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[9th November 1914]
We saw plenty of flying fish on this run, they get well out of the water & look very pretty of an early morning with the sun shining on them as they dart through the air.
Early on the morning of the 9th of November we were all surprised to see the "Sydney" swing out from her line & come racing over toward us she looked fine as she tore through the water, the white foam flying from her sharp cut bows, & the black smoke pouring from her funnels, we guessed something was up, & so we watched till she disappeared from sight, we heard nothing more till nearly 10 oclock, I was down below at the time, & all of a sudden I heard a terrible noise on deck, I hopped up & there was a notice pinned on
the wall to the effect that the Sydney had destroyed the Emden", the boys were delighted, seeing as how it was our boat that done the trick, & got in before the Japanese, & our China Squadron who had been thirsting for her blood, ever since war broke out. Shortly after this came another wireless saying that she was after a collier, & when she had finished with her, she would return & transfer her wounded & prisoner's to the "Omrah" which was our Headquarters ship. We never saw the Sydney" no more till she reached Colombo, for she went on to there after the scrap, I guess she lifted a good bit of trouble off the ships captains, for there was always the danger of the Emden" getting in unawares at night, after