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name – thro his steward – on the beach we secured 3 extra bottles of whisky at 2/6 each (This was our own stuff sold & resold) We shall sell it tot by tot to the mess & make a good profit on each bottle – No other incident occurred save that on passing Matusi point where a battery is being erected we waved our pocket handkerchiefs to some friends & Fitz reproved us – saying it was orderless – No one said anything but we cursed him afterwards for a silly blighter full of gin & whisky up to his top waistcoat button – Really I think it was silly of him – I got up on the poop & had a last lingering look at Rabaul – It was absolutely empty save for the Una – Both town & harbor are deserted – The blight & curse of war is on them & there is nothing doing – I've had some real good times in Rabaul but I don't want to see it again – in the torrid summer –
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