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NEW ZEALAN1J AT THE FRONT PRESENTED THE CORPS OF ROYAL N EW ZEALAND ENGINEERS New Zealand At the Front Written and Illustrated by Men of the New Zealand Division Cassell and Company,CLimlted London, New York, Toronto and Melbourne 1917 e ~ I The Copyright ia all 1heCon1ribution1,both pictures and writi n,, containedin thioBook is1tricdyreserve<lto the Contributors LITERARY CONTENTS EDITOR'S NOTE LAY DOWN TIIE SWORD. BY H. S. B. R. THE TAIAHA. Bv MA.."<<::O M.!.1101<1: HOME. Dv I-'. n. A BOLT :FROM THE BLUE. Bv R. A. RED LODGE. Bv Q. HOW SOL DODGED THE BULL-RING. Bv N. S. THE HILLS OF FARAWAY. BY PARA.U A "Q "RIOSITY. Bv Do~ES , IN 'l'lllS WAH-A.'"'ID THE NEXT. Bv L. ·nm SANITARY MAN TALKS. Bv lloRATIO J OUN ROUTE MARCHlNG. Bv C. "1'ECESSARY EVILS." Bv Duo . A 'l'UAGEDY OF THE LINE. Bv H. L. llO~I THE FISHERMAN. Bv S. S. CHOATE • "BULLA-IJIFF." Bv Cnn, LA RocH1: IlEQUIElI. BY r.uu.u }'ROM TIIE FIRING LL~-HIS LETTER. BY M. PAlNTJNG TUE BATH. Bv NoEL llo~a OLD MR. LARK. Bv C. R. AYLn<O "OLD SUNSHINE." Ilv C. Il. A.. APftES LA GUERRE. Bv PYco BOOTS. Bv REwI • THE N.Z.A.S.C. FIELD POSTCARD Literary Contents A COR:SER Ot' "BLIGHT\".'' BY E. A. R. \"l'RES, W1Tl-l YARIATIONS, B...- Y. P. U. S. LEAVE. BY C. D.ucxR A DIGGERS DAY IN BELGIUM, Bv L. D. C. 0:S TREK. B'i Tax ONLOOJ:l\ll THE GREATER MARSEILLAISE. B\· H. S. B. lliBBANDB THE DEPARTED. B\'" JIEBBB&T W. AUBUllN. THE SOLDIER'S EVENING on'. BY CLEW . A LITnE CONVERSATION IN BELGIUM. Jlv C. J. W. LEWIS GUNS. BY R.H. D.u.,ioVSIE TRY S)IILING. Bv C. Bu:xs "Q "-DI 1920 I _Bv A. Q. M. G. o::,. CONTE~IPLATING A ROADSIDE SIIRINF.. Bv C. R. A. THE UNKNOWN. BY R. H. Nl11caoFT . YE CUllONICLES OF ETAPLES. BY Pvco • THE SOUYENill COLLECTOR. Bv E. V. P"ui. "MISSING-BELIEVED KlLLED." BY L. G. GoTlliaD C'EST L-1. GUERRE. Bv C. A SPRING S0:SG. BY C. G. As-ro,.- CAIRNS OF CANTERBURY. Bv N. Y. D. N. THE CALL. Ilv J. Anm<90N . JACK. IlY A. II. BoGU: • SOLDIER AND SISTER TOO. Bv n . A SONG OF PAY DAY. Bv Pvco THE MAJOR. Il\' H. A . R. STl.fl,' LUCK. Ilv J onN K. J.i.J,tESON A DANGEROUS GIRL. Bv C. l 4><1'TOK TIIORP THE N.Z.A.S.C. lh' "NiL S11<t, LABOac" AN OUTPOST INCIDENT. Bv H. T. D. Dacw ARMY BOOTS. 1::!v Il. HAUMAN Literary Contents TE)lPORARY RELATIVES. BY D. F. M. THE PROFITEER. Ily A. J. R. WAR STORIES. BY C. R. A. TO A FALLEN NEW ZEALANDER. Bv Cn1L L.i. RocHE THE OLD BRIGADE. Bv " 11114" THE ORDNANCE. By BENOIII THE BETTER LAND, BY PATRt<)TE TRA\'ESTJESJ Bv S. CHOATE BRA."<DS PLUCKED FROM THE BURNING • DONK DOINGS. Bv SuRCINOLE TUE RIDGE. BY M. R. IN THE HALF LIGHT. Bv MoA . 