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into hilly country of limestone formation.
A little beyond Meidia we took to horses the road being impassable for cars. The way led us across mountain sides, steep and rocky, to the bed of a Wady which we followed for a few miles and here the scenery was very grand. The mountains are just great boulders and of limestone, and though not of great height, present great problems for transport. We passed by the base of the hill on which is built the fine village of Nalin, Regiment at Headquarters being just opposite.
Of fighting there is none. The Turks hold ridges about 1500 yards away and apparently are unwilling to make any aggressive move. The country is extremely difficult for an attack on our part, favouring the defensive on account of its natural cover. The forces, however, which we are contending are