A MEETING AND A MEMORY.

Auckland Star, Volume XLIX, Issue 195, 16 August 1918, Page 7

A MEETING AND A MEMORY.

"It wa6 a beast of a dny, extremely cold, and the snow was driving in a hurricane wind, when a captain, seeing some likely signs of shelter, called at our shanty, and asked to stay a while until he could get a lorry for . Naturally we were only too pleased to shelter him, and made him as comfortable aa possible under the circumstances. After he had thawed, the following conversation was carried on:—- ---"[ suppose you arc a fully qualified chartered accountant, and everyone else in your unit?"' "No, only our officers." "What, then, were you before the war ?"' "•Commercial clerk." "Where?" "Cadbury." "Were you really? At P)Ournville? All, I remember Boiirnville. Spent the happiest day I ever remember there." "Really?" "Yes, I went with the British AssociaJ tion. I can sec the children dancing round the maypole now—the play in j those lovely grounds. Oh, it was top-: hole."

"Of course, I told him that I helped Ito entertain thetn, and for a quarter of inn hour spent a very happy time —not in 'France—bnl l.onrnville, nnd it was surprising what :: lot he had remembered after soim eight yearn, recalling even tho box of chocolate that he took home. ] The lorry arrived, and he was soon white I with snow, and I wondered if his spirit I waa still at Boiirnville in the sunshine." I llonrnviile supplies are strictly 1 rationed, Britain's necessities and consequent prohibition of export of food' stuffs alone prevent Boiirnville Cocoa and Ca-.lbury's Chocolate from reaching New Zealand at present.