GALLIPOLI AMENTIES.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 5, Issue 132, 14 January 1916, Page 3 (Supplement)

GALLIPOLI AMENTIES.

TURKS ANT) AUSTRALIAN'S. EXCHANGE OF SOUVENIRS. In a letter received by the Chief Inspector of the Victorian Education Department. Mr. Fussell. from hit- son. who in an officer with the Australian forces, the following account of an interesting incident occurs: — We had quite an incident this morning. Jokingly, 1 told one of our bombers that he did not know how to throw a bomb, and t-n show him 1 p eked up a tin of bully beef and landed it dead into the Turk's trench. That seemed to start the ball rolling, as it was not long before packages containing cigarettes and tobacco came Hying back, accompanied by a note written in Uiench. addressed to the Australian comrades of the Turkish soldiers!- asking for souvenirs ;:mi a good knife and more meat. With the help of a private, I concocted a reply in French thuswise: --"To our friends the enemy: We present our and thank you for the tobacco. Glory be to Allah that you are unable to throw your bombs ». lb the same precision. We have sent von a poor knife: it may come in useful for cutting our throats on 'TVr lag ' Wo have given the Hun- a hiding in France—2.VHK) prisoners and 81 \run-. See you in Constantinople shortly. Bomb follow-.- Your Australian II lends."

The Turk- wrote back '•'congratulating us on the capture of the 23.00 H (Jermans," and asked u< .somewhat naively when ur expected to get to Constant noplo and how many Australians v,v had here! N'oodle-s to cay. we told tiiriu : One of the Turks eot out of the trench and picked up a package that had fallen short, diluted, and not hack again of i ouiv-e. nobody -hooting at him. He took a ri-k. however, of i eing potted at from a distance of 200 to Ulll'i yard- by our fellows on other portion ■ who would not know anything about the ioke. 1 got up on our parapet and got our of theirs that bad fallell short. Tlie.N hit Fair emuigh fighters. One of them sang out that they : d not want to tight u-. but that the' had to this wuh n shrug of the -boulder- that plamlv said " the Germans are the trouble"

Ibiinb-throwing was re.-u d shortly alter. and we are a--yoii-\vere once more. It wa.- a pleasant break for Us. The following i.- a lit.'ia.l translation '.l die Turki.sli soldiers' first menage: "My dear Australian fiend-. Wo have reci ivod wiur pn sent of nre-erved href, and we were Ver\ pleaded with :t. We ask \oii for another of vour souvenirs, and w r w ill give you also a -ou - veiiir. Now pleas,, accept ni\ compliments in return lor vour gift of pre■erved kerf. We are sending a pieee ci tohae.o. Your ~ ad,-. The Turhdi Soldier. •I'.S Plea-e throw •- n 10,..1 hi'!..- "