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A TOUR . OF 'THE FLA-NDERS FRONT.

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THE WORK OF RESTORATION.
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De.gly u.:pr....,d with tho
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wJtn~d: sa'~ described in the t,..o. p'J:"viouo~
Retches. it' was only. natural lUI I en~ed the n.... /.," 1Hn/

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WhlCh wu to convey ' me over the
of Flanders, I felt '1 was about. to'
make 8. journey of nn unusual cha.racter" one
'cioItined to glT6 rise to thoogh~ miQgled :'Wlth
~adnMs ~ anllSO~~ nt the~ de!olDotlon cnuled by
the ravages of war I lnew W8~ to- come' ~,ider D11
nohce in the COUr!:& of the tOUT My 'young companlon who nccompnnied ro& hal peqned tb: fol10\v1ng descnptlon ~f the journey, &0 I wilhnglv
lay down ~mYtIlen in hIS favour.
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All wa.s Mtlr In tne fsmous city Of Brugcll ' lIa
wc) croS&e~ tho Grnud Plnce on '"Our way to tti&
t'beo.tro from ",,,,here we were to commence our trip
Th. pull chck chck 01 :the .abo.. of tb. pe'''ln!
WOmen. ambhng into the 6ever~ markets with
wares, 80me proud of their knowledge of
'·"n;,,".h doubtleis learned. dUring theu- sojou~ ~s
in tbl'" copnt.rj, blddfng u.s .. Good mornmg . or remarkmg on the weath~r. One or two
bootlu attaeheq to the fair. already referred to,
disp~&yed va-riOlL!!. forms of ~n.bons and coufeGtl0n~ry to which our att-entloDJ were &tt.l1I.cted. by
the !f!1?lll voice of the proprle!ors- ~vmg made
a ha1t here for the benefit.. of the ladies. much to
thel t dehght,- what were to ' accompany llIl, we
turnbd our back3 .. ori .. the. belfry of " Broges and
madb lot' t'he appomte4. meelmg·place of OOl'
~ .. - H ere 'lye dlscovered . our' gUld&. gathonng
~g~fhe;ala ~flock." givUlg every at.te,ut..lOu ,.to
them, remindmg us of 0. motller hen and h er
of chicks, 1ee.t In -our hurry to get away
som"unfortllnat.e Indi,·iduaJ. 'should De left behmd
.As the chim.. in tho belfry rang out the bour 01
hin~ tb& cnr bouncfea over t.he' cobbles, loon Jenvi~~ behi-itd -, 'the wnpori.unat& vendol1l oC - th":,
n\.lIo1'ket.8:' 'the abTlll toned aTgumenb of tbe t.hrIfty
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.waThen a.nd the I'u.mh. Ie of the
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bnnrng rustIC
Camil ies Into t.o~ n to mue thell'
p\l.{t!.hl\SeS, out OD to oneo of .l,he de1i~ntful canntT)'
ro'e.O, hned , ..ith - hll-n daom~ . , a.venues of trees, jo
cb~acten8tio or Belgian rua.i scenery.
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introduction of theIr

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~qurishjDg B'eve~age c.o.ntai~s· the .e~er"$jsJ?g
of 10 ounces P~re . DaJ.:Y Mll~ _ . . I ~ 1S;~~V.lg.
and · stimulating, ' and IS an Ideal annk for .the
Rheumati~, Invalids, and all workers:

L.'L.L,v-.~ydrates

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'f~ sun was mount.ing higher;' but tbe effect

1V~S unnoticed. 88 W~ ;bowled a.long under the shade"
or
e ~tghty trees Beautllut little. forests '"of
p ines could b& dlScerned on ellner 51~ .of

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m~ the _di.stanco,

through wbloh occasion-

ally fta!.hed the reflectIon ~f the ~n ,m the wm·

aO'W~ of

some' pleasanUy' situnt€d chatea.u.

f~.tbe-,vllI.ge. w.~ through m~h

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in: theJ.r qUBJ.nt, yet scrupulously
httJe
HerooTgs
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whilef much
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_ o~ld"and""7oung women Cl'&WhDg Dver ilia> fiefd,
Po '~helr I<n.... . _ t 1 y / Iot _tli.
of
weed1O~ and ol&a.nng the J Uld.
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, ' 0jll' ,-Ioelinglj •. change·d .. we 'lotiooa .imll ....
parties 111 almost etery field :and &' wbole"he6rled
oympt>!.hy took ita pI..,. that wch • t.asII. .bould

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Idrgottim though .. we drew' into
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fin;L war ' dAq~ag~L T Jlag;6 Wlth
_ . ....... in contaCi.~ TIll.~waa an ,impQ~

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junefion during the Gannan occup....
th~ majOl'ltY., of l th6~Q8 · ",e

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of bombing OperatJODlS by ourlown alt"• bebn wit.hin thil T1cinity under less
~ta.nee3' fhe writer W'~ "AIlDOUS

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remit the lligbt"';mg ;,.,wd

hiB oompanioI18 sinoe ·they e.xpreaaed IRI~

un,li!ol!1liloM iii"""y at the praoti~ly'.1ight:d."a •.
they were then :vlewing.
we proceeded.... nearer the, ~while loenN
warlare they leemed to lose their powen
~d ... aiieocl&,; som~ Ul ke.ping
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galmu.od. "ire meeb, pe<foct. . HaIfprioa, 2fj1..~ m;g1e IidfJI; di~ tub.u lar

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WOo! It:aI~ Ii.. 2ft. 8b). x 8ft.

