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Sun (Christchurch), Volume I, Issue 31, 13 March 1914, Page 10

A capital story illustrative of the reality of the Entente Cordiale is narrated by the "Paris Ga.ulois" apropos of the recent visit of the British fleet to Toulon. A party of British seamen ashore, looking around for a place to get tea, were attracted by the English words "Tea Room" over a very fashionable restaurant. They promptly went in and ordered tea. When the bill, amounting to £2 odd, was presented they could not r,aise enough money between them. A French natal officer in mufti, who had observed their embarrassment, went across from his table, and, explaining that he was a French naval officer, begged the bluejackets to consider themselves a* his guests for the day.