SOLDIERS' LETTERS.
*> . ON THE BHINE. Private George TattersaH, writing from Germany, speaks glowingly of Cologne, but says he regrets it is standing as it is. He thinks a bomb or two would have done no harm! Fritz, he says, is not the same cheeky beggar he was; in fact, he is now all politeness, "George" had had a trip up the Rhine, which, in hiss opinion, could not compare with- the Wanganui for scenery. Instead of lovely tree-ferns the banks were lined with factories, where, be presumed, shells were once made. Private Tattersall says be is still'a private, and content to remain so, seeing how honours (?) are meted out The first up in the rush for rations were, generally, the first to receive medals.
Sergeant Eoy Satherley, also in Germany, speaks of the reception accorded the troops as they passed through various places, especially by the Belgian popplaee. Work was getting monotonous, and. like many others, he longed tor home. Everything was quiet, even the Eons, who in no way molested them. Private Satherley was greatly impressed by -many of Germany's fine building,:.
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Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 19 March 1919, Page 2
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183SOLDIERS' LETTERS. Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 19 March 1919, Page 2
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