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fortified Guns are visible from all the prominences surrounding the town the English residents ashore send off numerous cases of delicious oranges which were very acceptable
June 25th Increase speed to arrive sooner at Callao.
June 26th Arrive at Callao
June 27th Arrive at Sechura Bay meet "Newcastle" and transfer mails.
June 28th Start Coaling and finish takes in 1000 tons
June 29th "Otranto" arrives with mails she is to relieve us we are to go to Sydney N.S.W. for our refit. Some of the chaps on the "Otranto" visit us. they tell us of the torpedoing of the "Lusitania" they received her S.O.S.and made for her but were of no assistance so proceeded on their journey
June 30th Left Sechura Bay for "Payta" 48 miles distant arrived back at "Lopez Islands". at 6 oclock
July 1st A Court Martial is to be held on Board the "Otranto" An Articifer [Artificer] from the