A dejected-looking man presented himself at an annv recruiting office and told the sergeant he wanted to join up. “My job on the music halls is useless nowadays.” said the man sadly. “What were you?” asked the sergeant. “ I was an acrobat and sontortionist,” said the other. “I was known as the Human Eel!” “Right” said the sergeant. “ We’ll put you in a 1 tank ’!” Of London’s foreign population 34 per cent, are Russians, 10 per cent. Italians, 8 per cent. Germans, and 7 per cent, French. There are about 40,000 Russians.
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Lake Wakatip Mail, Issue 4012, 11 August 1931, Page 2
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