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arrival, and so have been left behind. The last few hours were spent in gathering them in, boats remained around the ship to which ropes were lowered from friends on the ship, escapees were hauled in through portholes or scrambled up a rope to be hauled lost in the crowd immediately. There is consolation however in the fact that our battalion to a large extent stood out, and only a very few participated.
Some lively scenes took place on shore. One incident is was particularly Australian. One man, when being arrested, turned on his captor, who despising the weapons authority had given him, threw down his rifle & bayonet and in turn waded in. A glorious mill followed in which the authority was vindicated and a much battered prisoner marched off to the ship. During the fight moreover, which took place in the middle of the street, two