November 23, 1917 At 8:30pm the wrestling contest between members of the Japanese crew took place. These men were stripped to the waist and wore short cotton drawers leaving their legs bare. They are expert wrestlers, but not of the enormous size of professional Japanese wrestlers. They caught holds by arms in a leaning forward position and then tried to throw their opponent out of the ring or else on his back in the ring, - either feat spelling victory for them. In professional contests the action is slower; the wrestlers standing motionless for 15 or 20 minutes at one time. In the morning the sword fencing contest between Japanese took place. The antagonists were protected by iron mask, padded head and corset made of bamboo. Whacking on top of the head and side of the body was the usual mode of attack. The victor always emitting a deep growl or crow of victory and the victim a lesser groan or sign of defeat. November 24, 1917 Saturday we reached the outer bay of Honolulu at 7pm and laid too while the doctor and passport inspection took place which was not finished until reaching the dock at 10:30am. Going ashore I met Albert Waterhouse who traveled to Singapore with us in 1916. The view from the harbor showed a great mountainous island with clouds hanging on the summit of the higher volcanoes above Honolulu. On the plain westward near Pearl Harbor, vast fields of light yellow sugar cane could be detected. Eastward beyond Waikiki, Diamond Head, an old volcano crater stood sentinel and sloped steeply into the sea.