July 29 Friday All day continued up valley along a stream bed amidst wonderful scenery - great chasms & ragged rock peaks - Obte stratification well shown - vertical oblique & folded - apparently limestone - wall about hunting park visitors in my place & twice saw watch towers - one circular - on the peaks - the scenery remarkably fine all way - Arrived at Plung-Puny - than at 7 P M Place 3 times as large as 2 yrs ago - new shops & houses going up everywhere - Tsao Kum is said to have timber rights & is cutting it to sell in Tsimshui. Piking charges very expensive here ($5.0 each room) because soldiers levy heavy tax on him keepers - half dozen junk- tutes at inn where we stayed - sure signs of soldiers - sent man out night for my old hunter flour - rain; Other rooms 20 c each room July 39 Sat. Then around 8 A M. got caravan back and paid them $1 each mile & took me to camp 60 li away - too much but had no time to bargain - one prostitute got my luggage with our formaline while we were packing, (that it was wine) - she took a good long swill and nearly went over backwards - she disappeared into her room & we saw her no more - at noon got away & arrived at Shun.