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f by the Government to accompany troops bound for BritishEastAfric?
Next morning the vessel was still at its mm™* ,tIsn tast A‘nca-
>- the ship's doctor had died during the nwht and that Dr^M that
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t property, and I am glad to be able to say that there has been Uttie,
any, to the buildings. p .
i Unfortunately, however, the house 0CC^Plf'^u^b^ndi road to the I
I myself is on the main road at its junction \ tuprpfnre as thev ar-
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Salt Works and the Distillery Road. As‘ ?°°n’ p sia„ rugs, skins,
i rived the Turks took possession ot it and ot all my'Mrsan r y ^
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; curios, and mementoes gathered during wen y [awful> jzes an(j sent
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them to the rear as i or»il When they were forced to retire
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my books, broke the large vases,
nay books, broke the large vases, twisted the iron beds, and did not.
l leave a single thing undamaged in the whole house. A beautiful organ

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