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There were about 10 or 12 acted as Police the Police used to catch any one that had never crossed the line before they had a bucket of fat, soap & salt all mixed together & they used to catch the first one they saw & smear him all over with the fat & throw him into the water. There was not very much hope escaping it as they looked in every cabin & all the places where anyone would be likely to hide when they had pretty well finished dumping all the men into the water, they went in & got all the cooks & butcher & gave them a dipping & at last they grabbed "Major "Scobie" & gave him a dip.
Saturday 14.11.14. Last night was very hot. I was up about 5 am and had a good cold shower & then went up on the top deck & had a smoke & watched the sun rise over the water it was a very pretty sight & also all the great line of boats the New Zealand troop ships 10 in all left our convoy yesterday & have gone ahead, we expect to reach Colombo tomorrow.
Sunday 15.11.14. This morning is very dull & like rain. There was nothing of any importance happened last night. The band