Another beautiful day. At 9:30, when I had everything packed and hotel bill paid, Inantus phoned that the journey had been postponed for 24 hours. A reporter from the Western Australian called. We talked about UNRRA 【聯合國善後救濟總署] and future relations between China and Australia. Li 【李芹根] took me over to the consulate. We simply vegetated. After lunch, I came back to the hotel to sleep and read Christian Science Monitor Magazine and Saturday Evening Post, of which Li had many copies. At 5:30, we went out driving, to take a look at the suburbs. Perth is certainly a nice town: the houses, with few exceptions, are small but very comfortable-looking. Dinner in Chungking Restaurant. The owner refused to accept pay. Then we went to see Address Unknown in Capital: the theater is very comfortable but the film is a big effort at drama without achieving it.
【continue writing on page Feb. 27, 1945] All Chinese tell me that while Australia was very firm in upholding “white Australian” policy, individually, Australians have very little racial prejudice.
Chinese in Australia learn to speak English better than those in the United States. On the whole, they are better off.