"N.Z. ABROAD"

Bay of Plenty Beacon, Volume 2, Issue 131, 4 March 1940, Page 5

"N.Z. ABROAD"

AUCKLAND BATTALION'S NEWSPAPER FIRST PUBLICATION We have been handed one of the initial issue of "N.Z. Abroad" the official organ, while at sea, of the 18th (Auckland) Battalion Second New Zealand Expeditionary Force and in presenting extracts we could not do better than quote the Editorial. "It is with real pleasure that the inaugural issue of "N.Z. Abroad" is published to-day. The name we have chosen irf purely a tentative one and we would welcome any suggestion for a more appropriate title. We wish primarily to state the principal objects of the Journal, which may be summed Tip as follows: — "To promote that spirit of comradeship, and also humorous interlude which are noted characteristics of the British peoples." Denial

I, Charles Graham, Divisional Pet rol Company, do hereby publicly deny the statement (entirely incorrect) that I have been in the habit of using Hood's Healthful Hair Restorer or any other stimulant to encourage the growth' of my upper lip .... * * a » Hints for Letter Writers Owing to the censorship, many of the ship's company are unaware of what may or what may not be mentioned. The following hints are | written in an endeavour to assist those who experience difficulty:— 1. If j r ou dislike your officer, mention it in the letters—lie reads | them.! 2- If you are in the Divisiona-I ! Petrol Company and desire stripes . mention that Lieut. Hunter and/ MeCook are getting a wonderful : growth of hair. If in the Rifle Bat- J taiion say you are glad your d\vn officers did not disfigure themselves : - as certain oilier officers have done. . o. Avoid all mention of the cheese certain persons inserted in the vit- ■ als of Capt. Dixon's bagpipes on i New Year's Eve as this is still a ' painful subject and might lead to further discord. 4. Do not allude to your M.O'. as a "butcher' until you are sure ; your vaccination is 'plus'. > 5. Avoid all reference to fictitious reasons your fellow soldiers have • advanced to evade parades as you ' may desire to use the same excuse at a later dale. * * IP S AdvertisementsWanted to swop: Advertiser will swop three Aussie hats„ one emu plume, four oxidized 1 badges; and four Papakura Beer Tickets for two J New Zealand shoulder titles. For Heaven's sake, help me. Casino: Percy Gordon's honseyhousey school'. No sleight of hand or tricky dodges. Cliff Fitzgerald. Cashier. NO CHANCE OF ABSCONDING. s * • • Personal Private R. Goldingham, of Ist Reinforcements, would like to make contact with any Old Boys of Wanganui Collegiate School with a view to. holding a reunion (two beers per man). m•• ■ • One of the heaviest air attacks made in the present war was launch ed on a German port by the Allies yesterday. According to a German radio station no fewer than fifty British 'planes took part in the attack. On the approach of the enor.iy two German fighter 'planes intercepted the British squadron and successfully drove off the invaders, twelve of which were shot down and nineteen were seen to disappear over the horizon in flames. The German machines returned to their base undamaged. The Iron Cross was not awarded to the Geiman airmen as these seemingly colossal victories have now become an every day occurrence. • * * • "The official German spokesman announced in the Reich yesterday that General Goering is indisposed following receipt of secret information to the effect that New Zeat land troops have already left New Zealand and only the promise of another medal warded off the threat ened attack of apoplexy." The official spokesman further p stated that too serious a view can--7 : (Continued foot next col din n).

1 not be taken of the present posi- " tion. New divisions ..must be formv ed somehow to combat the approach f ing menace and to prevent panic: * those whom we have reason to suspect must be purged from our midst r The Reich, by an overwhelming v majority, gave authority for the isIsue of a quantity of Number Niiu.'S*