"BROKEN HEADS PLENTIFUL."
TOURISTS' "TOUTS" IN EGYPT. INFLUENCE OF AUSTRALIANS. By Telegraph.—Press Assn —Copnlcht. Received Feb. 13, 1.25 p.m. London, Feb. 12. According to Mr. Percivnl Phillips, in a Cairo message, Australian troops largely contributed to the lasting improvement of the condition of Port Said. Rogues, vagabonds, piratical and predatory guides have been greatly chastened, specially the guides, who usually depart on a single sharp refusal. An English resident explains that the guides and other rogues never know when they are likely to run against an Australian in mufti. It appears Australians discouraged such attention in the simple and direct fashion characteristic of the breed. A blow square on the jaw usuallv followed a third refusal to "Buzz off!" Broken heads were plentiful until the parasites learnt wisdom. The British military occupation has been a vast improvement in sanitation and a in crime land rascality,--A\\% N.Z.
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Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1920, Page 5
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146"BROKEN HEADS PLENTIFUL." Taranaki Daily News, 14 February 1920, Page 5
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