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10th Jan.

At midday we were fifty miles from Colombo so tonight we are about a 125.  We left about eight o clock this morning, we left a few of the troops behind.  Soon after we were outside the breakwater some of them were seen rowing over but they were to late, perhaps they will be able to board the Wiltshire which in [is] in port carrying New Zealanders but they have a few hundred Australians with them so they ought to be right.

I have given up sleeping below now, on the top deck will do me as its much cooler and fresher but one as to get up at five when the 

 

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