kieh Gardens--The Kursaal and the Casino--Shepheard's
Hotel--Guides--Sightseeing--The Pyramids and Sphinx--Memphis--Sakkara--
The Tombs of the Sacred Bulls--The Cairo Museum--The Citadel and other
Saracenic remains--Some beautiful mosques--Old Cairo--The Nile--The
Egyptian aristocracy--Garrisoning Saladin's Citadel--A nephew of the
Senussi--The trials of a soldier--Souvenir hunting--Visitors from Home
--News of the August advance--Warned to proceed overseas--Entraining.
=Page 45.=

CHAPTER V.

GALLIPOLI.

Some account of the Gallipoli Peninsula--The naval and military
operations--Anzac Day--Arrival at Alexandria--Embarking on the
"Ivernia"--Prejudices--Through the Grecian Archipelago--The
"Southland"--In Mudros Bay--Closing the mail--In touch with the
"Aragon"--Transhipping to the "Sarnia"--The last stage--The first
glimpse of battle--Impressions--Landing in the "beetles"--Waterfall
Gully--The first casualty--Contact with the 4th Brigade--Move to the
Apex--Description of the position--Holding the salient--Condition of
the trenches--Artillery support--Telephones--Dugouts--The New Zealanders
--Attitude of the enemy--Sniping with field guns--Bombs, mortars, and
catapults--Broomstick bombs. =Page 58.=

CHAPTER VI.

GALLIPOLI (_continued_).

First night in the trenches--Cleaning up--Shell fire--Generals Birdwood
and Godley--No Man's Land--View from the Apex--Casualties--Pick and
shovel--Sleep--Turkish demonstration--Divine service--Visit of Sir Ian
Hamilton--Private Owen's escape--Company reliefs--Mining and tunnelling
--Salvage--Patrols--Our guns--Propaganda--Espionage. =Page 77.=

CHAPTER VII.

GALLIPOLI (_continued_).

Poison gas--Targets for the guns--A general--A false alarm--"The one
shall be taken--"--Relieved by the 25th Battalion--The fly pest--
Sickness--Bully beef and biscuits--Rum--Scarcity of water--Cooking--
Gathering fuel--Supply and transport--"Dunks." =Page 90.=

CHAPTER VIII.

GALLIPOLI (_continued_).

Lower Cheshire Ridge--Description of new position--A break in the
weather--Trenches--Tunnels--Timber and iron--Sniping--Ruses--The
Mohammedan festival--Arrival of reinforcements--Promotion from the
ranks--Formation of bombing section--Change in command of Brigade
--Canteen stores--Pay--A miss--Aeroplanes--Relieved by the 4th