HOROWHENUA NOTES

New Zealand Times, Volume XLI, Issue 9257, 26 January 1916, Page 2

HOROWHENUA NOTES

(From Our Own Correspondent.) OTAKI. . January . 26. While Mr Do Key’s youngest son is recuperating in England, .-Scotland, and Ireland, after going through a trying ordeal. in the fighting hue, the second son, Fabert, is in Cairo, at Heinrich camp. Writing in November to his parents, he says ho left Melbourne on September 27th, arriving at Suez exactly a month later. Ha (as a member of the 10th Beinfowements) disembarked the following day. wenton to Cairo by tram, and then marched about eight miles to camp. Prom Fremantle to Suez the trip was perfect, the sea being as smooth as glass. No ships ..were sighted until the Bed Sea was reached. From thence omvard, several, including three or four hospital ships, were passed. These were oh their way to • Australia. The hospital ship for New Zealand passed quite close, and presented a fine sight, being lighted with red lights. On the way several concerts, boxing tournaments. etc., were held, the writer being among the number to participate in tho former. The ceremony attached to “crossing the line” was started by one individual throwing a bucket of water over another. The- fun ended after all had been ducked—from the colonel down. Young Do Mey states that he has secured his bombardier’s stripe. On arrival near the camp, He was greatly amused by the natives, but it is not long before they get on one’s nerves. They were dirty, lazy, and most primitive in all things, and were eternally begging.