WAITARA.

Taranaki Daily News, 13 June 1916, Page 6

WAITARA.

(From Our Own Correspondent.) Waitara, June 0. The following enlistments have been made with Corporal Ford; who is at present recruiting in this town: C. 4. Baigent, J. .W. Fitzsimmon, W. Ji. Fuller K. J. Johnston, T. Brough, H. J. Doidge, R. G. Adlam, J. B. Oliver, S. Lundoii, 0. Tavlor, L. S. Dutton J Tailoy, and J. M. White. Tin- New Plymouth Technical College anil the Waitara Cadets met at football on the Camp Reserve yesterday afternoon, .he latter team ' winning „r ]:! points to 6. Tries for the winners 'were scored by Hellier, Copestake, and Clapcott, two of which were converted bv E. Skelton. The game was controlled by Mr. D. George. The Waitara Senior Cadets, will be falling in at the Drill Hall on Sunday evening at 0.30, prior to attending St, John's Church, where a memorial service in token of respect to Lord Kitchener and others who have so gallantly given their lives for their country will be held.

LETTERS FROM EGYPT. In a letter to a Waitara friend, dated '•(Was, lfi/4/18." Trooper Cliff. Tate says:—Still in the land ot tlu Pharaohs and still with a shifting craze. We were bucked out of our Railhead :'amp on the 3rd, with no idea of where we were going, hut rumor said it was to be a record trek. We moved out of camp in charge of a camel transport, consisting of 180 camels, crossed a patch of tropical desert, and while on this stunt had the experience of a mirage. We were not crazy with thirst or anything so novel—Tar from it; but there was the mirage of a lake as plain and realistic, as possible. The two following days we stayed at our old camp near the canal, where we were joined hv the rest of the brigade. Roth afternoons we went for a swim—the most enjoyable I have had out here—probably on account of the scarcity of the; same. The following day we' continued our trek in a continuous cloud of dust, and that night bivouacked near a large camp of infantry, artillery, etc. The i most of them were about to embark lor "somewhere." Lucky beggars! You will no doubt hear of their whereabouts before we do. It was iate when we arrived, and as we trekked again at 3 a.m. the following day I had no opportunity of seeing any of the Waitara boys. They are nearly all. I think, still, in Egypt The next day we travelled some 25 miles before the heat of the day.' From what can be gathered we are only messing round patting in hard work prior to the final big stunt. Tins is the coolest place we have struck so far. There is a large plantation ,n the vicinity and a small village, otherwise we are very isolated. Had a rare old sand storm during the past week. A continuous cloud of dust by day and a gale by night. The tents stood it until midnight, when some of them came down. You can fancy the boys all out in their short shirts at 2 a.m., and no romantic night, cither. We have stacks of watei here, and T am getting quite a don at washing. Some niggers occasionally visit the camp looking for business, hut T don't fancy them. They get hold of great expre-sions. 1 heard one: •'Washeen. washeen, good, very sweet, very nice, very clean, good was''een, good money, finish money." Every expression with them is "finish." Football, is still going strong. Our squadron team is a little beauty. We I have played six matches and had six wins, and our line still ,;icrossed. I have squeezed into our regimental reps., and think T am playing up to my best form. When you consider that we play on an average seme three matches each week in the sand you might not wonder at anyone getting into form. The writer concludes by wishing to be kindly remembered to Waitara friends.