Diary of Lindsay Robert Turner, 1919 (Vol. 7) - Part 5

on someones part. Evidently we are
not togo on in this boast but where
our susthrte is and whoes to
decide on something defencte is a
sure watter for Confichile; We remain
You board without tei permissiont
Woashongany at 19 et on all sides
of ys but tasting wnply pances in
te derechon of the town if onle
Wander tro it and have afppiioon
tea or some repeshment. Late we
learn that the Dunluce caske is
take uson but uo one knows where
sheys Gurk evident a Myster Ship
29/3/19 shel, another day on board       
sallno leave an sl no credible
befornzation about our departure
and how, when te errived the
Weather was cheal but today we
nohce that the thermonieter has jone
up but noting compandwit
What iI can tlch noe if we were
proceeding and etting oe benefy
of who threese there would be tre
would not notir th heat we have a
Very Dretty Stantaton Surroundeny
the Wake Hrage sepot on our Startoded
and that is eake repesting to the
aspecton to port sike Sanddsfiss
he cye tanreach but nop syet.
vissatisfction is wig lather
 

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hip on the hoosdicks owing toring.
hopeless waction and delayfermission
Hoisit the fown. The &c. spaeto the
mew and told them just what was he
matter and tho wsk scame but
Aded little god and we heard daid
mitterings of a vikig forMorrow.
30/3/15 Stenday and songething 1 Cheer
the heart of we most tiskess be were
to be allowed shor leave and Oh
the Hunhie taske was riscovered
calily a anchor at Marssilles and
someforcd moved the Military pdespake
her hather some wont haveBreturn
to Marcaillesp hauship affall
but she tant possible be here wtil
Tuesday So we man proceed on Wduesley
It was deciled alsoth see someof
the fit men ashoret lest lamp te
tellander & stay on board in bein
a Hospital Case Freedless to day Remained
he sabout; for the town by road owing
to the few boak about and the approaih
from the lear Certainty dite emprove
our iinpressions. Hoever on the tine
we rearhed, the Deomeyade saw
the supert ont of the lalest in
Bettlesheps whent at enchor in he
herbour and were having fea in
the tool plage of the Castteo. Hotel
we wele lite repor asae sipped Fea
and ak ril lake the advsed te
 

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view of the pier with Sehesseps
statue standing as if guarding the
harrow cuhance ald shil kinner out
the long sea wall cansent the tarbour
to look like a Sea of Glass, Tea over
and a wander, tro the rather beodern
Mecor sheek brought no to caludian
shap to senich op Anios and thing
to take home. Wealessto my we
bought and bought in adunkance
Hehad a fine Moderntea at the
Bastern Exchange spl in a ford
Guarter of the Town and Camihome
tthereafter by water feeling rather hied
for our first lay on land auaglad
tohmen.
31/3/15 Most were off Wuik early
on another visit to sortsaid butI
not before a muste prade had ben
held he docertain. Now many eleckd
to remain on shore overmight helpless
orotherwise I was deputed to t
the Thips offerers ond search thro
the Crews tarkes shid some
tauken Gords that has been stlen
duiing th night with the vrew o
holding a Board of Safein take on
event of this nature are Gute
nathrsoffcourse on hospphis
annd the saue houble will soon
wint to and of him wish
ot
possibility of ting checres and
 

laving the offenders for the heels Idedint
sashon clecking to remain to spend
a quet day with Company how
we vereable p ascertain arettle more
ofour future movements. Rmon tath
it that the vemluse Caske. will arrive
tmorrow out withl not leaveafoin
suke tunsday norning arong to
coaluy and provisioniy. Hemead
anxious to be on the move and it will
take comedayscot t Gerom Sea
lege a pi
114/0 all shore leave was off for the
day that because he had Hlast
received definite orders but not b
proceed on our wan rather to beat
ahas Eeheat to Alexandrra where
one of those dlusive humour srediatd
We would pick in the Genluse Caske
without adoutt we are tysical Cooks
Tourish tho under Compulsion of
don't know what the Anshalian Pablic
will say about it probably have
eshts sted i sartement
certainly such tingling should be
exposed with avenglance. It is
expected that we will savetne
by going on to Alexandrra sewss
 

that is the official explanation we hor
off at y and after an easy and
comfortable run were almost thro
out fourney by the time we retred
2/4/19. I slept on deck and Wakiny
cany was one of the first to see
Alexandria as we were at anchor
in the Glorions inlant sea. Heart
1months ap we moved out of
the same tarbour with a dispoyer
on either side not quite sunthether
he should reach oue destiration siply
or not. Without a donbf Alexandrea
is asplended examle of British
hele and Brilsh industy and
the large number of boats lying in
the harbour indicated what a Valuable
shipping base it is. We anchored well
out and the first duty was to distingush
the Funence Castle amongo the many
boats about the hove ofus would
have been surgresed had she
dread left i out said. We disconged
her tying it the hier harbour ous
toable and anxiously wondered
wheter. We wereng yoig toshike
amehing inpintely worcd than the
 

