FUN FROM THE FIRING-LINE.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 26, 1 April 1915, Page 1 (Supplement)

FUN FROM THE FIRING-LINE.

The course or training for a recruit is not all drudgery. Hardly a day pas J v.ithort some amusing incident happcning The following occurred a lew weeks a«ro r. a Territorial regiment "The dav's programme included practice in passing messages from mouth to mouth all along the line. In the roar | of a battle it is very necessary that ~, „..,„ should be able to pass orll „ .'"a" • which could not be heard it the officer in charge called it out. The ofCrUt the men in a firing position and whispered the following message to the man on the left flank : "Li-'t half-company commander to rhdit half-company commander—ammunition almost done; let us have miM riiiicklv," and ordered the message to be Ised to the right. In a few minutes E 0 called up the right-flank man and asked for the message as he received it. The reply was:— e "Ammunition all gone. Cod fc*no | ll 'Tl, T er'' S was very little order far a t«r I miniiU'S after that

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