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Thursday, April 4, 1912.
S.S. Bramley (Gulf of Aden).
C.

Arise about 7:00, have a salt bath and walk about on deck and spend most of the morning talking to the Second Engineer.  This afternoon and this evening I have been sitting in the cabin stringing labels and talking to Capt. Ruthen & Chief Mate for a few minutes.  Bed about 10:00.

Friday, April 5, 1912.
S.S. Bramley (Gulf of Aden).
C.

Arise about 7:00 and spend the whole day stringing labels with the exception of a few minutes spent skinning a night-hawk.  Go to bed about 9:50.

Saturday, April 6, 1912.
S.S. Bramley (Arabian Sea).
C., Calm.

Arise 7:00.  This morning I washed some clothes & about 11:00 a sailor (Lee Chong Hee) jumped overboard & we had much excitement getting the Chink back on board, which took about 20 minutes.  He has been put in irons where he will be kept until we get to Colombo or Singapore.  I saw several very large schools of porpoises & some gannets to-day.  This afternoon  I strung some labels & had a nap & this evening box & talk.  Bed 10:15.

Sunday, April 7, 1912.
S.S. Bramley.
C.

Arise 7:00; walk about on deck & talk to engineers & mates & string some labels & after dinner [[underlined]] finish [[/underlined]] stringing labels and go up on bridge & read a magazine & talk to Capt. Ruthen.  See a