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5 November 1914
Thursday Oaks Day
After passing a rotten night our first christening of the tropics we had stables. Bert Masters crook so had sole charge. Toby has broken out in a rash all over the body. 1 more horse dead in No 5 (9 up to date). HMS Minatour came right down the line of ships with certain sigs up & all ships gave them the general salute, after a time she returned price of jam cut down from 1/- to 9d about time to. Smoke seen on our rear & at 4 this afternoon she came in view & turned out to be the mail steamer Osterly sister ship to the Orvieto she kept straight on her course at 16 knots. Vaccination a farce for it hasn't affected me yet so expect to be done again. Entered No 5 hold had a feed & fixed up the flags they expect to lose another 2 horses there tonight. Toby has got the measles & is now isolated boxing erupts tonight & Joe is [indecipherable] also funny. Struck good water Bed at 9.
6 November 1914
Friday
Slept out last night on account of the heat & during another night horse pegged out & was dumped this morning. Vaccination was proved a failure by doctor's verdict this morning. Officers practicing for tomorrow's night concert. News came to hand that Turkey apologized to Great Britain but she was calmly told that the time for apologies was past & now has to fight. A burial took place on board the NZ fleet the chap who had appendicitis died, got orders concerning appearance of enemy by closing all port holes etc & heard tonight that Germans are hovering around. Canteen run out of soft stuff & now have to die of thirst. We are to be inoculated next week so another bad time in store. Had all the afternoon off & occupied my time by playing chess & having a general clean up. Entered [indecipherable] at 9 AM. Changed our course at 7 PM tonight goodnight at 9