Todd war diary, 3 August 1914-29 February 1916 / Arthur Todd - Page 105
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[Page 105]
We finished dinner about 10 pm and found that life was just beginning. The streets were crowded and the music halls filling. We went to a hall and of course understood nothing but were in that beatific state when such trifles didnt matter.
After a drink and stories at the club we made our way to the dock accompanied by half the English colony. All embarked on the waiting tug and we got alongside at 2 am.
The Admiral and Captain were sleeping on board and all crept silently over the gangway into the wardroom and opened up the bar. We smoked and yarned with our late hosts for an hour or two then they departed & we turned in.
Next morning enough cigarettes papers food and vegetables came off to last for weeks and sailed away about 9 am. We saw from the papers in Monte Video that the Huns were bleating badly about the high handed action of the British in destroying the Dresden in neutral waters. The Hun is no sport and squeals when hurt and has a conveniently short memory. The Germans had already made use of Dutch and Danish waters and had marched red handed across Belgium.
The Chilean Government of course protested pro forma and the British Government promised to punish its malefactors.
Captain Luce was told he mustn't do it again and honoured with the C.B.
The Sydney rejoined her consorts and all were swept North towards Rio.
On the way up we saw for the first time