"IN VERBAL RETREAT"
"The last time I was in Dunedin," said Mr. J. A. Lee, Parliamentary Under-Secretary to the Minister of Finance, who is now "in Dunedin, "I happened to be browsing round the old Albany Street School. There I saw a memorial upon which are inscribed the names of a number of men I used to know. You know, those names brought back many memories to me. I knew them all as boys and played with them —you know, the games boys are wont to play, anything from mud pics to marbles, kick-the-tin, and tip-and-run. You ask me for news. I have none. I'm in verbal retreat.' I made up my .mind when I saw that memorial —just a bit of sentiment, I supposethat when I did hit this old town again I'd go and buy a wreath and plant it right on that memorial. This afternoon I'm going out to buy it." He said he had made a cursory inspection of Government houses that morning, but there was nothing to tell. He repeated the remark that he was "in verbal retreat," getting ready for the next session.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXVII, Issue 76, 31 March 1939, Page 11
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