Trooper Dreyer, who was the life and soul of the wounded Jamcsonians at the Ivrugor ;- dorp Hospital, tells an up-to-date version ol the Bid Adams story:—‘‘You see, hoys, it was just at the beginning of the business,
and we had been fighting, ami 1 got Ind y hit. Jameson misse Ime at once. (Jading a trooper to ilia side, the Doctor demanded, in a hoarse undertone, where the I win. 1 Dreyer, sir?’ ‘ Yes, Dreyer, sir.’ ‘Sorry, Bir, but Dreyer’s been shot!’ 1 "What— Dreyer shot? And in his first engagement, too! Tlion it’s all over. Up with the white flag,’ And then tlio band played.” TO THE DEAF. —A Gentleman who cured himself of Deafness and Noises in tho Head after fourteen years’ suffering will gladly send full particulars of the remedy post free. —Address, 11. Clifton, Amberley House, Norfolk Street, Strand, London, England.
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New Zealand Mail, Issue 1264, 21 May 1896, Page 20
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145Untitled New Zealand Mail, Issue 1264, 21 May 1896, Page 20
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