Spent the day on the boat correcting Persian MS. The trip down was rather disag- reeable at night owing to the rolling of the boat. A ty was seaside owing to bad physical condition generally, but away from army at 4 P.M. 12 Reached Siatow at mid-night. Sea rolling gave the vessel much motion which disturbed our sleep. We all went ashore at 7 O'clock breakfast at the Astor Hotel. Afterward we went shopping for drum work & embroidery for which Siatow is noted! The best linen is made in Canton but the work of embrod- & drum work is superior at Siatow. The best place now is a Chinese house where several Chinese women do embroidery, etc. to order. They understand English but don't speak it so business is difficult with them. Another place was owned by a Malay woman, Mrs. [illegible].