"HIGH LIFE" IN CAIRO.

Press, Volume LI, Issue 15268, 3 May 1915, Page 9

"HIGH LIFE" IN CAIRO.

■ . _ 4 —. The men are partly amused and annoyed'about tl"> ; 'hiS" life" which some correspondent, has stated in the Australian papers exists in , Cairo (writes an Australian eoldior to the "Sydney Morning-Herald")- -'I reckon this is the limit," said a faithful husl»aud to mo tho other day. "What's up now? , ' I asked. Holding a letter up, ho said,' "You■ see, 1 draw all my pay here, and I left my wife plenty; in fact, all the money we had in the bank, and what do you think sho says now in this 'ore letter? 'If sho had kuowed that thero was going to bo ail tiieso 'carryings on : in Cairo, sho •would have taken good car© that i wouldn't have drawed all the pay. , " 3oi officer told mc that his wife had written: "1 see- by the papers that tho officer* are having a nne timo of it, Tney have a mess which costs £1 a day. 1 tun afraid that when you return you will not bo satisfied with such fare as wo can provide." I .can assure all tho good folk at hoinei that they need not fear about theso things. Wo shall be quite satis, fied with Australia. Egypt is expensive, but Australia is comfortable. Here ■Wβ are "catered for," there -w© are "cared" for. The people- try to pleaso h<s. Shops advertise goods "to suit Australians.." One restaurant, advertises ''Australian spoken here." Places of amusement advortist? 'special rates for Australians." We think they are special, specially high.