Thursday March 16.
Saw an Aeroplane last night for the first time for 18 months. There is an Aerodrome about 4 miles out alon gthe Peshawa Road. + there were 3 "up" from there. They have about a dozen in all I think.
Got our "Confidentials" This morning. Mine was much as below:
15 this officis specially Employed. Yes. U.R.6
Do you consider him fit to metains??? it Yes.
Do you recaumented??? him for accellerated promotion
??? DIAGRAM ??? No. JHB
" " " " " promotion in ord. course Yes
" " " " " retarded promotion No.
Remarks:-
A keen hard working office??? fully qualified for First Lieutenant. Hes just completed a Uustetary??? + M.G. Course.
The C.O. explained that the Brigade returned the "Accelerated Promotion" + said it could no be done unless there was some exceptionally special reason. Consequently he had had to albe??? it. but had made the remark. "Qual. for full lieut."
Nasty lot of dust flying about tonight in the old Anandpore??? style.
Report has it htat the temperatures up here at present are just 10 degrees above normal so I hope the luth??? thernds??? we had may help to bring it down.