"SASSENACH DUDS”

Greymouth Evening Star, 14 October 1939, Page 10

"SASSENACH DUDS”

HIGHLANDERS and shorts. SYDNEY. September 26. Life, even in war-time, is not always deadly serious in the House of Representatives in Canberra, and members recently had one merry little interlude to relieve their worries. Thei’o was a noticeable Highland burr in the voice, of the Leader of the Country Barty. Mr. Cameron, when he complained in the House that militiamen in camp in South Australia were being charged for shorts that they had to wear. “Would the Minister of Defence undertake not to inflict these Sassenach ‘duds’ on Highland regiments?” he asked. The laughter that greeted this request, was renewed when the Minister of Defence. Mr. Street, explained that at the request of Highland regiments shorts were allowed to bo worn in some camps last. year. No instructions had been issued that these, shorts were to bo compulsorily acquired by' any unit, lie said. But .1501) trainees were ■'.’quipped with iheni last year, and only ’hree objected to wearing them. These m w-umably were ''conscientious object- ' Tins year as far as 11© knew, no 1 rouble bad arisen on the question of ■■huri'.. The Leader <_•! the Opposition. Mr b'urlm, interposed '’Were the objecto.ri-; liquidated.?”