THE “B.O.P.” IS FULL OF INTEREST

Press, Volume LXXV, Issue 22851, 26 October 1939, Page 8 (Supplement)

THE “8.0. P.” IS FULL OF INTEREST

The August number of the “Boys’ Own Paper” (New Zealand price 10d) has-for its highlight an article by Kenneth Fames on “Bowling to Bradman and Others.” And it says something for this article that someone who has never seen cricket played, except from a train window, stopped turning the pages and read the whole article. Mr Fames can write as well as bowl. It is probably sufficient to say to cricketers, “Mr Fames mentions many of the big names and describes the tactics of people like Bradman. McCabe, Woodfull. Ponsford. and Fingleton."

Besides the usual adventure stories and special features there are numbers of short articles such as this one from a member overseas. '

Up in Ganada an American came across a lonely hut before which a boy was standing. The American had the intention of writing 1 up an article on the locality. The following conversation took place: “Whose house is this?”

“Moggs’.”

“What in the world is it built of?" “Logs.” “Any animals natural to thi locality?"

“Frogs.” “What sort of soil have you? “Bogs.” i “What about the climate?” “Fogs.” “What do you chiefly live on? “Hogs.” “Have you any friends?

“Yes; dogs.” “Hedgerow,” famous for his nature notes, contributes a Who]s Who for animals: this month it is the dormouse. Surname; Muscardmus Avellanarius. Occupation: Getting fit for the winter. Family; 3 to 5. F'ooci: .T'J'u ts and berries.

Recreation: Sleep. Address: The Stubs, The Copse. Woodlandshire. Does not accept responsibility for surname. In the illustration reproduced here and the story that goes with it you see some “8.0. P.” humour. After all that, who could resist such a magazine? It should be mentioned that there is also a stamp, article by Stanley Phillips himself.

The Sirloin of Beef Charles D was ill pleased with the insults and irritations he had put up with from the Dutch. At the dinner-table an argument on their recent questionably acquired had taken place. - Charles, to turn the conversation which was getting heated, made some allusion to the aoble piece of beef just put before him, and said it was worthy of Imiff “Sirlohi of Beef ver’ goot! English tidle!” sneered one of the Dutch ambassadors. “Better than ‘purloin,’ which would well suit your countrymen!” returned Charles, who forthwith'drew his sword and smacked the joint in some heat. The gjavy splashed in the faces of the dignitaries from Flanders, who withdrew in high dudgeon. .Shortly after, war was declared against the Netherlands. _