ANSWERS AND MESSAGES.

Otago Witness, 1 June 1910, Page 71

ANSWERS AND MESSAGES.

A. H.—II is difficult to give the information .you require in a paragraph. If you forward lOd in postage stamps to Miss Mackenzie', Art Excharge, Princes street, ■she will post vou a booklet supplying full details. Gabiuelle. —I have just been reading your lovely long lett :r written in April again, and realise that it must have a proper answer in the shape of a letter. Meantime, dear comrade, I can only say that though details differ, my time and opportunity for writing have since before Christ mas been as limited as your own. Liko you I was completely prostrated by the heat, and my little holiday this year was won at the cost of illness. You ask about the C.C.C.? I am this very day busy in arranging the topics on which I hope to hear the views of all our old beloved comrades—with perhaps some neve ones. Please give my love to Eve—my very best love. If Ted and Gnib were Home at the time of the King’s death and the nation's mourning, what an experience for them,! Mrs H., K.E. Valley—l regret so much that in consequence of a letter going astray my message, to you on the subject of the Gradmother’s pci trait never reached the office. You must, I fear, have thought Emmeline a very discourteous person! You will be pleased, I am sure, to know that I have received the first MS. sheets of the dear Grandmother’s reminiscences of her life in Fiji, and hope to present them fiber many friends an eng Witness readers at an early date. Country Mouse —The same reason—the letter that found its ways to the Dead Lister Office —is respor sible for my message of love and thanks for your Grenfell contribution never seeing the light of day as exemplified in 'Witness columns. I am truly sorry that for so long, dear Country Mouse, I have had no time for correspondence. I trust, however, in these long winter ever ings to find time to wipe off my debts in the way of letters. Meanwhile you and others of our Unknown Friends are often in my thoughts. I trust, dear, that all goes well with you and yours. Kangiora. —lf you have read the foregoing messages, dear, you won’t need any more explanations. Suffice it to say that “ tha Hill Difficulty ” wanted a very great deal of engineering skill to tunnel it, and tha engineer was left or the sick list in the end. That is your own parable, Rangiora, returned to you with marginal notes l . However, bravest and cheeriest of comrades, I wi l ! write as soon as I can, and; should so much like a- line from you if you are' still home and can find timei to write. Are you doing any painting now you are at home? Don’t give it up, dear. Hochelaga. —Remember comrade of many a pleasant C.C.C. meeting, that news o£ yourself and your little “ alter ego is always welcome, not only to Emmeline* but to many a- member of C.C C. andl Guild of Unknown Friends. Boy Friend. —Your quaint and dainty ron» , ceit anent our beloved C.C.C. will her offered to our friends and comrades at the same time as the provisional programme of this year’s session. I hope your health will permit you often to be present, dear Boy Friend, at our meetings onca more, lie in ember me most kindly to Girl Friend. Sweet Briar.—lf you have read the preceding messages —and somehow I fancy you have —you will know what I mean when X say that a long message to you was among those ill-fated ones that were never delivered. I am especially sorry in your case, as I expressly wished to tell you how I felt for your hopes and fears in regard to the illness, and lipw keenly interested I should be in hearing the results ' of the mountain air. Do write a lino if you can. if the- invalid permits it. bay, I hope it is “ invalid ” no longer, but cheerful convalescent!