Slebritz, R. 226 1963 Kuching Asian Trip Feb. 11 meandering streams. The Smiths said the clearing of the forest had augmented the flood problem. About halfway across the South China Sea the clouds began to break up and we came into Singapore with a magnificent view of the city with its lights twinkling and boat lights reflected in the lagoon. The flight back was far less rough than the trip to Kuching. To return to Father Millary - he feels there ought to be more use of reptiles in biology studies in Sarawak because they are so hardly prevalent. He laments the prejudice that people have toward these animals. The Teacher Training school is a magnificent modern structure, although I feel the architect got a little carried away. Mate said they spent so much money on the physical plant there, they had little left over for other schools. Feb. 12 Stayed at a Chinese Hotel, The New Country Hotel, about 3 miles from the airport. Left at 7:30 a.m. A bird was singing in the garden as I left. The hotel manager called it a brown cuckoo. It smiled