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Rodney and Otamatea Times, Waitemata and Kaipara Gazette, 3 January 1940, Page 5

"Original John Bull ; 7oHn Bull, the typical Englishman, is tipt entirely an imaginative ch'aracX ter. „ There Was a real John Bull. : He was organist of the Chapel Royal in 1591-. .Soon afterwards he was ■made a Doctor of Music at Cambridge XJniversity, and then became a professor of anisic in London. Later he went abroad and became •first organist in Brussels, and. after■Avards organist at Antweip Cathedral. He died in Antwerp. v He composed a number of tunes, but it is not true that"God Save tljeKing" was one of tbese. Our National Anthem was finst sung in public at a dinner in - 1740, and the singer was; Henry Careyr the wrifei: arid composer of "Sally in Our Alley:" He gave it as his own composition, both words and -imusic, hut the tuues was imitated ■from an earlier air.

Anxious Sportsman (who thinks be has backed a winner)—" Did you thht wire in time ?" > Village. Postmistress— Yes, sir. But the money was a penny short, so :: T left out the name of the horse; ]

Awkward dancer; The quickstep, becomes rnther monotonous don't iyou -think? ■

The Unlucky Girl: Well, try jump. ing on mv other foot.

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