The Cambrian News and Merionethshire Standard

Llanbedr Patriots. FOUR LLANBEDR BROTHERS, Sons of Mr. and Mrs. Williams, Tangwenallt. Evan, the eldest, joined the Welsh Guards, has been twice wounded and is still on active ser- vice in France. Edward, the second son, joined the South Wales Borderers, and is also in France. Willie, the third son, in the R.W.F., has been in the Dardanelles campaign and is now in Egypt. He was formerly a joiner in the employ of Mr. Griffith, builder, Gwynfryn. Robert John, the fourth son, is also in the R.W.F. Robert John, the fourth son, is also in the R.W.F.

Cnwch Coch Borderer. Driver DAVID N. JONES, S.W.B., Son of Mr. and Mrs. David Jones, Rhydycochi- aid, Crosswood; enlisted on the outbreak of war and has been on active service in France since June, 1915.

I Llangeitho Sapper. I Sapper EBENEZER, R.F.A., Son of Mr. and Mrs. Ebenezer, Glangwenffrwd, Llangeitho; joined the R.W.F. and went out to France last August where he died of wounds on January 13th,1917.

Comforts for Fighters. THE BOYS' PRAISE OF Y.M.C.A. AND RHEIDOL LADIES' < HOIR. R.S.M. Fear has received twenty-one letters of acknowledgment from Aber. boys serving abroad, of which the following are a few extracts Seaman E. Davies, R.N., writes—I must say you all at Aber. are very kind to think of us in sending us cigs. I see that you are going to start a Y.M.C.A. at Aber. and I hope it will be successful. I am in the best of health. Pte. J. Hamer Lewis, Flanders, writes—Words cannot express sufficiently our thanks to you and the Aber. friends for the good work that is being done for us. The parcels are the envy of lads who do not hail from dear old Aber., and make us Ystwythians realise that we are "citizens of no mean city." Those people who do not think much of Aber. ought to spend some time in the towns of Northern France and Flanders. I assure you that they would soon think of returning home. Those of us who are out here are confi- dent that Blighty is still the best country in the World. Your extracts of letters in the Cam- brian News" from Aber. lads are very interest- ing; but so far I have not met any of the writers. Fritz has had to get up and hop it further down the line and we hope it will not be long before he decides it is time to make tracks for home. Many thanks for appropriate Terse enclosed. I shall always try to remember it. Sapper Arthur Potts, France, writes—We are busy now attending to old Fritz. We have been having nice weather lately after the severe winter. It is quite a change to get away from the mud. I see by the papers that Aber. people are busy with the gardens. It is a common eight to see the French people working on the land quite close to the trenches. I have often seen a farmer working in a field and shells dropping close by. Sergt.-Major A. J. Vaughan, France, writes— Many thanks for kindness in sending us cigs. It is nice to have a little comfort of some sort from dear old Aber. We have had a rough and cold winter. We are keeping the Huns busy every day and night and winning thumbs up. The destruction here is something awful, alllltt towns, trees, and bridges being cut down by mine craters. We are forcing the Huns back on the and the bombardment is terrible. With favourable weather we can do good work. Bandsman Hughie Humphreys, France, writes —The cigs are very acceptable and Tommy cannot go on without a smoke. We are having fine weather now. I am glad to say things are going on well. I wish you and all Aber. friends the best of luck and God's grace. the best of luck and God's grace. Corpl. D. J. Davies, France, writes—Tt is a great help to the boys to know that those who cannot be with us are doing their share in another way by keeping us supplied with cigs which are very acceptable. Your beautifully- worded card brings my mind back to dear old Aber. where we all long to be once more. We are supplying the Huns with iron rations in a form he does not care for, but they have to take them regularly. Great things have happened during the past three weeks, but still greater things will happen again shortly. Acting-C.Q.M.S. J. F. Parry, France, writes- The parcel of eatables are appreciated and also kind wishes enclosed. I am feeling much better now and hope to continue so. We are experi- encing decent weather now, which will help con- siderably towards military operations. Driver W. J. Davies, France, writes-Your; card enclosed :s always appreciated. I have met several Aber. boys in France. The othr day I came across G. White, Tommy Jonus, Tommy Edwards, and Frank Jones, and they are all up to the mark. I thank you for your great work on our behalf. As you know a British Tommy cannot fight unless he has a smoke. I ain in the pink of condition. Lance-Corpl. E. R. Puleston Jones, France. writes—I do not believe even if you could view the satisfaction on the arrival of the cigs. you would be adequately recompensed. Our debt of gratitude to you and Aber. friends can never be sufficiently repaid. Thanks also for kind words of encouragement. All around one is struck by the industry of civilians. It is quite a new sight to see large areas of land cultivated and the myriads of "slangs" in which the inhabi- tants are busy planting potatoes. I saw by a recent issue of the "Cambrian News" that a movement is afoot to have a Y.M.C.A. at Aber. Good luck to its originators and may their efforts be successful. I have fully realized since I am here what a boon these institutions are. I have partaken of the comforts found in Y.M.C.A.'s, Church Army huts, Institutes, etc. in various places. The chief point is that Y.M.C.A.'s and similar institutions welcome everybody. It is primarily a rest and comfort for the body and that for the soul is there for the seeking. Gunner J. R. Edwards, France, writs-I pass many a happy hour smoking a Blighty cig. We are giving Fritz a good dose of iron rations and I hope it will continue so as to put an early end to this conflict. Pte. Owen Jones, France, writes—We are having a welcome rest. What do you think of ======================

