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R.M.S. "Empress of Japan"
and the Pacific.
Thursday, March 22, 1934,

Dearest Mother,
Its hard to know where to
begin as everything happened in the last
few days before leaving Honolulu, and
ever since boarding the boat we have
been industriously reading "Japan Day
by Day". We have found it intensely
interesting and it will mean so much
to us to have read it before going there.
I have made notes of all the people
mentioned and places to refer to if
necessary - Anyway we can talk more
intelligently of what grandpa did when
he was there and will be able to
appreciate things more. [Knowing] some
thing of what to look for and expect.

I guess I'd better tell you
first of some of the things that happened
in our last week in Honolulu.