Oddments

Greymouth Evening Star, 4 October 1949, Page 4

Oddments

Love laughs at locksmiths and their arts, At bolt and bar and chain,

But once inside his skill departs— He can’t get out again. —Justin Richardson, London. *****

Little Mrs Newbride was feeling and looking very gloomy. “What’s the trouble, dear?” her friend inquired. “My husband has been out all the evening, and I haven’t the faintest idea where he is.” “Oh, you shouldn’t worry about that. You’d probably be twice as miserable if you did know!” —Dublin Opinion. * * * a

Must a doctor answer the telephone? An article in a recent issue of the “British Medical Journal” says that a doctor is not legally obliged to have or answer a telephone. The writer adds: “A doctor also is not obliged to arrange a day and night telephone service, or see that his house is never empty. If desired, his telephone can be disconnected and the doctor left free to go only on those visits requested by letter or messenger. I understand that a telephone call, once answered, does involve liability, but not otherwise.” *****

A comedy was enacted one recent night at the Harwood ferry on the Clarence river, N.S:W. When. ’ the ferry reached the other side it was found that the occupants of a car were missing. Their clothes were neatly stacked on the front seat. The ferryman naturally feared the worst —suicide. ■ -

Two hours later two men arrived and boarded the punt. It appeared that they had had an argument, as to which was the better swimmer, and had stripped and taken to the water. The ferry had crossed without them. They had walked to Yamba and borrowed some clothes there.

—The Seeker