HILARIOUS SPIRIT
N.Z. TROOPS IN EGYPT
(Received June 13, 9 ajn.)
LONDON, June 12.
A demonstration occurred in a Cairo cinema, which was full of New Zealand troops, when the Italian declaration of war was announced. The Ne^ Zealanders rose and cheered wildly, stopping the show. , A New Zealand brigadier said that the temperament of the troops has completely changed in the last few hours, and that everybody is carrying out his duties in the most hilarious spirit.
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Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 139, 13 June 1940, Page 9
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