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THE HAPPY JAP.

A Vancouver Canadian who is presently “coming over to have a. go at the Germhuns,” he hopes, sends us a letter from a Japanese who replied to the advertisement of a man who wanted a marine engine. “In my visage,” he states, “it has served mo short period only. Educated in most excellent Higiv School in Japan and in high hope of my condition bettering made my reso'ution and embarked lor this nation. But things do not themselves thus. Bad time eventuated and by necessity your servant most obediently fished on Fraser River the salman. Too much Goddam Scottishmon there. T have signal honour to light for this land and am distributing my property before 1 depart to encounter common foe, Goddam Hun, excuse me. price dollars 95. You may interview me. . . Kindly ask serjeant at arms for , private. Your most obedient servant.” Notwithstanding _ his manner of expressing himself, his heart is certainly Ui the right place.

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Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 11 July 1916, Page 4

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THE HAPPY JAP. Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 11 July 1916, Page 4

THE HAPPY JAP. Taihape Daily Times, Issue 160, 11 July 1916, Page 4

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