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24Police-cells. Whilst at Ceylon I witnessed a game of Football between opposing teams of Footballers from the man of war boats in the Harbor.
Eventually we set sail from here leaving behind a chap who was suffering from sore sickness.
We reached Tel-el-Keber on May 3rd disembarking at Port Suez May 1st. We came up by trains. During the journey which was a very barren one through the sands we were boarded by boys who sold things in the way off eggs, fruit &c to us. Here along the wayside could be seen Arabs praying to Allah on their mats. This is characteristic of the natives of Egypt – his devoutness in worship. Our first impression of the Tel-el-Keber were not
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