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[[image of flags around a half sun, flags labeled U.N.Z., B.I. P.&O., N.Z. banner underneath quis separabit]]
[[image of flags around a half sun, flags labeled U.N.Z., B.I. P.&O., N.Z. banner underneath Quis Separabit]]
[[letterhead text]] P & O.S.N.Co. S.S. [[end letterhead text]]
[[letterhead text]] P & O.S.N.Co. S.S. [[end letterhead text]]


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1929
1929
Dear Mother,
Dear Mother,
I'm going to write and tell you about Colombo.  As you probably know, by looking at your map - Columbo is on an island called Ceylon.  The boat having reached there about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, we got off and went into the village.  The wharf was surrounded by the natives, some wearing a piece of cloth draped below their waist and some not so much.  They are a very, very brown class of people, not black like our negroes and some of them can speak a little English.  We visted the Budda temple.  Had to take off our shoes befor entering.
I'm going to write and tell you about Colombo.  As you probably know, by looking at your map - Columbo is on an island called Ceylon.  The boat having reached there about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, we got off and went into the village.  The wharf was surrounded by the natives, some wearing a piece of cloth draped below their waist and some not so much.  They are a very, very brown class of people, not black like our negroes and some of them can speak a little English.  We visited the Budda temple.  Had to take off our shoes before entering.

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image of flags around a half sun, flags labeled U.N.Z., B.I. P.&O., N.Z. banner underneath Quis Separabit letterhead text P & O.S.N.Co. S.S. end letterhead text

1 1929 Dear Mother, I'm going to write and tell you about Colombo. As you probably know, by looking at your map - Columbo is on an island called Ceylon. The boat having reached there about 1 o'clock in the afternoon, we got off and went into the village. The wharf was surrounded by the natives, some wearing a piece of cloth draped below their waist and some not so much. They are a very, very brown class of people, not black like our negroes and some of them can speak a little English. We visited the Budda temple. Had to take off our shoes before entering.