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Freezing hard: not much doing all day, plenty to eat, corned pork, duff cakes, nuts Pint [of] beer extra ? a man brought out from Halifax and a lot of rum. Never got rim in for being drunk. Had singsong. Got Middle watch.Arrived Halifax 29 December 1914Coaled ship, 1000 tons. Plenty of snow. Freezing hard nearly all the time. 20 [degrees?] frost7 January 1915. Went out to target practice. Canadian towing target. Came on thick. Lost target. Came in harbour again.Left Halifax , Toms birthday 12 Jan. 1915 Day and night firing.Caught a sneezer. Arrived in Chesapeake Bay.
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