A NOVEL EXPERIENCE.

Colonist, Volume LVII, Issue 13794, 15 June 1915, Page 7

A NOVEL EXPERIENCE.

OF SHIP'S OFFICER IN FRANCE

Mr T. P. Harris, third officer of the Port Korabla. which arrived at Freinantl© last week, had a novel experience duriiiff the visit of his vessel to Havre. On Christmas Eve Mr Hams was walking" leisurely along the main street.of the French seaport,, when ho noticed several children armed with imitation swords and rifles^ playing, at soldiers. One of the youngsters spoke to him, and having- nothing- to do, ho joined in their game, offering to become a German, while the others, as the Allies, attacked him. The outcome was that the children gave information to the twlk-o that the officer had said he was a German, and in a' very short space of time Harris found himself surrounded by six French and British' millary P"*^- lt appeared tV;t tl:c atitl'Mitios v.nre on watch for a noted German j-pv, and as Ranis icso-iblocl the w«v;tea man. explanr.t:mis wc;o of no avail ami he was escorted to a roiiUa-.y nrihou, followed by a jecrir.c .MO-vd. smd left t'.cre for boiffe I'ov ~. _ll'. ;..:•"!=?!■: ■'•.?': of !.-,:* -».-;uos got wil <n hi* pligi. , aud af-.vr, li.r.cli difficuh.v the officer negated his freedom, 110 has long sinoo'sworn ncv6^ ( again to help the French nation in its | efforts to., teack - its- yotttlr -the. spii**?- of I miKtartsm. .