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Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 47, 18 June 1915, Page 7

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The public generally cannot take in what is mean* when our Government "talk in millions," says an English jiap.r. When Mr. IJoyd George mentioned the other day that Great Britain. l'ranee. and Uussia were puttiiig up i.2,iiiii),lil»ll,o()o, it fairly set people a-thinking. To give one some dea of what this"sum really amounts to, it is best to ( alcula.e it in sovereigns. This works out at '6 C.25 tons. If this were loaded into toal trucks to carry seven tons each, it would n..-. 1 a line of -M<-> triuks, and alhui.it each tri'.t i', measure seven yards, they won M stretch along a r-iil va,; track a uttle over nine and a half miles.

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\ certain patriotic old lady, residing in tbe South of England, was recently much concerned by the fact that her three nephews, strong, hefty fellows, had not joined the army. 1 hey were all in good situations, and, like some others, appeared to ho under the impression that their duty to themselves was to .stick in them. Their aunt was averse to openly pressing them to enlist, hot she tnrew out strong hints and waited in 1.1111 ior them to he taken. At last her patience gave way. »ne sent each of the shirkers a telegram as follows---"Your country is calling. Wire reply if you wish to borrow my oar-trumpet." She now boasts of throe promising nephews in Kitchener s Army.