NEWS FROM ENGLAND

Evening Post, Volume CXXIX, Issue 111, 11 May 1940, Page 15

NEWS FROM ENGLAND

"I have just finished writing to my penfriend in England, and she told me that in their playground there are anti-aircraft guns. Also, in the playing fields there are dug-outs in which they have to practise, in case of air raids. It is very interesting to have a penfriend in England."

"BROWN-EYED SUSAN."

Kelburn,

(Copied.) When I was In my garden Where Sweet Verbena grows I met a little fairy With a freckle on her nose. She said she came from somewhere Where the sun was very hot, And her little fairy sisters Were freckled quite a lot; She said, "What are you picking My Sweet Verbena for? And then she left the garden And I saw her never more. Found by

'TWINKLE BELLS."

KNOCK-KNOCKS. "Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "Michael." "Michael who?" "My clothes-brush." "Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "Isobel." "Isobel who?" "Is a bell ringing?" "Knock-knock." "Who's there?" "Francis." "Francis who?" "France is across the sea." WATER NYMPH" (13). Lower Hutt. * * *

CAN YOU GUESS? How does a stove feel when full of coals?— Grateful. When is a boat like a heap of snow?— When It Is a-drlft. What neck-tie does a hog like to wear best? —A pig's tie. (Pig-sty.) What has rings, but no fingers?— Your telephone. When is a soldier like a baby?— When he's in arms. If I shoot at three birds on a tree and kill one, how mafft' will remain ? —Xone, they will fly away. Why is a policeman very strong?— Because he can hold up a bus with one hand. Why is a fog like a lost penny?— Because they are both mist (missed). If a savage dog went into a draper's shop what would he want?— Muslin (muzzling).