Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 104
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suggestive or immodest – white toothed & black eyed – House in the main street – I'd been past it dozens of times & had never seen a woman even – It is regarded by these girls as a legitimate source of revenue until they marry & this they hope to do sooner or later –
"What is crime at Clapham is chaste at Katmandu" – I was regarded as an inspector but my companion – a young man – as legitimate prey – However we talked a little – quite nicely - & then said goodbye – The sitting room was clean & neat – Ordinary Jap pictures hung on the wall & it might have been a Jap Sunday school – The bedroom I inspected was very clean – very unpretentious –We had Destroyer officers to – dinner & Bridge after it – We washed out about 10.30 & & went to our cots – mine – a naval one – swung on the poop & very comfortable -