GONOPHONE NEWS.

Dozerdust, Volume 1, Issue 19, 23 October 1943, Page 5

GONOPHONE NEWS.

NEWS runs well round the Gone pho this week. Stories came so fast it is hard to remember which had pre • cede nee. The first one of impor - tancc was the N.Z. Home Guard arc now on ” final " and are expected to move on to a " forward area n at short notice.' : ? ; TUESDAY? mid - day started off with the belief that early pay 'parade-. was disigned to ■ allow all ,of a certain age group to .be- medically examined and rushed, to B.T.D. before midnight. THURSDAY followed with a revival of the old hopeful that all were returning to ■' B. Z. .'to prepare for a trip to .the fflddle East. Before the day was out 'the' journey was.'shortened to a rapid, transfer of all personnel to a " forward area . By Friday the 'war had almost drawn to a close. : : : IT may be worth while, to emphasise one or two of the salient' points of phone news so that it may be . . recognised at sight, Birst, it is usually claimed that the source came from not on high, but from " high . u.s 1: . •• Th- L/Gpl who heard from ’someone’s batman who heard it from • an orderly in. a mess some who fo .on the Island. The •> second charac -’ - teristic is that the news' is always ' startling, has to do with immediate ' , shift and^ sometimes displays a " balls- up S The American navy has a similar term, " Scuttlebutt- " which covers stories gathered at the drinking fountain on board ship. In the American Army the ‘equivalent of the. go’nkphqric is also a starting point ‘ for information from ” higher-ups’.' An American visitor to camp recon - tly was amused and surprised at N.Z» - gene phen:, ' ’HoLclaimed it the first ' uL. ,u and said it was not known in U. ■ 3. Amy." ’ •** MnHMIM MMI Ml Ml MM M MMI••MMI MM • M• » MB* •* MM M M

« PANHANDLE ” Johnstone and Party organised, a spectacular demonstration'of " ire Eating ” which included stunts .on ground and up Na id übi trees, , * Panhandle ” repudiates the suggestion that the show was designed has counter attraction to Tafiks Dctaoment’s smoke concert to which WORKS personnel in oampp were NOT invited. WORKING on an exchange with oufc team at one-time base camp,' .v- . Nash ' replaced Snowy Lord who arrived early this week. In his white hatp trousers, and shirt he looks the part, When he arrived he swore' it was good to be back among the ” Old fflhccs 'J •We squirmed, • but ho pointed but that no offence suggested.