4th Month APRIL 1959 30 Days RAINING STEADILY 20 MONDAY 110-255 (39) Oomsis to LAE UP EARLY AND PACKED FOR RETURN TO LAE. WAITED UNTIL 10:30 FOR WORD FROM FORESTRY ON THE "SHANSI". NONE CAME SO WE DROVE IN + FOUND THE "SHANSI" AT THE DOCK! AT LONG LAST OUR CARGO IS HERE. JOHN + I WENT DOWN TO WHARF AFTER LUNCH BUT STILL RAINING. HATCHES OFF AT 3 P.M. NO CHANCE OF CARGO. WENT TO HOTEL FOR SWIM-NO WATER IN POOL. HAD A BEER WITH SOME OF JOHN'S FRIENDS. HAIRCUT IN "KONG TOWN" (CHINESE SECTION) BY AN EXPERT CHINESE LADY BARBER. TO MOVIES WITH JOHN. NO SHOOTING. FAIR 21 TUESDAY 111-254 (40) LAE DOWN TO SHIP. CARGO ROUNDED UP BY FORESTRY TRUCKS - ALL EXCEPT OUR AMMO CRATE. RATS FROM CONFLICT GROUP - SENT BY ALAN WILLIS RECEIVED SAFELY. TWO CRATES OF LIVE TRAPS AND ECTO PARASITE VIALS FROM BOB TRAUB ALSO ON BOARD. WE ALL WORKED ON OPENING CRATES + SORTING BLACK BOXES MOST OF DAY. DOWN TO WHARF TO FIND AMMO BOX. AGENT ROY OSLING- TON FINALLY FOUND IT! DINNER TONIGHT WITH THE WOMERSLEYS. DELICIOUS. EXCELLENT PUDDING. GOODS A. RIESLING WINE. GINGER BEER FAIR MOST OF DAY. 22 WEDNESDAY 112-253 (41) LAE SORTING SUPPLIES MOST OF DAY. WHAT A TREAT IT IS TO HAVE PROPER SUPPLIES! PACKED COLLECTING TRUNKS FOR NEXT 5 WEEKS. JOHN LEARNED THAT A QANTAS PILOT HAS SOME BATS IN ROOF OF HIS HOUSE. OFF WE WENT AND I CRAWLED UNDER THE EAVES AND FISHED THEM OUT WITH A COAT HANGER. I WAS CAUGHT - A PREGNANT ♀ - PIPISTRELLUS. I WAS HOP- ING THEY WOULD BE "FREE-TAILS". PUT EMBRYO IN BOUINS FLUID TO FIX TISSUES FOR BILL WIMSA TT. JOHN GUNN + BILL SMYTHE CALLED WITH A BIG SPIDER - MALES SHORT FUNNEL WEB IN HOLE IN GROUND. TOOK PICTURES OF BILL HAND- LING IT - RATHER SLUGGISH + NOT AGGRESSIVE. JOHN G. BROUGHT ME AN 8' PHTYON. TOOK PICTURES OF J.G. + BILL PLAYING WITH IT.