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sake stop the ship. Brother Pierce getting the meals dropped the stew & rushed to the rail but it beat him easily & fell on the deck. Hop not too well. Lee [Bert] trying to decide whether to jump overboard or to die. Eric soaked to the skin & shivering, someone sick on him. Retribution for enlisting. Afric pitching down to her rails & shipping seas. Chief Steward says it rougher than ever seen in 32 years. Feeling well myself and rather enjoying the expressions. One by one they rush to the side & let go. No sooner down below than up again .9/1/16 Mess orderly today with Ivers. Wash up with scrubbing brush & wipe on washing up cloth. Lee (AC) doubtful if ever will see Sydney again & says he never appreciated a good job in Sydney. Eric will never enlist again .
Church service on boat deck at 9.30 am lasting ten minutes during which time the men sing Nearer my God to Thee – Lead Kindly Light & the National Anthem. The food so far has been absolutely awful & nobody could eat it. I have been living on tins of salmon & tinned Pineapple but find it growing expensive.
At 7.30 pm the Chaplain gathered the men round him & we sang a few hymns. He then delivered a short address on Temptation ending with a few more