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pass pleasantly enough.
A sharp lookout is now kept up, we are nearing the danger zone, viz "the submarines danger" Life boat drill is carried out twice or more times a day.
The orders were:– "as long as you appeared" on your respective parade deck with your life belt, you were O.K. Some queer looking specimens of humanity appeared at various time; viz minus tunics boots or putties, alas! some in their birthday suits!
All sorts of rumours were current on board the Port Melbourne; as regards our future port of call, and our general movements.
Today, Nov 26th 1916, we mounted a gun in case a "friendly sub" appeared, also a general guard, whose duty it was to keep "their eyes well skinned" for a "bobbing periscope"
It is five weeks today (Monday 27th 1916) since we left Adelaide, it seems like five years to most of us!
I noticed a tramp steamer some ten miles away this evening. Quite a welcome sight! A few flying fish and a couple of whales