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diversion in our camp routine. News about the war was traded and so we had a few different things to think about these days. It’s hard to describe the outrage of the newly arrived when they saw our lodgings, but they were totally convinced, and had been told so, that they’d be in this hole for only about 10 days, and would then be transferred to Trial Bay, north of Newcastle and right on the waterfront, to where their luggage had already been sent. We longer-term camp residents allowed ourselves a little discreet smile at such optimism, since we had long lost all faith in the Australians. It would be nice, of course, if their hopes would come true and if we were to go with them, since it must be devilish here in summer due to the fly and mosquito plagues and the sand storms, of which we already have had quite a few now. Illnesses would certainly not stay away!
Naturally, there was a lot of talk about the success of the ‘’Emden’’. Some gentlemen
confirmed now that the ‘’Emden’’ had sunk several steamships outside Colombo on the
one day in late September.