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It rained torrentially on Sunday – I see Holmes gives Rabaul a very bad name – I don't think it is nearly so bad as he makes out. If men wd drink less – have a better commissar & listen to the medical reason duly set forth – residence wd not be too bad – As regards building Germany cannot teach us anything – their beds – windows are mostly atrocious – To day has been fine & as wet seasons go this has not been a bad one –
Tuesday Feb 9-15 Very hot to-day – Into the ditch – Sick parade – Johnson got his infected sore on his upper lip still bad – Came to me for treatment – To the Beach – Got in 59 £ gold for sales – Went selling again & sold right out to the military mess – Arranged to deliver 2.30 pm – To the Garrison Hosp – Arranged to send men to Eastern – Eastern leaves & this goes by it – 10 am Feb 10 – Arranged to get Quinine & Rum for Fantome – Off to Fantome – Got up everything we had for sale & listed it as per invoice – By 2.30 I was ashore & the Sergeant saluted me – All went right & I sold the lot of the Fantome stores & hold the gold – Inboard – Defaulters parade – A blighter refused work & called the Dr of the Una in his defence – Poor blighter he failed badly – Got 90 days in the jam pot – All is well – We coal at Matupi tomorrow – may sail any day we cant be in Sydney before 25th anyway – Fred –
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