Pride of the Regt,

Observation Post, Volume 1, Issue 1, 22 May 1942, Page 1

Pride of the Regt,

Ills IDIOSYNCRASIES To a man, the Regiment is ' proud of 2/10/ —Rex, our mascot. He is friendly and not too proud; this admirable trait he derives from his aristocratic ancestry; it is only the social climber who has to adopt an unnatural demeanour to impress. Rex commands respect, never needs to demand it. But there are some things about ; him with which many are not familiar. Here are one or two examples. Many of you may have noticed that the C.O. has been looking rather hurt lately; some have attributed this to “Orderly Rooms,’’ but they are completely wrong. Those who have ■ been escorted to the aforesaid “Orderly Rooms’’ will agree that the C.O. is always fair, and yet—and this is the cause of the hurt—Rex gave him a look the other day, expressing disgust that the Colonel should work such a fast one so unjustly. What happened was this:—The C.O. had occasion to visit the rumour department (so called by the officers, the men using a less polite, name) accompanied, of course, by Rex. who, when the C.O. sat down, did likewise, but unfortunately HE sat on a lump of chloride.’ Hence the look. The poor old chap was last seen headed for Haumoana with everything turned down. Rumour has it that Bdr. R. Wilson is trying to oveitakc" him with the object of handing in his stripes. ‘ « The Union Jack. A . Me all know that the) composition^of the Union Jack indicates the cosmopolitan character of the British Isles.'but it was not until Rex'went to work on it that we . knew , its history; /It'/is i :■ 11 ciu -«■fL . . in. tinui j s 11 g : . ti £ >" t/ 1 y x '._ yj, JJ' of coir -m ft t.s ■ J in the * very -near ITitW. Thanks. Rex!