CONFIDENCE OF TROOPS.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LII, Issue 15998, 17 August 1915, Page 4

CONFIDENCE OF TROOPS.

"MUCH STIFF WORK AHEAD."

VIEWS OF A CHAPLAIN.

Confidence seems to fill the minds of the men at the Dardanelles, including the Naval Division, who have such a hard task before them, to judge by the following extracts from a chaplain's letter : — " We have returned from the trenches to our former rest camp, where we occupy tiie old " dug-outs' we made on arrival. Fortunately, it was a restful night, tree from shells, so 1 think our fellows had a good sleep after the real hard work and dangers ot the past few days. I was ahead of headquarters with the doctors and ambulance- As usual, we occupied dugouts so as to avoid unnecessary casualties. From that spot by lints of winding communication trenches 1 went occasionally to see our fellows forward. " One night our brigade made a splendid advance of 210 yds forward, and dug themselves in well without any serious losses. This has cheered them all immensely somehow. Although much stiff w<vrk lies ahead, I believe our force is getting the Turks well in hand, and will accomplish the job sooner or later this summer. " Yesterday during the heat of the day I went with the doctor to wash ourselves in a little stream which runs down a neighbouring valley. Oh! it was a treat — moreover, you would have been amused to see mo washing my underclothing. But, mind you, 1 have had no change forwell, a few weeksbut I am really tit. What a country for jolly rambles if only it was a time of peace. Countless flowers, insects, and butterflies and a fair variety of birds. " Perhaps you think the losses in ships have been too great. These losses are deplorable. but so long as the men's lives are saved the ships can lie replaced. Moreover. I fancy one submarine has been caught, while one of our own has sunk four ships two am munition ships and two transports. Onr aeroplanes are kept busv. and sometimes one feels it would be pleasanter to be hovering overhead in them, for the days are hot. and shells make them hotter- The mules wander about and graze near the camps. They are roped together in couples, so do not. wander far—as their mulish wills do not apparently opposition.^ 0 ,0 thS without "That God stin rules in the affairs of men will be shown sooner or later, amid all the recogniso these facts more cTearlTthan°l FIRST MAORI WOUNDED. Amongst, the convalescent* „.1 i_ sone to London for a short «, ? £* Ve Private Kemp, of the Wellington Tn£rT who takes rank as the first . r • wounded in a Euronean w-ir' Kepa, as he is called Man,pa Naapuhi of To Kao. and w J '''' ■ a the innin Kxpp<J : tionarv Fmv l°'"ed i" the Railway D,p„ t ,„ent J w>m„Sl£, k S'mup:r de " on Ks ti,w ** «>£ ' 0