Colont Head, Commonwealth military representative with the Japanese forces, hus forwarded a long report to Defence Minister Dawson. In the report he states that in common' with other attaches he ins just been granted permission to go to the front. Special regulations have been drafted by the Japanese Government as to equipment, etc, which has been cut down to light marching order. Horses have been provided by the Gorernment. Qulonel Ffoad has provided his ministerial chief with a full description of the Japanese army. Commenting on the formation mai, service. It is rinoured that the "Dhis characteristic is Australasian, og well as Aus'ralian. A staff officer of the Commonwealth forces tells that he.was camped one day on the veldt, and part of his command were New Zealanders. A trouper was busy mending his boot with string a8 another column of New Zealanders passed, by wu their way to the front. "Hello, Tom called a voice from the column. emotion, Hello, Bill—that you?" Tom st-pped_mending, and said, without Bi wheeled his horse out of the line, dismount ed, and sat beside his countryman for ime. " Mendin' your boot," he re-length. Yais—tryin' to," was the slow answer. There was another silent 10 minutes, then Bill slowly got up and said, "Well, I must be gettin'—so long." "So long," answered the boot-mender, as he went on mending. The officer, who had watched with amusement this unemotional meeting of two old friends in estrange country, said, ' Was that a friend of yours?" ' My brother-inlaw." "You didn't have much to say to him." Oh, Til see him another time." And he went on mending. It was his immediate object in life.
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