State Library of NSW
[Page 56]
[Thursday 24 February 1916]
Well we fed with Pasha taking our revolvers in one Pocket This man is a Copt & on the Walls in Picture frames were Texts in Arabic-"Do unto others as tho' you "were going to live 1000 years"another"The head of Wisdom is to fear "God" etc & etc:-Arabic looks like a glorified shorthand commencing on the wrong side of the page ie from right to left-The War office gives a 50/- BONUS for any soldier who learns to read & write Arabic- I'm not a starter-These old Pashas & Boys have a lot of native courting /COURTESY & do us well in Coffee & Cigars
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