October 28, 1917 - (continued) I saw many Korean women here, many in pale green dresses and pink wastes and a few in grass green robes, but none were in white. In physiognomy they are very Chinese. A group of Korean women and children in Holiday dress make as gay a bit of color as the Burmese women. The curfew which formerly rang at 9pm and allowed the women free use of the streets and the men confinement at home has not been in use for 25 years and is really a forgotten custom. Mr. Curtis, the American Consul, told me that the American residents here outnumber the Europeans. There are about 500 American and Europeans but before Japanese occupation there were 1500. The Japanese are seen in great numbers everywhere in possession of shops, but few are in the city. I have seen troops of Japanese children, clad in gray kimono's and armed with their picturesque umbrellas, or parasols as we consider them, wandering through the streets, merry and heedless. After tiffin, I visited some of the fur shops with the guide. These were small and poor compared to Peking or Shanghai shops. They make no fur garments here, only fur collars and cuffs. I saw a few bundles of gray squirrel, otter, and marmot and black house cat and a few striped wildcat robes. In a few shops were found the leopard, a long-haired race, but the dealers wanted 60 yen each. The tiger skins I saw were rich