Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 172
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[Page 172]
I went for a 7 mile walk on Saty aft - Took my vasculum & with one mate – Harrison – walked right round the environs of Suva - This keeps me fit & well & in addition I exercise my powers of observation which enables me to collect any new plants I come across - Our route lay to the Rewa river- over a bridge & round by a different road home - Happy Fijians – some Filipinos & lots of sad looking Hindus passed us - Funny why the Hindus look so depressed - Their women don't - Some Hindoo women look shy & refined & even pretty - The kids are lively enough - Everyone here kills the introduced mongoose – ricky ticky tavy – with his furry tail - I saw one wiped out – probably he was after chickens - I didn't get much that was new to me - The two commonest flowers were Lantana & black eyed Susan (a Thumbergia) - The only thing I didn't know was a fine white star shaped flower