November 1914
Fine day. At office.
Got some cabbage & 6 tomato
plants at night from W Denby at
the Lansdowne nursery. Put out the
Tomatoes in kerosene tins. Down to
YMCA room at night & played chess.
Finished the season with a sides match.
Jones & Moore picked sides, Moore
Thompson, Gibson & Gardner play
ing Jones, Hoffiens, Young & my
self. I played Gibson the game being
given a draw as we had not time to
finish. Jones & Moore the same.
Thompson beat Hoffiens & Young beat
Gardner. Had coffee & scones Etc at 6D
each. War news state that Turkey
has proclaimed a holy war. Germans
making terrific efforts to break through
the allies but are repulsed. De Wet
in S Africa being chased & hundreds of
rebels surrendering.
Our little ones 