August 3 -1897 From White's Journal. When one dropped Jansen 't he flag on the Sta- tion dipped four times in response to which Operti and White dip the British Ensign at our peak, while repeated volutes were fired off from stern and on land. Soon the point was rounded and at 5.15 Mr Jansen and the other boys dropped off into the whale boat, and a few minutes later boat (which was heartily cheered) and land once lost to sight in the thick veil of fog which had for long obscured the upper portions of the Hawaiian food mountains. Immediately we found ourselves in a very nasty smell bathed in a thick fog. About 6.30 Am John Clark suddenly came up and vomitted and soon repeated the screaming. Mr Lee and Figgins also disappeared in food. At 6.30 the Captain, Operti, Lee and Lient Peay came forward to tea, all sitting at one table. After supper Operti and White stretched out on the bunk and saw till the mate announced that we were per- sing Walrus. The ship passed close alongside if about seven of them. A little later we steamed close to three men swimming in the water, their white tushes