AMERICAN TARS IN TROUBLE.
A story that is relished by a great many Australian soldiers is told by a wounded Aucklander who recently returned from Egypt. It appears that not long ago some members of the crew of an American warship met two Australian soldiers in Cairo. One of the Americans is reported to have said in a somewhat sneering manner that the British Navy could not win the war, and that the allies had no chance of victory unless America came in on their side. The Australians took exception to these remarks, one of them promptly knocking the offending American down. The other sailor immediately set upon the soldier, who would have fared badly had not help been speedily forthcoming. In response to the soldier’s loud cries of “cooey,” a number of Australians arrived on the scene, and soon had the Americans against the wall. Then, forming a double line, they compelled the surprised sailors to march between them and to sing “Rule Britannia” as they went. If any American’s vocal effort was considered unworthy of the occasion he was brought back and made to go through the performance all over again.
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Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1522, 14 March 1916, Page 4
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193AMERICAN TARS IN TROUBLE. Manawatu Herald, Volume XXXVIII, Issue 1522, 14 March 1916, Page 4
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