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to take us out to Mount Lavinia, where he had afternoon tea and cigarettes waiting for us. It was very good of him. We went out around the Cinnamon Gardens, the Victoria Fountain, and the different parks and sports grounds. We saw a fine residence that used to belong to the German Consul, who is now in prison. In the gardens are banyan, rubber, and bread-fruit trees and cocoa-nut palms.
Saw a German spy arrested and marched away under fixed bayonets. I got caught in a heavy rainstorm but my coolie pulled the hood of the rickshaw up, and kept me fairly dry. Went back to the ship at 4 p.m., after a very enjoyable day. The Dutch boat left about dusk, making a fine sight as she turned into the open sea with her decks ablaze with lights, on her way to Java. Received news of the result of Caulfield Cup, V.R.C. Derby, & Melbourne Cup.