several half-castes. Several world tourists are bound for Bali. In Soerabaia were two ships laden with cattle and pigs from Bali: the pigs woven into cylin- drical crates and stacked on deck like cordwood. Glad to get away from sultry Soerabaia. This is the change of the season--very hot still and perhaps an afternoon shower or thunderstorm every three or four days April 8th. Anchored off -?-, on Bali, soon after daylight and discharged passengers. None of its reputed wonders to be seen from on board. A dryish, mountainous, rather infertile island on which forest has been largely replaced by grass. Maize seems to be the chief crop on the slopes about. A few small patches of terraced land. Cattle raising an important indus- try. April 9th. Arrived at Makassar about 7 AM and moved to the Grand Hotel. Naturally, I suppose, the hotels deteriorate in the Indies in proportion to their distance from the Hotel des Indes. At the Grand the tarif is f10 per day for a single room with bath--more than enough for the accomodation and food offered. The town is about 350 yaers old, an interesting old place of narrow streets crowded round an ancient fort. The moat surrounding the old fort is dry now and partly filled in and a portion of the walls have been pulled down. Makassar is chiefly a copra port, the business in this product being largely in the hands of a few European firms. Chinese do most of the retailing. One sees very fine gold and filagree work on display and in course of manufacture in the shops. As in Batavia, fine old trees shade the streets away from the ****** business centre (Tamarinds, Canarium, etc.) Found that Internationale had passed our business on to the Molukken Veem, an important forwarding and agency firm with previous experience in fitting out expeditions. The Molukken Veem had waiting for inspection 2 cooks mates and about