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That raid on Scarboro wont do England any harm – it will wake up the masses to the fact that if they don't kill they'll be killed – Its rumored that the Japanese & Australian fleets have both gone home – The Sydney was at Gibraltar - Nothing - either on sea or land – is any where near Settlement at present – British men must drill – Keep in condition – be ready for active work anywhere – After lunch a rubber – Auction bridge – we are getting good at it – It's much more cunning a game & requires more sustained effort than ordinary B – you have to switch off & on in Declaring – The essence of course is constant drill & practice till you get absolutely automatic – Our pay is very good at it hence his Geelong stunt at 2/12/- per week with the simple farmers of G – At 4 pm I went to the Gardens & examined them again I saw the whale skeleton & the water buffaloes & a wonderful fig tree – It was like this – [Diagram]. The roots were from above 30-40 to more feet long & covered a front of nearly 15 yards. The roots came from limbs & these limbs supported other smaller limbs & so on to the spread of foliage – The long roots were white & grey & the effect most imposing – 80-90 feet the whole tree –
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