mediæval times. The ancient Jericho lay near the spring Ain-es-Sultan
and the City of Roman times was more to the south-west. The Biblical
references to Jericho are as follows: Deut. xxxiv; Josh. vi, 26; I
Kings xvi, 34; II Kings ii, 4, 5, 11. Only a mound exists now, to mark
the position of the ancient city, but excavations here have brought to
light some interesting relics._


THE "BEAUTIFUL" VALLEY OF JORDAN.

The following are a few extracts from the notes of a member of the
Squadron, which gives a vivid description of his experiences on the road to
the Jordan. He says:--

"The sun was just setting as we approached Jerusalem, and the
ancient walls of the Holy City were bathed in orange light against
an opalescent sky. The long dusty column of the Brigade toiled its
way up the steep hill into the city, and passing close by the Jaffa
Gate 'turned left' and followed the main thoroughfare towards the
Damascus Gate. Outside of Fast's Hotel (a former German concern,
but now famous throughout the E.E.F.) stands a group of officers
and soldiers, watching our brigade pass, and cheering us on as we
move into the dusk.

"Over the Mount of Olives, past the Garden of Gethsemane (the black
points of its many cypress trees now silhouetted against the sky),
what thoughts are ours as we cross this hallowed ground amid
surroundings so deeply associated with our religion! Some of us may
never return, but yet we shall have followed to our fate along a
path that still holds memories of that greatest sacrifice the world