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THE OVERLAND ROUTE.
"H.M.S. New Zealand, with Admiral Jellicoe on board,
arrived at Bombay on March 14, and left for Delhi on
the 15th."--_Scots Paper_.
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[Illustration: COMRADES OF THE WAR.
"STRAFE ME IF IT AIN'T ME OLD 'ORACE! W'Y, I AIN'T SEEN YER SINCE THAT
STUNT RAHND CAMBRAI!"]
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GETTING A JOB.
John looked very gloomy.
"_Pourquoi triste_, John?" said I, knowing the language.
"Well, it's like this," said John, "the time has come when you and I
must look for a job."
"That's all right," said I cheerfully. "We'll go and see the Advisory
Committee. They'll put us up to a job in civil life. They're sitting
there bubbling over with advice. Employers in England are simply
falling over one another to find positions for brave young officers
who--"
"Yes, I don't think," remarked John very sceptically. "I went to see
the Advisory Committee two days ago. Perhaps I was rather unfortunate
in arriving at the same time as the English mail; anyhow I came away
with the following information and convictions:--
(1) That the easiest job in civil life is to sit on an Advisory
Committee.
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