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we all felt like knocking up. If we had been carrying packs & rifles we should have died along the road side. Some of the men were sweating so much that in parts their tunics were wet through. The natives were asking 1/- for a bottle of mineral water but I think that for every bottle sold twenty were stolen. Rickshaws abound in the town & a charge of 25 cents (4d) per half hour. The Punjaubis soldiers are fine looking fellows. Saw plenty of coconuts growing. The native quarters are very ramshackle. There are plenty of English &
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