IN PASSING.
I have never been to a cinema.— Bishop of Lichfield. The bravery of the motor-cyclist is alarming.—Lady Inglefield. The whining schoolboy has disappeared, and truants are gone.—Mr. A. Saywell. There is not a town in Britain which has enougli public playing fields.—General Kentish. We have no more right to sing false statements than to speak them.—Rev. W, H. Condy. Most of our successes as a nation have been the victories of the average Englishman.—lan Hay. In running 100 yds. in 10 seconds a man uses nine horse-power of energy.— Professor A. V. Ilill. Every healthy boy loves to kick at something—a football, a tin can. or a hat. —Sir Arthur Crosfield. We shall certainly need a Wild Flower Preservation Act in the •'War future.— Mr. J. B. Bacon Phillips. Be lazv, and die. Work hard, think hard, plat hard, and live to a ripe old age.—Sir James Purvis-Stewart. Every child comes into the world endowed "with liberty, opportunity, and a share of the war debt.—Lord Dewar. But for the tilt in the moon's path we should have an eclipse every fortnight.— President Royal Astronomical Society.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19762, 8 October 1927, Page 7 (Supplement)
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187IN PASSING. New Zealand Herald, Volume LXIV, Issue 19762, 8 October 1927, Page 7 (Supplement)
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