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30.7.19 Continued.
Wireless messages nightly re the latest news re the peace & war in touch with Ascension Island.
31st
Similar weather & conditions.
1.8.19 August
3057 miles from St. Vincent at noon. Lat. 22.25 S, Long. 7.32 E, 898 to Cape Town, fair weather prevails. 5 more births this day. Concert & card party in the 2nd Saloon, cricket during the day, Sisters v. Diggers wives, wives won. On the 30th we sighted a large cargo steamer broke down & altered our course towards her. She sent signals over that she was temporary broke down, engine trouble but that they could do the necessary repairs & that they required no assistance. She was one of the Admiralty standard ships, the "War Climax", so we proceeded on our way.
2.8.19
Strong breeze & increased the mod. gale, high sea & rolling & labouring heavily, weather becoming chilly. Served out winter clothes to our Indian crew. At noon our position being Lat. 26.45 S, Long. 11.20 E, 3389 miles from St. Vincent & 565 to Cape Town, our average speed being 14 knots. Still steaming on 6 boilers out of 7. The majority of the Soldiers & their wives sea sick on account of the heavy rolling, very heavy S.W. swell & sea & blowing a moderate gale. Greenwich Mean Time sent by wireless from Cape Town, our chronometers proved to be correct.
3.8.19
Still very rough & blowing a gale of wind & heavy sea, all games & concerts suspended. The majority on board sea sick & quite down hearted (as life).
4.8.19
At 7.30 a.m. we arrived & anchored at Table Bay. At 8 a.m. the Naval people came off & informed us that strike existed in Cape Town & that all the trains were stopped & that we could not have any coal or water there.