War Stories

Horowhenua Chronicle, 27 September 1915, Page 3

War Stories

"HA, HA, AND HE, HE." "All's uot root ill the army," said a Tynesido soldier to a friend the other day. "l (, or instance, yesterday morning a swanky .young officer came to mo and said: 'Ha, Ha, you've not beou shaved this morning,' and Aa replied: 'Ho, ho, Aa licvn r t a razor.' And Aa got seven days c.b. for saying that. ,, WOULD TAKE 'JBHJ3AI FOR NOTHING. Lord Kitclienor is so' mucli regarded a/> a man without a smile (writes a correspondent of the Daily* Chronicle) that an anecdote illustrating iiie liuman quality may be to the point. One vyt his officers has a rich father, who wrote directly to "IC. of IC." offering to settle £250 apiece on each of ihis two sons if the War Minister would give them commissions. "Settle the money on your daughters instead," came the reply; "if your sons aro any good 1 will bo glad to take them foF nothing.' 1 Sound common sense this, as well a 6 humour touched with iron/; •