Sir Owen Seamen, the editor of Punch, ia a serious, man who is always expected to be funny, flo whenever he rises to -address any audience, large or araall, there is a titter before he begins to speak. He finds relief from the demand to be funny by tellinar a humorous story to begin with, and then going on with the more serious things.' He told a s really good one the other night. It was all about^ a famous politician who,, has been making a good deal of unnecessary noise of late, and who had gone by invitation with others to visit the Grand Fleet. When the politician arrived he, was conducted on board a battleship and receceived by the .captain. "Where's the admiral?" asked the visitor. "On 6oard the flagship, 1 ' '^Isn't this the flagship?" "No, sir," replied the captain, "Well, how is it," spluttered the visitor, "that I!— me!— I! am asked on board a mere battleship and not a flagship?" "Well, you see," said the captain, "the admiral and I tossed up to see which waa toi entertain you— and I lost I"
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Poverty Bay Herald, Volume XLVI, Issue 14838, 15 February 1919, Page 3
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