ON LEMNOS.

Lyttelton Times, Volume CXVI, Issue 17038, 13 December 1915, Page 3

ON LEMNOS.

NEW ZEALANDERS RESTING. LETTER FROM CANTERBURY OFFICER. The following letter written from Lemnos Island by a Canterbury officer was received in Christchurch last week : j October 24. In less than a week we shall be back j at Anzac. We have had a very enjoyable time on Lemnos, but the time passes more quickly at Anzac. as there is so much to do there. | General Godlev and Colonel Heaton Rhodes inspecte;! the New Zealanders ' to-day. Colonel Rhodes told us that .30,000 New Zealanders have left New Zealand on active service, and that ' 10,000 more are in training. What a j record for a little country like New j Zealand ! Athough I cannot help feeling glad that T am able to do my little bit out here, "when so many others are doing their share, I long for a speedy . end to the war. The weather has changed at last, and drizzling rain, with a bitterly cold north wind, has been the order of tho day. We have had a lot of warm underclothing issued to us, also cardi- j gan jackets, so we are all right. Yesterday (Saturday) a Rugby foot- J ball match was played between teams . representing New Zealand and Ana- j tralia, which resulted in a win for the j New Zealanders by 30 points to 3. > To-day the Canterbury Infantry officers played a cricket match against th<> Wellington Infantry officers. 'Hie lat- ; ter won by 9S runs to 95 runs. j October 27. { Our battalion had a route march today to Therma. We left camp at 9.25 a.m. and readied Therma at 11.35 a.m. An hour was devoted to lunch and hot mineral water baths. We did not miss this opportunity of a hot bath, as we do not know when we shall have the next —probably six mouths hence. Our biggest trial at Gallipoli is having to wear "sweaty" clothes. After a good day we returned to camp at 2.41) p.m. Most of the Greek houses here are loopholed, so that they may be defended against a Turkish invasion. For j the same reason all the houses are J built close together in villages. It is ' rarely that one sees an isolated : house. I We are now making our last purchases prior to leaving for the front again. I. am taking back to the peninsula quite a store of things, including baking powder, curry powder, cornflour, cocoa and milk. 1 mean to have something more than bully beef this , time. Experientia docet. (