The ad-ran age of a, censorship is that, an army can thereby hide its mistakes. An old lady onco died at S .. Her nephew and heir ordered the body to he sent home. But when the young man opened the coffin to have one last look at the remains, ho beheld, instead ot his beloved Aunt Jemima, tlio corpse of a general, in full uniionn, tho breast covered with military medals! The young man wired at onco to S receiving in a. few hours the following answer: "Give general quiet t'unoval. Aunt Jemima buried this moraine; with full military honours, regimental band and twentyoue gun salute!"
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Star (Christchurch), Issue 11578, 23 December 1915, Page 4
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106Page 4 Advertisements Column 1 Star (Christchurch), Issue 11578, 23 December 1915, Page 4
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