1916---l!ll 'T. DY R. H. Asac1101"T THE INFANTR'\c, BY I'. J, JORY . WHERE SUBALTERNS J,'ORGATHER. Bv "N1L SINE L.lllORE" • WHY GO CROOK, DY Pvco THE STAFl•' CAPTAIN H.A. INSPECTS. BY R, Ul' THERE. BY P. H. D. THE RAIDER. BY BEECH COBBERS. Dv J. A. Tnol!SON TO A WIDOW IN FLANDERS. B.,- J. G. H. MEMORIES. DY R. G. H. WAR FRIENDS. Bv H. S. B. R. LI.ST OF ILLUSTRATIONS IN COLOUR PRIVATE PUillPEEF. BY T11o>U'S0:< BETWEEN THE DEVIL AND TilE DEEP SEA. Ilv E . 1-'. Hlscoc 11:s . II DUDS. Bv N. Is.u.c KilIERADS. }ly Fn<BY ., WL~·UP." BY BILI.IKEN MAN'S INHUMA.--,ITY. Bv N. \'.'Eva 1914-1917. B Y N. P. B,u.'ISDE>,'. AOTEA·l\OA. Bv W. F. IlELL IN BLA CK.AND-WHITE '"IT'S ALL RIGIIT, BOYS." Ilv II. iRECKLETO l< RISING TO THE OCCASION. Bv Fn<1!.Y LIFE IS NOT ALL IN THE SEAMS. Bv ER1c M I LLER . THE SUBSTITUTE. Bv J. H. Cooxn.v " KAMERAD! MERCY I " llv G. P. fuirnA . nm OPTIMIST. BY F:un:Y SHORTSIGHTEn ! }ly F. II. CuwBERWORTH • SOMEW}{ER~J IN FRANCE. BY N. W ELCH HIS LONG SUIT I Ilv 'J.'Ho)lrso:,, • WINTER IN FLANDERS. Bv W. R. Jom:sos WHEN PODGER TELLS THE TALE. Bv W. J. SJ.U!m ERs GAS ALAR}IS l Bv H. J. Elt 11Ys AEROPL<lNE NECK. Bv ll. J. E>111vs • APRJ':S LA GUERRE. Bv E . F. 11.18<:0CKS List of Illustrations AS OTHERS SEE US. Bv G. P. HANNA IIE$1NES. BY W. F. BELL . SOME OF OUR l;,RENCH FRIENDS. Bv P. L. " I 'LL SIGNAL 'lll A 'IT 1 " Bv G. P. ~><A CAUGHT IN THE PUSH. Bv Rov HUNT THE LAST WAGON. By Bt.o. II . THE )IINESWEEPER GlVES THE NEWS. By HERBERT R. Cou: "SPEAK, OR I F IRE !" BY KEMPLE HOW TUE PADRE'S HORSE WAS LOST-.U.'D :FOUND. Bv BLO. II THE WNG, LONG TRAIL. Bv G. P. llAsNA WINNING THE WAR I Bv FINEY "DUG-OUTS," Bv W. R. JoUNS01< A WORDLESS TRAGEDY. Bv J. Il. H. Com:SEv. THE SOUVENIR COLLECTOR. Bv Rov Hu~"T ANOTHER RUMOUR. Jly F. H. Cuio,r.RWoRTH LEAVE! Bv G. P. lli>rnA LUCK I Bv FINEY • THE FUTURE GENERATION. Bv Fon,v THE TRAIL OF THE HUN. BY CECIL T:u:VITHICK A SONG oF PAY-DAY. lfr E. F. Ibscocn . 'l'llE SECRET. Bv Fua:v now HE KNEW. BY :FINEY. TIUNGS THAT PASS JN TIIE NIGH'r. IJy C. A. D IN SCHOOL. BY G. P. HANNA ~'EW ZEALANDERS CAPTURING MESSINE.5. Bv W. },', BELL •· SOMEBODY'S BOY JS OUT AT THF, FRONT! " Ilv W. F. D~u ONE THING AFTRR ANOTHER. BY H. FRF.c1<u:Toi; . MAKJNG FOR A STRONG POIN'r. Ilv lS. Isuc Tiffi RIDGE. Dv S. IIARRJS • 11IF. TI!\ HAT AS A..1\/ AID TO BEAUTY. DY II. J. E11aY• " WHERE'S BRIGADE BNADQUAR'J'ERS ? " BY F. H. Cu,uu:RWORTH List of Illustrations "SEVE.V DA ys· LEA VE! " BY E . Jo11NSOl< WR\' GO CROOK? BY E. F. H<scocKs IlER LETTER. Bv L. H. LJ.n,um THE BROKEN PORTAL. Bv C...i.aLES E. Paic,; • A l\"EW ZEALAND l-'ATIGUE PARTY. BY A. LLOYD . "I LEFT HER IN GEAR! " BY H. Flr.i:cKl.ETON HEAD AND TAIL PIECES ANO INCIDENTAL ILLUSTRATIONS BY A. P. P., W. F. But., Bt.0 II, C. A. 