THE SUB'S SNUB.
There is an amusing story told of an army officer who is noted for his leady wit. In the very early days of his career he was ordered out to Bombay as A.D.C. Shortly after his arrival, ho had to make a visit to Government House, where a new and very supercilious military secretary was installed. The room was crowded with people When the young subaltern entered and proceeded to explain his business. The military secretary, who, in the conscious pride of his new position, had a hearty contempt for subidtorns of all degrees, with a. glassy stare through his monocle offered him two fingers to shake. The A.D.C.'., quite unabashed, looked at him for a second or two, and then said genially, "Hang it all, major, tho governor gives me three!"
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New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 1514, 9 November 1912, Page 5 (Supplement)
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135THE SUB'S SNUB. New Zealand Herald, Volume XLIX, Issue 1514, 9 November 1912, Page 5 (Supplement)
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