GENEROUS FISHERMEN.

Waimate Daily Advertiser, Volume III, Issue 18, 12 July 1900, Page 3

GENEROUS FISHERMEN.

The Dunedhi Star says :—: — " Whea the six soldiers who came back by the Aotea reached the Bluff, knowing nothing of any reception and not expecting 1 to be taken special notice of, they went on the whr.rf to do a bit of fishing. Whilst so engaged, a couple of men approached and a?ked what they wore up to. Thinking that possibly they were breaking some regulation by trying for red cod, the soldiers began to excuse themselves, wheieupon the spokesman of the local pair explained the position. 'It's like this,' he said, 'us fishermen chaps ain't; much in the way of banquets and things of that sort, but we want to show the boys what we think of them, so we'vii put up a tenner between us, and if you'll take it that's whataye would like, borne of you may find it handy.' The h-earty genuine ness of the offer touched the .soldiers yer y keenly,

but they explained that they they were coming back to friends, and were not in need of money. They added, however, that others who returned might be very glad of a little assistance, and that if the fishermen were so disposed there would be other opportunities of befriending men who • eally required help."