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Sat. 15th Dec. (cont.)A sail was sighted last night and I was dozing off this morning when the gun went off just outside my porthole. It is the 3 masted barque "Marechal Davout" Nantes, fitted with wireless and two 9 c.m. guns. Captain Louis Bret and crew of 30, including six naval gunners. All French. Melbourne-Dacca with wheat. The vessel was sunk in afternoon.
Mon 24th Dec.Christmas Eve, and very miserable. The two vessels were about to go into Trinidad (believed uninhabited) a few days ago to coal when a wireless station on the island commenced working. "Wolf" immediately turned South and is spending Christmas hove to in mid-Atlantic with the "Ingotz Mendi" close by. The band was on the forward deck playing carols.
Mines and the Doc. came round visiting. Mines has tact – he said "Good luck" instead of "a Happy (!) Christmas.
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