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French money has gone up. Stand now deferred Pay £24.17.0 owes me 3/1 this is correct & in hand 104 francs & a half £3.14.10 2/5
Thursday 3/5/17
forgot pm yesterday am writing this on Friday.
Great scare, got orders to stand by to go to the front again, at 4 P.M. but it was a false alarm the 2nd div. held what they had taken so we wern't wanted
Weather keeps fine & if the wind dyed down would be hot.
Pay 4/1 def £24.18.0
Gee whiz food does run away with your money.
Friday 4/5/17
A lovely morning same old wind with us yet.
Boys very lively owing to not having to go in again div sports tomorrow
Pay 5/11 £24.19.0.
letter from Viv. wrote Jack Carol Tony & Nell.
Saturday 5/5/17
cloudy but fine hot night but cool in the early morning took off underpants.
wrote Viv.
Pay 6/1 £25.0.0
5. P.M. been very hot like summer in Sydney these last 2 days & only about 10 days ago were shivering round fires. Truly a remarkable climate.
We had 2 firsts & 1 second at the sports. not so bad when considered that competitions were open to 4th & 5th Army.
Am living very high 1 tin of Salmon 1½ francs 1 tin of Peaches 1½ francs for Tea tonight wont have much left for Blighty at this rate.
Seems funny our having sports & a few miles away others are being blown to atoms
in hand 91 francs about £3.6.9.
looks like storm wind getting up & turning cold.