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6th. Thursday
About 12 PM there was a great amount of wireless messages coming through. (L.D. P 102/118.) The Captain was going for a five day trip but had to stop and he was not half mad.
7th.
Division, Church. General Quarters, Drill. The Capt., Commander, Eng. Commandr. and nearly all the Officers are going ashore leaving only 2 Officers onboard. Dr. Roberts left in the Steam boat to bring a nigger onboard who had been burnt with petrol. A landing party of 35 Stokers have landed for wood chopping but what it is for is a Query. Dr. Marne and S.B.S. Gan's landed with one stretcher and first Bag in case of accidents, they took there teas with them. (L. Duty, Pulse 118/134 Weight 131 lbs. on the 17th Sept. I was 150 lbs.)! The Doctor gave me a through overhauling this morning. (The General Buzz is that we are now going to Malta to dock.) We are now in commission over 12 Month and General Leave has never been piped in this ship. 5 PM Steam boat arrived with the nigger and they are going to operate on him at once. A War canoe with 28 natives gave an exhibition round the Ship at 5.30. The wood chop party returned at 8.30 PM very Hungry. The wood that they choped was for the auxiliary Boiler, what is the country coming to when they have to burn wood for coal. Are we at war or are we up here for a pleasure trip for the Capt. & Eng. Comdr. for they are better than the King of England, and they have not one thought for the Ship Company or their comfort.
8th.
Saturday Routine. Store wood in the lower Bunkers and chop it up. 1.,30 to 11.30 AM Band Practice. Gun Quarters.