Well this is the first letter of the year – not that I have much to say as living a quiet life here doesn’t bring much into one’s life to talk about.

All kinds of rumours of demobilization are the topic of the day – There is a different one every five minutes.

The General Election in Gt. Britain causes a momentary change.  I am delighted as I’m sure you will be that Lloyd George has done so well.  All this Tory talk is absolute Bosh – It was absolutely a personal victory – What made me the gladest was the fact that every pacifist in Parliament was trimmed by an overwhelming majority.

In a way I am rather sorry to see that Asquith was beaten – I think that he has been a very good man in his time.

OH by the way – in putting in my demobilization centre I was tempted to put in Vancouver – If I had I would have gone via the Panama Canal – The only reason I didn’t ask to be sent to Vancouver was the fact that naturally I would like to be home as soon as possible and wouldn’t care to spend a few months out West before seeing you people.

However I hated to pass up a first class passage right across the continent.  I must say that I intend seeing the West at the earliest possible moment.  I feel as though I don’t know enough about my own country.

I am still just as perplexed as ever as to what to do when I get back -  I’ll have to start soon you know – I don’t know what to think about Varsity.  At present we have a University in this battalion – I am the Proffessor of Modern History – (Canadian) and civic Government.  I hear you ask, ‘What does he know about it?’  I confess that is a question I often ask myself and find that the answer looks very much like a duck egg.

Goodbye  -  Lovingly