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115 The Tengu Maru left
the docks promptly at
3 P.M. We had a noisy
departure. The docks was
crowded with Japs & European
bidding farewell to passengers
as the great liner cast off.
Many of the Japanese shouted
lustily & gave cheers for their
friends. We cast anchor
along side the largest
battleship in the Jap Navy
which is anchored in the bay
& after a short examination
of steerage furniture we
steamed down the bay
in the gloom & passed
through the heads at darkness
into the sea. The 12 cabin
passengers are 160, 100 quid
are Japs. As an amusement I
have W.A. Dow an Oakland
Calif. Man who has been Standard
Oil salesman at Honolulu &
also as for my youngest 07