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OVERWORK and WORRY DRIVE A HARD BARGAIN It doesn't pay to defy Nature's laws. We all need peace of mind, rest, outdoor exercise, and eight hours sleep to keep well. We must not overeat, nor drink much, unless it be milk or water. These are both good and should be freely used. Anything bad leads to trouble. Bad habits are no exception. Careless living and over- eating are among the v orst—they help to load I the blood with Uric Acid poisons. The kidneys act as safety valves, filtering the blood and passing off the poisons, but they are bound to weaken under any long-continued strain, and once they falter, you feel dull, tired, and nervous. Your back aches, you lose weight, you have headaches, dizzy spells and urinary disorders. The first thing to do is to get back to simple, sensible habits. Eat less, sleep more, and be careful what you drink. But you must also help the weakened kidneys. You can rely on Doan's Backache Kidney Pills for this help. They are a special medicine for the kidneys and bladder only. That is why so many in Aberystwyth recommends Doan's. All dealers, or 2s. 9d. a box from Foster- McClellan Co., 8, Wells-street, Oxford-street, Loudon, W.I. #

Portmadoc Officer. Second-Lieut. R. ALEX. CASSON, R.W.F., Son of Mrs. Casson, Bronygarth, and of the late Mr. Randal Casson; educated at Sandroyd, Winchester, and Christ Church, Oxford, and Sandhurst, 1915.

Aberystwyth R.N.R. Stoker JENKIN D. DAVIES, Son of the late Mr. Jenkin Davies, coal merchant, Trefechan; was called up in August, 1914, with the R.N.R.; took part with the R.N. Division in the defence of Antwerp and with the same division in the first landing on the Gallipoli Peninsula where he endured great hardships. Subsequently he served in Egypt and then further East, and is now with the Photo] Fleet. [Cullfiford.

