A NIGHT IN LONDON.

White Ribbon, Volume 23, Issue 267, 18 September 1917, Page 10

A NIGHT IN LONDON.

WITH OUR NEW ZEALAND BOYS. (From a special reporter, London, May 18th). A few days ago a soldier from New Zealand came to London for the first time, and while resting his kit by the wayside, was approached by a smartly-attired lady with an enquiry as to whether she might help to direct him. As they waited for the right omnibus to appear, the fair one spoke interestingly of London, assured the newcomer that she and her sisters never lost an opportunity of doing something for soldiers, and, when the waiting had become monotonous, suggested that if he would come up to such and such a corner she would put him on another bus. Though somewhat unresponsive, the man from the “Long White Cloud” had evidentlybeen thinking rather deeply, for with a stamp of foot, he declared, “No, I’ll not go with you, I’ve been warned about London.” As a matter of fact, the lady was a member of a distinguished family of society entertainers, but the soldier was not to know that. With a rare touch of humour, Miss Eva Moore told the joke against herself by way of an encore while assisting at a concert in the hall of the Shakespeare Hut, the Y.M.C.A. headquarters for New Zealand soldiers. The boys roared at the joke.