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the same as the Ferriers in colour so much so that a naval man standing close by was taken for a Turk by one of the French Algerians & told to get a bristle on. The ownership of this island appears very doubtful & Admiral Wemyss was asked who did own it but he replied that he did not know all he knew was that he was Governor. Mudros is the military area & special regulations are in force controlling the movement of the inhabitants. Owing to the presence of a submarine, hostile, all lights out is insisted on at 8.30 p.m.
Wednesday 12th Heavy rain during the night. Had the extreme honour of being asked to make up a boat crew & told by the Captain that I was a good man took stroke again. We rowed the Chief Engineer to the Reliance for some repairs & managed to get some news concerning events. Coming back we called at the Clan Macrae for news but nothing new She had Indians on board with Soudanese & Maltese 500 donkeys for Transport 300 goats & 250 sheep. During the afternoon the No. 1 General Stationary Hospital came on board from shore & we expect to sail tonight for Dardanelles. Sailed about 6 oclock & after waiting outside for orders continued on our way about 8 p.m.
Thursday 13th awoke in morning to the boom of guns & found ourselves at Cape Hellas. We steamed through a fleet of ships mostly French some of which were landing troops & horses then proceeded up the coast to where the Australians had landed, we circled several ships lying here & then returned to Cape Hellas & after drifting round anchored opposite the mouth of the Dardanelles. Our Captain had been looking for the ship to which the Hospital had to tranship