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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.