SAT. 11 APR. 1953 MENARI. NOT TRAP LINE TO RUN THIS A.M. BOYS WILL BAIT UP AGAIN THIS P.M. SPENT A.M. SHINNING OUT FORMALINED RATS FROM DABORA + DAVIDS CUSCUS. MADE UP SKINS IN P.M. + UN PINNED DRY SPECIMENS. KEN + GEOFF SPENT A.M. FIXING FOREARM OF A SHOTGUN. KEN IS VERY GOOD WITH MECHANICAL PROBLEMS. GEOFF'S BOYS WENT FISHING IN THE TINY STREAM IN BACK OF CAMP. CAME IN WITH 4 EELS + 3 KINDS OF SMALL FISH. DAVID BROUGHT IN A VERY LONG- TAILED FRINGED LIZARD - OUR FIRST. BOYS HAVE BEEN EXCITED ALL DAY ABOUT PARTY. KEN IS THROWING FOR THEM TONIGHT. HE HAS BOUGHT SOME RATIOS + BETEL NUT. SOME OF THE VILLAGE WOMEN BROUGHT THEIR BLACK CLAY COOKING POTS + WERE BOILING RICE. VILLAGE MEN DRUMMERS + DANCERS SHOWED UP AFTER DARK + STARTED WARMING UP. BOYS ALL DRESSED OUT IN FANCY LAVA-LAVAS + ARM + HEAD FLOWER BANDS. OUR BOYS WERE SINGING AT SAME TIME AS VILLAGE BOYS - SEEMS TO MAKE NO DIFFERENCE TO EITHER GROUP. FERGUSON CHANT + SISSING IS VERY MONOTONOUS. EACH DANCE TELLS A SPECIFIC STORY. FATHER CHISHOLM RANG MISSION BELL AT 9:30 + 10 P.M. DANCING STOPPED BUT EATING + DRINKING WENT ON FOR HOURS. KEN REALLY KNOWS THESE PEOPLE + HOW TO GET ON WITH THEM. QUITE DIFFERENT FROM THE "OLD N.G. HAND" TREATMENT. WIND BLOWING HARD TODAY - FEW INSECTS + FEW RATS. KEN SLEPT OUTSIDE IN HIS HAMMOCK.