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Gun Flash, Issue XXIII, 5 June 1943, Page 2

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Everyone here is looking forward * with# sadistic anticipation to Saturd<<r’s Rugby game between 150-and RHQ. ' One or two of the ’boys’ of RIIQ have been watched carefully during their last few appearances and certain land mines have been skilfully prepared for their especial benefit. For the first time in my life I find myself envious of the physique of Charles Atlas" and the i ability of Mark Nicholls *- Boy’. - would I make some bodies bounce LI i

Col. Stoopnagle’s Fictionary defines "Ghostoffice" as a place where all dead letters are buried. Whenever I have been waiting any length of time for a letter from the Wife, I wonder whether that most famous of American Radio nit wits has become confused with the Field Post Officet

When we chanced upon a paragraph in a well known NZ newpaper which dealt with the subject of meals en-• joyed by Jap prisoners, we could have written a beautiful article about quarter blokes in general and one or two in particular, but I just remembered in time what the Editor had to say on the subject of subver* sive statements - and decided that discretion was the better part of valour. So, in order to clear ourselves of any breath of suspicion, we give you a verbatim report from the article.-

"Japanese prisoners in N.Z. are well; fed. The menu is exceedingly well balanced and might well have been prepared by an expert dietician with due regard to vitamin content, etcl” (Well, Ask yourself - as the saying goes.)

Ed. We have had many enquiries as to the source of the extract from the History of the Royal Artillery, which we published recently. Well, we’re not telling - but - er - have you any more like it, Brig??? - we could certainly use tbe m .