9th At 7am the Admiral came on board & we then left harbour taking Admiral with us. Outside the harbour we met HMS Highflyer & the Admiral at once went on board her, and commenced carry out experimental firing. The Perseus meanwhile lying off. At 12.30 the Flagship having finished firing the Admiral came on board Perseus & we took him back to Trincomalee arriving there 2pm. The Highflyer staying outside to complete night firing. The Highflyer came into outer harbour at 10 pm.
10th Left harbour at 9am taking with us a prize firing target to carry out prize firing. Officers from flagship on board for marking purposes. Laid out target and mark buoys. At 1 pm cleared for action & carried out prize firing 4� guns. Completed firing by 5pm firing very good. Anchored near target. Repaired target for readiness for small gun firing for tomorrow.
11th Up anchor & carried out prize firing with 3 pounder & Maxim prize firing. Also fired torpedoes quarterly practice. Took target back to Trincomalee. Moored ship 5 pm.
12th Highflyer out of quarantine. Inspection of guns carried out by Ordnance Officers.
13th Divine service on board Highflyer. Prepared ship for coaling.
14th Started coaling 4am. Took in 200 tons. Court Martial on Board Highflyer.
15th Received ammunition on board.
16th Unmoored ship & left Trincomalee at 7 am bound for Colombo. Afterwards exercised small arm companies.
17th Carried out aiming rifle practice. At 5pm we arrived safely at Colombo & moored head & stern. Japanese battleship at anchor.
18th General quarters. Rained hard all day.
19th At 8am we left Colombo bound for Aden. No leave granted during stay at Colombo.
22nd At sea. Exercised General quarters.
23rd Anniversary of the day we left Sheerness. General quarters.
25th Exercised Landing parties fully equipped.
26th 9am Started steam 4 hours 17H 20 hrs 15 knots. 20 seamen required below to aid stokers.
27th Divine Service. Arrived at Aden & moored up outside harbour 5pm.
28th Weighed anchor 5am & proceeded into harbour. HMS Cossack not here she having gone to Berebera in Somaliland. Coaled ship 455 tons. Prepared for sea.
29th We left Aden at 4pm for Berbera.
30th Arrived at Berbera at 7.30 am HMS Cossack here. Berbera is a very barren place. Native quarter being one side of the harbour & Government Offices the other side. Lieut General Swayne the Consul General of Somaliland Protectorate ashore here. He is after the Mad Mullah. Cossack has been patrolling coast and bringing to Berbera several dhows she has captured. Also persons captured by Swayne�s army. At 6.30 pm Cossack left for Perim Island.
May 1st Weighed anchor at 4pm left Berbera & started on our patrolling duties. Keeping a smart look out for dhows. 7pm Chased a dhow & boarded. Thoroughly overhauled her trying to find arms. Found nothing. Ordered her to Berbera.
2nd Laid off Haros for a few hours while the headsman of the tribe came on board. Proceeded up coast again & boarded a dhow off Ras Kashak. Found she was on pearl fisheries. During evening boarded two more dhows but found nothing. At 6.30 we dropped anchor for the night at Laskhora. The reason for boarding all dhows is that no dhow is allowed on Somali coast without consent of General Swayne. Dhows caught on coast after being warned off once being fined R2000.
May 4 Under way. Boarded dhow 9am. Divine service. Anchored off Bander Hasham. Boats sent on shore to bring off several chiefs. People very hostile on shore. Boats crews were carefully watched from ship while performing this duty. Left for Berbera.
5th Chased several dhows & ordered them away from Somali coast. At 11am we anchored off Haros. Sent carpenters ashore who repaired a dhow that was employed by General Swayne. Left Haros at 5pm.
6th Arrived at Berbera at 6.40 am.
7th We took aboard General Swayne and some of his staff & left Berbera at 9pm and proceeded to Aden.
8th Arrived Aden 1pm.
9th RIMS Mayo arrived in harbour.
