THE "WIPERS" TIMES.

North Otago Times, Volume CVI, Issue 14006, 19 December 1917, Page 1

THE "WIPERS" TIMES.

Oiib day in t)io:tciisr'ppWlJUG IJ y.prcs.-'': s Part!U into "".t-lie :, i|trpet, ( .tbc rcmnin'dcr was lying jhp | typo was WtterejJ,,jQ^rv-f side, ..Tljp sprgpViitjit^'o' a printer iu a .j>rovLpnsj r ca^sj.oace,' hn-. noimced the press! to wprk ; help'given, f .BpUi, •'{'lie ty|)B, ; ivnfl'■••jiu'g and washed, ahtl jiilc ; in iSritisli-fo^ffi-and pioot'i'.rcadeiH. in klialil" d'orgot the ~ba!tp;-bf \%tHMi jiqt{ jho' fhne wprk tp^prodiiop.;^ which,, thpi'wprld'-l|as : —the One numbpr wns cditcij:iurni'castoate, midei' rain,partsjuilt Ms.ty))\iiowio; aii'o'thcr number was produced' iu'?fbeiCloth Hall, with the air fulbfygaVihdlU.' Printers' Ad yi Is f t'o'-f iitiTnd,!! t i(:'ifi /gfta:. ;«ml '.'the'. to Vorre'et; prowa. while a. battle was raging,^''<■■•■■'» I The spirit of the ! m(sn who make war ;for through theffii'st'c'flittjfi'nl!-- t - • I . " Having picked ! up : -n-prinhng press (slightly 'soiled|'-at'm'M'easouablo price' 'wo hflivc decided 1 tb'-prffdiiso i'' p'apei'j'', said, the editor.' '•'riiefe. i is''mii'ch that' wo in it, but (he shadow' of cen'sorsliiri : ' enveloping jus. causes us to re for we liear ir talcing'place in Europe,!in a ■caiilioiw-'mauner; 'Any; coinings in productipiy'inust bo excused on tho groimds)bf :nnd the fact' thhtpiebes 'of 'mfetal of varipus sizes have.penetrated' our',press.. . We hope to ptibjish tho hows' weokly, but should bur effort to nil untimely end,by any adversei". criticising .or. attentions bv.our local.rivals,' Messrs linn and Co.j \vo slinll consider 'it an unfriendly net and take titeps accordingly."

The paper 'was modern in outlook mid tone.. A serial story, "Narpno IJuni, ■' by the aut.h'or -of- '-SShot in tlio Culvert," was a prodigious success rind did unielLto increase the circulation' of the brilliant weekly. • ■ > ! • Letters to .the -editor !}Voii' aii/outsiandiiu/feature.' of 'tjio paper, ilero is one.by ''Pro^ono/Pnblico": '' Sir-May I; draw latteriiion -to 'tlio .fact that lately th'o lighting' by night ;in.Oxford•nhd liegentmtro'ets has bpen terribly /neglected, : Blar>shells being sent up.:nt , 'vcty,. l irrcgtilar.intervals', Cannot somcoiiOiirnovO in the matter??' ■"The Tilings We Wtinf to'Kupiv" column' had miiuy' 'peftirient infjuiries, •suc.li as— '.''•■■• . What :Frit/.' sai'd J when' ho hurriedly. Jeff his' sifiiiag&vflrc fotber 3ayl, r . Ave wo lis 5 offpiisivo ia« • tve mifflit bo? The piiicoF.soeond-liand FlamnpVorfer'i Tke etdegrnteil' oftVer'' v.jio' • a ppe, ars ■daily j in the tre'iiehe's a? a Cliristmas treol __; ; •. . •lioiv' imicir iiionVy hands when it that the young 'officer ilidn't' get' iiiarried/on ie'al'C? The advertisementmanager of ithe "Wipers' Tinies" did a roaring business.. T'he.l)ead..Cgiy ] r,arqi Kiiieinajanliouiidciiioiit- oc.cii'pieiriiow'and again a full patfe of the,paper.. One of. its: notices, whieh r/ i'a'iY' as'follows, is worthy of attention:'— ~ n ... .' • .... TJiis !^iici^.%'lil,, Pj^Bmrae. An

. A]wayH ( XtocW'.pf|i »" Thunderous ■ • 'ij . ' . ... "';' ■ ..:■ ' Faroe). ■ ' ; ... ; mbig;quns; .„^ Tho Ohste, Including '/ tiiat'YcWje? AftUt, ;..■•■ '\- : ."- t HARRY Prices aa.-TJs.w? I *' .Open Always, T)io,t)fipr , r :! e»9o}p , 9ges n.Ttyand gives,. tVencli/ ! pottrr/a.'gooa,.'hparhtfr. Th 6.... Kaisor LimorH'li te'seutly/iiubliiilieii,' Tho Kflisw'^ice. 1 sai()?fttjPer.onue, ..,. . Tlmt was no boh, ; But betvvc'on yoiutmd'me, ' ■; .rileyid\t't?tonipvbV / r ■ ;,vj Tlio job.heM'orot on—the BvigadiW^'-'' ..'V •■■"■'■'. ,'■ / . Oh! .wtorbiH'Wobn'jiy tlie Brigadier,,.. , Tlic jov of lils ptferlnfr stM! " ,•.•;. 7,,'iiiA liotteßfMiour'of'tho Bloodiest

#V"-; ; .- ■",.■■' ',. ,: v-.,.r I In tlio miilst 'tfV l h j lari ° ,,R ty°>.s adopted l.ytl^' tills; ; | notice from tjto^y' Column has-a ■> hm«oiir|ec.iJliftf]y^of 1! ~' , , I < <ForslVclu4pj M ablc VPHl(l0U(, ? '* * 9 Climate: WfinnV '^hie ; yiew. : Good «l.pot- a J ing Ter^ !: y| TMu P ,;tiqrac,n Vann, ~j 'iienr^ipsf(i.V/ ; ,- ~■.' .;! ' I •Tliel)r!ive:iittle.i)aper has nevcv been. . : p tf ic "works'^ wre'jOOyards. front line (ma ;, grdima, , The. of|en'd l a^^l^ lit y-- r,, °W ( of' ilib The first \foiiitf «■'s»«; %v«ro pntHloa t. "The W n |'! S when the.Mafl^oresor<!<lsßDf W«i;s

,a, g\in, found tliis,' tvotji t li; n' (3 .fl. F|h e 11, '. probably tlie /only pl|bt'{|>yci''vpnlly ; weK coined;in tho. firiHsli"-Inips,"for).it •suttee]l": : jbi 'the• acqiiirtitioii .of'a. thucli ; suppripv^^^l/,^/,^,^^ . v: : -y'- ■''•'•, i Tho,:strangest • i9gar3 j|o: ' fliifi pubilcatipij, is; that-men, who •wcn'g boiAg bombarded' nigJi t "aid'day; ediilcl fihd\ : t|irie I -lftA<tyip:filinajtl6it, to prodtjee a paper written in sucb)iigb. spirits.' | • rpiJi'int'.of.'*'Tlie \Vipdrs> amlits BUeces?ors pubHslfed in England shortly "in.order to bu'eic up,'.'.as the homo on shout Wave,'salt'tho' other, day, "thoso civillana who liavo grown'weary of tho mi," ','/ , ; y'.'.' ■' \