POSTSCRIPTS

Evening Post, Volume CXXXIV, Issue 107, 2 November 1942, Page 4

POSTSCRIPTS

Chronicle and Comment

BY PERCY FLAGE

Hitler always stands for posterritory

While our Eighth Army continues to get its teeth into the enemy Rommel must be biting his lip. # * .■*.'■- Wendell Willkie, taking leave of Stalin: "Well. Joe, ■au reservoir." Joe: "Tanks—a* million." BINDY. # # '#■■■■'"■ R. F. Stevenson: "I have always suspected public taste to be a mongrel product, out of affectation by dogmatism. . . * *■..,' .*'■ INQUIRY. .Bre'nnan rang up to ask us when the first movie picture was. shown in Wellington. We were round about in Queensland when vit must have happened, so we know nothing of it. But there are Wellingtonians, we believe, whose years go back to that period who will answer the question, v # •» . * THEY THINK OF EVERYTHING. "Eastbourne" sent" in "this one—a cutting from "The Times": "The effect; of wearing a gas mask on the non-water-proof type of eye^black is the subject of a notice issued by the Ministry of Home Security as follows: The attention of women is drawn to the fact that the temperature conditions obtained inside the facepiece of the mask cause the eye-black to run, leading to smarting of the eyes, profuse tears, and spasms of the eyelids. This produces an urgent desire to remove the mask, with dangerous results if gas is present.*' # ». ' . * COMPANIONLESS. Extracted from "Germany Rampant," by Ernest Hambloch: Even when he started in business on i his own, a German did not feel safe j without a companion. On the front page of his ledger were inscribed in large gothic letters, "With God." Who was thus made an accessory, to all transactions, honest or nefarious, therein recorded. In Nazi Germany God is no longer the Sleeping Partner. His place Iras been taken by the Heil Hitler at the end of every commercial letter. Contributed by "Bloodthirsty." # # - *' "I SAW THE MORNING BREAK; . . .'.': ' (Found in a soldier's pocket.) I saw the morning break. Ye that have faith to look with fearless eyes Beyond the tragedy of a world of strife , . , , And know that out of death and night shall rise The dawn of ampler life. Rejoice whatever anguish rend the heart . , That God has given you the priceless dower To live in these great times and have your part In Freedom's crowning hour. That ye may tell your sons who set the light " ■ High in the heavens their heritage to take: I saw the powers of darkness take their flight, I saw the morning break. c. r. klitsher: Windsor. BUFFALOES TURN GUERRILLAS. It happened on the Burma-Yunnan border, where the Japanese were being harassed by Chinese guerrillas. The Japs, hearing suspicious noises in the jungle, opened an artillery bombardment, but the next morning found they had wasted their shells on a herd of wild buffalo. The next night the Japanese paid no attention when like noises were heard, and went to sleep. This time the "buffaloes'- turned out to be Chinese guerrillas, who raided, the garrison, killed more than 100 Japanese troops, seized all ma-chine-guns, rifles, munitions, and cans of beer and lobster, and escaped safely into the jungle.