WINING AND DINING

NZ Truth, Issue 539, 16 October 1915, Page 8

WINING AND DINING

On the Troopship Tofua

A Matter for Minister Alton

One of the members of tho Sixth Reinforcements, writing from Albany. W.A,. out behalf of the soldiers of H.M.N.Z.T. ship 28, which ho calls tho "Dry Ship Tofua." forwards "Truth" »omo curanionu, an ottlcers' menu card, and a canteen coupon, price 3s, with Ua IS two-pvnuy squares punched. Tho aoldler UiiDlurea this paper "to thlnJc a bit about the soldiers," und uraws attention to the good things provided for the officer*, its per tho menu, and apodal emphasis Is laid on th« r 'wlna list," which b similar to the one previously commented upon In these column*, and which, apparently, la common on till the troopships provided by tho U.S.S. Co. and paid for, Ihrougn the nonfl, by the community. The writer mentions that the officer* have their wine Ju«t out they require 11. und inUmnie-a that, on several occasions, a couple of the "oflßlfera" wined not wluoly but too well. and. pnwrum- ! ably, the next morning with soro hoads. ! MADE IT HOT for the Holdlera on deck parade. Of cour«e, we know that i?n;at dlatlnctlonn otm drawn between tl»> common soldier and the more (or !«-bs) kivlljuu orllcer. but If "Tommy" la denied hia beer at iho canto<<n, b«»cau««> it isn't uood f° r him j*ur<»!y th,- tuxme rule Khould npply to ih« <.<n\cer who tl Inert and win**. Itviilly. lUv wnwacr haa K'»t much to «nnw.;r for Thy writer eif th«< U-u^r ntuo hi»l;> at rantocn !»<-ait«lul«. JtifH hints. It might br< muntloned. nntl wiys "thlnKJi art* K-'tjUu wonto for n», in*u>nd of lx.<»f*r." "Truth" draws thi- attention of Jlln-isii-r AlU'n to tho«<« littlo mntK-rw m ih.. hopf thnt m fm ur t< th<-rr will b«» nu rwom l^f( for rcunjjlaint.

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