Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 143
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[Page 143]
made good practice at the Target erected by the whaler's crew about 1500 yards off – I stood by with cotton wool & offered it to any who liked their ears plugged as I do mine – One cartridge jammed & one missed fire –
The Maxims are wonderful you should see the bullets dropping all around & blow the target at 1500 yards – Absolute annihilation for any boats crew at a mile – probably more – The splash of the shell & bullet was well shown & you saw the shell or bits of it ricochet for miles – Round & round we circled firing Aft & then Port – Starboard & forward guns – The niggers were out in their catamarans but when "the debil-debil-speak very loud" – they got – I got into a catamarran yesty – They are quite easy to manage& I paddled away like primitive man – I had previously watched how they hold their paddles – One hand close to the paddle