A Kipling Story.
Rudyard Kipling gives this explanation of the statement in an Australian newspaper that " Rudyard Kipling; landed on tbis island at 12 o'clock, and at 12.16 o'clock he had formulated an Australian policy." A young reporter cornered him just before he landed. He treated him kindly, but said firmly that he was not to be interviewed. " I have not thought of Interviewing you." replied the reporter with a sadness in his voice ; " I ask a much greater favour than that." It turned out that the reporter had an Australian policy which h» knew would be of the greatest benefit to the country. No paper would print lt His modest request was that Kipling would let him put forth his theory as his own scheme. "They will pnnt it," he said. " if I give it a* coming from you." '* All • right," agreed Kipling, ■;fire ahead." So the .young reporter got in four columns telling the people* of Australia how to run their country. " I never read the article," said Kipling ; "but there must have been some amazing theories In It from the storm It r&Ased." 'r-'"'\
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Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3098, 12 September 1899, Page 6
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187A Kipling Story. Bruce Herald, Volume XXX, Issue 3098, 12 September 1899, Page 6
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