Item 01: J. E. Morrison diary, 13 October 1917-29 October 1918 - Page 77
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[Page 77]
One of the Japaneese distroyers bows badly stowed in & bent over the water line & the other badly bulged in above the water line starboard quarter. Both under temporary repairs.
Also up the city this afternoon & night met hundreds of the Japs. Without a exception conducting themselves splendid. Neat & tidy & a credid to there country. Call all around the town & saw all the sights & also probably one of the largest monuments the Emblems of France presented by a Italian marble sculptor who made his millions at this city. The city being full of French troops on leave & British troops on transit conducting themselves fairly well this trip.
8th [May]
Discharged all guncarriages & ammunation & loading hundreds of deisell engins made in Switzerland for Japan. transhipments probably at Alexandria. Taking in large quantity of bunker coal. Some talk of us going on a long trip. Also embarked 200 officers for India & Egypt & a few troops. The bulk of the Tommies going over on the Kaisar I Hind.
Miserable weather here raining throughout & coaling ship with Indians