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picks and poles, it could not be contained. It sprang onto the next three hills and it was quite a sight at night to see the burning swathes. Like a serpentine, the fire had eaten its way across the hills, and it made you think of the red-hot lava masses that worked their way down the Vesuvius. As a result of the many bush and grass fires, the sun is always of a crimson red, a real wartime red. The Australians don’t seem overly bothered by the fires, letting burn what wants to burn.
Last Sunday, towards midday, we suddenly had this whopping sandstorm, coming up within ½ hour. It passed us at a distance of about ½ a mile and went out to sea. It was like a thick, opaque, yellow wall, drawn tight, that rendered the opposite shore of Trial Bay invisible.
A fortnight ago, Alfred Suhl happily departed for Liverpool, where he will be discharged and shipped back via America. Today, apparently, he is still in L.