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Jan. 9 Saturday 1915during night, strong wind sprung up with heavy rain continuing throughout day weather cool & pleasant.Horse died making 14 to date- inoculated again, feeling headache.
Jan. 10 Sunday 1915Weather cleared strong head wind sea smooth uneventful daypreparing costumes for "Father Neptune"expect to cross "equator"tomorrow(Trooper Malcolm Campbell died & buried from )
Jan. 11 Monday 1915passed over the equator 6 AM weather nice & cool.(Boson of Thermosticles died & buried)most interesting sport commenced at 2 PM when Father Nepturne & his assistants compelled most of us from the major downwards to pass through his Hands – which meant- getting a shave with a blunt razor, mouth-filled with soap, each man had to swallow two pills, then sat on a chair – thrown in a large tank of salt water.
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