SLIPPIN' ROUND THE CORNER.

Auckland Star, Volume LXIV, Issue 237, 7 October 1933, Page 2 (Supplement)

SLIPPIN' ROUND THE CORNER.

Encouraging indications of the world's recovery from the period of economic depression were cited by the League of Nations financial secretary, Mr. Alexander Loveday, in Geneva, while he was addressing the Assembly's Economic and Monetary Committee. Oti, you pessimistic persons ! There have been bad times —and worse 'uns In the centuries departed, In the reigns that used to be; Slumps anil similar disasters, Much deplored by pastors, masters, And attributed so often To the likes of you and me. Citizens and fellow workers! Toilers, moilers, even shirkers, Leancrs on the State and grafters, Listen to my tale of hope ; Flashed by cablegram and wireless, Sung by radio, though choirless, Carols, we are round the corner, Telling mankind not to mope. Tattle lads, though rather scarey. Passing through a cemetery. Whistle piercingly and shrilly Just to keep their courage true; Citizens, unused to smiling, Walk down streets, the time beguiling, With a grin upon their faccs, As they're being taught to do. Solemn sages staged a mystic Propaganda pessimistic, Pouring gloom in ink the blackest On the poor old cockeyed world; Now we've done our ordered sadness, They prescribe a general gladness; Presto! We are round the corner By the new prescription swirled. Oh, it's merry in the morning, AVhen the ruddy day Is dawning, To search the trousers pocket For the coins that lurk therein ; Knowing (pessimistic scorner!) We ore now ail round the corner, And that eighteenpence is really A stupendous lot of tin. Let us then be optimistic, For, barring several fistic Little spars and wars and rumours, There is nothing.we need fear; Who need care a trouser's button. When there's Smithfield for our mutton, When there's Yorkshire for our fleeces, And the corner lurks so near? House we then from our sad slumbers, Fall in! Shout " I-Iooray!" by numbers, Laugh with joy—though phonographic, Now the corner is in sight; Listen to the jubilations Of the highbrows of the nations Who declare we're round the corner— All together, " I'cs —they're right! ** —CJ.