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Feilding Star, Volume XI, Issue 2701, 21 April 1915, Page 4

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HIMITANGI SALES. The N.Z.L. and M.A. Co. report: At Hiinitangi on Monday we had a fair yarding of cattle. Bidding Avas slack, arid several lines failed to make reserves. Aged store coavs realised 22s (3d to £2 10s, forwaixUows £3 17s to £4 10s, yearling steers £2 6s to £2 10s, springing heifers £5 10s to £6 10s, bulls £5 17s 6d. .

FUN ON THE CANAL, ( In a letter from Egypt, liugler Chegwidden (Napier), writing from Egypt, states that he is not allowed to write much. "I am still a bird of the desert, and in the best of health." He saw sonic of the boats j in. which the Turks tried to cross the canal; they (the boats) were riddled with artillery and rifle shot. The troops waited until the boats were in mid-stream, and then they opened iire, and no£ a boat escaped. The Turks who were captured stated they had orders to take no prisoners, But to kill everybody. They had been told that they English would maltreat them, but weren't they pleased when they saw how they Avere treated? In one engagement not far from where we were situated the Turks advanced under the white flag, and as soon as they got near enough to do some damage (as they thought) they opened fire, but the (word deleted) showed them what the bulldog can do, and after two attacks the Turks retired very much defeated and absolutely downhearted. A football match Avas arranged between some of the platoons, but for some reason or other the ground had been ilooded, but "Were wo downhearted? No!" The major came along and arranged a swimming relay race between the platoons, seA r en-a-side. ''Our platoon landed the mustard easily by two laps. I have had the honour of swim, juiiig from Africa to Asia." I - He winds up with a few jokes, " dinkum ones." The first relates to the Waimana on the voyage over. The captain of the Army Service Corps was very strict and always ex- j amined liis men in the morning. On one occasion he caught of his men who had not shaved. "You forgot to have a "shave, my good fellow." Tho soldier felt his chin and then said, "Well, I'm blessed. There were about a dozen of us around the glass, and I must haA'e shaved somebody else's face, sir!" The natives pick up tlie English language very sloAvly, and it Mould make you laugh to hear the Avay they try to \mt the Avords toogthcr. One Avas crying, "I look for my bruddcr nowhere and can't find him everywhere." Another came Avitii a complaint to me of the officers, ' and said, "Wliafor he kick my boy with a Isn't it?"