Wool Pillow. fro .. 8/6.'

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eggs
chiP.l M) much In
we setf~9t foi'~ixmude; \halting
Ylew the YÂ¥r ~a.llept. and to gIve
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n.n oppo'dumty to nSlt
Essex7a.'rm 'cemetery
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In.tter, o~ce' eg'o.m oppresses!
:WJth n be~,"y ~ilence. w~ proceeded on our
thrugh ' 'h~~rck~ ~nnd \VonmelJ, et'f!ntu~Uy ' am"..
ing 10 nrxmude ttHerl> the work of reconstrootion
WM eve~i mo~ noticeable than . in Ypres; not
only ore' th~ hpt~ npd cafoe IP.0re num~rous'l but
thoy. lu:&:vF-Itll:tvnp; trams c!eonng !'be drbris from
the' olltlyl~lI . <listriCI. in a vory ~edy mauner
As uslinl in our taur, we cameo ncrost anot!ler
aorfy 8pttct.ac~e." I_IJ 0." conctcte dug.out ·mea80ru~.~
10ft. . by lqrt.~,two, famlhes had mace tbelr
"'p&rty of Heven 10 nnmber. , l1he
of t.hia c'liamber WAS OCCUPied by a.
a --witodl'!I1, framework) in ~hich lay a
youn~ fe~ICAY' nineteen 0t:~ twenty years. 9f . ~e
Where the o(h,rs (ay down to sleep is beyond
ima.gmnU.?D. , 'In thO' COUIW~~ a ~O'rt toqvcnatrIOn. It.. ' '''as oCf)lcit.ed - that the young felIow twas
}.not.
li1s' ~gpt~r Bensks B&.. had been a
01 war .H~~n only knows wfia.t he bad 5Uft'ered
wbtle in hiS eaptives' -bancb. a.flel" surviving
winch 1:8 was foTced to reWliri ·to th& fUl"l'O~d.
nrgs in which
foul,I.d him~"" Tjle other members
of t heTia.nlllY looked 10 oowcd._and' 60 deject..ed .did
they appear ,to W\.lba1. we h~nded. the old ~other
snuwl coll~p~_ol money m~-ae RJUong ~qrselve8
and .. ...... ' ..paid- .. ~ thousandfold , by !.Ii. /oil)i
smIle of thnnk" on . .tlie wrinkled. face of Ute aged
recl~,ent.-: :.-'' Wj;t haa-''l!Ieen epougb JOT ol?e Ml of
t}(e :l5ord[d 'Sfde
war's aft.ermQt.h, 10, refreabed
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proche-nslvo one " a.od . oonta.ined )lujq«r"'"
prolTolung events. In obarl~ of
,)!''OCffodm~1 wcre- the 'Rev. E
M ..]or Nicholl . .AmoDp t:. ot11"~ f~o.tures
thB bowhng ~lIe1s. c..ohrnuti. abies, .. dIsplay
tho lst. WBr~r&Ve ~P of ' BOy Sc:oute, d~nClDg,
CMraater rca,dJDg and loyer&!. o ,her: games. 'l..'he
Band of the- Benley 0oDtrl¥i~ of.
Great War
Wo.s 10 attendanoo &nd IookM Pa:ft,euhlrlY I smut

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a.bJy wrtb any held pr-oTiousl y. The
were
b~een Mel and 400-.. ~b,ht d~g, 0 fr~m
last year-and UJo quality . ll1 .u ~ W ,- ot ..
very high staddard.- The "'(ttlS11nctll'e f~tllr8 ot

tho 1!Ii~"l w~ t,h • . g<>rgeoU$ .<iis!>lay of

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blbit.. Tile Jq~,CS ~re as toJ}~s :::;;..,uor~ltuJ'al
.ectlon; Messrl. ', P . O. \'lfhbw\es'-J (Frla~f~nr.k.
alel). W. Uh .. lett (BIII ,lflft) and
Tu/'nbam

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C&pt. -"!oad

Kra:t H~ " ;W~lla,

needJework ~ Mn. CftS!> &Ita Miss .:Htiggtnl ; honey,
Mr. B. Caleb,.. The J~,ast &Yf&idS! , w~ re _ !'3

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our ~ o~rvationB of home
were the gJlm~
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fl)llage ,anq tho llril-

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