AN ESSAY IN HONESTY.
Iα a Canadian camp somwhere in EnglaDd, a second George Washington has been found. He, in company with several others, had been granted, four days' leave, and, as usual, wired for extension. Bat no hackneyed excnse was his. In fact, it was so original that it has been framed, and now hangs in a prominent spot in the battalion orderly room. It ran as follows: —" Notaody dead, nobody ill; still going strong, having a cood time, and got plenty of money. i Please grant extension "—and he got it!
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Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 86, 11 April 1917, Page 7
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93AN ESSAY IN HONESTY. Auckland Star, Volume XLVIII, Issue 86, 11 April 1917, Page 7
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