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which means that those other lucky blighters will go to the Front from ???, I suppose!
There are persistent rumours that our Res. are booked for Egypt but we don't know anything.
The R.A.T.A. ran a concert this ??Tue Feb 23.?? evening most of the "subs" went up to it. It was quite good especially part two.
We entered in ??Shali?? amid applause during No. 5 The Programme was
1. OVERTURE ??"Barcavalle"?? w/Sgt A.H. Lewis
2. SONG "Lighterman Tom" Ple Howe
3. RECITATION "Fireman's Wedding" Cpl. C. Hosbach
4. SONG "Glorious Devon!" Ple. J. Vincent
5. HUMOROUS SONG "Look out Mother" w/cpl Ambler
6. PICCOLO SOLO washed out
7. SONG "Up from Somerset" Bd. Henley
Encore "???Gammon??? on the Telephone"
8. HUMOROUS SONG "They built Piccadilly ???home???" Ple Thomas
INTERVAL
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PART II.
"THE TERRIERS"
1. OPENING CHOROUS "The Territorial Shores" The Party
2. HUMOROUS SONG "My Word"
"I'm so spiteful when I'm wild" Ple. H. Nickolds
3. SONGS "For Empire & England"
"???Whereupon?? Came Home" Bd. S. Creasy
4. ENSEMBLE "Gago" The Party
5. RECITALS "Gunga Din"
"Two Little Topicals" Ple. A. Nickolds
6. HUMOROUS SONG "Go over ???Tompo??? Tea"
MONOLOGUE "'Ej yo' like" Ple M. Scales
7. ENSEMBLE "Widdecombe Fair" The Party
Sgt. AH. LEWIS AT THE PIANO.
GOD SAVE THE KING.
Nos. 4 and 5(6) were the best. 4 described the arrival of the bottom. ???at)??? in ???aport??? and the March to Bankipore on Jan. 16. They did Widdicombe Fair Jolly well too.