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HE PUfti FvRY GAZETTE, MONDAY EVENING, OULVAL.ich was Fricnd-aturday ccessful dly Soli ry and gross t reach-220. As , a sub-dcd be-f\s may icial rc-icc, bad id the mcrous-it night, though merit. £-•0.D RE-EGGS.d Cross ics* hall I of the ng the the ittciulcd .ver, the dent of :ted as suppliedE.d report ; sale at icn they t cattle. s com-,vc made les, Fat£17 5/.ire cows re bulls,;s 30/ to •s 38/6, dc sales nd Fitz-ox, Jas.Heath, '. Lcnc-n, Lani-lerts, M. *s • 1 Jos.ablescs)’he Gcr-ic north e Arnesc_aitera-c of the now de-reaching lere theat the 'he Ger‘-alieut is i-Frcnch t one of lcnacing is show-in thismtinucs.al Lilians the’ tion. StFrench Scrmans ie whole Laon to horizon , flames village lines is rom end1 p.m.Easily e took village, of Lieu-tor we :d yards edl Fau-i-Prcsony s:—Wc»ed the11, in the rcrsigny. Dccupied jzy. on Sim-e of thedied thereport lat from rai. Thehdrawal,resncsle-c west zoir and and the icd theand also te and •ong at-lights to Dccupiedtrns that Douai. no the hood of ivcr by :ed an-tood ofin slatesI paper iciiuiig'’mt VVil-bc lian-■ow and ic journ-ikcs far-ped that any andII a clur-lon that out Wil-:husiasin that the :ompleto that the 1, would ks. The , unani-thc Ger-that theition toion with Sunday ; clearer guara.11*o train Hamil-Princc Ion their dnesday,i, wc are ilcy's re-; Co.»xch Car-icar, the 0 warm, cl at the nd those ney andive every iftemoon and will?d, under persons ie war.Soldiers7 Letters.Corporal Frank Hanley, writing to his parents at Port Fairy, under date, August 13, 1918. from A b Ward, 3rd Australian Auxiliary Hospital, Hartford, Kent, says : VVhat changing about 011c gets in hospital, As you observe, i am in Hartford, Kent, and dicing well. My foot is out of the splint now, and 1 am getting about 011 the crutches, as 1 am not allowed to put any weight 011 my left leg, but 1 am gradually getting used to them. Yesterday, 1 walked about 2 miles 011 them. Before tins accident happened 1 weighed 12 stone, and) now 1 am 10 st. 5i lbs. You can’t beat colliding with ambulances for taking your weight down, can you ? But 1 am picking up wonderfully lately. 1 am having massage treatment and Electric hot air baths for my leg now. This is- to bring to life all the muscles that have degenerated through disuse.1 hone to be getting about on the two legs in about three or fcur weeks. When one is discharged from hospital, wc get 14 days furlough. I mu6t say that 1 have had a good time while in hospital, especially the English hospitals. I nearly cried when they took me away from Durham House, V.A.D. hospital 111 London. It was a perfect home there with, nice V.A.D. nurses and civilian doctors, and plenty of the best food1, etc., and attention.I was the only Australian in the hospital ; in fact, the only Colonial, and the first they had hbd for over a year, consequently 1 was looked upon as a bit of a curiosity, but, nevertheless, was well treated. Now this place is altogether different. It is a large Australian Auxiliary Hospital with a staff oi Austral1 an Sisters and nurses, doctors, orderlies, etc., assisted by a detachment of the Women’s Army Auxiliary Corps, who act as waitresses, kitchen hands, canteen staff and ward attendants, etc. They arc very attentive and obliging, and go about their work in a business-like, manner. The hospital, which is about 25 miles from London and a mile and a half from Dartford, consists of about 32 wards, providing accommodation for about 100 patients. The wards arc weather-board buildings, well ventilated, steam-heated and lit with coal-gas, eaclv ward having its own hot and cold water services, bath, room and laboratories, scularics and pantries. The wards arc in 2 rows, 16 aside, raised from the ground, and connected with covercd-in camps. '1 here are numerous other buildings which include sleeping and living quarters for all the staff, two recreation rooms, and three dining halls, for con. valcsccnt patients, steam1 laundry, admission hall, offices, stores, isolation wards, X Ray and operating theatre, post office, N;A.C.B. canteen, concert liall, and large kitchen. Thehospital is also provided with an electric service for X Ray operating threa-tre, massage room, and concert hall, a good fire service, and a telephone service, which is far from being good. The food is not exactly A la Men-zics, but then I suppose this is excusable, owing to the shortage of food, and the 4arge number of men to be provided Tor. But is it not curious that the few English hospitals that I have been in, have not suffered1 from any food shortage ; in fact, they have had food in abundance and, regarding the difficulty in providing for a large number of patients, I should think this wouldi be a very lame excuse. From what I could see of the