CURIOUS BLUNDERS
.-; Two amusing stories of official mistakes were- related by Mr W. H. Garrison on the occasion of the Royal Colonial Institute Christmas address to-a juvenile audience at the Central Hall," By order of the War Office, he saidv-a.ship- wholly laden with sand was sent out during the war to Egypt. The sand-was there put into bag... in order
to bank up trenches. One could hardly imagine the disgust of the mva told of! to unload it. Another ship, under Admiralty orders, arrived at Avonmoufch. At the time there was some eongrccion and labour .trouble, -and those -■sponsible could not get the ship unloau ! .;.:'<'.■:',, enough. They wired to the ......:ia;r. for.instructions to take the : :• ap tae narrow gorge to Bristol uoe. -. ~o tae utter astonishment and be-.-iiiennoiit of the officials tuo reply traa a blank refusal,,, the reason given being that the ship might be torpendocd en route.
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Otaki Mail, Volume 26, 26 March 1919, Page 4
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