SIMPLE STORIES
IT REALLY HAPPENED E was standing on the Wellington Railway Station awaiting the arrival of the express from Aucklanda captain of the U.S. Army. The workers’ trains were discharging their loads of men and women hurrying to their jobs in the city-to factories and workshops all bent on turning out war materials, clothing, foodstuffs, to bring the day of victory nearer. Quickly and quietly out of the throng came a Maori woman and touched the officer on the arm. "I beg your pardon," she said hesitatingly, and he saw that there were tears in her eyes. Obviously she was distressed, and as the captain started to ask what he might do to help, she quickly pressed a small piece of paper in his hand. "For American Air Force," she said through her tears-and was gone again into the crowd. Surprised and wondering what favour a Maori woman in New Zealand could be asking of the American Air Force, the captain looked at the note. It was a five pound note!
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 192, 26 February 1943, Page 13
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172SIMPLE STORIES New Zealand Listener, Volume 8, Issue 192, 26 February 1943, Page 13
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