Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 46
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[Page 46]
How Rawdon – holding me very firmly by the hand wd love all this pomp & panoply & what a supply of naval language he'd pick up -
The ladies on the Beach at Selsea (near Portsmouth) the daughters of naval men were seated near a lake & a lot of swans came into view - Just then 2 Tars came into view also walking up to the edge of the lake - One lady said to the other – I can tell you what will be the first remark of those two men & what the reply will be - They bet gloves on it & wrote question & answer on paper & waited - Up came the tars 'What's them 'ruddy' birds Bill" said No 1 – 'Ruddy' Swans – Jack said the other - The elder lady's knowledge of the tar was correct for that was her written question & answer - I have been on the 'Protector' this morning - It is my 'pidgin' to examine any Diver before he goes diving - It was a rough sea & I had but one sailor - I took the ropes - Just as we got alongside we snapped the starboard oar - They threw a rope & we were all right - I took 2 coming back - From the Protector we saw the Admiral's