PRINCE’S GOOD STORY

Shannon News, 11 April 1928, Page 1

PRINCE’S GOOD STORY

Speaking at a British Legion rally hold in the Now Broadway Cinema, Stratford, /London, ' the Prince of Wales congratulated the members on turning out on such a cold night. Talking of cold nights reminds me of a story of an old quartermaster-ser-geant the Prince proceeded amid laughter—one of those old soldiers who never die but simply fade away. (Laughter). I think you know the kind. Here the Prince told the story of the old quartermaster-sergeant, who, after the Avar, having come inso some money Avent to lh r e at Southend. He* employed an old servant Avhose job it was to aAvaken him every morning at 5 o’clock and say: "It is snowing hard and there is a bit of a ‘strafe’ on, and the quartermasters says you have get to turn out at once and take up rations,” so that the quartermaster could reply: "Tell the quartermaster to go and down himself.” (Laughter).