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Age
20 Years

16th May 1943

We cannot get as many boats as we would like, & it looks as if we shall be here until Tuesday, although the Old Man (who went ashore this afternoon) says we are due to leave tomorrow.

There is a considerable amount of dissatisfaction on board due to the poor food, hanging about, and a general dislike of the Old Man & Butler, both of whom seem to be making lots of money on the side.

The Doctor was saying yesterday to me that it was not right that Indian pursers, Butler & boys should not be called by the same names as Europeans, e.g.

He doesn’t think “boys” should be called “boys” but “Stewards” as “boys” is a contemptuous & lowering term. Also Pursers should never be referred to as “Channies”, as they often are, which is a Persian word meaning a “writer or poet”. Butlers, he says, should be called Chief Stewards. The company, however, won’t allow this because it would necessitate a rise in wages.