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Decr 23 1014
23rd – Searchlights from Fort on us at night. Also enquiring by lamp sig. our number. Weather fine & mild morning broke fine – nothing doing. Fog came on about 11 am, fog whistles blown every 3 minutes. Weather cold on a/c of fog. Fog cleared slightly but did not lift till 6pm. Sea very smooth. Isolation Hospital fitted out 7 patients, 6 other & one Qlander. Genl Hsptl full various complaints. Ship rolling a little during night. Administration of ship in 3 sections established.
24th – Morning fine. Physical drill & Stretcher drill in morning. Reveille 6 am. Concert in evening on nr 1 troop deck (Portside Saloon) Singing etc. Finished about 9.30
25th – Xmas day, fine & cloudless dawn church service starboard deck 9 am. Capt. Power (R.C.) delivered address only necessary work performed.
Decr 1914
25th – Xmas dinner rather poor & badly served. Pork & stewed rabbit served first, then soup then potatoes & cabbage then plum duff (full of unstoned raisins) The Flag ship Ulysses (Holts Blue funnel line) appeared in sight & at 1 pm had almost drawn up level off the port side, a few miles distant. Slept in pm & got painted & smeared with Dark tan Kiwi polish Dick Lyons & Stockwell operating. "Revenge is sweet!!" On Hsptl duty all night. Hair cutting escapade took place. Great amusement at disfigurements etc. I escaped (only owing to duty.)
26th – Boxing Day. Slept nearly all day. At noon & 6 pm Fire alarms sounded etc. for drill purposes. Got my hair cut to avoid forcible removal by horse clippers. Wrote Robbo. Mater Ulysses passed us Borda steaming to order.