FROM THE TRENCHES.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 205, 7 October 1916, Page 4

FROM THE TRENCHES.

A TAIHAPE BOY'S LETTER. WRITTEN AFTER A BATT#E'_ Mr Joe Cody's son, in a letter fron the trenches in France, writes: — '. don't know what can have become o my letters, as I have written feme rt guiarly every vreck. They riEry hav been held back for some obscure reasoi known only to God and" the eensoi Life has been one lofrg sw£et dreamcomparatively, of «* -j.yJFr~ l * ie as couple of weeks, but jupT before am during the early stages of the bi< battle things. were more than warn around our little corner of France. Yoi probably saw in the papers "Intense artillery activity all along the Britisl front." Well, we supplied our-, shari of "activity." I saw more hate to tin square yard in one night then than it all the rest of my soldiering experi encc put together. Fritz replied witl his best brands of frightfulness, am we never had a single dull moment fo a fortnight. It was one mad whirl o strafes —in fact, the ran seemed to b

trying to imitate the little brook, ant go on for ever. The place was fairb well bent about after things had calm ed down, and it provided much toi for fatigue parties. However,: new ant strong curses were invented to suit tin occasion, and wc w.ere soon ready t< box on again if the occasion and th< Germans demanded. During the dus up I had two guns hit with Hun bul lets, but they were not put out o: action. We are back to normal now and are pursuing the even tenour o our way again. By the way, I hav< beenpromoted again, and am now i corporal. It is in an acting capacity for a while, but will doubtless be eon firmed in the usual course of time.QEi is worth an extra shilling a day, whiel is the beauty of it. Will write agaii to you,: especially when anything oi note happens. Remember me to Jacl Glass and to any others that may lx inquiring after me. Kia Ora.