kitchen it is as well fitted out, and capable of dealing with large quantities of food. There are about 9 large steam healed boilers for stews, soups, teas, etc., and as many ovens for roasts, etc., a power driven mincing machine, and plenty of cooking utensils and a large kitchen staff. There is very little variety in the food, but plenty of fat, and i am afraid that pur far Eastern Ally must be suffer mg from a shortage of their favorite disli, for we must have all their rice here. But 1 suppose one must not grumble for the Higher Command must surely have an excuse. Perhaps it kindness and1 sympathy were given to some of the bad patients by certain sisters, it would make up for the deficiency in food. Of course I can only speak of our own ward but I’ve seen, with my own eyes, a nurse make a patient, who could hardly-support himself 011 his feet, strip his bed and make it. A common joke in this ward against this nurse is something like this : The nurse comes up to the very sick patient, and’ addressing the man alongside him wants to know what is wrong with him. The patient addressed, answers that his pal is dying—Very well'’, says nurse, ‘1 will wake him up and got him to make his bed, for it is nearly an hour since he had it made. Another barrier to the up-patieuts pleasure is in the form of a Staff-Scrgcanl, who organises raids to catch patients, who arc not back to time. This is not only, disliked by the patients but by the staff, for the many paltry acts he docs. The other night several of the lads waited for this kind-'hearted gentleman, with the intention of getting their own back. Presently their enemy approaches, and the lads proceed* to deal with him. After they had fixed him with a nice purple eye, they discovered that it was not tlu; loved one but a poor inoffensive staff-sergcant. Their mistake must have broken the poor lads’ hearts to think that such a lovely eye had been placed 011 an innocent sergeant, for there is 110 dtoubt that it was a beautiful eye. It seemed' as if lie had been looking through a hole in a fence at a football match and had his eye sunburnt. I don't suppose anyone can help the hospital being ’in tins isolated position, or at least the Australian Administration cannot, because 1 believe it was originally an English hospital, but I don't think many up-paticnts feel like walking a mile to the nearest town in search of amusements. Certainly, there are amusements in the hospital; for instance, Lhere are about 2 small concerts a week, and the padre comes round the wards with a gramophone every four or five days. Other than these trilling discomforts the hospital •(as far as a hospital goes) U „ot so bad. Four or five months ago, 1 wrote to you describing the excellent work done by the W.A.A.CVs in France but apparently Clio of the Ladies page in Punch, could not resist making a comment on the description. Perhaps you did not notice it. I would never have noticed it only for a pal, who is always seeking lor news of the Melbourne girls in the latest Aussie paper, drawing my attention to it. She quotes an extract from my letter in which 1 conclude with, It is a real treat to meet English-speaking girls. Then poor Clio goes on to say. That is all very nice, and no one doubts that the genial soldier is making the most of his opportunities in the Big Smoke; but one would like to hear an expression of opinion 011 the matterfrom some Australian Sister Susie who is wearing out her knitting needles knitting socks for soldiers or using up all the wood 011 the selection in 'trying to keep the home fires burning.' I cannot for the life of me make out why Clio should object to me saying It is a treat to meet English-speaking girls, for there is 110 doubt it is a treat, after two and a half years' service in Egypt and France. Perhaps, if Clio were in Russia for four or five months and at the end of that period were to meetan Englishman, she would be of the same opinion. Then, in referring to the Big Smoke, 1 presume she means Londlon, but here again she is barking up the wrong tree, for it was in a town in France we met these girls. Then, regarding the opinion of some Australian Sister Susie, I thought we read all their opinions in the controversy which raged in the Aussie dailies about 12 or fourteen months ago. Wc also read the replies of the lads over here with interest and delight. There arc numerous Sister Susies, who would not dare venture their opinions, for example, some of those who told the old talc of their remaining true, etc., and finally becoming engaged to their departing soger boys, and then a year or so later, calmly writing to them and telling them that they arc engaged to some civy who also is keeping the home fives burning to keep lus feet warm, and knitting- his brows as to whether he will follow the recruiting band or not. More than likely not.CORRESPONDENC EARTICLES PROJECTING ON FOOTPATHS.