day. We closely
cross-questioned Mme. S. and another of the ladies. Her replies,
collected and confronted with the official data, our personal
observations, and the testimony of the other interned, absolutely
convinced us that Dr. Suleiman's accusations had no real foundation.
Mme. S. assured us that meat was only provided three times weekly. We
have proof that meat is served six times each week, a quarter of an
English pound being supplied to each person. After telling us that the
cheese and olives were of the worst quality, she finished by owning that
she only found the cheese too salt and the olives monotonous. Mme. S.,
who purchased coffee, biscuits, fruit and bonbons at the canteen, would
not touch ordinary bread because it was not good enough for her. This
bread, which is provided by the best bakery in Cairo, is served fresh
twice a day to whoever desires it. Mme. S. has enough money to buy any
food that she wishes, either from the canteen or by ordering it in from
the town. Her companions, less rich and less dainty, find the food
provided by the camp kitchen both excellent and abundant.

As Dr. Suleiman Bey complained that his two sick children, interned at
the Citadel with their mother, received no medical care, they were
examined by Dr. Blanchod. The one suffered on its arrival in camp from
ophthalmia, now completely cured, no trace of photophobia remains, no
redness nor oedema; the other had its sub-maxillary glands enlarged;
these glands are now reduced and nothing to worry about.

These two children have received constant care from (Dr.) Captain
Scrimgeour, their names are repeatedly entered in the infirmary
register, and their mother herself expressed gratitude for the care
which had been lavished upon them.

Dr. Suleiman Bey's complaints upon this point therefore proved equally
inexact.

~6. The Ras-el-Tin Camp.~

_(Visited January 5, 1917.)_

This camp of interned civilians is situated on a rising ground beside
the sea, 5 kilometres (3 miles) from Alexandria.

The camp contains 45 Ottoman civilians of military age, and 24 others;
the latter are all elderly men, or have been exempted from military
service owing to illness. There is one priest (imaum). We also found 400
Austro-Germans interned at Ras-el-Tin; many of them had been in Egypt
when war was declared and could not get home.

Though our mission was to visit the Turkish prisoners, we made a point
of concerning ourselves equally wit