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1917Our table did well since old Martin was an expert fisherman.
The burial of a Japanese who had died from beri-beri gave the fastidious qualms about eating the fish which we caught here at the Carcados.
Tue. 6th Nov.The loot which the Huns want has been brought over: all aboard the "Hitachi" came over to "Wolf" today.
Wed. 7th Nov.The two vessels put to sea today at 8.30 a. (the "Eastern squadron of the Imperial German Navy" as a wag put it). The "Eastern squadron" steamed out through the shoals and at 1.30 pm hove to in the open sea.
"Hitachi" flew the German Ensign. A bomb exploded on each side of her forward well-deck at 1.45 and she slowly commenced to settle by the head on an even keel.
At 2.12 pm. her stern rose high into the air as she dived; her propellers flashed for a moment and she had gone. Wreckage kept shooting to the surface for some time; many deck houses, booms, etc floated.
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