November 15, 1917 The Tenyo Maru left the docks promptly at 3pm and we had a noisy departure. The dock was crowded with Japanese and Europeans bidding farewell to passengers as the great liner cast off. Many of the Japanese shouted lustily and gave cheers for their friends. We cast anchor alongside the largest battleship in the Japanese navy which is anchored in the bay. After a short examination of steerage for stow-aways, we steamed down the bay in the gloom and passed through the heads at darkness into the sea. The 1st cabin passengers are 160, 100 of which are Japanese. As roommate, I have W.A. Dow, an Oakland, California man who has been a Standard Oil Salesman at Hankow, and also as far up the Yangtse as Chung-King. He speaks the Hankow dialect, and Mandarin. Several Americans from the Philippines are on board, 2 tea buyers from Formosa, and a Siamese prince.