Item 01: Percival Hurley war diary, 29 September 1915-24 September 1916 - Page 33
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I gave him a piastre & walked off at which he was greatly annoyed wanting more. The native dealers are the greatest cheats imaginable & we generally give them about a third of what they ask for goods. I bought a cane for two piastres after being asked five. I now took a tram to Gezerich (No 2 Hospital) & this being my first ride in these cans I find they run marvelously smooth & very fast. On arrival at No 2 General Hospital (a palace on an island or some such over the Nile) I sought a few friends, but found they had gone to Gallipoli In transit crossed the famous Nile. Tramway goes over a narrow bridge Taking a return tram I reached town about 5-30 pm after an interesting ride. En route is the French part of the City, very large shops & the best in Cairo Had dinner in the Gardens, where