It was Iris first attempt at rifle practice, and with his opening shot ho scored a bull. But the other nine shots did not even leave a mark on the target. “ How do you account for these misses?” snapped the sergeant. “ That first one must have been beginners’ luck!” ‘‘Sorry, sergeant,” apologised the recruit. “ i thought 1 had to got 5(1 the bullets through the same hole.”
Permanent link to this item
Hononga pūmau ki tēnei tūemi
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/ESD19401008.2.31
Bibliographic details
Ngā taipitopito pukapuka
Evening Star, Issue 23701, 8 October 1940, Page 4
Word count
Tapeke kupu
67Untitled Evening Star, Issue 23701, 8 October 1940, Page 4
Using this item
Te whakamahi i tēnei tūemi
Allied Press Ltd is the copyright owner for the Evening Star. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons New Zealand BY-NC-SA licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Allied Press Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Log in