e the great wooden wheels
and wooden teeth all dry and creaking, no oil being used.

The wind had risen and it cost us an hour and a half's hard pulling to
cover less than a mile. A big gathering of men at the stern of our
ship watched our perplexity and began to sing "Pull for the shore,
sailor," which was replied to by volleys of oaths and threats of
vengeance. By this time my hands were badly blistered, and we had
smashed an oar so that our tempers were none of the best.

_April 21st._--Marching orders were received this morning. They run as
follows: "The object is to capture and dominate Kilid Bahr. The Royal
Naval Division is to make a feint attack on Bulair. The Australians
are to land at Kapa Teke. The 29th Division is to land at Helles
Burnu. The French are to land at Kum Kale on the Asiatic side.

"The 29th Division are to attack Kilid Bahr:--

"A. A force to land at Eski Hissarlik.

"B. A force west of Krithia.

"C. A force on the rest of the south of the peninsula.

"1. The first line of defence to be '114, '138, '141.

"2. The second through the "e" of Old Castle to join hands with Y.
Beach.

"3. From Eski Hissarlik to East of Krithia to '472.

"4. To capture Achi Baba and line running south of it.

"5. To occupy a line running East of Achi Baba to the sea; and west of
it to sea by 472.

"The covering force is the 86th Brigade, the South Wales Borderers,
1st King's Own Scottish Borderers, 2nd Hampshires less two companies,
Plymouth Royal Naval Division, West Riding Engineers, 1st Section
Royal London Engineers, and a tent-subdivision of the 87th Field
Ambulance, and a part of a tent-subdivision of the 88th Field
Ambulance, and three bearer-subdivisions of the 89th Field Ambulance.

"A hot meal is to be taken before leaving the ship.

"There will be a signal station at W. Beach, Divisional Head-quarters
on the 'Euryalus'.

"No water to be drunk till tested owing to the risk of its being
poisoned."

So ran the orders from our G.O.C. in C.--General Sir IAN HAMILTON.

On going on deck before breakfast I found everything had been arranged
for our departure this afternoon at four o'clock, and since then all
has been hurry and bustle. But from early morning till about 3 p.m. it
rained and the wind blew, and the whole world was in haze, and as it
had been arranged that Gallipoli was to be well bombarded by our ships
to-day before the army attempted a landing all had to be postponed for
anothe