ASK YOURSELF

Press, Volume LXXIII, Issue 22249, 13 November 1937, Page 19

ASK YOURSELF

The world is dancing to the tune To which the Old Cow died, While Communists eat cochineal To make them Red inside; And Dukes increase the troubles Of a very worried age — j (But still we print the answers J On the Illustrations Page).

(1) Brighter puddings may be Yad by using cochineal for colouring. But a really consistent vegetarian might refuse to eat them. Why?

(2) An old man of Lithuania Had a strange politicat

mania: He insisted on Zog As the name of his Jos'. To annoy the King of ■» After what monarch was th« unfortunate dog named? (3) The main reason why the Duk* of Windsor cancelled his visit to the United States was that: The White House was under repair. Herr Hitler said No. He was suspected of Fascist sympathies. He could not pay his fare. The Duchess was indisposed. (4) Mr Savage is trying to hurry up the work of Parliament with the expressed object of Bustling the Opposition. Giving Parliament a midsummer holiday. Making hay while the boom shines. Keeping members awake. Getting to Australia for th« anniversary celebrations. (5) When Stalin mounts the rostrum On Moscow's festal day The happy workers shout and sing The Russian for "Hooray!" But what is it they notice, Not needing to be told, A sign upon the people's head That he is growing old. Now what" was it that was noticed when M. Josef Stalin attended this week the twentieth anniversary celebrations of the Soviet revolution? Was he losing his teeth? Was he growing deaf? Or was it some other sign of old age. (6) Snakes, of course, have a habit of sloughing their skins; and if you were stuck in a bog you might refer to it as a slough (like the Slough of Despond). But which would you pronounce like "bough*' and which like "rough"? (7) If a friend in the country told you that you could have ail the truffles you could take away from the farm (supposing there really were truffles there), what implement would be most useful to you? A rake. A pair of shears. A halter. A traction-engine. A spade or a fork. (8) Captain George Eyston is trying hard to Escape from a Spanish prison. Pay his gambling debts. Get a divorce from Greta Garbo. \ Break the land speed record, Fly over the North Pole. (9) Picking winners is hard, but this one should be easy. Twelve of the following horses were placed in races at Addington and Riccarton this week. Which are they? Bachache. Sunny Blonde. Dreamer, Trench Mouth, Cuddle, Ben Bolt, The Trump, Screamer, The Doctor, Rabble, Jane Eyre, Trench Fight, Trailer, U. Scott, Captain Bolt, Gaelic Song, Look Ahead, Lucky Jack, Buster Brown, Jetsam, Three Bells, Steamroller, Crayfish, Flotsam, Rocks Ahead, Bunfight, Applecore, Three Blind Mice, The Surgeon. _______________