POSTSCRIPTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXII, Issue 56, 3 September 1936, Page 8

POSTSCRIPTS

Chronicle and Comment

By Perot Flagi.

Add broadcast hurtfulnesses to thß sensitive: "kewlinary," "onsomblar." *»♦' ■ . • Apparently the Minister pf (Transport intends to make the sky the; limit for boozy motorists also. Won't they hit the roof! . * * • "Bone-Bruiser."—Hitler's army may be clever enough to march on. empty stomachs, but what of the sailor who lit his pipe and sat down, on his chest? News note: "With everyone on earth taking part, the molecules in a drop of water could hot be counted, in 10,000 years." The enterprise, therefore, has been abandoned. , ' ■■■■•. ■ COL. • '.■ ■ ,■ ■ * * ■ ' • - ■ YEARNING. Life nowadays has lost its bliss, And wistfulness has come to this— If only we could love-Bob Semple As much as we do Shirley'Temple. DRUM. * •'..♦-. . ■ . s BRAIN-TEASER. . Correct solutions to date of last Saturday's problem have been received from "Cannonball" (Masterton), "A Tawa Flat," "Aspirin Addict," "O'L.," "Up She Goes!" "A Tricky One," "Ward IV," "T.G.S." (Karori), "First Attempt" (Otaki), "Sim Sala.. Bim" ("yours till next time"), "The Knave," "Elizabeth," "Anon," "C.J." (Mira» mar), "They Were Lucky" ("Salaam to Col. 8"), and "Anon." : Those who failed numbered nine. To these— better luck next time. * * * , POTTED POMES. . Heart sore, Head light, ■ . ■ Pockets empty . . • Good-night. ■ Wishing you the best of luck in tht future. TIGHT. Mary had A little lamb. Its father was, Of course, a ram. F.P. * * * .' . ■ D N'S A 808 APIECE! If this more or less erratic feature were published in Elkton (Maryland) instead of this tolerant (?), comfortable (??) town we should never think of allowing a "damn" to appear. Even a "d n" would land us before the Beak.- Explanation:'in Elkton (which, sounds like a fundamentalist centre) an old law provided that the use of the swear word in the presence of obese J.P.s and constables who can miraculously bank annually 5000 dollars out of a salary of 1500 was a punishable offence. Now the ordinance has been extended to include a penalty for "the proprietor of any business house who suffers or permits cursing on his premises." A shilling has to be paid for the first oath, and two shillings for a second naughty word. At that rate a retired Australian bullock-driver on tour in Elkton would soon be cabling his bank for another draft. ■ t ■■ •• ' * ■ ♦ TROTSKY. In reply to G. Rodney, "Newtown:— Trotsky, wjiose real name is Bronstein, was Lenin's right-hand , man. He became the . People's .Commissar;. for War,.'.;ahd .carried thrbugh'to yictdfy a struggle on fourteen fronts 'with a battle line seven thousand miles long. Lenin trusted him completely. He held blank papers with Lenin's signature, and on these he was authorised to write any order. But there was nothing in common between Trotsky and Stalin, and when Lenin died: the duel was on. Stalin believed that Socialism could succeed in a single State. . Trotsky held that the Soviet regime could maintain itself in Russia only if permanent progressive revolution took place outside. But Trotsky had lost popularity when Lenin died. He was not even present at Lenin's funeral —a defection that was never forgiven him. Following his constant opposition to Stalin he was expelled from the Communist Party in 1927, was exiled to a place on.the borders of China, went from there to France, and finally, .on the plea of ill health, was allowed to go to Norway for treatment. •■ * * * .'..".■ MORNING TEA MONOLOGUE. ; Forget it, dear. Forget it, please. I go all trembly at the knees To think uv Satdee night. Let's try, The while the seethin' world goes by, An' consultrate on 'igher things Like peace doves with their weary wings, An' Muss, the vegentarian— A noisy an' unpleasant man— Rattlin' hees sabree, while 'c roars To hees boy soldiers' loud applause. I'd talk uv Mr. Blum, in France, But so far I ain't 'ada chance . To swot 'im up; the same thing goe« For Drosky an' hees Bolshie foes, Includin' Starling, who, I 'ear, Is drinkin' deep uv Russian beer. The truth is I've begun to find Me readin' as got all be'ind. Nice of the Pango boy to say 'Ed bring the "spots." I'll get a cray Jest to surprise 'im. (That's enough About 'im any'ow.) That stuff Hees Worship spilled, no if's-'n'-buts, That our fair sect can't cook for nuts. Moves me to do the best I can To prove 'c aint no gennelman What once I thought 'im. Seems to m» Our Mare was a bit livery That evenin', rather outer sorts, But let me warn 'im that 'c courts 'Ard-workin' women's hate in masse Before they let such rubbitch pass, An' let me add, if they cut loose That they, my dear, could cook heel goose ..;....■ At nex' election, if they tried .... Don't 'ot tea warm up your inside. * # • REINCARNATED BUDDHA FOUND. That cabled report, received yesterday, of the discovery of the new Dalai Lama, is a trifle belated. On May 27 last Shanghai announced the finding of the "living Buddha" in the Han Jen district, north-east of Lhasa, after a search of more than two years. The new Buddha is believed to be a reincarnation of the 13th -Dalai Lama, who died on December 17, 1933. Tibetan monks and professional "diviners" have been searching for the reincarnated Dalai L*ma ever since the death of the previous ruler, and reports received earlier from Lhasa said the omens were favourable for an early finding of the new living Buddha. The Tibetan new year began in February under auspicious circumstances, reports from the "hermit kingdom" said. Spiritual authorities sent a deputation of high priests, sages, monks, and philosophers to the sacred Chugkhorgyae Lake, east of Lhasa, near which the first Dalai Lama was born, to contemplate images reflected on the surface. The lake-gazers were said to have been successful in their quest for indications which might lead to the discovery of the new pontiff. Visions of a house bearing the mysterious words, "a ka ma," appeared. These were assumed to bear some relation to the name of the parents of the future Dalai Lama.