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<p class="page" id="a5658045">[Page 45]</p><p>1 Piece Soap 1 Pipe 1 Tooth Brush and Powder 2 Pairs Socks and Writing Paper and the bag is a pillow slip. August 24th. We are now well on our way. We passed Cape Guardifini on the 22nd. Cape Guardafini, is situated in Italian Somaliland on the North East Coast of Africa. The Tucker is still good but we have struck the cooler weather now, and it, was a bit choppy last night and the night before, We expect to be striking the Monsoons presently I am not feeling too good myself. The headaches are starting again, I had no sleep two nights ago, and the headache I have now has been raging for the last 3 days. Sept, 3rd, We have now been 17 days out and are nearly to Freemantle we have had 2 deaths, One chap died, he was passing his internals, poor fellow he only came abroad to die. The other case (a very regretable incident) occured on the 1st. His name was McDondall, He was on ships fatigue in the morning at 7 oclock, then he was again detailed for Quartermasters fatigue which was to get some blankets from the</p>