Diary Entry Sunday 1/8/15

At 9.30am we attended a Divine service on deck. We were then in sight of Malta. We stopped in the harbour about 11.30am. The town around the harbour is grand. The building are almost the same colour as the rocks it is built on. I think its name is Yelletta. We were in harbour for 6 1/2 hours. During this time natives came all around the ship selling cigarettes, cigars, shirts and silks while boys dived for money. This diving seemed very profittable. We left the Malta a little after six. A few of the City of London ???? who are stationed as a garison and some wounded solders on a Hosphital ship gave us a hearty sed off. We soon got out to sea again wishing we could have stooped a day or so at Malta.