An "overwhelming victory for ttie Allies," though the final triumph) wflll probably not be gained till the end of the present year, is the confident prediction of Major Ninoiya, the Japanese officer who, until recently, was attached to the Allies' Headquarters in Flandore, and has ■been interviewed on his return to Japan. The British infantryman* lie said, was the finest soldier in the world, his rifle fire being wonderfully acoomte, whereas the machine-trained Teuton fired blindly on command. The major predicted that the war would end with the suddenness with which it started, in view of the vast inroad made on German reserves and her au|sy of ■uantunition. .Wood** Great Peppermint CUrtL ' lot flwutb*"* "*• - -
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Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1916, Page 5
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114Page 5 Advertisements Column 7 Taranaki Daily News, 30 May 1916, Page 5
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