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Branka the Oc and mo paid o
vist to her during the Lfternoon
and cametask with a report that she
was not yot clan enough for occupation
that her spead was only to knots
and we bould not desartmiht at
least Sunday. Son will have spen
a mont he ogyptat this lake.
3/4/19. Monly one washstanxious
Hbe on the Drt Melbowme her
with as little delay as possible if would
be a splendid maays of Convalescing
yenyon deck in glorious weaker,
and some here tuheped enough
hindulge in Tarmia Certainty
His ideal for such a pasthine
The Mekoris Sarcer of Some while
ashore as sort said, fasken espoyable
for prohibiting as from havingleave
here a report from the A.BM.
had evedelik proceetet us for
the Military Nuthoutes heve feet a
ban on all except the Murses
hordenth the behived with decorn
At sor Said. I sowe just woked
on our meccy with huividious
eys loving the tue has not for off
When the would proceed mony wan
 

4/4/9 Anotherday of indolence 40
the one pessing ulcident occurred
the Arrival ata werth besideng
of the sister ship of the Garzza te
bzar arring moske convates cent
noops and they all keft. angland
under the saye deluson iswe did
They haveto hauship to the Bougola
before proceedeng on thenr war and
of forpne favors the have "the man
gethome before us. is a splended
means ofconvalesag, artepst, for
the Weather is delightful my the San
tan be not, we are never at a
loss fr a breeze of some sort
Alexandrrs hasbour would be ideal
for Mchhing there is plent of craft
about to so we trade nood minds
we should venture on the morrow
authority permithing.
5/4/19. This the macnanimons treatment
of the shor Authorites to the Bar
people we to fellow our fet. It
appears that representations were
made by the 1oC. and parkes unter
Iutervision were t be allowed ashose
natially when our fellows sow
this happening they made epresenthin
tom &c and he consenited so
off they went in tatloads for a
visit o the City they had gazed on
for sorong. Alexandrit is for more
 

interesting place than foy said
sowe all refreed athe privile 2
especially apke fun use castle would
not be leaving uukt Monday Two
or three fes glected p yet aasht
and take a niw round the hobour
but the open sea seemed so Athache
that we decided to by it and fund
a hun in the breakers of 6untes
Kuike Pleasurable, after several
days of Comperative rest on board the
Transport. We go on shore ith
morning an qhite sure in beable
to see What there is to be seen in
adan and its ardary to the Clike
writ the out in all there from
6/4/9 we left to Bashore at 10 rether
earlied than we had at prstintended
but a timour had spread that the
shore Anthorities were inpleased with
the Conduct of the Convatebcent Uskilan
so todar thought we had all better stan
on board Anywan he readed the Citn
safe and bell. Diving to the surrest a
Gree portion of the mam part istauned
to koops shil t reach the Buare where
most peosle are bout to tefetes we
had the Yothrs a prohibited ared and
Eather anjoyed renen te Gaunket.
The ment mare with tis pirdenof
Haluhees and juartedn haudboe
statne of natonierali
He Seeom
 

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of Egnot made a preth Nichure with the
Hluc Mediterradean ty the back ground
and hereabouts are all the Drincinal
buildings including the vallace of Jushice
and the sourse, in the morntiyy he
took a ham out thro the prest onbd
of San Stefano and Retter Ehn
on acircular Yrite and the pichnesnie
Huses surrounded in noskases to
beautiful Jerdens amanded one of
Colontoafter much we cupst
a harry and made a tor of the
Btaniat Jarkus which well quike
worth seei tho mie areth
Cumamod erdeys in colomby. He s
holvidence of a rishirbance no most
the officers were arred whene they could
belised effectrile is a norse faurter
Colour.
7/4/19. There was no shore leave tokin as
most four tebas takency waiting
for defturibe orders to hauship and tarrying
but the reeperat ast sotely on our own
ungalue we moved off thomonweith
in the Outer Harbour, to pasilitate of possible
the necessary hausfer and movieh Hear
the untucelasle Surely br Some Mesfale
the boat were allowed to get urne
pimpin distance. A movl was made
sat of ys to get the roops off the stated
hope wasty and b 10.30 he firstman
was checker at ty angway sid so
Drocieanys weusou. Brck of
waiting and a lettleapentesive that
 

our belowing would be moved afaw
Demilar lafe we has tansfered he in
woc from oue to the other bo the
tre stuethat Our istempoons
your new home there tirkinty on
t nopade and soon we were three
that & distnct improveingat t
ganta the are sufficient
i ous fortall afticers so the small
vey al accomodated an wards
seone and 36 in anothr sutde
t well couplated and it
should be some tin benowed
at 330 and after bekri for the
hgght hosed to send g/
-14729. The prostn Daw du Commison
deck his morning was the pition
reapoate of Port said. he
ould have
rached te saus
i dayou
average soeed but hiew borters hadhen
but in ted this was te first best
mti, naturall sermed and as
was the week before the time
nips bere atanch on the sne los
mocolitan spect te iiccently a
sm smell Ished kindton down
:te hreats we moved a last the
ties of shep at alredored
thy Edenhica
That oe deencey ofor
was only
or fo wostowwe