.An interjection at Mr It. Me Nab s meeting at Christchurch gave hnn a point for a good story. Alter stating that each Volunteer cost £65 per annum for capitation, lie said, _ And wliat do you get for it?- A voice m the hall murmured ; reminiscently, “The canteen.” After the audience, had finished laughing, Mr M/Nab Said that it was unwise to ask an audience a question. At a recent meeting a clergyman was proposing a vote or thanks to him, and, said in the course of his remarks, “What arc wo going td do now P” When he paused a voice “Take up a collection.
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Gisborne Times, Volume XXVII, Issue 2520, 5 June 1909, Page 5
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