ew minutes he breathed his last. So ended
the days of an excellent fellow. Formerly a ship's steward he had seen
the world, and was a splendid servant and much liked by the whole
Ambulance. This only added to the alarm that had seized us all, which
was due to the very insufficient protection we had on the side the
bullets were coming from. Agassiz and I lay hard up against the north
side of our dug-out--little more than a few dry lumps of clay--while
Wallace's body was stretched alongside us. As I have said, this attack
ended in twenty-three minutes, but at 8.30 there was a second and
similar one. We had all made up our minds that the Turks were to break
through and would be down on us, and all had secretly decided what
they were to do, and how much of their equipment they would take in
case we were forced to retreat. All this fighting was but a very short
way to our left.

This morning we sent Wallace's body back to our base, where it lay
till the return of C Section at 7.30 p.m., as we wished to be present
at the last rites, and we could only turn out in a body after dark.
The moon was not due for hours, but in the dark, with only the stars
for light, and a brilliant planet in the east, we listened to Padre
Campion's short service. He, being an Episcopal clergyman, had to
accommodate himself to us Presbyterians, and he recited "Abide with
me," then read the piece, "I am the Resurrection," and ended with "The
Lord's Prayer". Then back again to camp, supper, and general
conversation.

Rumours reach us that the Germans are still being pressed back about
Warsaw, that the Austrians have been defeated in Galicia, and the
Turks in the Caucasus.

The Australians at Anzac are making steady, though slow, progress,
which appears to be the only point where we can press on at all. The
Marquis of Tullibardine arrived here to-day with a body of Scottish
Horse--unmounted of course. Padre Campion says he was at Eton with
this brilliant soldier.

_September 4th._--A very moderate S.W. breeze is blowing to-day, and
our pontoon pier of about thirty boats has gone all to pieces and lies
on the sand. Its sole use was to get patients away from the C.C.S. to
the hospital ships. This shows us the difficulties we will have to
face in winter with our patients and stores--if we are to be here,
which heaven forbid! Padre Dennis Jones has just told me that the
betting is that the war in Turkey will be over in a fortnight. He also
says he w