Item 06: J. Keith Probert diary, 1 January-19 September 1919 - Page 268
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Saturday 30 August 1919
The court sat again today. It has finished now tho' I think. Went ashore at 11 am. Got a car (Cadillac) & went to Amanzimtoti River. It is about 20 miles away from here. Had a most interesting day. Had a race with a train & won. Had lunch at an hotel out there & then rowed to the end of the river. Got out there & walked up a steep hill & visited a few Kraals. Very good. Took some snaps. Every snap we took of a nigger we had to give 6d. Dead funny. Kraals were very clean. Cow & pigs etc. don't sleep with the family but outside in an enclosure. Had dinner at the Marine Hotel (the best in the place) & then came back to the boat. Had a most interesting day. It rained again just after we came back.
Sunday 31 August 1919
Left Durban about 9 am. Only lost 17 more men making a total of 26 since we left London. We sent two captains over to the Bahia Costilles & the Bakara is sending 150 men & some officers. Guess that will wake the mutineers up some. Very heavy swell all day. Quite a lot sick & a lot missed dinner. I slept nearly all day. Am not too bad. Things have been falling over all day long. Very little breeze. Sky is quite clear today & tonight it is glorious. Saw hundreds of divers diving into the water after fish Looked well. Posted a letter to Nettie.