General Post
WE sent our presents of! to-day; Let's hope they haTen't gone astray.
How awkward it would be, for instance, If that new siren-suit of Winston's Should find its way to poor old Gandhi. Especially as he's slightly bandy. And Winston would detest, I know,
The pipe we got for Uncle Joe, While Joe would never look a Yank in
The tile we sent to Cousin Franklin. Who'd, in his turn, look far from
chaste With Gandhi's loin-cloth round his
waist. But when it comes to Adolf's gift, That really mustn't go adrift.' We sent him (with a pious hope) A charming necktie —made of rope! —Bove.v in London Opinion.
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New Zealand Herald, Volume 80, Issue 24775, 24 December 1943, Page 3
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