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TASMANIANS AT THE FRONT
Writing from Pretnrii on June 23, Mr P.
A. Duncan, who is serving with an ambu
lance corps, si} 8 he was not eorry To reach
Pretoria. He had had nearly 6to months
ol marchingi with some very roogh times
He waS longing to get back to work again
but waB afraid it would be Bome little time
yet. It was a grand day when Lord
Bohert6 marched into Pretoria with 70.000
troopB. Tbe hoiming of the flag and Binging
cf the National AnlHem wer^ gTand, and
the cheers of the trospB could fcive been
heard miles away. The corps to which he
waB attached lud a large hospital to look
after, and Mr Doncan himBElf bad about 16
Wounded men to nurse. At times he had
very long hour?, having Occasionally to Bit
up all night and day. The letter concludes:
' We have done a lot of useful work, worth
doing fof aoj war, at a great risk of life,
but, thank God, it id xieat'ly closed. It ia to
be hoped there will be no more waf. Many
a home haB been left without father and
brothers. There have been a great many
deaths from sickness — more than have died
of wcunds, j
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