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After concert for first time I play draughts with Rankin then promenade the deck a risky performance on a dark ship in a rough sea & retire. At 1 I am awakened Molesworth has been been bombarded by flying missiles Everything is adrift. Ship is doing very good at rolling. Cabin next door has 2 inches of water all over the floor & we take some of their goods into our cabin At 4.15 I am again awakened Molesworth trunk is rolling from one side of cabin to other & striking wooden partition of next cabin very forcibly every time We let it go & sleep. Molesworth cant sleep. Few on ship have slept.
30-6-18 Sun (11) Eleventh day out. Truly ship has excelled herself at rolling. Captain has eased boat at 11 pm last night at 8 am this morning she is doing 4 knots & has done 160 mile in last 24 hrs. No church parade today as weather is too rough I seize 27/3 gambling school in N 9. Go up on promenade deck before dinner & she does some beautiful rolls but she is so quick at recovering herself that I am never afraid. At dinner it is eat when you & hold on all the time. The water in reservoir has run over with roll & wet all my clothes. Trunks are now lashed up.
1-7-18 Mon (12) Still very heavy roll ship eased for breakfast. Drill commenced today but men are not yet steady. Much confusion exists as this is first parade. Very heavy rolling all night. Port engine stopped on account of a hot bearing - Rolls over her scuppers Majors Lecture.
2-7-18 Tues (13)
Ship has had very bad night & is eased up for breakfast - has in spite of yesterdays mishap & stoppages covered 273 miles - expect to reach Durban Monday week. Drill as usual - Concert at night N2 Sudden lurch ends performance of band & ship - band & all officers catapulted into one used jumble in corner. Fortunately no one is hurt though chairs are splintered into matchwood. Light is placed in wrong place & ship