WHICH WAR ?

Greymouth Evening Star, 13 February 1932, Page 3

WHICH WAR ?

AN AFRICAN STORY. War stories from readers have practically become a tradition with London’s evening papers during. November- Most of them are getting a trifle stale and mannered, as is always the case with a good thing overdue,' and hardly any of them are as good as they were when the fashion started, says tiie London correspondent of the “Cape Times.” Here, however, is a summary of .one story, taken from “The Star,” which I claim to be the best African war joke. It w<as sent in anonymously. In the “way-back” portions of Central Africa there was a lieutenant who in August, 1914, got the following message by native runner: “War de-

dared. Arrest enemy aliens immed!ately” The lieutenant spent a busy day, then sent the boy back with another message- “Have arrested two Frenchmen, one Portuguese, one Italian and wife, one Hollander, one Swede, and seven Germans. Please state with whom war declared-”