1Tuesday
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3Dear Laddie
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5Curry said on Friday – “Merriman sails for Africa tomorrow.” I
6said “Are you going too?” He answered – “No, next week” &
7added laughing “If I do go I know the parliament will sit for only
8three days, & I might as well stay here – if I don’t it will sit
9for three months!” That was all he said.
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11The heat here has been terrible.
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13I hope you keep pretty fit, dear. & I do hope Ol manages to go on with
14his studies I’ve no news.
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16I meant to try & go to see the monkey at the zoo to comfort me, but
17don’t feel up to it. ^I shall try tomorrow.^
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19I don’t like to go up to Scotland, till one knows what may happen
20down here.
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22I see there’s some report about the Germans in S West Africa
23fighting near Uppington - but the papers lie so one believes nothing.
24When I went to see Lloyd George & told him what the crime on the head
25of his Government would be if they tried to force South Africa into a
26war with German West I think I told you he answered angrily, “But
27you South Africans wish to take German West Africa don’t you?”
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29I explained, “Not unless we are fools or scoundrels. We have more
30uninhabited land & niggers than we know what to do with now.” I
31added that the day would come when Asiatic ?pacts would attack the
32Southern land when we would be glad of the presence of every German
33whom we slaughtered now.”
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35How short sighted these clever politicians are! Living only for the
36day & their own power. We are turning the Asiatic on the Teuton today,
37It’s not the last time he’s going to attack him!
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39I’m afraid it’s not true about Liebnecht – but with the millions
40of Russians coming on to Berlin, its not a question of upholding the
41Kaizer, but of defending the life of the common people.
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43I’ve no news. I’m still waiting on.
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45Love to you all dear.
46Olive
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