POSTSCRIPTS

Evening Post, Volume CXV, Issue 30, 6 February 1933, Page 6

POSTSCRIPTS

Chronicle and Comment

■ BY PERCY FLAGS ■ The Due de Guise,.a Bourboa relic, offers to put France on its'feet again if given the job of "monarchical die; tator." An impossible guise. * * « a One fly we foresee in the ointment .-■ of an election triumph, for Herr Hitler is that the Nazis will be saddled with the destinies of the ex-Kaiser and tho whole Pots-dam, family. BUILDING FOB THE FUTURE. "I notice," advises "Ambs-'n'-Andy," "that the Rongotai aerodrome is being estended so as to provide a runway for-aeroplanes 1000 yards ia ' length. 'Now there's a forward-looking policy, if you like." v .'.•■' .•.* • • SHOBT SHORT STORY.Hero's wishing you a very happy, and witty 193 D. Please pardon late greeting. ... I "A small1-, thing, but mine own." New arrivals passing vNgahauranga. She: What an abominablo odah. Ho: Offal. BINDY. :' ■ ♦■■♦•■ ■ ■ " that's; so. "Post" heading:—' HEAT IN THE HOUSE. Well, It can't be said that t'ae ex--change question has not been well venti« lated, anyway. .■*■-■':'' HUGH : ; MEEUS. * :.*;■* DEIVING HOME THE TEUTH. blithe second innings against South Australia, New South Wales i;as scored 284 for the loss -of only five wickets. The P.A; correspondent follows up that report with the statement that "Friday's amazing series of collapse! was sot repeated." "*.'• . • JJeally, now!. ' ' . • ..''* ' "*.: ■*- .' ' - ' PARALLEL.., . > If Japan can get away with that "legitimate self-defence" plea, justifying her irruption-into Jehol, the next burglar"laid out" by a hefty householder should be able to have his assailant bound over to keep the peace. ' ■'■ .';..'• '..'*'" *'.'.' . THE'ANSWER'S A: LEMON. Dear Percy,—Can you 'see a laugh ■in this one? An individual who had been in- the sun was charged with stealing ten lemons^ from, a Hindoo' 3 ■barrow..... He offered as an excuse the after : e£f.ects of a birthday party, and explained lie thought' he. was in Australia -where lemons grow wild and was up a"tree picking^ them./"Whetf he saw a constable watching! it brought hini to his senses, and he put them back. He was convicted and ordered to.come vpJ for sentence' within twelve months if called upon, and also to pay 4s to the Hindoo as witness's expenses. The whole thing leaves a sour tasUr in the mouth. • ' - . ' KyK:> ,:.-.:POSTED .. ..MISSINGf.-•-.."Atalanta?,' (Upper:, Hutt).—Yoa show a nice burst of speed at the outset but die away in the run; home.' . ;:; i'Willy- Niliy.'.'-^Not.vsuitable. •" Gadget. "-r-Exeellentlyv told, ; but just a-trifle.ov.er-ripe for this column. Judging by- his -forth-rightuess and breadth-of- imagination that lad. would make a super ■high-powered: salesman. "Suds."—Not, quite: up.. /• V.S.J.-—-Admirable as to sentiment, but somewhat lacking ■ technically. Thanks. • "Osca Bash."—"What made you come out-'fall.pyer c-y •: ; "Kawatiri.??—Your pen picture of salubrious. Balena Bay is< charming .up to a point, but are things like that also when .the. weather breaks?. - , . ■ - . -."!•.Askew."-—Not one of your bestj that one. ; , - ' ." Symbolic Signature. ? '^Only vaguely discern the point. 8888 as repre* sentirig For-bes is interesting. . ■ v : '' Useless. "—A significant little bal-ance-sheet,-but some of your individual entries can be merely guesswork. N " * _ ."Bini" (Peatherston).—That curious item has already been covered ia thi* feature.' 1• > " -.. :■.: -~ - ■ -- '■■ :" -. J* ■■ ' *■-.:■' * ' ■".-.,," THE BALLADn OF THE BODY) ■_•■■• : ■• ■•■' LINE.: ".'•- ; ' ' - Thanks for the body line! ' Thanks for the body line! We_'ve had a wonderful time! ... This is something new. in news, Just when we are feeling blue! I Thanks for the lovely body line! Therehave been a lot of lines, Such as tea and coffee, twine, Separators, wireless for a song," Waist lines and streamlines, '''■' Railway lines and seam lines, But, now the body line has come along! Thanks for the body line! Thanks for the body line!; We'v» had a "wonderful time! ; Rumours come of pending wars With' England for this wondrous cause, Thanks to the lovely body line; Inyears to come, our offspring may, Clean our medals up and say, •':>' " Where'd you get this honour.junk that shines?" We can take them on our knees, Slip the chain of memory.' And fight again the Battle of tho lovely Body Line!'' ' . . , ' HEETA GABBO. Wanganui. ...... ■ ._' •'- "•• . -. ♦■■ .! • ■ ••* - '■"■•■■• EQUALOGUES. Dear P.F., Your collection of /Equalogues has rather got me stumped; I .can see (1) Feather, (5) clawhammer, (6) bandit, and (7) pleasant, but the: rest I give up; (2) ought to end in "let" and (8) in "ire," but I'll worry them until _the.solutions-are published. This is just to lefyou know I'm trying. Also, as invited, to; send in a few of my own, and suggest that you might divide the experiment into three classes: Class' I, those" which sound right and come out spelt right. Class II v (more fun), those which, sound right and come out spelt wrong," and Class Hl—well, these would necessarily be pretty poor, like one! letter -fanother.letter = nothing in it (M.T.). However, you.can put some pretty good N.Z. towns in Class,ll, but I will go ahead and submit the following for-your' edification. (?). . (I) Vehicle -j- pronoun = bright colour. A friend -f- endeavour = insignificant. . A cooler -J- passage money = blast. Fruit -f- long period = decorations for. ■ ■• . . . A rodent -J- pronoun = -somewhat. To fasten -}- hitherto = an apron. (II) Driver -f- snare. = cupboard. ..'. Parent -f- drink = edge. Long stick 4- tall plant = feathered friends. ,- A bird + earth = N. Z. town. A tool + weight .== do. '....'■ Farm product + iusect products = N.Zi town. ■ Spoken -f- preposition — N.Z. town. Finished 4- Paradise = N.Z. town. . Dickens girl + the heir = N.Z. town.' L think that's enough for now, and I expect you will agree— . Yours, —what shall I say !—long silent (that's another one for Class ll—heave it 4- Church festival = quiet), but I trust, still on the admitted list.,