No Need For Conscription
A former employee, 10 years old, called in 1o see his old employer on Monday afternoon, states a Christchurch exchange. In response to the usual inquiries, he said he was quite well, very well, but he was out of work. “How’s that?” asked the other, for lie knew the young fellow was quite a good salesman. “The firm hasn't got anything to sell, and doesn't know when it will be able to import anything; so, out I go.” As all the other importers seemed to be in the same predicament, he supposed he would enlist. “No need for conscription,” he laughed. "The Government just works a fellow out of a job, and then reminds him that there’s a wa v on,"
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Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20091, 10 November 1939, Page 5
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125No Need For Conscription Gisborne Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20091, 10 November 1939, Page 5
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