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were shot dead; otherwise things went smoothly.
We have bought up all available stores for the use of the garrison but these will only last for about 5 days. After that ----?
Mon Feb 1st : Nothing of note has happened since the last entry; indeed what can happen here? The "Marsina" arrived from Queensland last night, but unfortunately brought no stores for the Garrison.
On Saturday a cricket match took place between the men of the destroyer "Parramatta" and the garrison resulting in a win for the "Parramattas" by 40 runs. A concert was held in the evening which proved a great success, many of the artists referring in humorous terms to the shortage of provisions.
6.0 pm : The "Matunga" has just passed Herbertshohe on the way to Rabaul; naturally we are now impatiently awaiting our mail which will probably be the last before leaving for the South. We hope she has brought stores.
On Sunday the officers of the Garrison dined at Kuradui, being probably the last weekend to be spent in Herbertshohe. A very pleasant evening was spent amid fairy-like surroundings, the dining room being one mass of sweet-smelling tropical plants set amidst luxuriant palms & ferns. Silent & smiling native attendants, sparkling conversation, with the intoxicating perfume of a thousand flowers, wafted over & around us by the