GREETING.
. One- of the native boys on the station approached a driver of a Motor Transport the other day while said driver had his head under the bonnet of a troublesome truck. Driver had been there some time and his patience was nearly exhausted. Boy asked driver how to say “Tarbie tuan” (Malay for “Good morning, sir”) in English. Driver, irate at the interruption, shouted at boy: “Go to Hell!” When the sergeant came along next morning, native gave a slashing salute ,at the same time saying, “Go to Hell, tuan!” * * * *
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War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 7, 1 August 1941, Page 8
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91GREETING. War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 7, 1 August 1941, Page 8
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