HAD A HAIRCUT AND TOOK A NAP THIS AFTERNOON, AT 6: WE HAD A FAREWELL PARTY OF OUR OWN: GEOFF, THE SPEIGHTS, DR. LILLEY, JOHN GAFFNEY, CHARLES WILMOT, MISS HACKETT, MISS ROBERTSON OF MYSELF. THE DR. & I STAYED ON COCA-COLA WHILE THE OTHERS WORKED AT EMPTYING A WHISKEY BOTTLE, WHICH I PRESENTED TO THE CAPTAIN FOR ONE OF HIS IS BOTTLE MESSAGES. HE WANTS ME TO KEEP AN EYE OUT FOR BOTTLES UP ON THE BEACHES OF THE CAPE YORK PENINSULA. MANY FIND THEIR WAY UP THERE THRU THE TORRES STRAIT. HAVE JUST SHOWN MY FRUIT PIGEON TO A MRS. EDWARD F. WHITE, AN ENGLISHWOMEN, WHOSE HUSBAND IS A GEOLOGIST. THEIR ADDRESS IS: 148 FOX VALLEY ROAD, WAHROONGA, N.S.W. (15 MILES FROM SYDNEY). BOTH INTERESTED IN FLOWERS & BIRDS. ONE OF FEW ON BOARD WHO IS ENJOYING TRIP. WANT ME TO STAY IN THEIR HOME IF I GET BACK TO SYDNEY. MOON WAS OUT TONIGHT, AND, EVEN THE CRESCENT, MADE LOVELY TRACK ON WATER. PROBABLY SHINING ON SNOW BACK HOME. WILL SEND OFF AIR MAIL LETTERS AND POST CARDS FROM HUCKLAND TOMORROW. MUST VISIT LIBRARY & MUSEUM (DR. ARCHY IS CURATOR) WILMOT COMPOSED SONG FOR US TO SING AT PARTY TONIGHT. THE CHORUS ENDED UP WITH "20 DOLLARS A DAY". I BELIEVE GEOFF WILL COPY OFF — IT IS QUITE CLEVER. HERMAN TOLD ABOUT BIRD THAT FLEW ABOARD A COASTAL STEAMER THAT HAD LARGE ECCENTRIC WALKING BEAM ENGINE — SLIPPED DOWN INTO WAYS & I COULD NOT GET OUT. EVERY TIME ARM WENT THRU WAYS THE BIRD HAD TO DUCK TO AVOID BEING HIT. WHEN ENGINE WAS TURNED OFF IN PORT & BIRD TAKEN OUT OF WAYS, IT STILL CONTINUED TO BOB UP & DOWN! WELL IT’S A GOOD STORY. AND SO TO BED. SHIP STEADY TONIGHT.