TOPICS OF THE DAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 11784, 23 August 1916, Page 4

TOPICS OF THE DAY.

EOZE WORK IN THE BALTIC. <> • (By RUDYARD KIPLING.) , They hem-, in place of classic names, Letters and numbers on their s.u». Thev phy their gmly blimHotfl games In little boxes made or tin. Sometime they stalk the Zoppelui Some l i ino.l they icain where mines aio laid, , . . . . Or wlhm-o the Baltic ice is tlym. That is the custom of " flic Iratie. Few prize courts sit upon their claims. Thev seldom tow their targets in. Thev 'follow certain secret aims Down under far from strife or din. YvVn thev are ready to begin No (i-a<r is flown, no fuss is made Moro than the ehesr-ng of a pm. That is the custom or ihe lrade. The Scout's quadruple funnel flames A mark from Sweden to the Swiri, The Cruiser's thund'roils screw proclaims Her comings out and goings in. But only whiffs of paraffin. Or'creamy rings that fizz and fade Show whore the one-eyed Death has That is tW custom of " The Trade." Their feats, their fortunes, and their fames Are hidden from their nearest kin; No eager public backs or blames, No journals print the yarns they s P' n • • (The Censor would not let it in 1) ; When thev return from run or raid. Unheard they work, unseen they [ win. | That is the custom of " The Trade."