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evening to Headquarters, Cairo, to meet Mac. He is looking well. We three went to the Methodist Soldiers Hall and spent an enjoyable evening.
January 27th:
General inspection of troops by General Birdwood.
January 28th:
Issued with our rifles.
January 29th:
Quiet day. Visited Cairo with Bert Argall by night. Listened to Concert at the Y.M.C.A. Splendid items – enjoyable evening.
January 30th:
Alarm raised. Native rising, but soon quelled. Two hundred rounds served to us all and provisioned for twenty-four hours, but not required. Visit Methodist Hall, Cairo, by night, and hear God's word. Of course Bert was with me and again we met Mac.
January 31st:
Rise 6 a.m. Proceed to Kasr-el-Nil at 8 a.m. with full pack (march about nine miles) and then go on picket duty at 6.30 p.m. same night till 1 a.m. next morning. Worst job I ever had, to think that our own lads sink so low. Their best friend is the Picket.