Shaun’s Patch

Southland Times, Issue 21834, 11 October 1932, Page 8

Shaun’s Patch

A little nonsenw now and tb.n la relished br the wlaeet men. —Hudlbraa.

The heading: TROUBLE IN BALKANS reads like pre-war stuff. A ♦ * ♦ They have started the 478th civil war in Shantung. Special celebrations arc being prepared to honour the reaching of the 500 mark. Shantung now has the civil war record of China, and, of course, leads the world by a handsome margin. Which is more important: the number of people to the square mile or the number of square people to the mile? , » ♦ EDUCATIONAL AIDS. From W: Give a sentence containing the word “agitators”: “Have you agitators dug yet? * » » ♦ One complaint which should be given careful nursing is a grouch. Japan seems to be the only nation to congratulate those responsible on the birth of the new state. Others are still concerned with what the new state meant. * « ♦ • And sometimes we believe the still small voice of conscience is growing still smaller. » • * * * * This space was reserved for a political joke, but I thought it might be a Breach of Privilege. Politics is a very serious business, nowadays. * Think of the terrible plight of the film star who divorced a man whose name wasn’t on her index of husbands. Some people are beginning to think that a stake in the country is really a mistake. • * * ♦ When a Russian thinks of the ship of state, he naturally sees on the two sides the Reds and the green. * * * * Mr J. L. Garvin says that the present situation is “as sinister and as menacing as before the War.” But surely he’s forgotten that the Americans are not likely to lend us any money for another one. * * » * Elbow Grease; The essential oil of industry. * * ’ * Chicago is on the mend. It. reports that a major gangster has died of natural causes. It was diagnosed as pneumonia, but probably it was ennui. * * * * When the rich woman married she was trying to husband her resources. * « ♦ * A lyric from W. "But where to find that happiest spot below” Thus warbled poet Goldsmith years Without suggesting where that spot you’ll reach, . I wish to stress—they now cost ninepence each.