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New Zealand Illustrated Sporting & Dramatic Review, Issue 1446, 3 January 1918, Page 38

Two wounded sold ers, on the top of a London motor ’bus, were chatting about their experiences since they got back to “Blighty.” “The nicest thing I’ve struck,” said one, “happened to me yesterday afternoon. I was looking at a bookshop w ndow when an old lady touched me on the arm and said, ‘Are you fond of reading, my boy?’ I pleaded guilty, and after a little chat about favourite authors and so on, the old lady sa : d, ‘Just come in and choose a book you would

like.’ And she didn’t even ask me if I wanted to get back to the firing I’ne,” added the soldier, with evident apprec’ation of the old lady’s kindness.

Orders have been placed in Canada by Great Britan for 22 steel vessels, of 3400 to 8800 tons, with a total tonnage of 150,000. The vessels will carry supplies from Canada to Great Brita n and are to be launched this year or early in 1918. Orders for wooden ships to the value of £2,000,000 are under construction.