94th Jottings

Flak, Volume 1, Issue 8, 25 June 1943, Page 4

94th Jottings

Sport. The 94th paid a visit to WhenUapai, and there meeting the 95th, sad to relate, experienced. what to us is a new sensation, viz., a Dunkirk. We retreated in all honour, but our modesty compels us to admit it WAS a defeat. The result was —8 against us. We are pleased to be able to say that even in senior club football we have never seen a better balanced team, nor have seen a more spark-

ling exhibition than that put up by the 95th. Their backs combined well, took the ball on the move, and tackled low and splendidly. The forwards followed up fast and hunted >as a pack. We take our hats off to a great little team. May we meet again soon. Ping-Pong. The 94th staged a tournament. The standard of play amongst the toppers was really high class. Mr. Hurley won, with Bdr. Silk a close runnerup. Several boys were hard on their heels, and the whole .standard of play throughout was excellent. , *. $ * TRIFLES Life, men say, is made of Trifles, Drops of water form a sea. But nowadays one thinks of rifles, Or sugar in our morning tea. Butter then, should be our care, And Waacs with danger fraught The burdens that the S.M.’s bear Should be ever in our thought.

As N.C.O.’s— rough but kind, Let us all essaj- to be Then -for certain we shall find Trifles bring felicity. , —ELSIE. * * * Apropos of Trifles; the 94th turned out in force for the Dig parade. The boys descended to the weapons of the G. 8.1., but even at that, the question whether the American Marines or the 94th made the better showing is still in dispute.' We, ourselves, have no doubts whatsoever, but of course we cannot descend to controversy. The 0.C., attended by a guard of honour of one Waac with the B.S.M. hovering at a respectful distance, was on the sidelines helping to swell the already large audience. They took the marching of the boys as a matter of course but even he was slightly overwhelmed at the display. Of such trifles is life made up. * * * A Waac we know, not with malice aforethought, upset the milk, and the boys had milkless —milkless tea — Me. Life is indeed made up of trifles.