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Stratford Evening Post, Volume XXX, Issue 65, 21 June 1916, Page 5

A story is going the rounds that General L'irdwood and an English Colonel, a stickler for discipline, were discussing the Australian soldier and the General went on to relate a little | story. He was goiug the rounds of the trenches when he came upon a big Queenslander who was on sentry duty, and who beyond a casual stare, took no notice of the commander. Presently, however, he saw a shell coming and yelled out, "Duck your you do?" gasped the horrified Colonel, who evidently expected to hear of n court martial. "Do?" said Genera! Birdwond, with a twinkle, in his eye, "Why 1 did as T was told. I .ducked my head."

O'er all there hung the shadow tit' ;i fen r, A sense of misery his visage haunted, Which said as plain as whisper in the ear, "With 'flu' he's haunted." Jhit 1 will net repine a little hit, Woods' Peppermint Cure is wanted. He took some—now lie's well and fit, The (, Jlu" iwumted,