Taylor war diary, 16 January 1916-22 July 1919 / Tom Taylor - Page 11
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to get some cigarettes. There is no getting away from the fact that the Tommy Garrison gave us a real good time here & we were sorry when the time came for us to be marched back to the boat.
Next day we were up early & all looking spick & span as there looked a chance of being independent leave ashore for the day but the time went on & no word came along so the boys decided to take things into their own hands. There were a number of coal & water lighters moored to our boat & some of these had been emptied. Before anyone could tell what was happening, the crowd had taken possession of these & away we went ashore to have a good look at Colombo.
Colombo itself is divided into 2 parts The native quarter & the white quarter. For 1/- you can go for miles in a Rickshaw & the Races we had in