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New Zealand Times, Volume XLIV, Issue 10287, 23 May 1919, Page 2

A well-known Dunedin citizen who is certainly not scantily endowed with this world’s goods tells an excellent story against himself. With many others he has turned out with his. car on several.;occasions to assist in conreyingtorothrned soldiers to~ their homes. One afternoon recently while engaged In this patriotic work ho was addressed by a man at the railway station and asked if he was “engaged.” He replied in the negative. “All right, wait here,” came the command. The train having arrived, the man, his wife, a returned soldier, and a girl entered the car, and the volunteer driver was instructed to drive to a butcher’s . shop. .Here the driver was requested to get out and purchase a couple of pounds of sausages. Entering into the spirit of the thing, the driver promptly executed tho order. He was then told to drive to another street. On arrival there the driver .was handed his faro, and the party then made the surprising discovery that ho was a volunteer;, Ho laughingly drove away.