Private (Jliaxleis Oraig, Dumbarton, of tlie 2nd Gordon Highlanders, in t-ii-o course of a letter home, 6ay6:—Just a little along from .my dug-out there is a grave with the following 'lines written on the cross. They did not know who he wa«s. distance back from our trench tiiere is a girl lying dead, dressed in one of our uniforms, with both legs partly blown oft , .She was a German spy evidently)— Sleep, unknown soldier sloop, Well ihast thou earned iliey rest; Thy resting place—no flowers peep To win the sun's caress. lliy fight was hard, thou was't laid low, Thy name was never given, Thou brave unknown to friend or foe, Thy name is writ in Heaven. Some mother's heart beats wild, In love for thee, dear one; Her lonely soldlier child, Whose work on earth 16 done. But iroin the Flanders grave, When that "roll call" is given, Thon'lfc rise amidst the good and bi'ape r - Thy name is writ in Heaven. From 1917, the French Government will make denaturized alcohol, a State monopoly, and will tak« the necessary steps to encourage the use of this !uel in motor vehicles. The movement is stated to be part ol a drastic scheme lo« the reform of tlie liquor traffic.
WILL the peitson who took a single harrow from Daigety's yards/ kindly return to Hammond Murray,Queen street. 1353-1. Good boy wanted, f<>r office.-' , Apply . Parker audi, Vincent;" Levin. /, 1354.-V;
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Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 November 1915, Page 3
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238Page 3 Advertisements Column 4 Horowhenua Chronicle, 12 November 1915, Page 3
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