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& on the front of it they had a pole with the [space] of the Kiasar hanging by the neck & at the beg behind the [space] Sultan of Turkey kneeling praying for peace with a white flag flying, the whole was on a large motor truck & trailer fully 60 feet long & made a splendid display. Thousands of soldiers were in front & following with bugles & empty kerosene tins slung around their necks making a terrible noise & sad to say, some drunks amongst them rushed off & smashed up shop windows even pulling glass cases & glass doors & breaking things up in general to the disgust of the majority of the soldiers & civilians. The police native & patrols were not sufficient to deal with the disturbance. Consequently at 8.30 p.m. all hotels & shops were closed yet it still went on. Also marching through each picture show with flags flying as they the mob passed. Extra patrol troops were called out & by mid-night after dealing with hundreds of troops severely, they left for their respective camps.
14.11.18
Ships arriving daily & heard of the sad news re the torpedoing of the Brit. [space] in the straits of Gibralter. So far no mention of the number of lives lost. All the hotels & the shops closed this day. The City paraded by a very strong patrol composed of troops & blue jackets each patrol in charge of a officer, so that no damage was done this day everything quiet & peaceful. We are still being under a overhaul having our troop decks fitted out for white troops