Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 169
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[Page 169]
We caught a Remora or Sucking fish this morng - He was slate colored – about 2 feet long & had an oval sucking disc about 5 " inches by 2 5 on the back of his Cephalothorax - (combined Head & chest) There is much difference of opinion as to whether he is edible - One remark was that he was too much like a shark to be good eating though I believe young shark is not bad - Personally I don't want either - Fishing has been a dead failure – here & at Ribaul & in the coral sea - The natives in Fiji fish out by the reef at night time but no boat may leave the wharf after Sunset is the Flagship's order & so we don't get fresh fish - I saw yesterday the long nosed form of the Garfish swing alongside & this morng - a Bonito was chasing small fry - The morng - & eveng - are perfection - At the sunset the West streams gold over the heavens & the sun goes down in a golden chariot - Midday is hot but all around its glorious stimulating champagne weather & so we end week 10 of war time