Item 01: R. T. Vowles diary, 22 August 1915-23 February 1916 - Page 113
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providing of course that the authorities in Colombo passed the ship with the scarlet fever patient on board. Pt Aghul lighthouse & few stray lights seen at 8pm.Speed reduced to practically nil & in the bright moonlight we pass several tramp steamers outward bound.
23/1/16
Just before daybreak the sky around the east was of a beautiful pink & golden colour that showed off the land well. At 7 am we drew into Colombo Harbour which is recognised by its lighthouse that shows three successive beams at about three or four seconds interval. A pilot came out from the pilot station on the breakwater & at 8 am we entered the Inner harbour & anchored to two buoys
"Colombo"
([Ceylon pop. 7 million)
The water & coal barges soon came alongside & began filling the tanks with water & the bunkers with coal. Bumboat men too, like a lot of crows gathered (Took 2, 000 tons coal 900 tons water)