Item 01: Irene Victoria Read letters from her husband, 27 November 1914-1 November 1915 - Page 87
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[Page 87]
I drove back to Kandy on my own. It rained nearly all the afternoon. Most of our shipmates had left Kandy, Col. Syme, Majors Dunhill & Summons & I were the only officers still at the hotel. There were also about a dozen nurses & half a dozen of the rank & file. Late in the afternoon I took a rickshaw to the river & saw four elephants bathing in the muddy water. Turned in soon after dinner.
Next morning (29th inst.) left Kandy by the 7.15 AM train & reached Colombo about 11. On the way down it was pretty misty but we occasionally got a glimpse of the magnificent mountain scenery. Saw plenty of rubber tea & cocoa plantations. The rice is grown on the mountain sides on a series of terraces. Arriving at Colombo I made for the telegraph office to see whether there was a cable for me. They told me that there was not one. Soon after this I met some one from the ship who told me there was a cable on the ship for me - so I bustled back to the telegraph office & saw the officer in charge. He looked through the cables recently received & found the one telling me that you were all well & that you were leaving by the Demosthenes on 6th Jany. Going back to town I made a few purchases at Cargills (two shillings for a writing block) had lunch at the G.O.H.