0., H. J. E ,rnvs, 1-'INEY, II.ANNA, H,scocxs, N. Iu.. c, w. R. J OIINSO:i, }faLCOLU Ross, NOEl, Ross ,t,. ND C.R. TOWLE. E1>ITOR'S NOTE 'fHE contributions for this book have come from Trench, Dug-out, &n.d Billet. They are the offspring of the Battlefield. Therefore they may show a lack of polish, a certain roughness, that would not be so apparent had they been evolved under more favourable circumstanees. It may be said of these productions that they are the children of the imagination of men who, in the wielding of the sword, have scant time fo r /', the handling of the pen and brush. Therein lies their peculiar virtue. If they have neither the qua.lity of culture nor of genius, at least they have the merit of freshness, and reflect something of the ideas, the temperament, and the life of men who, from a sense of duty, find themselves eo.gaged in a mighty conflict in a stra.nge environment, far from their own land. As such they will be treasured in the homes of our own peopk, and also, per• haps, receive some kindly attention in what we New Zcalandel'S still call the Homeland. Owing to the difficulties of publication and of transport in~th ese times of great adventure, U1e material for the book had to be procured at short notice from the men of the New Zealand Division. It was hoped_to have induded contributions from that section of our Forces that is still fighting the Turk in the Desert beyond the Suez Canal, b1,1t, as the book h!id. to be ready for the Christmas mai!, Uiis was found impracticable. To all who have contnlmtcd the promoters convey their ·grateful thanks. Sufficient WM received to fill two books. On,e only could be publishi,d. On some of the children of these generous authors th1; F,ditor_has had to use the knife of the literary surgeon. To the fathers of such he conveys his Editor's Note apologies. There were other children of fancy too weak to be operat ed upon. To the parents of these he expresses llis regrets. In either case it may be that his diagn<'.16is and his Jmowledg,; of literacy anatomy have been at fault, although his intentions were of the best. Fortunately, in war, t here can be no inquests, and surgical failuncs on the battkfieW have not yet come under the heading of Courts-llfartial. There remains the possibilit y that some irate parent, brooding on the mutilation or death of his fav ourite child, may take the law into his own ha11ds; in that case the Editor's sok claim to fame may l"('st upon the brief though ambiguous epitaph t!mt has be<:ome common in this war; "1\lissing, believed killed " ! GLOSSARY wound or 1ufflci,nt ,ovrrity A Bu<1RTY.-A abo to an officer, non-com., or mon in totokeyout0En11lond.