OFF TO CONSTANTINOPLE

Hawera & Normanby Star, Volume LXIX, Issue LXIX, 21 May 1915, Page 3

OFF TO CONSTANTINOPLE

Tfridertdafe April-4, a Hawera boy vrr\wl 'kgypt to^hb riiuu/ a» u> possible tuturo m'ot&ments." < . ' }ye get but iiule< iu*ws liere/ but plenty «I rumors. U'he latest includes me ti«atinatiou of our ai,visiou—we pi'eaume itte Ualupou. 1 unueistaua 10 is « somewhat cumcult ta^k and has deea twice before attempted unsuccessfully. The fcrst tune, co sayo, seventy-live of tlxe * force was wiped out* and the second time tog intervened, but 50Q were left behind. Another, report aays that there were* three miles or guns with a large French force at Alexandria, so apparently we will be a fairly big expedition. Ihe .previous force was about 20,000 etrong; this one will probably be nearer 150,000. On April 6—l'm well, but aboat melted with the heat. To-day has been very hot and dusty, and wo wer.a out on a march for about three ob four miles and were a bit "vuited" by the time we got back to our lines, c leave tomonow for Alexandria, and thence on * have a "go" "at the Turks and Geraau. s* ""■* w 12^6 exhilarating after . ->ng wait. Suez baiely counted. V?iifrL fc> Easter Monday, V 9 are to iav©*V k Cture ?\ 8 ,°' ciock for tnose roma. IV 08e i eft oen^d ace very ick ab«at X } ai? w«»de»ing -what his. e^cuiafiai *? will •c like.,lf it »>be as stienuous as & anticipate, thet^ B, IU be something o talk about for i™se* >.ho pull hiough. French, and Inv'ia^ forces ore oming. The Indians kre Wonderful oldiers, and the more onea'es i>f them nd hears of th«m 4h© moJi N e onOaS repect for them grows.- Of co».u'se their \vn wonderful confidence in themselves lfluences one's opinion, but tht*>' really re marvellous, 'i'alking. witli theiTi you nd they say. straight out that now [ley are here the issue is beyond qn^sidn. They reckon themselves the pit* f the bunch, admitting, .however, that he English regulars are their equal, or '. early so. We are due,to -emitark ■ ithin five days. . We are feeling fit ad keen, and nearly everyone from our irection (Taranaki) seems to be well.