I GUESTS OF THE KAISER. Towyn Man's Thrilling Story. EXCLUSIVE TO THE CAMBRIAN HEWS." PASSED BY CENSOR. [Copyright.] Being further experiences of an in- ternment with the HUB in "German" East Africa. By the Rev. John T. Williams, U.M.C.A. V. (This instalment was inadvertently overlooked and should have been inserted before the instal- ment of April 13th). IN AND OUT OF THE BUSH. It was Easter Sunday morning (April 23rd, 1916) when all the soldiers and sailors who were prisoners of war at Tabora were moved to the south for military reasons, which reasons were that the British forces were advancing into the colony from the north, while the allied Belgian and British forces were advancing from the north-west at Tabora. With the prisoners of war were sent certain civilians who were re- garded with suspicion by the German officials. Among those civilians was myself. What was the ground of suspicion we never got to know. We left Tabora by train at eleven a.m. and arrived at the station or Saranda at 12-30 mid- night, being given one meal en route. We slept in the train till six next morning under a very strong giiard-tlie reason for this we heard later, i.e., that a British cavalry patrol was within an eight hours walk from there. Had we but known At six a.m. on the 2Hh we walked from the station to Kilimatinde, a fort some eleven miles off. When we arrived we found that all the soldiers and sailors had already left for the south and had left behind at the fort the British, Belgian, and Italian civilians. We stayed at the fort until the 27th, fixing up the arrangements for our trek of 178 miles to the fort and town of Iringa, in the south. Our party of sixty odd men was split up into messes of four to six people for convenience of cooking which had to be done by ourselves. Before we started the German in charge of us said that if we were willing to promise that we would make no attempts at escape en route he would give us every liberty consistent with our state. We readily promised, as his concession meant such a lot to us. Escane on a iOllrnev of this kind would have been difficult, as the country knew we were on the road, and the probability would have been immediate recapture. The concession meant that we could each one of us walk at his own pace, without guards, that the guaros would treat us with some civility, and that the officials would give us as much food as might be procurable, in addition to the fact that we might be able to pick up milk food, etc., en route. This iournev was the best time we had during the whole of our stay with the Hun. We first passed the Great Rift Valley and then gradually ascending got to the highlands of the TThehe. country. During this march we passed through varied kinds of country, some- times it would be nothing but long grass veldts, other times would see us in "bush''—thorny scrub land; then we would be in beautiful mountain land, some 2,000 to 3,000 feet up. Water in the bush was scarce and our marches depended often upon its whereabouts but in the Cringa district water was plentiful and we crossed many large rivers. We passed through the land of the Wagogo (wa-people). This tribe is related to the Masai and imitates those dreaded warriors in dress and ornaments. The men all wear huge ear-rings— the lobe of the ear being sometimes as long as four inches, from which suspends beautiful specimens of brass and copper wire work. Their houses are built of mud and stick, with flat mud roofs. They are a people whose chief occu- pation is cattle-raising. They live by families and not by villages. We were one day caught in a tropical rain in one of these family settle- ments, and some of us went into the houses for shelter, but we decided after half an hour that a drenching was preferable to the abominable stench of cattle, human beings, and smoke from wet, wood all mixed together! Game was plentiful and we saw a variety of buck, herds of giraffe, jackals, hyenas, and we heard the roar of the lion at night. One dis- advantage was the presence of scorpions and some of us will long remember the bite of these nasty reptiles! Other tribes passed through were the Waringa and the Wahehe. The Wahehe are a fine race of men of splendid physique and are among the great warrior tribes of Africa, and on no less than three occasions have rebelled against the wrongs inflicted on them by their Hun oppressors. Whenever we crossed rivers of any width it had to be done in native canoes. Those who could swim were not allowed to do so owing to the presence of crocodiles which appeared now and again,—sometimes as many as six at a time. Hippotami swarmed in most of the bigger rivers. A native canoe is a long hollowed-out tree, in which some fourteen men sit closely together and are then paddled across by a native. One has to sit as rigid as possible in order to pretent any movement, as it takes very little to upset our frali barque—and if you do go over there may be a "croc" waiting for you. Too soon this delightful time of our intern- ment was drawing to a close again. Plenty of food as compared with former days, exercise at our own pace and pleasure, etc., must give way to the inside of a camp again. During the last I davs of this -journey. I was in charge of the sick, and they were very numerous at this time. One day we failed to start off on the day's march, as we had forty-seven men down out of our part of sixty -odd. So the journey had to

I Llanbadarn Brothers. Gunner JONATHAN DAVIES, R.E., on active service in France for twelve months. Invalided home; now in hospital in London. Gunner F. WRIGHT, R.G.A., on active service in France. Invalided home with trench fever; now in hospital in Lincoln. Sapper J. DAVIES, R.E., on active service in France.

I- Aberystwyth Gunner. Gunner W. G. LEWIS, Son of Mr. and Mrs. W. Lewis, 12, High-street; has been with the forces since the outbreak of war; now at Salonica.

NEWCASTLE EML YN. The Rev. Ben Davies, B.D., celebrated his 50th anniversary as pastor on Sunday. He commenced life as a collier.

PENNAL. The following are a few extracts from a letter written to his parents and relatives by Lance-Corpl. D. I. Rowland, who was saved from a sinking ship:—I daresay that at the time our ship was going down you were in the singing meeting. At the same time we had a singing meeting on board when nearly all the Welshmen present sang "Hen Wlad fy Nhadau" and "Duw Mawr y Rhyfeddodau Maitli." I kept very cool at the time and I can say that God protected me. I had just sat down on the top deck when the ship was struck. I jumped on my feet and at once went in search of my lifebelt. I could see the men in the water swimming for anything they could get hold of. The boats and also rafts were full and the sea calm. Another corporal (Whisdon) who was with me went into a destroyer and I followed shortly after letting myself down by a rope. In a few minutes afterward the ship went down.

