WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS.
TREXCH OKBERS. A letter written in France under d'lte August !), to a friend at Kttin.lro. and a few days, before being wounded the second time, should pr.ive interesting, going to show-that notwithstanding the serious side of the trouble the Xew'feealanders' spirits will find.vent somehow: (1) All ranks billeted in this locality are warned not to enter into communication with the people living opposite, as they have shown themselves somewhat unfriendly to BritiA troops. On no account should iron j-atfons from their stores be partaken of; tnis practice has a lowering effect on the vitality. It is expected that there will be no shortage of rations. Everyone will soon have enough of the mushrooms. ("The Mushroom" is the name of a position). (2) Traffic control.—Soldiers must not proceed along the duck boards at the goose-step, nor must they dtgencrate into the turkey trot. If they slip on the duck boards they must not use foul language. (The duckboards are used for walking on. They keep our feet dry during the wet weather). (S) Sanitation during the prevalent dusty weather.—Soldiers should be particular about their breathing, carefully avoiding short pants. NB. Dust has been very .vet Utely. (\\ e are not allowed to not spit in the trenches, but in the spittoons provided 20 yards in front of each ■bay. There must be no swimming in the bays till after the order to fall in has been given. (A bay is a part of a trench). In the event of run, which the engineers appear to have considered highly improbable, the best shelter will be found under th* duckboards.
(4) Sentries /£e authorised to fire on any machine-guns or rats playng along the parapet. Should one of o:.i flares gc out the sentry observing same is to bring it back. (5) Any contravention of trench orders will be punished by two hours' pack drill along the parapet under an X.C.O. (The parapet is the top of the trench).
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Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1916, Page 6
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329WITH THE NEW ZEALANDERS. Taranaki Daily News, 19 October 1916, Page 6
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