we made a joyful party. All the 260th headed by the band and followed by two company's of the 259th, also for Siberia, marched about three miles to the Outer wharf to the tramp steamer l’rotesilous.5 In about an hour most of the bunch were on board and shortly after six o'clock in the evening we began our long passage across the Pacific, bound for Vladivostok. The signal section were first on board and consigned to the forward part of the ship; more uncomfortable because there was more roll there but not so badly crowded as the other parts. Though we all went to sleep in our hammocks in the best of spirits, most of us were a sorry sight by the next morning. We were on the broad ocean and the constant roll, made even in fine weather, upset the spirits and the stomachs of the greater part of the regiment. The exception, not more than a couple of dozen in the whole ship at first had a good laugh at their sick comrades, but in a little while the constant vomiting had a bad effect on the ones who were not sick and most of the day was spent on deck, where there you could hear the groaning etc. of the other fellows.

Wednesday Jan. lst, 1919.

Yesterday evening our first storm began and I thought it would be worth while to say a few words about it. Heralded by a slight snow storm the wind gradually increased until every wave came over our deck after hitting the side immediately outside where

s . , ' l’rotesnlous or (aus). See Appendix l