Provost Marshal’s Office,
Constantinople. G.H.Q.
13th June, 1919.
Dear Jones,
I wrote to you many letters but I have not had any from you yet. As I did not know your address I sent a line to your father asking for your whereabouts.
As I told you before, I am now in the employ of the British here and attached to the P.M. as interpreter. The other day I attended a court-martial, in order to give evidence about the Sup.[[96]] Most of the questions ran about the two officers sent sick to the hospital at Haidar Pasha. They showed to me a photo[[97]]: it represents a hill somewhere near the camp; the Sup.[[96]] is on the left side; a tall officer is holding his hands up as if he were praying.[[98]] I am near him and the old Cook near me. Those four are the only persons in the picture. It puzzles me a lot as I cannot understand who took the photo and admitting it was taken by OOO[[99]] how the dickens did he manage to pass it to the camp?
Miller[[100]] before going to England on his way here, told me that Hill gave it to them with many others. Of course, it is all rubbish[[101]] but cannot you give an explanation of the riddle?
That affair has formed the subject of many articles published in papers by officers of our camp. I have seen one of them by Captain Forbes in a Glasgow newspaper. I agree that he has a wonderful imagination.[[102]] But I suppose that the whole camp thought like him. If you could send any copies available referring to our camp and this business, I shall be glad indeed.
How is Hill? Is he in England or is he gone to Australia? What are your ideas? Shall we meet again? I hope you have not forgotten what you promised in the train[[103]] and that nothing wrong has happened since that could irritate the Controller and that we shall be able to resume our studies.”
[Then follow remarks about the weather in Constantinople. He ends]: