GOOD WAR STORY.

Taihape Daily Times, Issue 220, 31 July 1917, Page 6

GOOD WAR STORY.

HOW HE DAMNED THE G.O.C.

An interesting letter from a member of the exeutive of the Taranaki Farmers’ an Settlers’ Association, now on active service, was recently received by Mrs. Lodge (of Hawera.) He is a machine-gun officer, and som e time ago got permission to rig up two machine-guns for anti-aircraft work; as the result of which he shot down a German aeroplane. “When I got the Fritz ’plane,” the writer said. ‘‘l had a pair of pyjama pants on only, and it was cold. When alk was over, I cam e back to my hut, and a figure in pyjamas asked me, "are you frightened? My teetth were chattering and legs shaking with tin r ffid. I said 'No,’ d you, but 1 am cold,’ and then imshied to bed. "I didn’t know that it was the G.O.C. who was stopping the night with the colonel. Next morning a runner came with orders for me to report to the colonel, and that the G.O.C. wanted to see me. My heart sank, for in the meantime I had found out who the figure in pyjamas, at whom I had sworn was. However, he personally put another star on my shoulder, and made nice remarks. ’ ’ On the day of writing the Now Zealander was lunching with the Countess of Harrowby, and on the day following had an invitation to motor with the Marquis of Granby, to whom the commanding officer had written concerning him.