—— 0—To the Edtor of the Gazette.Sir.—The practice of obstructing the footpaths in the town was discontinued a while back, owing to the om-cers who carry out the Taw, warning shopkeepers that they must not have goods projecting on the paths or beyond the walls of tftcir business-premises. The warning had effect, and the footways presented an appearance such as one secs in every well-regulated town, where law and order is observed and enforced. The warning, however, is soon forgotten, and' attention is called to one shop with its iron bars and hooks projecting inches over the footpath. It is to be expected that the police will not allow their orders or themselves to be treated with contempt. I am anxious to see if the law is again to be tramped under foot,—Yours etc.,• WONDER. 'Port Fairy, October 10, 1918.PERSONAL.The mail arriving last week, brought word to Mr and Mrs Ridttell from. Pte. Lcii Treganowan who, for the sake of his comrade, the late Pte. Harold Riddell, D.C.M., had written to the chaplain of the 21st battalion lor information regarding Private Riddell's death. The information was as follows : He was badly wounded by a shell in the stunt for Morlancourt on July 21, and died ax a Casually Clearing Station, at Crony, on July 23. The same shell also killed a mate on the same gun. The Padre speaks very warmly of him 'as a fine soldier and a highly popular fellow amongst the men,' and my sympathy is with you, and all Private Rid'deil's friends in your great loss, Thank God ! Wc know that lie batted* wql!', In the last great game of all. Sapper Kenneth Riddell got special leave to go and visit his brother’s grave and gain particulars of the encl.At the examination in Theory, held in September, Miss Gladys E. Henderson, pupil of Mrs W. U. Riddell,passed Grade V.At a meeting of the Port Fairy Fire Brigade, held last week, Mr I-I. Nelson's resignation as secretary was accepted, and a hearty vote of thanks was passed to him for the work he had performed. Mr W. Golding was appointed secretary.Mrs G. Abraham, Orford, lias received' the following information from r£se, Records- Office : Private G. v, Abraham lias been reported admitted, 011 September 9. to the Weymouth Military Hospital, England, suffering from the effects of gas (classed as wounded). His actual condition is not stated.Mrs Marsden and' family took their 'departure from Port Fairy by this afternoon's train. Dr Marsden proceeds to Melbourne by motor to-morrow.M.rs Deeble, whose husband succeeds Mr Brett as manager of the Bank of Victoria, at Hamilton, was entertained by members of the Avoca • V.rfoss Society. In presenting licr with a motor rug. the president expressed regret that Mrs Deeble was leaving.PORTLAND NEWS-Sapper Pergando, of Hcywood, hasbeen wounded at the front.Lance-Corporal David Mijlard, of VViUlacedale, died in the Hamilton hospital from the effects of German gas. He enlisted in October, 1914.At the local police court on Wednesday, Thomas Charles Waldron was charged, on the information of Thomas Ignatius Smith, with using irisulL-mg language in a public place. The bench granted the application for adjournment, fixing tiie dale of hearing lor December 4. The question ol costs was waived till the hearing of the case. L. H. Staff, inspector under the Vermin Destruction Act, proceeded against Samuel Kenney, of Gape Bridgewater, for having failed to take all- practicable and reasonable means to destroy rabbits on his land. Hie P.M. said the bench had not the slightest doubt that defendant did not take all practicable and reasonable means to destroy the rabbits. As he must do so in future, the bench would not, at this stage, inflict a severe penalty. The penalty for the first offence was a fine up to £10. Landowners must recognise their responsibilities. Defendant must know that lie did not carry out the inspector's instructions. Fined .£2, wth £2 10/ costs. L. H. Staff also proceeded against T. W. Redfern, in respect to 380 acres of land at Allestree. The bench had no doubts as to tlu* case. They were satisfied that defendant had not taken all reasonable means to comply with the notice. Fined £.*, with £2 10/ costs.A public meeting is to he called by the Portland borough council 10 see what steps will be taken to put on fccord the names of the men who have fought, to erect an honor roll or some form of memorial. The Red Cross would bo glad to assist. —Observer.Sanders and »Sons Eucalytpi Extract. 'the unequalled remedy for colds, influenza, chest complaints, headache, neuralgia, indigestion, rheumatism. 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Port Fairy, Victoria, AU
Mon, Oct 14, 1918
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