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Charge of Arson. BALA SENSATION. On Saturday night of last week the hay shed in Maesyrhedydd field, Bala, belonging to Mr D R. Thomas, Cartref, was found to be ablaze. The ? Fire Brigade soon arrived and managed ultimately to control the fire and prevent the destruction of buildings attached. About mid- night, Superintendent Morgan and P.C. Jones arrested Roger Hughes, labourer in the employ of Mr. Thomas, on suspicion. On Tuesday, before J. W. Roberts and E. Huson, Esqrs., Hughes was charged with hav- ing fired the haystack. t Mr. D. R. Thomas said when he left the Lodge field at 5-40 on Saturday everything was in good order. Hughes, his workman, was with him and fetched the pony. The buildings con- sited of large coach-house, stable, shippon, and hayshed and shippon combined. When he arrived at the fire he found the hay shed and shippon wrecked. About fifteen to eighteen tons of hay were mostly burned or much damaged. Hughes had the keys of the build- ings and left for the night about 5-40. Mr. G. Price, headmaster County School, said he was returning home about 9-30, in company ;• with friends, and saw a flash of light approach- ing Maesvrhedydd and thought it was a motor | car, but afterward saw it was the haystack ablaze, mostly on the top at first. One of his friends ran to inform the police and he went on and soon found the fire firmly estab- lished. People went to see if any cattle were in the shippon and found they were all in the field. They got machines and materials out of the coachhouse and stable. The shippon was not, ablaze. Miss Gwen Jones, servant at Penvbont, said she met Hughes near the bridge at 9-30. When near the house they saw the fire and could not make out where it was. Miss Lloyd, who was with them, told Hughes to go and see, and he went immediately. Mr. Thomas S. Edwards, Brynteg, said he saw Hughes about 9-20 going through the entrance to the shippon. Witness remarked that it was rather late for him to be there, and he replied that he had to go there. He thought he had had some drink. Superintendent Morgan said he found the pace ablaze about 9-30. Hughes was walking backward and forward like other people. He called him one side and asked him when did he lock and leave the place, and he replied about six and that he was not there afterwards. He went to Key's Head, had bread and cheese, and two pints of beer. He left after closing time and passed the Lodge fields for home about 9-15. He met Miss Jones and Miss Lloyd at Penybont and saw the smoke and fire in the direction of Lodge fields and, returning, found the hayshed on fire. He did not notice anything wrong or see anyone near. In about half an hour the Superintendent said he called him aside for the second time and asked him if he did not enter the place about 9-15 or 9-20, and Hughes replied "I challenge you to bring anyone to prove I was there." About 12-30 the Superintendent again called on Hughes, and told him he was going to arrest him on suspicion, and P.C. Jones accompanied them to the Police Station. He charged Hughes with having set the place on fire and he replied I went to the shed about 9-20 to fetch my tea bottle. I lit my pipe and threw it into the hay. I am very sorry for what has happened. I had some drink," From his conduct witness said he could not detect anything wrong, but he noticed a smell of drink. Hughes seemed to be quite indifferent. Mr. Jordan, the clerk, asked Hughes if he had anything to say, and lie replied "I did not do it intentionally." He was committed to the next Assizes, bailed in S10 for himself and two sureties of JB5 each. Mr. D. R. Thomas and Mr R. Roberts, Tymawr, became sureties.

