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Auckland Star, Volume LXXII, Issue 69, 22 March 1941, Page 6 (Supplement)

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IV "I! I NT; the last fortnight 1 ln> Ist •*-' I'attalion lias I,ecu iu<|iil<riii<r in manocuv'it's, visual 1 laininir. )>:it talion and ci >111 pa 11 v ill-ill. Talking about v isual IraiiiiuLT dilriii.i; a lecture i;iven rcci-iM Iv to ii battalion of Horn*' < imtrils on observation t ln> lecturer by way of explanation tolil tin- follow inu' story: An old Dinger Went into a hostelry arid ordered ji handle of beer. Ho put six |M'n<t' on the counter. The barman tilled up the handle and passed it over. With one (dhow oil the counter tin' Dijrjrer listened to the usual conversation and drank his liver. (11l turning- round In? saw his sixpence still on the counter and so lie pocketed it. The liarnian had seen the Digger put the sixpence on the countcr and thought he had put it in the till, hut lie knew he hadn't iriven him his change, and so lie passed over twopenec.

'I'lio lecturer asked those pres<Mit who was t.lie more oljservant, tile ]>iL r jrer or tlie barman, wlien some wa<» san<r out, "Tell us where we can i_ r et a Jiandle for folir|ieni-e." It is reniarknlile how quickly recruits are I »<■ ill «r knmkeil into shape. Only a, short lime a«ro we hardly knew our ri«;lit from our left, hut now all the old hands, that is t hose who started from scratch, are like seasoned troopers. The •">th Battalion turned out in their hundreds and marched down Dominion Uoad headed liy N.C.O.'s of the Women's National Service ('or|»s. Jt is understood that they are over til 10 strong. —"Jjiftie.'' 4^.