Up against it in Nigeria . ocedure in railway circles): Pilot Marks diedyesterday, arrange. Nobody who has not livedon the line will appreciate all this : and nobodywho does live on the line does appreciate it. It was once my painful duty later on in thistour to supervise the supplying of food for troopspassing through Jebba en route East Africa. Fivetroop specials were billed to run at specific the nine days that I was glued to Jebbaplatform, I received over fifty different wires con-taining advices either contradictory or cancellingprevious communiques. On another occasion Iha
Up against it in Nigeria . ocedure in railway circles): Pilot Marks diedyesterday, arrange. Nobody who has not livedon the line will appreciate all this : and nobodywho does live on the line does appreciate it. It was once my painful duty later on in thistour to supervise the supplying of food for troopspassing through Jebba en route East Africa. Fivetroop specials were billed to run at specific the nine days that I was glued to Jebbaplatform, I received over fifty different wires con-taining advices either contradictory or cancellingprevious communiques. On another occasion Ihad five hundred calabashes of food all ready fora train advised that morning as conveying troops,en route Zinder from Dakar, who as a matterof fact were at that moment still on the highseas ! The number of telegrams I received touch-ing on this little matter are best left to theimagination. Such was life from a telegraphic point of viewat Jebba. Before I leave the subject of tele-grams I must just a^d that a wire sent by me. THE GUARD OF HONOUR.
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