To the Editor of the "Norra-Cama Dairy News."
Sin,—Whilst agreeing in the main with Mr. Lambert's letter in today's issue, I really cannot pass quite unchallenged the _last paragraph of his letter viz. Let me loll any youngster we did share many hardships in other ways etc."
Now Sir, I should be very interested to know what those many herships were. As far as I can gather there was no shortage of anything; plenty of beef, mutton, butter, white bread, ete. and certainly your servants did not leave you to join munitions, drive-trams, ete., ete. The following two true stories may be of interest.
Scene—Thatched House Club, March /May 1919. Two men arrived from Shanghai, very fat and very prosperous. We gathered round to learn the Shanghai news first hand and naturally after a little while the topic turned to "hardships" in Shanghai. (We were still being rationed in England). One protested they really suffered, but on my questioning him as to what they actually had to go without, _repliel after due cogitation Well we could not get French Vermouth for quite a long time" The second on dangers said, "There was a good deal of unrest from time to_time and on one occasion we (the Light Horse) were called out and had to fire over the heads of the mob. "Did they fire back" he was asked by a Major present.. "No," he. replied "but they threw stones."
I wonder if these two gentlemen remember? They are again in Shanghai.
I am, eto.,
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