A LETTER FROM AFRICA.

Taranaki Daily News, Volume L, Issue 60, 20 July 1907, Page 5

A LETTER FROM AFRICA.

Mil. C. K. BUOWX. Mr (.'ha*. K. Brown, formerly engaged in Mr V. Richmond's legal office here, and now a member of the South African Constabulary at Kromdraai Station, lias written to a friend here. "( have," be writes, '"had rather a varied experience since I left home. "J cannot say (hut it has lircii full of 'ups and downs.' lur the Mips' have not appeared yet. Soon alter she war. when it was a toss up whether I shoird go home or not, ] managed In l'i I a job on lb- Mafckini' Mail, in M.il'i king. ' In ('apcloun I saw an advertisement, in a paper for a •smart, intelligent, ymmg man with a. knowledge i,f newspaper work to assist in editing and do the reporting for a small up-ceantry rev --pan. ■]■; \ immediately decided ill." I was the. very man they wanted. I a imbed at once, and by a, little extra politeness and a lot of libiff i secured the job. 1 got on firstrale. There was not much work lo do, and in my spare time I learned tvpeselting and winking (he machines."etc. 1 stuck to this for eight months, and I hen went to Zeetust CIU miles from Mnl'oking. and over the Transvaal border) and slarlod a small paper and prinling oflbc of my own. |.',„- ~ i; n „. 1 did splendidly I.ut then a depression came, and 1 -,.|,| out. When ] was there I wa, ipiile. one of the. leading lichts. Had I happened lo peg out there, the residents would no doubt have 'ib-erdy d-.dored the sad end of that yoiiiur. risin;.'. nud energetic journalist, ■ etc.': but I still livi " Then he went : to work in n store in ISccliuanaland. and i learned the native language. Office : work got too monnionous, so he joined the Conslabularv. lie is stationed on an outpost where (here is little fo ,10. pleniy of spare time, good fishing anil sooil shooting, with all out-of-door'work-and no want of fresh air.