Egypt.

Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXVIV, Issue 80, 10 March 1916, Page 3

Egypt.

READY FOR THE FRAY. NEW ZEALANDERS AT THE TOP OF THEIR FORM. CANAL DEFENCES IMPROVED. Per Press Association. Wellington, .March 9. A Special from Mie New Zealand official war correspondent dated March 4th :'— "After several weeks' training and reorganising, the Now Zealand troops are again at the top of their form and ready for any eventuality. Ihe .mounteds have been doing useful patrol. The general health of tbe troops is very satisfactory. Their .spare time has been filled in with a football tournament rowing and swimming. The Canal defences are now sufficiently strong to repel any probable enemy attack which, owing to the success of the Russians at Ezerum becomes daily less imminent." TARANAKIANS IN COMMAND. WELLINGTON'S FINE RECORD. . Writing .from Ismalia, Egypt, under date 18th January, 1 !)!(>, a correspondent says:—, Aj: present the four companies of the Wellington Battalion are all commanded by Taranaki officers, as follows : • , Wellington West Coast Company: (Temporary) Captain Narbey, Eltham. , ~ . .-...., , .-, Hawke'.s Bay Company: Captain McDonneU date Adjutant Xlth. Regiment, New Plymouth). Taranaki Company : (Temporary) Major Weston, New Plymouth. . Ruahine Company: (Temporary) Captain I'rquhart, Toko. - The Adjutant, (temporary) Captain McColl, and the Quartermaster, Lieut. Dallinger), are also Taranaki officers. Of the four. Ba.talion Commanders of the N.Z. Infantry Brigade, three are from, tl».„Wellington Battalion.