Wakey Wakey earlier this morning. We had stopped at Sabang, on the northern tip of Sumatra. Water looked very deep - we were anchored quite close to land, and took on about 100 Marines who had only been there ten days ago from Penang. Low lying hills, luxuriant in trees, could see absolutely no sign of habitation at all. Stayed about a couple of hours.
Pitching and rolling rather upsetting.
The ginger steward said Empress of Australia had dumped her passengers in Madras.
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