October 15, 1917 - (continued) straight ashore where the surface dashed over the boat and froze. A whole cluster of Chinese passengers who had climbed up the mast to save themselves were there frozen stiff into a solid block of ice, as no relief could reach the ship through the storm. These Chinese remained for days frozen in the ice on the mast. Cheefu has a foreign appearance as regards to its large, several storied houses. Back of it rose a series of high, semi-bare, but terraced hills. Many sampans came out to our steamer bearing large red and yellow apples, russet pears, red grapes, pomegranates, peanuts etc. At least 50% of these Chinamen still bore cues and the same sort of appendage had been noticeable in Wei-hai-wei. From Shanghai south, however, I saw practically no cues, but these northerners have not yet discarded theirs.