Broken Hill to Beira 



wind rose, and by mid-day it was blowing a hurri- 

 cane from the south-east, with torrents of rain 

 which quickly cooled the air. 



The second night at the hotel was pleasant 

 enough, and when we embarked on the D. O. A. L. 

 Princessin on the morning of the 21st December, 

 though the sky was still overcast and rain falling at 

 intervals, fortune continued to favour us ; the wind 

 dropped as rapidly as it had risen, and we started 

 that afternoon on our homeward voyage by the 

 east coast route under the most favourable con- 

 ditions of wind and weather. 



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