P7 THUR., FEB. 5, 1948 hgt. DAY 24 HRS. Speed 16.30 Dist. 384 2253 To S.F. 1887 Samoa On Board 9/8 MARINE PHOENIX LAT. 10.26 N LONG. 151.12 W Course - Various Steaming Time 23 HRS. 34 MIN. 26 MIN. DETENTION - TRANSFER OF STOWAWAY Met our first ship early this A.M. Picked up on radar at distance of 20 miles. Our Capt. finally convinced Capt. of S/S Rodman that much trouble in San Fran. would be averted if transfer were made at sea. Woke up early - noticed ship at rest. Not feeling well so did not go on deck. Transfer done very neatly according to Dr. Linley. Went to meals today but stayed on liquid diet. Possibly a slight attack of intestinal flu. Took nap in A.M. & P.M. Not much bird watching. Heard of only 2 birds being seen today. Mr. Speight spoke of seeing a shearwater type. Another man spoke of an "albatross" following ship for short time in A.M. Did not see any birds myself. Many Flying fish. Mr. Speight told of his father (a geologist in N.Z.) having received an Emperor Penguin skin from one of Shackelford exp- editions. Had skin made into muff and gave to his wife. Many years later his father gave muff to Mrs. S. when they went to visit him. Coming apart badly so they consigned muff to the waters of the Tasman Sea. Did not visit bridge today. Will catch up on my weather data tomorrow. Feel much better tonight. Rgv. Wheen showed me brochure which he had prepared des- cribing the War Memorial - Methodist Young People's Training Center to be built in Sydney. How much better to have a memorial of this type rather than statues or other useless ideas. Met Canadian couple tonight - going to settle in N.Z. He is physicist. She is from Winnipeg. Man came up to me today. Wanted to know if I were a zoologist. Posed question of chemical stimulation of rabbit ovary - development of egg without fertilization. I did not know to what stage rabbit embryo would develop under such circumstances. Do not think it reaches birth stage.