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amid memories that will never fade till time shall cease to be & closer companionship can no one have than his home ones & his loved one whom he never more may see. Spent night with my new found friends talking of Africa & Ross dilated on lions. Lecture by Kidd on sentries saw whaler & 4 whales in afternoon.
30-7-18 Tues (40) Orderly officer - usual job - note re paybooks issued by adjutant at 2 pm - men double round deck for ½ hour morning & evening good exercise but likely to produce bruised feet as there is no give on deck - then a washbasin concert in D deck by N8 & 9.
31-7-18 (Wed) (41) Washing day for N8 no parade - play quoits retire to newly constructed cabin table - works well it consists of 3 board nailed together with cleats the exact width of bunk & is jammed into position & cannot be moved. I have also invented a wardrobe owing to congested state of cabin we are now 3 instead of 2 to a cabin. Today we practise our new gun which we have taken on board at Capetown. It is a 4.7 Japanese Range 13,000 & is a quickfirer said to do 14 per minute Shooting not of the best. Practice is about 6 or 7 rounds Afternoon is sports so no parade. Our meal table consists of De Beer RFC pilot. Campbell an MC & Mons man RE, Clunies Ross, Pearce, Duncan an observation man RFC & Bourke McCaulay an Irishman Concert tonig Lecture tonight.
1-8-18 Thurs (42) Usual routine - consulted in afternoon re a DCM yarn in morning with Saintou. Sea is not a sea Days on we are near equator. Read articles of war.
2-8-18 Fri (43)
Parade as usual but I am occupied re DCM & succeed in apsitting upsetting constitution of the court. At dinner time announced that ports may be left open if lights cut off at switch