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Shannon News, 24 February 1922, Page 3

-Ho was drunk—the tor te and thick* 'ness of his voice showed this— and he must have been :a waster.' (says trie Hokitika Guardim) -or otherwise be would not have given. voLc-e to such an insulting question to our distinguished visitor, when, white General Sir Andrew Russell was speaking at the Town Hall, the assemblage was shocked to hear an interjector from the back ol‘ the hall call out—“ What did you do in the great war?” In :the momentary hush that followed, ; the General promptly rapped out an : -nswer, “It is easily seen the gentle- : man was not there or he would know:” The storm of applause that followed the reply must have at once shown the visitor that those present approved his reply, and . also marked their strong disapproval of the interjectioii-