Kandy – Wed morning 7:15 – Your time 1:55 a.m. March 16/98. I arose soon after 6 had a bath & then a cup of tea & some fruit. Mr. Brown, G. Berry’s friend, came to the hotel last night soon after 7, & while I was at dinner he sent a note to me saying […]
Kandy. Monday 5:30 p.m., March 14th. Your time 12:10 p.m. Coat & vest off & shirt sleeves rolled up to begin this: well, when I looked at the Sunday service board on going down into the verandah, I noted the Scots Kirk began service at 5:15, too late for that but the Wesleyans at 6. […]
Queen’s Hotel, Kandy, Ceylon, Sunday, March 13/98. We were soon ashore at Colombo yesterday morning, no trouble passing Customs, never opened out my bags. I went to the P&O office & arranged about a berth in the steamer due on Saturday or Sunday next for the straits & China, & I think it will be the […]
Saturday morning, March 12th. Just going into Colombo, lively morning. I want to view the entrance so will close. Love to all Will’m. [2:85]
Friday morning, March 11/98. 10 o’clock. In the Bay of Bengal on board the SS Malta. I’ve just been reading what I had previously written, for correction, & I find page 81 I’ve repeated what I had before written about Albion‘s letters. This I regret. Yesterday closed very calm & peaceably. Dressed for dinner (7 […]
SS “Malta”, Bay of Bengal, Thursday 4:45 p.m., March 10th 1898. I’ve just had a cup of afternoon tea & feel refreshed. Going back to Tuesday where I left off: the pilot left us at 3 o’clock. A pilot brig lays at anchor. She is called “Alice”, a fine looking, thoroughly equipped vessel & large. […]
SS “Malta” steaming down the Hoogly, 10 a.m. Tuesday March 8/98. On Sunday afternoon, Albi, Mr. Walker, & I drove down to Garden Reach to see Smith but unfortunately he had gone up country, so our mission was fruitless. We had a look around the yard & an extensive “flat” building & repairing goes on. We returned to the […]
Calcutta, Sunday morning, March 6/98. 7:10 a.m. – home 1:16 a.m. I arose a little after 6 this morning, cup of tea fetched in about 20 to 7. I then wrote a few lines to Rachael,[1] telling her I went over to Howrah on Thursday afternoon. I saw the register, found uncle’s[2] death & burial […]
Calcutta, Thursday morning, M’ch 3/98, 6:40 a.m. A very beautiful morning, after a very warm night, the heat is daily increasing & is the common subject of comments. Here’s my cup of tea & toast fetched in, so I conform to custom. Yesterday was spent much as previous days. After breakfast, 9, on deck to […]
Wednesday M’ch 2/98, 8:15 a.m. This is a very clear but hot morning. I arose at 6:30, had a cup of tea, brought in every morning, then commenced writing. I did [2:62] not get Frank’s letter answered yesterday so wrote it this morning. Then the daily paper comes on board early so I scanned it […]