p.

3.

been in vain if we did not win this war & if the
Jews did not play their part & then proceeded to
harangue them. They all listened very politely &
their faces appeared interested. But it was all
wrong. I felt the recruiting part might havae
taken place elsewhere. After me, on old Rabbi
chanted for about ten minutes & then the juvenile
band struck up a tune - which half way through
I recognised as "God save the King" & came up
into a smart salute. We then came out to
find that the Austin had disappeared & were informed
by a duty polieman that the Military Police had found
it unattended & taken it away. It took 1/2 hour
to retrieve that. Then we went for lunch, &
now I thought this will be good & make up
for everything, Zikhran being the centre of the wine
industry in Palestine. But no, the day was doomed.
And we were proudly taken to a famous vegetarian
penzion, had a couple of lemon wafers - & felt quite
awkward when we asked for an ash tray to
have a cigarette with our coffee. We then left in
a hurray refusing an invitation to attend a
recruiting conference at 5.0 pm at which they
said my presence would do them great honour.

On the return journey, Ben & I felt so
famished with hunger we stopped at a place &
had a large omellette & fries, tomatos & potatos-
began to feel better. But what a day.
And now I am beginning a cold, blast