4th August 1898

Thursday

Carried on Coaling, in afternoon went on shore & played a friendly game of cricket with the marines of H.M.S Goldfinch in a coca nut plantation great sport resulted in a win to Goldfinch by nine runs 6 pm finished coaling took in 180 tons commenced washing down and rigging stage for entertainment 8 oclock our friends from Goldfinch came on board to supper after which we had entertainment on the quarter deck, everything went off well indeed finished up 10 pm.