NOTES BY THE WAY

King Country Chronicle, Volume XXV, Issue 3261, 31 January 1931, Page 5

NOTES BY THE WAY

(By Rambler.) An English tobacco firm stated in its annual report that the trade had passed through a very trying year. The profit, however, was just on a million^—spent on smoke. Who started the story that there is a world slump?

The Government has started on its economy policy. The morning and afternoon tea interval of workers in Government offices is to be disallowed, and no longer will the clatter of cups and saucers be heard in departmental offices at 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. It will be work right through from 9 to 5, and it is estimated that there will be a saving of thousands of pounds to the country.

She was one of those suicide blondes—dyed by her own hand.

Thus Mr. Doug. Cooper at the meeting held this week in connection with the proposed 18-hole golf course at Te Kuiti: “It is a question for us pukeko of the racecourse club and you goats on the hill.”

Father (awaiting news): “Well, nurse, will it use a razor or a lipstick?”

The town rates have been reduced in New Plymouth. There must be some wizard of finance in the rising town of oil blow-outs and butterfat.

Jellybean: Old man, I understand you are courting a widow. Has she given you any encouragement?” Sheik: I’ll say she has! Last night she asked me if I snored.”

Krupps, the great war works of Germany, have fallen on hard times since the close of the war. A message states that the firm incurred a loss of £200,000 for the year. Evidently making guns is more profitable than manufacturing agricultural machinery and engines.

Mr. Theodore states that now he is Treasurer of Australia’s funds he is going to employ the best brains of the country to put its house in order. This means that he is going to dodge his responsibilities unless with his cast-iron front he proposes to include himself in the category.

Mr. Scullin, the Australian Premier, is sick of his job and wants to throw it up. He has my sympathy, although I have never been a Prime Minister, but he can very easily throw of the shackles of office by telling the Labour Council to “go to,” as Shakespeare puts it.

The people are beginning to take a lively interest in the doings of our City Fathers. No doubt the elections in May have something to do with the columns of criticism appearing in the Chronicle.

Writing of elections, it is surprising the number of sitting Mayors throughout the Dominion who have signified their intention of not seeking office again. Perhaps the scarcity of money and other such drawbacks are responsible for this diffidence, but I venture to state there will be no falling off in the number of Parliamentary candidates at the end of the year.

The Spanish people have not been noted for their energy this last two centuries, but they seem to be quite enthusiastic over the plan to do away with King Alfonso. There are not many thrones now occupied in Europe, and it seems certain that there will be another vacancy before many moons.

We do the Spanish people an injustice when it is stated that they have no initiative. Not being satisfied with things, several important bodies or parties have decided to boycott the elections to be held on Ist March. Quite a brilliant idea from the point of view of the other parties.