Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 51
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[Page 51]
We tried a second shot with no result – but a third shot gave us a fine lot of blue tails - ?Mullet – Again the primitive man showed itself – China once again threw off his mask & was a first class sport – A second village on the shore emptied its male inhabitants into the sea & how they loved it – A catamarran turned over & this was the signal for shrieks of merriment – Well we had to get inboard & away for steam was ordered for 6 pm – We went up to Rabaul with a load of glorious fish – The green mountains towered around us & the cocoa palm plantations look resplendent – On the bow of our launch stood a naked black Adonis – broad shouldered – narrow hipped – black as coal with a flaming Zinnia red waist cloth – He formed a magnificent statue.