A MEETING AND A MEMORY.

Hawke's Bay Tribune, Volume VIII, Issue 214, 12 August 1918, Page 3

A MEETING AND A MEMORY.

“It was a beast of a day, 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 awhile until he could get a lorry for . Naturallv we were only too pleased to shelter him and made him as com fortable as possible under the circumstances. After ho had thawed, the following conversation was carried on :— > “I suppose you are a fully qualified ■ chartered accountant, and everyone elsej in your unit?” “No, only our officers.” “What, then, were you before the war ?” “Commercial Clerk.” “Where?” “Cadbury.” “Were you, really? At Bournville? Ah, I remember Bournville. Spent- the happiest day I ever remember there.” “Really ?” “Yes. 1 went with the British Association. I can see the ch’ldrvn dancing round the maypole now—the i-lav n those lovely grounds. Ob, it vas tophole.” “Of course, I told him that I hi Sped to entertain them, and tor a qimiloi of , an hour spent a very happy time - -not in Kr unr’i* —hut Boili n', ill,-, and it aas surprising what, a Jot lie bad ier liered after sou-: eight yars. r t.dh'g even the box of chocolate that, lie took home. The lorry arrived, and he vas soon white with snoV, and 1 woml-r.'d if his spirit was still at Bournville in the sunshine.” Bourvillo supplies are strictly rationed, Britain’s necessities and consequent prohibition of export of foodstuffs alone prevent Bournville Cocoa and Cadbury’s Chocolate from reaching ; New Zealand at present."