for Bombay, India, Taj Mahal Hotel. January 9th, for Colombo, Ceylon, Galle Face Hotel. January 18 to February 8, for Cairo, Egypt, Travel, 9 Kimel street. Between February 22d and March 8th letters sent to this Cairo address will be forwarded. Postage to all countries is live cents for on ounce. ALUMNI PUBLICATIONS Ahern, Mary Eileen. "A Winter Library Vacation. Librari, 35:201-204, May, 1 Ml Boyd, Anne M. United States Government Publications. II. W. Wilson Company, 1930. 260 p. Babcr, C P. "Concerning Terminology." Libraries, 35:457, 1 ccmber, 1930. , Manual of Order Department Routine for Coll and University Libraries. St hert, 1930. 71 p.

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