Tuesday Jan 26th

Stayed Hotel Sinai last
night. Left Suez 7 am for Ishmailia
arriving 9-30 am. Find that page 67 A'kland & Cant'y battalions
remain here & Wellington & Otago
go to Kubri near Suez. Saw several
military aeroplanes flying to
& from the direction of Turkish
advance. Joined N.Z. troop train
at Nefisha junction at 1.30 pm
& proceeded to El Kubri where
Wgtn & Otago batt'ns bivouaced
by railway for night. 1½m from
Canal. About 2 am we were
awakened by firing from the
canal a party of Turks having
attacked “El Kubri Post” at ferry.
Enemy retired about 3-30 am
without casualties either side.