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It is a pure and wholly niedicmal preparation, possessing unique Heal- ing, Soothing, and Antiseptic powers that can only be produced by the Zam-Buk process of manufacture. Whether Zam-Buk be used for a cut, bruise, burn, or scald in the kitchen—the common lot of housewife and maid—for the children's heads when ringworm and other infectious skin troubles are about; or for eczema, pimples, ulcers, bad legs, piles, or any itching, inflamed, or poisoned condition of the skin, Zam-Buk is always a wholesome and speedy remedy. Zam-Buk is not only a wound cleanser and disease-destroyer, but it has this great advan- tage over ordinary antiseptics: Zam-Buk dis- infects but does not damage the flesh. It isolates the inner tissues from disease and hastens the healing of the injured places. Zam-Buk, in fact, has brought the home treatment of injuries and skin affections to a degree of perfection never before attained. Now that civilian doctors are so hardly pressed, it is real patriotism for every family to pin its faith o Zam-Buk, the money-saving healer. iis f :—: ——I %sJ JILJ "Keep your liver active and the small every-day wor- 1 ries and disappointments will not trouble you. It is I the mind that makes us happy not our condition of life. and when 1 you keep your stomach healthy, your bowels active, your blood pure by the regular use of Beecham's Pills your mind will always be clear and cheerfuls Most of the hardships of life are directly due to disordered digestion. The health of the whole body is affected by I the condition of the liver. our AWnAm By their gentle purifying action Beecham's Pills accomplish wonder' I ful mental and physical changes. They aid digestion and assimilation and enable you to enjoy the great benefit of the full nutriment in your food. They will keep you free from illness and help you to attain success by giving the mind energy, vigour and determination. 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the Allies success lately? It makes pleasant reading does it not ? I hope shortly to have the pleasure of meeting ex-constables from Aber. for our division is now part of a corps of which your old regiment forms a part. Driver R. T. Edwards, France, wriikes-I am certain every Aber. boy is proud of their friends at home. I met one of my old schoolmates the other dav, Willie Pugh from Greenfield-street, and we both had a long chat. He looks well and fit. We are doing great work now. It is a pity to see the villages we pass through, everything down to the ground, even orchards and trees. The Hun poisons the wells, but we are quite up to him. Your kind words appreciated. Driver John Price, France, writes—The cake received in good condition. My warrant officer said he was coming to Aber. before the next war so that he also may get parcels. We are busy now. Many think that this summer will see this affair through. Corpl. D. H. Griffiths, France, writes—The cigs much appreciated as there are no shops or houses to procure any here. Old Fritz has had a rough time of it here, judging by the shell- holes. We can hear the guns going all day and night. They fairly light the sky at night and make a fine sight. Driver J. Murton, France, writes—We have been doing great things this last week or so towards ending this great war and we are all of the same opinion that the end is in sight. The weather has been against us lately or we should have advanced even more than we have. There are not many houses which have escaped the bombardment, which was terrible. Pte. A. Donnelly, France, writes-After many months in action I am pleased to say that we are out at rest in a small French village just e behind the line. Our lads did simply great, driv- ing the Huns back many miles. The cheerful message enclosed is indeed a great comfort. The weather is grand and everything looks beautiful. Pte. T. Oswald Thomas, France, writes I thank you for your encouraging words. I am sure all Aber. boys are proud of the people at home who are doing so much for them. I do not think the end of the war is far off. I am glad to see that Mr. Rowlands is urging on the Y.M.C.A. The Y.M.C.A. huts have done and are doing great work for both our soldiers and Christ. I see by the "Cambrian News" the Rheidol Ladies' Choir are giving a concert for your fund. I wish them every luck and the best wishes. We owe you a debt which we can never repay. God be with you till we all meet again. Gunner D. T. Evans, France, writes-You will probably realize how acceptable a few kind and cheery words are to a soldier on active service and for your little card please accept my sincere thanks. Needless to say they are comforting. I have not met any Aber. boys yet, but I may have the good luck later on. Alban Lewis is somewhere about, but I have not seen him. Pte. Stanley Thomas, France, writes-Needless to say the cigs were greatly appreciated and all wisn the people of Aber. good luck. I am fit and well and happy in the thought that we are giving the Hun fits. All here are confident of a speedy and victorious finish. Have not met any Aber. boys, but am always on the look-out. Amount already acknowledged, Chris tmas, 1915, £H6 5s.; amount acknowledged weekly, £ 540 9s. 7d.; Principal O. Prys, Lluest, 10s.; I Mr. James Rees, dentist, Alexandra-road (3rd contribution), 5s.; Mr. D. M. Emrys Williams, Solicitor (15th contribution), 2s. 6d.; Mr. D. Williams, Cambria) Shoe Stores (17th contri- bution), 2s. 6d.; Mr. J. D. Edwards, Gwynfa, Llanbadarn (10th contribution), 2s.; Mr. Pate- man, Llanbadarn (8th contribution), 2s.; Special Constabulary Drill Class (96th contribu- tion), 4s. 6d.; Mr. James, Tanyard, employees (19th contribution), 3s. 6d.; Corporation em- ployees (65th contribution), 3s. 2d.; "Cambrian News" employees (79th contribution), 3s. Electric Works employees (66th contribution), 2s. 9d.; Mr. Teviotdale's employees (77th con- tribution), Is. 2d.; total, C688 16s. 8d. Thirty- four parcels sent this week, which includes ten new recipients and two non-smokers parcels cost E5 14s. 5d.; contributions for the week, S2 2s Id. R.S.M. Fear again appeals for the names of Aber. boys at the fronts or on sea not on his list, also for the names of any on his list who have not received a parcel for the last two months, as the parcel sent by him has probably gone astray. He has from the commencement sent a parcel on receiving an acknowledgment, and as several parcels go astray lie can only get this information from the boys themselves or the relatives and friends. Withholding this in- formation it means that several boys are deprived of a parcel.

