Harry Redgen's experience in Burma 1914-1916, item 22

• November 17, 2016 21:11:06 Sue Bryant

  Were also about 100 Chinese on Board. What

  with the smell of the Chinese the unsanitary

  conditions of the Lavatory. The stink of the

  River & the Hot weather it was simply a

  miracal that there were no Fever on Board as

  it simply swarmed in flies & moscatoes. We

  sailed down the River Hoogla which is a

  tributary of the Ganges. The Hoogla is a river of

  mud & for miles you seem to be simply

  sailing through thick mud. The Feeding

  arrangement was a lot worse than the

  Descado on this day the Food was without

  doubt off for Breakfast we had Dry bread

  & Tea & then only had Bread & Gravy I

  don’t know how they made the gravy as we

  never saw any meat. That night I slept on

  the deck in the open air nearly eating to bits

  By mosquatoes.

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