STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 5, Issue 26, 9 March 1942, Page 8

STRANGE AS IT MAY SEEM

A battalion oi' the Princess Patricia's Canadian Light Infantry moved into billets in a picturesque English village. The commanding officer and his stall' were given a lovely, centuriesold farmhouse to themselves. In the living room there hung a print of a painting by a military artist, of a former battalion of the "Pats" in action at the first battle of Ypres. In the foreground of the picture was the slim figure of a lieutenant, vigorously encouraging his men in a hot engagement with the enemy. That picture somehow made the colonel feel very much at home, just as the men he commanded were made comfortable by the kindly folk with whom they were billeted. The "Pats" reciprocated. Some helped with the weekly washing, others assisted about the house and the farms. At night they were ini-

tiated into the of darts at the "local" or played cards at home with the households. The coincidence of the picture, and the "Pats" experiences of English village life are depicted in "A Visit from Canada," a new M.0.1, film just generally released.