Englishmen Walk Out Of Empire Village
"PLEAS AND HEAT." Fleas, cramped quarters, heat at nights, lack of :food of a type they like made some members of the English team dissatisfied with the Empire Village. They thought it militated against their training. So they decided to walk out. They booked rooms at an hotel close by. "We could not stay on at the Village," an Englishman said. "Rest and suitable food are of paramount importance. Wo did not desire to cast any reflection on your Village, but we must be fit to do our best for our country.
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Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 40, 17 February 1938, Page 4
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98Englishmen Walk Out Of Empire Village Manawatu Times, Volume 63, Issue 40, 17 February 1938, Page 4
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