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with no chance of going ashore.

Saturday 14
Being the only N C.O on the Guard had no sleep last night. It seemed strange haveing the land close again. The new Guard came on at 9 a m as usual & about midday we pulled in to the wharf for coaling All troops were taken ashore & marched to the Town Hall about 2 miles on the way it rained the real stuff streams of it. In 2 minutes we were soaked But what did that matter we were on land miles of it to move about on after the a month on the limited space of the old boat
Went by tram to Toll Gate quite a pretty suburb. Got a good deal of fun out of the Ricksha Men & had several rides in them. Would not like to use them as a steady thing even allowing that the men are

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