IN GUISE OF GURKHA.
GERMAN RUSE FAILS. ■■ MASQUERADER SHOT. "'■■ Times and Sydney Sun Services. \"' .'•■:■ • ; London, November 12. A correspondent who is with the Indian ; troops gives an example of Gorman••■'*'slimncss." A figure silhouetted against the moonlight, and wearing a Gurkha uniform, approached the end of a trench and said: "The Gurkhas are to move further up,as another Gurkha contingent is advancing in support." The officer was puzzled, and asked, "Who arc you?" * The answer, in good Jgnglish, was a repetition of the . orncr. Tho officer was ;: still suspicious, and said: If you are a Gurkha, .by what boat v did-you cross I" The figure instantly turned and fled. Within a few yards the ! mail, was riddled with bullets. The 'Germans %ere ready to swarm the ■trenches: had the ruso, succeeded.' I.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15766, 14 November 1914, Page 8
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131IN GUISE OF GURKHA. New Zealand Herald, Volume LI, Issue 15766, 14 November 1914, Page 8
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