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E.A.M.R. men immensely, and am proud to have 

 been enrolled with them ; but it is certain that 

 for the reason stated, they were never made use 

 of as they should have been. 



Two companies of the 17th Indian Cavalry 

 were also in camp ; good men and splendidly 

 trained soldiers, but the shocking thing was that 

 every night, no matter where they camped, they 

 made a hideous noise, which could be heard for 

 miles, hammering in their iron picket pegs. They 

 all had Australian horses, mostly Queenslanders, 

 and I noticed many old friends amongst their 

 brands. From this camp on the side of the 

 Longido mountain we had a splendid view of 

 Kilimanjaro, and in the morning especially, clad 

 in M the roseate hues of early dawn/' it looked 

 magnificent. 



The usual rumours of great variety pervaded 

 the camp. On one day alone the following, 

 amongst others, provoked discussion : 



No. 1. 20,000 Australians have landed at 

 Mombassa. 



No. 2. The E.A.M.R. owe Nazarus (Indian 

 storekeeper) 40,000 rupees. 



The great South African Expeditionary Force, 

 which had taken some months to organise and 

 train, was now declared ready for action, and 

 General Smuts having arrived at the front, the 

 big advance from B.E.A. began. Our Longido 

 division, in itself a very formidable one, with 

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