MILITARY ART.

War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 7, 1 August 1941, Page 16

MILITARY ART.

Old and doughty Colonel was giving a lecture to a group of officers. “Mr. Jones ” he began, when a voice from the rear of the hall interrupted. “ ’Scuse me sir, but would you mind asking Mr. Jones if he comes from South Australia?” Colonel fidgeted for a moment and then obliged. “ Do you come from South Australia?” he asked. “ Yes, sir.” “ Yes Mr. Smith. Mr. Jones does come from South Australia,” the Colonel shouted in, reply. A voice interrupted once again. M “ Colonel, sir, would you please ask Mr. Smith if he went to Fort Street?” “ Did you go to Fort Street, Mr. Smith?” the old man. boomed, now rather indignant. “By jove I did, sir,” returned Smith. “ Would you please ask Mr. Jones if he is the chap they called “Stinky?” “Are you the chap ” the Colonel beganand then rage got the better of him. “ Dammit all, old man,” he roared, 11 who the hell do you think I am am, Dorothy Dix?” * * * “Blast these H.Q. memos! This one says they’re sending an intelligent officer, and you turn out to be an intelligence officer!”