Ramblings In Reverie

Auckland Star, Volume LXIX, Issue 208, 3 September 1938, Page 11 (Supplement)

Ramblings In Reverie

AJOCVLM MEDICO. . TkJurmg With tie Stup. > MiH K Avckknd Battalion hath a medico #Hb tk« bump of '"funioaity" pretty largely developed. Dr. Nelson, from Taihap®, was always on the look-out for a bty ©f ftuiL.and would perpetuate, a Joke on Mycmi. »tay in Hazebrouck, the president of the Mess invited several officer! from a Ing unit. The writer waeveryjond of "Lea and • Pet-Tin's," and used 'affair amount on almost anything. It was mentioned several times that it would Obe a v good thing iTtt* was watered I as it "wonld go further. The "Doc**: told 4 them to leave it with him. He doctored the battle and #11 the oUrtff members of the mesa were told of it," With one ex-ceptions*-m®. . Alt sat down to dinner, soup being served ai' usual. ■ .1 took the usual •mount and the first and second spoonsful tasted lovely and then I very nearly sent for the fir® brigade— l blurted out, "It's a .ready! The doctor and his fellow greatly enjoyed mf dlgc^ A ffi%Q py.

+ * f + ' A great soul. '*>'}■ The Unimfimi [AMONG the padres on Gallipoli the late Felden Taylor was a greit .sOjiL He seemed to thoroughly understand human nature. One .very two Australians were carrying up of "small" ammunition and each/ were absolutely "fed up" with the, the war. I was talking to the pad* »» they came towards us «w£ttog ing very fatigued. He left and went over, to the men. -•Alter .ta j ing to them for a minute or twp, them a story he had that morning h®a from a naval officer. % M I shall never forget the Change in those two men. They pics up their "load" laughing and in. a real good humour. I watched them-going .up.; the Rhododendron, vand Ctheir.^u*««* had entirely evaporated- Whai afl underatandlng of men and what a this man of God really had. —Alf C.

PICNIC ON THE WAHINE

Overwhelming Hospitality. JT was a Sunday afternoon (1915) kt Lemnos. Th® boys Were resting after the August attack. .Eight Diggers were at the water front, looking at the ships in the harbour. . Some were thinking of home, 'others . what * wonderful merchant Service Britain possessed. One remarked that a ship out there looked like the U.S.S. Company's Wahine. It was .unanimously decided to pay a visit. \ After several futile attempts to hire a boat from the Greek boatman they had to borrow one. They pdlled alongside, and found to'their delight it was the Wahin®, but a different looking ship

from the smart inter-Island boat she is at present. They were welcomed by the chief steward, Mr. R. Chesney, who was kindness personified. After some liqiifid refreshments, they wer® taken to the saloon, and, oh, what a feast! Grilled rump steak, onions and potatoes, New Zealand cheese and butter. It was dark when they left, thanks to the hospitality of the crew. They climbed a rope ladder to get on board, but, for safety the crew had to lower the gangly- • V. It Was long after lights out when they arrived back at their respective marquees. I. don't know if any were on sick , parade later, but if they were the picnic was worth it. , O. J. PARRY.