Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 68
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[Page 68]
It told a little of the "ebb & flow of human misery" in N W France & Eastern Prussia – Great fighting at 'Bizura'. It isn't on our maps – In the enemy wireless told us there was a Jap – ship in our vicinity – Some 5-6 miles off but we saw nothing of her or any other ship – At midnight we stopped – We're half way & ought to meet the Eastern – It's 10 am & we are still here – All is well on board – Dinner last eveg was – A tin of whitebait – some rice – They opened a tin of sheep's tongues & I got one & did all right – I had rice & some marmalade for breakfast – One doesn't want very much but I take no risks – The cook is the trouble – He is quite useless – We are close up – within a degree of the equator – Fitz. tells me we are not going - N. of it – There is an agreement he states between the British & Japs that the latter are to remain in military occupation until the end of the war – However I know we've been to Yap in the Yap Carolines which is just on 10 ° N –
Thursday D 31-14 – Here we are – flapping our wings no Eastern – no news – nothing – Some roll, heat humidity within 53 miles of the Equator.