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•• »-£- chases. Each one made a better bargain than the rest. By this time all hands were seasoned in the art of trade and settled down to sensible bargaining. Tours were made by rickshaw along the Cinnamon scented byways. A stop was necessary at the Buddhist Temple, where boys were waiting to remove the visitors shoes — for a tip — and to offer for sale such things as Sanskrit texts on palm leaf scrolls, and, of course, the gift for the priest. The officers were pleased with the reception at the Galle Face Hotel on the sea walk. The enlisted men took over the Oriental Hotel. At first the Aussies, too, had liberty, but due to their failure to report back to the ship, they received orders to remain aboard. It was their first time off in two or three years, but some of the town had to be kept intact. Shortage of fresh water brought about the securing of the shower water, even though the weather was insufferably hot. Late one night a rainstorm came, and crew, officers, and passengers alike stripped and went on deck to wash down in the rain. Loaded with tea, jewelry, and souvenirs, the ship got under way for Australia. A few days out of port the ship ' s radio intercepted a distress call from a supply ship pursued by enemy subs, headed for our desti-
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nation, and on our course to Fremantle. Battle condition Two was set, and all hands arrived in port completely worn out. Half the crew went ashore in Fremantle, the port of Perth. The troops debarked in Adelaide. None of the crew were allowed off the ship, but with a railroad Kiosk nearby, everyone agreed that Australian ice cream was nearest to the Stateside confection. Survivors from the Philippines and from American ships sunk in the Macassar Straits Battle came aboard. Such a mixture of uniforms as the survivors and refugees wore had never before been seen! A U. S. Navy Captain in his blue uniform coat, army pants, Aussie shirt and yellow high-top shoes was a typical example. A number of civilians were brought aboard as well as Naval survivors. Among them was Mrs. E. E. Sayre, wife of the Philippine High Com- missioner. It was the first time in her Navy career that the ship car- ried woman passengers. Captain Cook first set foot on New Zealand In Wellington, and while its climate is one of the healthiest in the world, when the ship arrived there the crew was much more excited in the reception given by the townspeople. Everyone was welcome! The Mount Vernon was the first American vessel in the port since war had been declared, and the
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