Item 02: Fred Hamilton-Kenny letter diary, 5 December 1914-26 February 1915 - Page 66
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[Page 66]
I lie & squint at them – A blast of the hooter & we all have to rush to quarters – every man on the ship – Such is life under the White Ensign in war time – with either a Jap or a German warship! in your vicinity. The Navigator has had a bad attack of – Malaria – he calls it – Alcoholic vomiting & malarial vomiting are much the same & A.V. far the commonest – That's his trouble anyway. We're off – out again to the deep blue water but where to I don't know – I've reread Major Barbara & Candida but the best thing I've ever read is the life of Socrates – His 'Memorabilia' by Xenophon – Its absolutely modern, very direct & simple & as a guide to life & conduct I've never read anything so good – When you've read it your eyes get wide opened to much that was dim before – He was a wonderful man –Defaulters were up before the C. this morning – The man who entered a house in Kawieugot 60 days detention – It starts on his arrival in Sydney – He'll spend 59 nights in the 'jam pot' on Garden Island & be told what