found lightly held. A party of men collected by C.S.-1\1. M'Menemy bombed down the trench to the left and held it until relieved, when they rejoined the Battalion in Reserve trenches. <strong>The</strong> Brigade remained in the same trenches all the 16th until 11 p.m., when they moved out into position for attack, and dug in. <strong>The</strong> Brigade proceeded to the attack at 7-15 a.m. on April 17th. An Indian Regiment, who had orders to move up to within 200 yards of the enemy's trenches before the artillery bombardment ceased, found so little opposition at the time that they went right into the enemy's trenches. <strong>The</strong> H.L.I., moved forward as units in front, went out to captured trenches, and spent the day in trenches occupied by the Indians before the attack. At 6-30 p.m. the Turks commenced to bombard the new line, and shortly afterwards the Battalion was ordered up to reinforce the front line, which was about 1000 yards distant. <strong>The</strong>y arrived there to find our line being pressed back, and were compelled to fall back too, during which time they lost 3 officers wounded and 3 missing. <strong>The</strong> front line of the Battalion made a stand in a trench some distance in rear, and from this a counterattack was attempted, which, however, failed. <strong>The</strong> Battalion then reformed as far as was possible in two parties, moved down to the left, and reinforced the trench occupied by an Indian Regiment. At 3 a.m. on the 18th the Battalion was relieved, and went back to the trenches dug the previous night. At 2 p:m. they moved back to Reserve with the remainder of the Brigade to dug-outs about 3000 yards behind the trenches. From 19th to 2.4th April the Battalion remained in reserve at Beit Aieessa. <strong>The</strong>re was a good deal of sickness among the men, but not many went to hospital. Late on the 23rd April orders were received to attack a position about 3000 yards southwest of Beit Aieessa. <strong>The</strong> Battalion paraded at 1-45 a.m. on the 24th, and arrived at the point of assembly at 2-30 a.m. From here the Brigade moved in single file down a nullah for about one mile due south. On arrival at the position of deployment the Brigade had to turn west. <strong>The</strong> H.L. I. and another Battalion were in the front line, two Companies of each forming a second line 100 yards in rear. At 4-15 a.m. the advance commenced, the objective being supposed to be 800 yards ahead. First shots were fired after moving about 400 yards. After aIGHLAND LIGHt INFANTRY CHRONIdLE. ad\Tancing 1300 yards and no definite line baving been met with, it was decided to dig in:- along a nullah, which was accordingly done. During the morning the front line was enfiladed by an enemy mounted battery which appeared on the left flank. On t,he arrival of the Staff it was found that the force had advanced 500 yards further than where the enemy were supposed to be Patrols were pushed forward to reconnoitre the enemy's trench 1000 vards in front. which was found unoccupied.. Order" were· received at 11-30 a.m. to occupy this trench, but these were cancelled a quarter of an hour later, and the rest of the day was spent in digging in. During the remaind('r of the month nothing of importance occurred. <strong>The</strong>re was an outbreak of cholera, and on the .30th six cases were reported from hospital, with three deaths. Some Notes. A CAREFUL and deeply interested perusal of the issues of the "H.L.I. <strong>Chronicle</strong>s" latterly must, I feel sure, leave many of the older enthusiasts of the Battalion wondering ing, like I, at the lesser degree of prominence held in that journal by the affairs of the Battalion than was the case previous to this war, when each quarter's issue brought us well into the limelight. One must make allowances, certainly, for the number of Battalions which now go to make up our Regiment; but I cannot help experiencing a feeling akin to fear that our old comrades everywhere are not being sufficiently informed of how their successors are endeavouring to uphold the honour, traditions, powers of endurance, and, in brief, to sustain the wonderful name of our grand Regiment, of which we now have more reason than ever to be proud. We have been" through the mill." :Many of our old hands have departed-some to return, some also not to. Our casualties have, of course, been consistent with the prominent part we have always been proud to take in the strenuous operations in which we have been engaged. Sickness and disease have taken their toll. Many familiar faces are now replaced by faces less well known. Our Officers and senior N.-C.O.'s have changed and changed again. But we are here in Mesopotamia, and we are in the fighting line. During the Mesopotamian summer, however (June to September), operations both on the part of the Turks and British might be termed