be postponed till the late afternoon. At four p.m. the sound prisoners marched off to reach the next camp, some six hours off. Half-an-hour later I started off with the sick who were carried on native beds by four porters. It was an awful business as our path crossed a range of hills with a 1,500 feet climb up one side and then a climb down. And the path had reached the stage when it was "no path at all." It was a scramble over rocks and boulders, through icy-cold, rushing mountain streams, then cutting our way through a thorn thicket. As many of the patients were unconscious the whole time they had to be carried the whole way, and a job it was, too! I mention this particular evening owing to a series of adven- tures which happened. We had been going about an hour when the last sick man (whom I accompanied) suddenly recovered consciouness for a few moments just when we were going along a narrow ledge and was about to get out of his bed "on the wrong side" when the Askari pushed him back into bed (and fortunately into unconsciouness) by the simple process of a slight blow on the head! It is the only occasion I ever came across in mv internment when an Askari's rifle butt end proved of service to a prisoner. This patient, poor fellow, was un- knowingly very troublesome. We had to take him over a narrow cane bridge, two feet wide, which crossed a rapid flowing stream. The bridge was a semi-suspension one and rocked dizzingly. The bed could not be used at all. So a sick man and myself had to carry him. We started (watched by others) and had got to the middle when there was an ominous crack and a giant swing of the bridge and the two bearers found themselves together somewhat abruptly, but fortunately still hanging on to the patient whom we managed to get across in safety after a trying ten minutes. Later still, about one a.m., when all else but myself and the last sick patient (the hero of the last two episodes), the four bearers (native) and two Askari, being so tired out that we could go no further without a prolonged rest, we halted and decided to lie down for an hour's rest. We had just lain down and fallen asleep when I was awakened by the Askari shouting out that some- one was catching us up with a lamp. I got up and looked down our patii—it was now pitch dark—and saw not a lamp, but the glowing eyeballs of a lion, some fifty yards away. Our visitor voiced his arrival-a lion seldom roars, except after a good kill-and the porters sprang up and prepared to bolt, but were prevented by the Askari. But it was time to move. The Askari wanted to shoot, but I knew better than to allow them to annoy a lion. If left alone he might leave us alone. After following us for twenty yards his majesty of the forest dis- appeared. I feared an ambush, but we luckily escaped and got to camp at 3-30 a.m.—after having been on the move for eleven and half hours, doing a sharp march of six hours. Next morning we found out that the lion of the adventure had got a sick porter who was follow- ing us behind. We reached Iringa on the 13th of May, 1916, and, despite promises to the contrary, we were immediately put into an enclosure, together with some twenty-five other prisoners who had arrived some days before. We were now ninety people and the area we occupied was some fifty yards by thirty yards, the sleeping rooms being a hospital, totally inadequate and altogether in- sanitary. We were here for fourteen days, living under filthy conditions, half the men now being down with fever and dysentry, and for the first ten days we were not allowed a change or clothing, although our boxes, etc., were lying outside the entrance to our prison! Strong protests were of no avail, but a suspected case of typhoid got us on the march again, and we were started on the 27th to cover the 213 miles to Mahenge. It took us twenty-one days as we insisted on numerous rests in the bush-we had no desire for camp and internment conditions as at Iringa. The conditions of this journey were the same as the last, so we again had a "good time." We passed through many tribes, now much less civilised than tribes nearer the rail- ways and towns, but still much oppressed by their masters. Forced labour was the rule everywhere we passed through. We eventually reached Mahenge on the 16th of June,, 1916, to find, to our dismay, that a week ago we had been missed by a British flying patrol who were some twenty hours riding from our caravan!