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Greymouth Evening Star, 23 September 1949, Page 4

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An armchair made in America incorporates a television screen, a cocktail bar, a telephone, a shelf of books and a smoker’s Cabinet. The manufacis open to any further suggestions from baby-sitters.—Punch, London. S: * * si: * Walking with a friend along'Rotten Row, a chap we know encountered one of the most formidable little masters of our modern world, mounted on horseback and attended by one of his principal hirelings. “Look!” said the other chap. “Napoleon and Marshal Ney!” ‘‘You mean Marshal Yea,” said' our friend.—D. B. Wyndham Lewis, London. *****

Schroeder is one of the most likeable fellows ever seen on the centre court. His ambling gait, his happy grin when he made a good stroke, and the way he would tap his racket in appreciation of his opponent when the Czech served an ace, were a model to all sportsmen. Whether he comes again as a tennis player or a refrigerator salesman, we will welcome him for his humour, his humanity, and his great heart. — Beverley Baxter, M.P. . ❖ ❖ * ❖ . * A young man went into a clothing store’ in Chicago to ask the pricp °£ a suit on display in the window. “You pick the best suit in the place,” said the merchant approvingly, “and to show that I like to dp business with a man who has such good taste, I’m going to make you a special proposition. I wouldn’„t ask you 50 dollars. Forty dollars is my price for you, my friend.’” . The customer replied: “I wouldn’t give you 40 dollars, and I wouldn’t give you 30 dollars. My offer is 20 dollars.” “Sold,” said the merchant. “That’s the way I like to do business. No chiselling.”—Gordon Beckles, London. ——The Seeker