NEW ZEALANDER GOT KILT

Greymouth Evening Star, 30 November 1940, Page 3

NEW ZEALANDER GOT KILT

AND LOST A BET LONDON, September 12. All sorts of strange requests are 'made by visiting soldiers at Glasj gow City Chambers, but the strangest ;one was that made by a New Zealand captain (says the Glasgow Evening News). This officer was on his way through the city to visit the Highlands, and he confessed that his great ambition was to be able to wear the kilt on his first visit there. Lord Provost Dollan was able to gratify his desire. The captain told the Lord Provost that he and his brother officers from New Zealand understood in the south that they could get anything they asked for in Glasgow at the City Chambers. He doubted, however, if his request could be granted.’ He had wagered his colleagues that his need could not be met, but he lost his bet. When he made known his desire the Lord Provost was able to point to a chair in his room on which was reposing a kilt. The officer tried it on, found that it fitted perfectly, and went on his way rejoicing. The kilt was a gift to the Lord Provost from an admirer, and for some days he had been at a loss as to what to do with it. He was almost as delighted as the New Zealander at finding an owner for it.