Jan 4^th

0700 shoved off from wall and proceeded to Dry Dock at Kowloon.

Feb 2^nd

0800 proceeded to No 1 buoy.  1630 sailed for Singapore.

Feb 7^th

0900 arrived Singapore.  Weather lovely.  Petersfield, Carlisle, Bluebell and St Breock in company.

Feb 10^th

Special Service Squadron arrived.  Hood, Repulse, Delhi, Danae, Dunedin, Dauntless, Dragon at 1030.

Feb 11^th

Dress ship overall.  Hood saluted C-in-C China, GOC Governor.  Fleet gave Searchlight display.

Feb 12^th

Spasm 0100, SS Talma on fire.  Hood saluted Sultan of the Unfederated Malay States.

Feb 14^th

Fleet gave searchlight display.

Feb 15^th

Route march through main streets of Singapore.

Feb 17^th

1015 1^st LCS proceeded.   1030 Battle cruisers proceeded for Australia.  Dragon remained behind to bury a marine, sailing at 1830.

Feb 18^th

Proceeded to sea for Gunnery exercises, retur

ning to anchorage at noon.

Feb 19^th

Petersfield and Bluebell proceeded to Batavia.  More exercises.

Feb 20^th

Titania, Marazion and S/M arrived.  1530 Hawkins sailed for Batavia.  1915 stopped ship to allow King Neptune’s Herald come on board.

Feb 21^st

His Majesty King Neptune arrived on board and held his Court at 0930 and all novices were duly initiated into the mysteries of the deep.  Lovely weather now south of the equator.  Usual fun took place.  Admiral Leveson was presented with the Order of Ancient Seadog and Capt Alvington with the Order of the Tropical Kipper.

Feb 22^nd

0800 arrived and anchored off Tandjong Priok, about 10 miles from Town of Batavia.  Usual saluted [sic].

Feb 25^th

British Community entertained 300 men in Deca Park.  Plenty of drinks, smokes and refreshments.  Played football, lost 3-2.  Weather glorious.

Feb 26^th

Landed at 0530.  Party of 260 proceeded by train to Buitenzorg, in the mountains about 50 miles inland.  Lovely health resort and Botanic Gardens.  Arrived back on board about 1330.  Sight not to be missed.  Visited Museum.

Feb 29^th

0645 sailed for Sourabaya.

March 1^st

Arrived 1000.  Lovely weather, very hot.  Anchored about ¾ mile off Custom Jetty.  Town about 3 miles inland.

March 4^th

Dutch entertained party 250 [sic] to cinema and football.  Not too good.

March 5^th

British Community entertained.  Great success.

March 7^th

Sailed 0730 for Singapore.  Good weather.

March 9^th

Arrived Singapore 1420.

March 10^th and 11^th

Gunnery exercises and Torpedo Running.

March 12^th

0700 sailed in company with Carlisle.  Good weather, exercises carried out.

March 14^th

0330 anchored, 0600 weighed and proceeded up river.  1100 secured alongside MM Dockyard jetty.  Saluted country, British and French consuls, also Governor General at 1630.  Splendid weather, too hot.  Saigon about 40 miles up river, not very wide, all marshes and forests of undergrowth.

March 15^th

11 pm saw Dragon Dance.  Very queer native dance like a Carnaval [sic].

March 22^nd

1400 slipped and proceeded.  Good weather.

March 24^th

0425 anchored at sea 18 miles from Paknum on account of shallowness of water.  Bangkok about one hour run by train from Paknum.  Liberty men landed.  0600 struck flag of C-in-C.

March 27^th

Dressed ship overall, manned ship for King of Siam who came on board just before noon.  Had a march past, Inspection of Ship, fired torpedo and mine and a Salvo.  1300 King returned on board yacht.  1400 weighed and proceeded under lee of the land, 1600 anchored.  2000 King, and Ladies and Gentlemen came on board for dinner[5].

March 30^th

1400 sailed from Bangkok.

April 1^st

1710 arrived Singapore.

April 2^nd

Sailed 1600.

April 3^rd

0705 arrived Port Swettenham.  Secured No 2 buoy.

April 6^th

Visited Kuala Lumpur, 1½ hours by train, landed 0630.  Motor car ride, good look round tin mine, rubber plantation and Batu Caves.  Dinner at Railway Hotel.

April 10^th

Sailed at 1610.  Good weather.

April 11^th

Arrived 0645 at Singapore.  Oiled and provisioned.

April 12^th

Sailed 2145 for Miri.  Quiet and good trip.

April 14^th

Anchored 0610 off Kuching River, transferred Admiral and staff to Petersfield, who proceeded to Kuching and Sarawal.  We weighed 1230 and proceeded to Miri.

April 15^th

Arrived Miri, oiled ship.

April 16^th

Sailed for Labnan and arrived at 1530.

April 17^th and 18^th

Inter port boat race.

April 20^th

Final Boat Race.  Stokero won.  Admiral and staff arrived on board 1700.  Sailed from Labaan – good trip.

April 24^th

Arrived Hong Kong.

April 27^th and 28^th

24 hours general leave given.  Weather very wet.  Was very queer with enteritis all the time at HK.  Finished up with very bad cold.

May 19^th

Left Hong Kong.

May 22^nd

2300 Arrived Wei Hai Wei.  Weather much colder.  Up to 28^th we done [sic] little Gunnery and torpedo practice.

May 24^th and 26^th

Dressed ship for Empire Day and Queen’s Birthday respectively.

May 28^th

Went ashore to mainland at 1600 and stopped at Clark’s Hotel till arrival of steamer.

