DOES EVERYTHING WELL.

Auckland Star, Volume XLVII, Issue 50, 28 February 1916, Page 6

DOES EVERYTHING WELL.

THE HANDY COLONIAL. SETS STANDARD IN EGYPT. LONDON, February 27. ; A special English correspondent at Cairo reports that the three southern Dominions have contributed largely to the new Levant army. Anyone in Cairo might, think that Australia and New Zealand, not Britain, occupied the land. Big men with the rising sun badge are everywhere, supplying guards, patrols, and filling the shops, thus imparting maitial preparedness. Their numbers are rapidly growing, as fresh drafts arrive every other day for the old Australian and New Zealand divisions and for new formations. New Zealand is doubling and trebling her contingent. A southern Dominions army may be formed of Australians, New ,Zealanders and Souti. Africans, here and en route.

One could not wish for a finer body than the South Africans. They are not quite equal to the extraordinary average height of the Australians but are second to none for physical fitiKse. The Nineteenths have been hardened in German South Africa, and will not fail in amy test of endurance. All arc infantry. Many would have preferred to be in tho mounted service, but, being eager to. meet the Germans in Europe, enlisted as infantrymen at British rates of pay, sacrificing the higher rate offered for service in East Africa. Tlie Australians and New Zeaiandciis prefer to do the same. All wamt to fight the Germans where they aire strongest.

Australians are notable for loving a fight for itself, longing to disprove the German boast that the troops of the Fatherland are the best fighting men on earth.- After doing that they say they will again attend to tbe Turics. Several transports of New Zeaiandem recently arrived—men of tfcc kind who proved their mettle at Anzac, all in the pink of condition. The men from the Dominion do everything well—feeding, clothing and lighting. The Australian and New Zealand army will 6et a high standard in ail things. »