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Dominion, Volume 9, Issue 2619, 15 November 1915, Page 6

An opinion on tho probable duration of the war is expressed in a letter from Lance-Corporal Martin Gibbons, a noted Bugby football'player, serving .in tho Australian Forces, who writes from Gallipoli as follows:—"I believe tho war will last a long time, and if alive I will consider myself lucky if wo are back in Australia by Christmas, 1916. Perhaps something in tho light of an economic collapse may end the war sooner, though if it has to depend on actual fighting it will last indefinitely. Tho struggle hero will be long. Men and more men aro needed beforo we will be able io say We aro in sight of victory at the Dardanelles. Though not holding a large area at Gallipoli wo are in a fair position, and have only to advance a few miles, and can then command the peninsula and djctat© whatever terms we like. It is only a matter of getting across to the Narrows and wo win. Matters are serious, though. AVe want men, men, and men again. Of course, the world recognises that one Australian is as good as two or throo ,Turks, that is in open fighting with the samo chances, but when Abdul has tho position and machine guns as well he is as good as we are. 'When tho game is finally played here it will bo found, I think, that we have a trump for the last .trick, and will win, but it will be some time'yet." - "Tho charity worker," says one of them,' "is always learning. We can loam much from the destitute, Thus, apropos of the affectation of some of our tahlo etiquette, I once, hear a ragged little chap at a school treat say, as he hold a chicken leg in one fist and a hot potato in tho other: "Tho trouble about tablo manners is that they was invented by people wot was never very hungry." Better the organisation, better the service. We have at Palmerston North, Hastings, Napier, Wanganui, New Plymouth, Auckland, and biggest towns in South Island; also 6cores of agencies. Tho N.Z. Express Co., Ltd., 87-91 Cusi»unhAu*<> .Quw.-AdvS,.