Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 181
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[Page 181]
Wednesday Nov 4 – 14 We're coaling – 10 tons per hour put in by 1 gang of coolies - & we want some 250 tons means at least 24 hours alongside a collier - The Aorangi is also coaling on the other side of the collier & needs 6 – 700 tons -
AE2 is on the Suva slip having her bottom & propeller seen to - The Encounter is guard ship - The Flag & Frenchman out scouting - Nothing doing from a war stand point still we must be absolutely on the alert & ready - The German cruiser Emden has put up an A1 record - She has sunk up to-date over 20 British steamers - She's in the Indian Ocean somewhere - I went to the Beach yesterday & went to the R.C. mission station to call on Father Fox - He was out so I went to the Library & then for a walk & examined plant life till 6 pm when I got back to the Upolu with a crowd of officers & others -
We had 2 guests to dinner - After dinner Bridge & Auction Bridge - I wound up by a grand slam in my own hand -