TIGER SKIN WILL RETURN TO WIGRAM OFFICERS’ MESS
The tiger skin taken from the No. 1 officers’ mess at the Royal New Zealand Air Force station, Wigram, by Whenuapai officers during last weekend would be returned to Wigram this week, said the officer commanding the station (Group Captain B. S. Nicholl) yesterday. Group Captain Nicholl telephoned the commanding officer at Whenuapai (Group Captain T. J. de Lange) on Monday, and told him that, if the skin had been taken north. Wigram would like it back. Group Captain de Lange agreed to see that the skin was returned. “The skin has a lot of traditional value, and is highly regarded by the mess,” said Group Captain Nicholl. “It is one of the old-established things there, and is regarded as almost sacred and inviolate. Whenuapai have been very good about it.” Referring to a remark by Group
Captain de Lange published in Th® Press” yestwday that he “woman* have the mi<h-eaten thing about place,” Group Captain Nicholl saw- “ That was only sour grapes, because they have not got one. The skin » in perfect condition. I think it P® r ' ticularly funny that Group Captain de Lange, having spent some time in India himself, did not shoot one for his own mess. That probably makea the grapes even sourer.” :—■ 1 =
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Press, Volume XC, Issue 27407, 21 July 1954, Page 10
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