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Ashburton Guardian, Volume 61, Issue 280, 8 September 1941, Page 2

BBS rrn i SOLDIER AND A LION On leave in Cairo, an Australian soldier viewed the lion but resented the cage. While his mates watched, he sneaked round to the tack of the cage and let himself in. In a few minutes he had Established good relations* Then he opened the door and the two of them went for a stroll round the grounds. ** You should have seen the people scatter/' said one of his comrades in a letter home. “We asked him why he did it and he said the British lion should aewet be caged.i” Timata “Herald”, Jafy3lst* " The Liontamer’s Liniment **l am all in favour of 'T he soldiers getting the beer. In fact, it is not a luxury, but a necessity,", said Mr. at a meeting of the ——Patriotic Committee last evening, when the chairman reported that the Dominion Conference had discussed the priority of beer and foodstuffs in overseas transports. “ I see where an Australian soldier went into a lion’s den and took the lion for a walk," he added. “ I don't know whether he did it on New Zealand bees or -Australian." Titnaru. “Herald”, August^ There is only one LtONTAMER ’S LI AMENT. GLOWING THE STUFF TO GIVE THE TROOPS ' COPYRIGHT. TAsaoo/t6* and Bottled with loving can by NEW ZEALAND BREWERIES LTD., Tlmtru Branch^^,

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