A very quiet day. I had a lovely bathe about twelve o’clock. A topping mail came in this afternoon, which kept me busy for a long time. This evening about five of us got hold of a dilapidated old rowing boat and had a row on the canal. It ended in a rag and we all got rather wet.
News came in this evening that General Townshend has had to surrender at Kut-al-Amara in Mesopotamia. I’m afraid it’s bound to have a very bad effect on morale.