23 We spent the morning repacking some of our outfit We brought back from town. Two large Rhizomys or Bamboo rats which I bought here from a Chinese. I photographed them in the court. They were very combative performers they came near one another, they bit savagely into each others bodies. After tiffin we went with Evans & Kelly to the General at his garden party. He greeted us cordially & discoursed on game animals, Philatelic dangers, etc. He sent us cigarettes, tea, sliced pears & grapefruit. Then we called on the local magistrate who visited me last night. His garden was less smelly & dirtier than the generals. He was talkative as I last night & served us tea, cigarettes, beer & sweet biscuits. In his house he had quite a number of potted clarypantus in bloom. Mr. Arena the CNS missionary was the next to receive us. He needed