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28th.
Saw doctor and was ordered to bed and relieved out of the S.P.O. Mess (Pulse 104/120).
29th.
Divisions, Church, finished provisioning Ship. One of the "Kanna's" Crew was sent to Hospital with appendicitis and was operated on by Drs. Marne & Roberts.
30th.
Divisions, Church. Striking down stores and provisions. An A.B. Seaman of the SS "Kanna" fell down the forward hole and was seriously Hurt and was put in Bed in our Sick bay attended by Dr. Roberts, S.B.S. Gan's & S.B.A. Headley. I and am still on the light duty list in the Sick Bay (P 80/88). An advance of money was made to day, did not draw any, restored to first Class for Conduct & Leave and dated back for 3 Months. Mr. Ryan went shooting for the Benefit of the Officers mess. If we don't get into a cool climate before long we shall all be down with fever or waisting disease or something like that. (A Prisoner fell down and broke his leg.) We are surposed to be looking for a raider but I think that we are waisting good Coal and money for nothing, we are burning about 170 Tons of Coal a day costing about 850£ per day, taking everything into consideration we must cost the Government about 2000£ per day and there is nothing to see for it but agoney and pain & abuse.
December 1917
1st.
Saturday's Routine. A Boiler in B Stokehole No. 3 is Condemned.
2nd. Sunday
Divisions, Church. Pipe down. (Light Duty, not allowed Leave.)