Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 187
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[Page 187]
most useful I admit but not the place for an energetic medical man who wants to evolve his mind by experience & actual work - No – the science for the Navy & every war ship is the practical application from deck to keel of science – is physical science, mathematics, physics, mechanics - The Beach is the happy hunting ground for the Biologist – Chemist – Hygienist & practically applied medicine & surgery -
This aftn I went to the Beach about 2 pm - I posted my letter to you & P. C's to England for Xmas - I then bought some P.cards for you which show Suva & give some detail of Fijian life - I then went to the library & looked over some books about Fiji & picked up some facts about the old times here - King Thacombau was a cannibal Chief & then converted - Many tales are told about him - I then took a 5 mile walk right round