To the Editor of the Nonru-Cwina Dany News?
Sim—You have taken such an interest inthe decision of the S.M.C. to issue boots to volunteers free of charge that I hope you will find space for this good-natured may be considered t> fied into two tain sections the regulars consisting mostly' of young, hefty fellows; and the resey-Wists, who in the main are on the unfortunate side "of forty, fat ish, and generally unitted £0" violent' exercise. toget the lightomaght® marching oot, and the ey fat mon auch et march az, ""ammunition" "style ant There is" something wrong in this." Surely, the younger men ought to get the heavier boots. They are more fikely "to, need them than axe embonpoints. I for one, as one jot the" latter species, fee) that ammunitions" would be a burden greater than I could bear." Twenty years or so ago they were ideal; but nowadays I have enough of myself to carey without having the additional cargo of unnecessary lea ther and, nails.
T wonder if the Council wil) xeverso the order, and give the over-forties.the light, boots. Most them wal appreciate Hf i, could lone, The Younger men, who would pra-ably' get most of the dirty work, in the event of a sehimozzle, ought 1 be grateful for my suggestion. The "ammunition" boot is a wonder ful' weather-resisting garment, Santon Resantes Shanghai, Mar, 15,
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.