When we were here before M. Person took us to visit the Minister of Finance, we were in a carriage full of mud and slime & made our way to the slope of a hill over looking the city where the Prime had his official dwelling in an ordinary yard. It was rather a surprise to find him there for we had pictured the ornate splendour of one of the larger houses of the city. He was a fat old man, his close cropped hair flecked with gray, and dressed in a very dirty gown of red. We gave him his first ride in a motor car but whether or not he was perfectly impressed we could tell for his countenance never changed its expression, wrathy lack of expression. We found that O. Jupser had sent a bundle of mare for us by a traveler but we never got it - Probably it is now on its way to Kalgan and we may receive it sometime from now - or not at all. July Thurs 10 Fri. 11 Sat 12 Sun 13 Mon. 14 Tues 15 The succeeding six days which we spent in Kuga were full to the brim with work at packing photography. Our stuff was all taken to Anderson Meyn & Co's place and then the kindness of Mr. O. Jupser we made free with his house & garden.