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Greek flags, singing Greek hymns until one of the Inter-allied tossed a handful 'of coppers
among the crowd. At once the Greek hymns ceased, the Greek flags were dropped,
and angry little voices were heard uttering remarks such as drop that coin, you thief,
its mine," in Albanian.
Many of those whom the War moved about from one front to another, from the
Triangle perchance, to Salonika, may remember that curious and interesting country.
The stark outlines of the mountains, the gentle, wooded foothills with little white huts
looking so comfortable, yet many of them but empty shells as different armies had
Photo] [Imperial War Museum, Crown Copyright
This photograph is reproduced to convey an idea of the difficult Balkan Country the British Troops had
to negotiate during the fighting on the Salonika Front.
passed by. The blue lakes, and the willows, fringing the banks of streams, hurrying away
to the Vardar Valley. And there is the broad plain, the railway junction from which a
line runs North to Lake Doiran and towards Beles Planitza. As the rays of the setting
sun fade from the heights of Chalcidice, lights begin to call for reflections from the
Gulf. Many British soldiers have watched the sight of Salonika lighting up for the night.
Some may even have declared that the place looked its best under illumination, especially
on the occasion when it was almost burnt out. It may have occurred to these that the
Thessalonians of their day were not strictly observing St. Paul's injunction that
ye may walk honestly toward them that are without."
