"Then came more Fusiliers, the Lancashire Fusiliers and the Royal
Dublin Fusiliers, and after them battalions from all parts of the
British Isles.... It was wonderfully thrilling to go from one bridge
to the other, from skirl of pipes to the triumphant swing of 'John
Peel,' and then to the 'Maple Leaf For Ever.'"
_Times._
And what did the Dublins play? "Erin on the Rhine"?
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[Illustration: THE 1919 MODEL.
MR. PUNCH. "THEY'VE GIVEN YOU A FINE NEW MACHINE, MR. PREMIER, AND
YOU'VE GOT PLENTY OF SPIRIT; BUT LOOK OUT FOR BUMPS."]
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[Illustration: _Enthusiastic Civilian_.--"WELL, HOW ARE YOU ENJOYING
YOURSELF, MATE?" _Mons Veteran_.--"MIDDLIN'." _Enthusiastic
Civilian_.--"OH, YOU'VE GOT TO GET USED TO IT. OF COURSE AT FIRST IT
SEEMS A BIT BRUTAL."]
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