Was at lessons, piano and violin all the morning. I am getting on splendidly at my stamps now. My new album gives me real pleasure. – The injections did not improve my cold much which continued the same way till Sunday, when after eating two Bismarck cakes, the mucus became unbearably burning and heavy. Went to Doctor Donovan, who said he could not make out my case at all, and said that Mammie should come to him on Thursday. My nose is still very red around the edges. – Pappie gave me permission to order ‘Lands and Peoples’ to-day. – There is terrible war and confusion in China at present. All the war-lords are fighting, and three armies are advancing on Peking. – Went to Mangans’ after tea to hear the opera ‘Kitesh’ sung in Russian by Russians in Covent Garden, London. What we heard of it was fine. The work is compared to ‘Parsival’. At 9 we lost it, and had to give up, having fun till 11, when I came home dead tired
