To the Editor of the "Nonru-Caisa Daty News."
Si—As Iam an Australian by: birth, T would like to say how heartily I endorse the letter in to: day's paper signed "Acacia Haile yar Tt was like a breath of fresh air to read his letter the scent of sweet boronia—" Ere you are, threepence a bunch, sweet boronia," the glorious yellow wattle. the modest flannel Rower—the stately To the Editor of the "NortH-Cuina Daly News!
Sit,—I had the following exper~ fences during my trip to and from Mokanshan, T took the train Shanghai North Station at 9 a.m, Arrived Hangchow at 1.30 pam, where I wai to show my passport, not having one with me, I was' asked to sign an official document and to give my verbal promise to produce tone the next time I went there. The same formalities had to be gone through again to and from the foot of the hil On the train T met Bes, P, and her family going up, and was kindly offered a seat in one of the two cars fat her disposal, which I gladly, and Eratefully accepted, Along the new rond we passed ear whose tyre had been punctured filled with Chinese passengers, and farther along another in the sama predicament, As these were "hired cars" and had no spare tyres, one wonders how long they had to re" main at that spot and how they far~ fed in that terrible heat, It was most amusing to sco the chauffeur pouring buckets full of water on the wheels of the cars, and when asked the reason, he said, thut the cars were too hot.
Finally we arrived a the top of the hill at 6 pan, tired and dusty, but glad indeed to be away from the humid heat of Shanghai for a whi After a fortnight stay ap Mokanshan I decided to return, so ordered a chair for the return trip. fortunately I had to Teave at noon funder a pouring rain and reached the bottom of the hill at 1 p.m. thoroughly wet. I was lucky enough to have been kindly offered a pri-vote room at the rest house, which T could change my. wet cloth ing, an offer which I gladly accepts ed.' I had to wait some 47 minutes for a motor omnibus which conveyed us, as far as Sanchiaopoo, and there we had a further wait of 10 min" tutes for another omnibus which took to Hangchow.
Walt way down the road, the bus sustained a punctured tyre and every one had to get off and wait tunder the broiling sun for almost two hours. When the tyre had finally been changed, we all got on the bus again which could not move, the wheels had sunk too deeply into the soft mud, and once again we had to get off. Besides us two foreign ladies, there was a Scot gentleman, Mr. C.D. The ethers were Chinese. At that moment another Scot gentleman Mr. C. C. who happened to be passing in a car alone, stopped, and offered us two ladies a lift as far as the depot where we had to wait for our luggage which came some 15 minutes fater. Mr. ©. D, who arrived the bus very Kindly made all necessary arrangements for our comforts for the remainder of the These two" Scotsmen quickly befame friends, and as there is still ome 30 minutes before the arrival of the train (we missed the 4.30) they went off to celebrate their newly made acquaintance in_shal{ Teall it the local Hall of Fame? We all boarded the 6.05 train t" find that wounded soldiers occupied every seat, but they got off at the next station where their hospital is situated. We were all standing.
Waratah—the majestic eucalyptus) suddenly Mr. C. C. disappeared, trees—or the glorious Christmas tater we found him making friends tree which brings to all those born in Australia the visions of Santa Claus. And we who are exiles from that land of the Southern Cross do not want to read of horrors. when we scan the papers for news of home. Why should every crime that happens in Australia, which happens in every other country—
being typical of the life there be put into the papers abroad as who know Austro it false, and though the through a bad time financially, there. is still plenty of happiness and beauty, to be found—just as much as there has always been. We have our tragedy crimes and de-with the Chinese cook who Inter served us with a very nice tasty meal. Our thanks are due to the two Scots gentlemen who so very made our trip so very pleas ant and comfortable.
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