Item 01: R. T. Vowles diary, 22 August 1915-23 February 1916 - Page 109
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[Page 109]
place we came to & here we could only buy stamps & post cards being Sunday. Here Hop & I also met Eric & after posting our letters that we hoped would pass the censor we strolled out into the street again. [Queen St] & met a Cingaleee Hotel Porter dressed just like a woman who mentioned a good dinner, which was followed by Lead on McDuff! Walk, ° how we walked to keep up with him but after a round about trip through a part of Gordon Gardens we arrived at the British India Hotel. In Gordon Gardens where we passed was a large marble statue of Queen Victoria & at the base was a large pond with fountain & near by two coal black boys who were evidently employed there.
Anyway the B I .Hotel was our mark, The Porter[No 2] bustled around & soon got us going well into the good stuff & for 2/- we had an excellent dinner composed of Tomato Soup – Salmon & onions, Bacon & Eggs[2] Steak & onions