Monday morning, May 30/98, at sea, SS Chingtu, off Melville Island & nearing Port Darwin, where we are due early afternoon today. After closing my diary on Friday afternoon, a strong breeze sprung up accompanied with heavy rain squalls, which developed to a half gale, raising the sea & causing the ship to pitch & roll. […]
Friday May 27th, 1898, afternoon. I[t] came on a strong head breeze last evening & this I note has retarded our progress & reduced the run. Our position at noon today being Lat. S. 1.07 ½, Long. E. 126.26, run 264. We had crossed the line this morning about 4 o’clock. The morning did not […]
Thursday afternoon, on board the SS “Chingtu”, May 26/98, going through the Celebes Sea. On Friday I got what I had prepared posted: 1 letter, 2 boxes films, & 1 packet photos. The last shot I got was the peak railway. I got it about noon just as the sun was overhead & I think […]
Friday morning, May 20/98. I was delighted when Frank Musgrave turned up last night just after I had finished writing. He came up to my room, so we went down to dinner at once & spent a very happy time until 11, when we parted. He is to come on board the “Chingtu” tonight. The vessels are […]
Hong Kong, Thursday evening, May 19/98. Frank came to hotel last night but not till after 8:30, so we spent up till 11 o’clock together. He is kept very busy, so much to do in so short a time. This is unfortunate because I shan’t see much more of him after tonight. I expect him again to […]
Hong Kong Hotel, Wed. Evening, May 18/98. Capt. Leask did not sail last night, so he came to the hotel & dined with me, & a very happy time we had. He is grand company & a capital conversationalist, & the Eastern experience he has had make his company very interesting & profitable. He was to […]
Hong Kong Hotel, Tuesday afternoon, May 17/98. I got all I had prepared off by the outgoing mail last Saturday: 2 letters, 3 packages. On Saturday I spent the forenoon in the gardens & a very happy time I had amongst the flowers & foliage. Oh, how I did wish you had been with me, […]
Hong Kong Hotel, Hong Kong, May 13/98. We arrived on Wednesday night at 6:30 & all passengers got ashore by 7. On enquiry, I found the “Australian” had sailed early same morning & I shall not get away from here till the 20th, a week today, but on enquiring yesterday at China Navigation Office, they said […]
Wednesday morning, May 11/98, at sea on board the SS “Rohilla”, off the China Coast making for Hong Kong, where we hope to arrive about 6 or 7 tonight but was due there about 4 this morning. Well, to go back to Monday May 2nd at Kobe, it rained all day & no work went on […]
Kobe, Japan, on board the SS Rohilla, Monday, May 2/98. We left Nagasaki harbour at 5 o’clock on Saturday morning & had a fine passage, tho’ it was hazy throughout the Inland Sea, the scenery must be beautiful & I hope to have a clear view on my return. The Straits of Shimonoseki we passed […]