Long as Hitler is Overthrown, Letter States Shanghai, Mar. 15, 64 ()UR greatest trouble at the moment is shipping losses, but like everything else we shall get over that in time. may have to go short of a few things we normally call necessities, but that will not do us any harm."
This extract from a letter just' received in Shanghai from Home typifies: the spirit with the British people are facing the war. Writing of the letter was interrupted by an air raid, and the writer had to leave his epistle in order to go on duty as an air raid warden.
He, like everyone else, is supremely confident of ultimate victory.
Extracts from his letter follow:—
"We none of us feel excited about Christmas and the War will not help, Dut we will of course try and make some fun and decorate a Christmas tree for Valerie, She is such a sweet wee soul and I am thankful to say that the war has not affected her Yet, as she has. grown up with the lack out" and sirens and knows nothing else. Tam writing this after she has gone to bed and waiting for the sirens or 9 pin. when I go on duly with the ARP.
"We have had much quieter nights {in these parts lately and hope it will Femain so, About twelve of us ar¢ on-duty every night and we have supper at our Centre and play darts: ele, unfit there Is a Job of work 10
Text read from the printed page and cleaned; old type leaves the occasional error.