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Taihape Daily Times, 15 May 1918, Page 6

“BILLJIM” AND KING GEORGE. The cabled story that an Australian soldier had told the King that he had often heard of him, and asked him to “put it right there,” recalls another incident in the war hospital. An Australian officer who had been gassed got into conversation with a bearded man in khaki. “Australian, I see,” remarked the stranger. In the course of conversation the Australian said he had been a miexd farmer. “Did you keep any sheep,” he was asked. “Only one,” he replied. The stranger smiled. “That’s rather an extraordinary number, isn’t it?” “Well, you see.” explained the Australian, with a grin, “a drover left that one as he was passing. I say”—noting that'a button on the bearded man’s tunic was unfastened —“you’re not properly dressed, you know. You shouldn’t go about like that.” The stranger laughed, and the lady who accompanied him seemed to see a great joke in the remark. When they had gone, the Australian turned to a friend and asked: “Who was that chap?” “Only King George!” was the startling reply.—Sydney Sun.