May 29^th

Went on board SS Fausang 0500.  Arrived Chafor at 0900.  Bob and I visited Chinese prison, bought cane chairs.  Took Gracie and Geoff[6] swimming in the evening.

May 30^th

Visited Cemetery and attending service at 1000 in St Andrew’s Cemetery for American Independence Day.  After Tiffin took Gracie to school and had a long walk on my own.  All went swimming at 1800, passed evening at Mrs Claytons.

May 31^st

Aunt E[7] and I visited Mrs Millbank before Tiffin.  Had look over English prison.  Quiet afternoon’s sleep, pleasant evening.  Mrs and Mrs Millbank and Mr and Mrs Clayton came, played Mah Jong and Auction Bridge.  Swimming at 1700.

June 1^st

Stroll before breakfast.  Bob and Gracie took the ponies out for a run.  Rest in afternoon, swimming at 1800, visited boat club in evening.

June 2^nd

Lovely weather.  All came to see me off, sailed at 1030 in SS Fansang.  Arrived on board 1500.

June 3^rd

Dressed ship King’s Birthday [sic].  Review and march past on mainland.  OAG and Capt Hopwood took the Salute.

June 9^th

C-in-C arrived back from Pekin.

June 23^rd

Dressed ship Coronation Day [sic].  Fired Salute.

June 26^th

Admiral Washington arrives [sic] 1800.  Dined with Admiral.

July 1^st

Hawkins done [sic] C-in-C’s Competitive shoot and won Shield.

July 7^th

Rifle meeting.  Had a good week, managed to win $15 pool shooting.

July 10^th

USS Uron and Gen Alara arrived.

July 11^th

Lady Leveson presented prizes to winners at Rifle meeting.  Huron sailed.

July 28^th and 29^th

Regatta.  Great sport.  Won Yoky bowl.

Aug 2^nd

Final WHW Shield versus Submarines.  Won 2-nil.

Aug 5^th and 6th

Athletic Sports.

Aug 11^th

Marathon Race for Titania Cup.  Diomede 1^st, Hawkins 2^nd.  Hard lines.

Aug 12^th

Admiral Frochet in Jules Ferry arrived 1000.  C-in-C’s dinner party.

Aug 13^th

Japanese Admiral Nomura in HIJMS Tone arrived 1700.

Aug 15^th

0600 Tone sailed.

Aug 16^th

Sailing Race C-in-C’s Cup.  Lt Cdr Hutton Hawkins won [sic].

Aug 18^th

Chef and PO’s Smoking Concert at Queen’s Hall.  French Cruiser sailed.

Aug 19^th

Hawkins Training Class.  Firing.

Aug 20^th

Proceeded to sea, all LCs Titania and Bluebell in Company.  Exercises 1100.

Aug 21^st

Arrived 1450 at Tsingtao.

Aug 22^nd

Saluted Governor and Chinese RA.

Aug 23^rd

Went ashore.  Good walk.

Aug 24^th

Foxglove arrived with RAY.

Aug 25^th

0930 sailed for Wei Hai Wei.  Splendid weather.

Aug 26^th

0850 arrived WHW.

Aug 29^th

1830 sailed for Fuson in company with Carlisle.

Aug 30^th

0720 arrived and sailed again at 2100 as soon as British Ambassador arrived on board.  Leave to ROs and Chief POs only.

Sept 3^rd

1000 arrived Yokohama.  Saluted country and Japanese Admiral of Nagoto, 17 guns.  Lying in Tateyama Bay.  Weather fine.

Sept 5^th

Went to Kamakura, rather wet.  Landed 0800, returned 2200.  Visited sacred island of Enoshina.

Sept 7^th

Landed in Yokohama, good walk round.  Wonderful recovery, thousand wooden huts and temporary shops erected.  Trams running, also trains.  Post office large wooden building 2 minutes’ walk from landing jetty.

Sept 9^th

1700 sailed.  Very windy.  Japanese 1^st Sea Lord lunched with Admiral.  Good trip.

Sept 11^th

0900 arrived at Kagoshima, much rain.  Delayed sailing through rough weather reported.

Sept 12^th

Sailed for Wei Hai Wei at 0600.  Weather good, occasional rains, windy.

Sept 14^th

Arrived at WHW.

Sept 25^th

1400 sailed for Chefoo in s/m L19, arrived at 1715, met Bob.  Had good time.

Sept 27^th

1800 returned in Petersfield.

Oct 19^th

1200 sailed from WHW.

Oct 20^th

0610 arrived Taku, anchored 12 miles from Forts.  Admiral proceeded to Tientsin in Foxglove thence to Pekin.  War prevalent in vicinity.

Oct 23^rd

Pekin surrounded, Admiral stranded.

Oct 25^th

Military communication established,

Oct 29^th

Admiral returned, sailed for WHW.

Oct 30^th

Arrived WHW.

Oct 31^st

Sailed.

Nov 3^rd

Arrived Hong Kong.

Nov 13^th

Admiral Everett arrived on P&O Malwa.

Nov 15^th

Flag of VA hoisted in Diomede at 0810.  Flag of Admiral Leveson struck on HMS Hawkins at sunset.

Nov 16^th

VA Flag hoisted in Hawkins.

Nov 19^th

Sailed from Hong Kong.

Nov 23^rd

Arrived off Taku Bar.

Nov 24^th

Admiral left Taku in Marazion for Tientsin and Pekin.

Nov 29^th

Admiral returned on board.  Sailed from Taku.

Nov 30^th

Arrived WHW.

Dec 4^th

Sailed.

Dec 6^th

Arrived Shanghai.

Dec 12^th

Sailed.

Dec 15^th

Arrived Hong Kong and commenced refit.