"TOMMY'S" WIT
■. ... • - —„.<>., —rr —rrrt i"~':~-' '■•'• ''j > -TANKS :. ; tit ;-:>:••. LONDON, Nuv. .L7.\„ ! Tho display of mystery tanks .wlrtcli"'. the Army Council treated the Doin in ton Premiers to at Camberley, pro-; vided an amusing human touch in ;i j head-on collision between a one-man j tank :>nd a "Whippet, resulting in the smaller car's gun turret being wrenchcd off. An indignant "Tommy" appeared from the ruins like a policeman in a ; traffic hold-up, :uui signalled the colHding tank back. Then he flung off j the wrecked turret and made his exit amid the spectators' laughter. The wretched weather drove the onlookers to many improvisations to secure warmth. The Australian Development and Migration Board chairman, Mr. Gepp, tied a silk handkerchief Ms£ t his Under v his'"-droHehed "bowler? " Lord'" Apsley wore a soft hat op top of his j ,:heJS^
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16209, 6 December 1926, Page 3
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138"TOMMY'S" WIT Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LII, Issue 16209, 6 December 1926, Page 3
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