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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19371, 8 July 1937, Page 6

If the feeling between American and British peoples was truly reflected by the sentiments expressed by American troops in the Canal Zo,ne towards the New Zealand Coronation Contingent, there would be no occasion to fear for the future. This was the impression made upon Staff Ser-geant-Major L. R. Stichbury, Gisborne, who was a member of the contingent. The hospitality showered on the men from New Zealand was quite extraordinary, and the American troops were most outspoken in their preference for friendship with Britain and the British Dominions. “Don’t worry! If you get into another scrap, we'll be right in on your side,” was a remark typical of the attitude expressed by the United States soldiers during their contacts with the New Zealanders. The defenders of the Canal Zone were amusing in their comments upon cerlain other nationalities, and particularly concerning the alleged spying activities of certain Oriental nationals. “We’ve caught a few with maps and other information, collected while on fishing trips, and at big expense,” one American told Sergeant-Major Stichbury. “We could sell them good maps of the zone for 10 cents!”