Item 01: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 29 August-19 October 1914 - Page 206
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[Page 206]
Tuesday Nov 10 - 14 -Up at 5.30 -
Wrote to you & gave you the necessary information as to my movements - Captain repentant but bearish & boorish to a steward at breakfast who had brought him coffee in place of tea - That's alcohol of course - During the morng - several 'hairs of the dog' but where will & must all this end ?= During the morning Horsfall PMO came off & handed me over two sick to be discharged in Sydney & asked me to take a third - As we are chock full I had to decline- He sent me subsequently a letter to post & wished me luck - At 1 pm we got 2 prisoners (Australians) & at 2 Charles of the Encounter sent us a signal 'To proceed' The Captain has a whiskey on the spot - We took ¾ of an hour hoisting our launch & then the bell rang in the engine room full speed ahead & we were off & out Soon threading our way thro the reef & making for the open sea - Suva looked well