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Auckland Star, Volume LXVIII, Issue 25, 30 January 1937, Page 2 (Supplement)

FROM THE PUBLISHERS.

Return to Malaya, by R. H. Rruce I.oekhart (Putnam). Scalpel and Sword, by Sir .Tamo* Elliott, M.D. (A. I(. Reed, Wi'lling-ton). The Rainbow Trail, by Wallace Q. Reid (Collins). After Everest, by T. Howard Somervell (Hoddor and Stnujrhton). Contract Kernels Up to-date, by Myra A. Millinpren (Anjrus and Robertson). Our Princesses and Their Dogs, by Michael Chance (Murray). The South and East African Year Book and Guide for 1937 (Sampson I.ow). The Countryman, January Issue, edited and published by J. \V. Robertson Scott at Idbury, Kinghatn. Oxfordshire. A Creed for Sceptics, by C. A. Strong, 1.1..D. i Marmilian). The Football Association Coaching Manual, published officially in conjunction with the Football Association: Rugby Football—How to Succeed, by Captain H. is. T. Wakelam (Kvans Hros.). Seven Pillars of Fire, a Symposium bv Dr Maude Iloydeu. lie. 1., p. Jacks, 'prorossor A. K. Richardson. C.. H. \v. .Ncvinson. the Marquis or Tavistock. Captain Rernard Acworth and Sir E. Monison Ross; The Man With Half a Face, by 11. Davison; The Art of the Ballroom, by Victor Silvester and P. J. S. Richardson (Herbert Jenkins). The Time is Now Ripe, bv Montague Urover (Robertson and Mullens).

Mrs. Jones was anxious to learn the latent about her neighbour's accident. Turning to her husband, who was reading the evening newspaper, she said: "James, dear, did you see anything in the paper about Mr. Parker running over his mother-in-law';''' "Xot yet." replied Mr. Jones. "I haven't come to the sportnews yet, niv dear!" "Willie had swallowed a penny, and his mother was alarmed. "Helen." she called to her sister in the next room, "send for a doctor; Willie has swallowed a penny!" The terrified and frightened boy looked up imploringly. "Xo mamma." he interposed, "send for the minister.'' "The minister?" asked his mother, incredulously. "Did you say the minister?" es. Because papa says our minister can get money out of anybody." Missing one of his congregation from church, a. minister called on him to see what the reason might be. "Well, Mr. McXab," he said, "I was wondering what \fa«* the matter since you were not at ifiurch these few Sundays back." "Oh. [ have been at Mr. Dunlop's kirk." "Oh. I don't care for my congregation going to other churches. How would you liVco your sheep to go into strange pastures?" "I wadna care a grain if they got better grass."

A traveller saw a lad who was selling papers. "I will buy one. my boy, if you have to-morrow's paper." "Here"you are. sir! It-s only Friday, and this paper here is dated for Saturday." "I see, it's one of those papers dated a day forward. You are a sharp lad. and I will buy one." "I can do something smarter than that." returned the boy. "If you uive me a shilling I can make it cighteenpenee in five minutes." "I should like to learn that trick." "Well, take hold of mv papers and givo me a shilling, and I wiil show you." The lad went and bought a sixpenny loaf and gave the man sixpence change. "What's this?" said the traveller. "I thought you said you could make it into one and sixpence." "I have done so. I have a sixpenny loaf, the baker has sixpence and you have sixpence. Three sixpences ' are eighteen pence!"