POSTSCRIPTS

Evening Post, Volume CXIV, Issue 27, 1 August 1932, Page 6

POSTSCRIPTS

Chronicle and Comment

BY PERCY FLAGE

At time of writing, the only sigiiifl» eaiit thing we can find to say of the* Ottawa proceedings is that the social side has been an unqualified success. .*.'■- ■•• V * If,'. presently, something drastio should happen to the post-war-bora German republic, many people will want to know if if fell because Hitler, "putsched" it. •■-.-..' .*.' '. * / '* Eeportcd from Ottawa that Mr. W» Goodfellow is "still pursuing his aimt regarding a butter quota." He deserves a'^pat" on the back. ; * »'.■-.♦ ... ■'. -, - HOODOO THE ASHES: By including the Nawab of Eataudi ("Pat," for short, no doubt) as -well as Duleepsinhji ("Smithy," to save time) in the English.,.elcven, it looks as though the selectors are trying to put the "Indian sign-"' on Woodful and Co. before ever hostilities commence. *•■-■■* * NEXT NEED. The Prince of "Wales, at the opening of the International Congress on Com-' mercial Education—■ This international conference may, well express its delight that at Lausanne lamps of hope and conn-" donee were lighted. Now to find sufficient wise virgins ta keep the oil replenished arid the wiekineatly trimmed. * ■ " ...-••■■■'• *,/ ' ,--.. IMPIOUS WISH.. - "Archie de Maiaprop," adverting to Lord Hailsham's statement that "d» .Valera is fighting for a shadow," hopes that^ if the pseudo-Irishman gets what he is scrapping for it will turn ta Bead Sea fruit in his hands. ', BOTJTS-BIMES., Dear Lord Percy Plage,— : This is seriously my b'e'st effort, and I am really quite sane (usually). I had a hectic time- last night, I'm in repentant mood to-day; Last eve' I revelled with delight, - I now feel quite the other way. Tours 'umbly,' ■ : '. .- TJKIAH HEEP. Having started—very indirectly T. admit—this craze for French "rimes,"' may a very modest client submit the1 following:— : Late, night-, ■ Hard day, ■'■■■■ Head light, : 'Bad way. Please tell me if O.K. Baby is As sou of O.K. Chief, who is his mother!' Give it up? Ann(d) How! . WALKIKAMUKA'K* "J.H."—his effort:'. I met him alone in the night, ' And heartily wished it were day,' For he flashed in my visage a light* And took all my money a-way. From "A.D."— A restful night, A. useful day: - To health and light, = ' These point the .way. ','■'- ■■'i Also this one— Correction. Some, hedgehogs never work all night Although they sleep all day; For funds,(relief) are getting light, And things must pay their way.: Hedgehog Labour Bureau ; (Head Executive), ■•'.-.* * * ■ ■ ■ XOW HEAE US BLfSH! Dear Mr. Flage,—Having been thsbright spot in the weary landscape-for so long, why don't you • invite your friends to cheer you up (even if you don't really need it) by letting you know they appreciate your efforts* Have a birthday for a week or so, and then, instead of writing ditties about Mary's lamb or Scmple's lion, we can. work off our poetical spasms by tributes to P.F. So,, if you are not too "modestread this one: ' (AHEM! —Nice large capitals please), Percy and-his Postscripts in the "Even- : ing Post" Entertain us every night; it's what Tve-s '■ " like the ■ most ' ■ ' "' '■ Eeal regret would rend' our hearts it1 Percy Flage resigned, '; him back." we'd cry an&! clamour, "Don't be so unkind,,; You'll never have another chap withH such a witty mind!" Fun and fancy, flippant comment,' flutter from his pett, ' (Laughter lifts us way above the daily;! cares of men):. '. ■-..'. , "Amos-'n'-Andy," "Hamish Dhn,*?' "Mamie," and others'too, Give us their views oil many things" from. Semple to the- ZOOS Exactly so, friend Percy Flage, but -wej couldn't dispense with you! ' ' There now: did you blush? That's; ; what conies of haying a name like"that;! if it had been John Smith I couldn't] have done it. , -' ■ '■:"•■ ■'; d.b. * *- * PARk'sPARKS. "Howitzer" [carries on. .. Poneke are. finding it a hard winter,, Saturday's game proved another freeze-; out for the red-and-blaeks. Killoen was the-daddy of them alt,' at the Park; it's rather a pity Lilburna arrives to-morrow. Saturday was a black day for referees. Even burly Bob Paton raii into unfriendly atmospherics at. Mira-1 mar, and Dave Paris was "out 5' many times, according to the ■ bank "experts. '' These vociferous lads, -when, they, are not wearing ;coloured glasses, are merely demonstrating their ignorance of the finer points of the game when they put the refs. "on the spot." If they are not careful we shall have Auckland breaking into editorials bemoaning (with self-complacency) the growing lack of sportsmanship in the Empire City. Perhaps these swiveleyed critics are getting into form for Don Bradman. . :■.:■■•' Mr. Fuller, of Eastbourne, isn't the only century-maker. Young Selwood attained his 100 on Saturday with some great all-round work, while Pctone rat-led up a nice fifty. Mick Coulston joined his side five minutes after the start. I hope he brought a note. I don't know the penalty; maybe detention in the official stand on one playing Saturday would meet the case. Isn't it puzzling? Just when things were looking rosy for the Eastbourne gulls they let themselves be winged by a midway team. . The form, this season is as hard to understand as Jean Borotra's or that of some'of the New Zealand horses in Sydney prior to last Saturday. .-,-■=.-. Mr. William J. Wallace and his'Tjoys will land the Bledisloe Cup to-morrow. I trust that the Customs authorities will raise no objection to so much silver arriving in the Dominion in one lump, so to speak. No doubt Mr. S. S. Dean will be present to see that everything is O.E, ■ ■• ■•' • -*•"