TINK’S BRAN TUB

Taranaki Daily News, 23 November 1929, Page 24 (Supplement)

TINK’S BRAN TUB

ZOO A.B.C. A stands for antelope, proud of his horns. B is for bulldog, who sniffs up and scorns. C is for cat (of course, one you all keep). D. stands for dormouse, who’s fond of a sleep. E is for elephant—thick is his hide. F is for fox, whom the huntsmep hunt wide. G’s for giraffe, with a -very long swallow. H is for hippo—in water lie’ll wallow. I stands for ibex, strange kind of goat. J is for jackass (a blockhead, you’ll note) ~ K is for kingfisher, plumed and so vain. L stands for lion, so proud of his mane. M is for monkey, a mischievous boy. N is for nightingale, songster of joy. 0 stands for otter, who's- fond of the water. P is for puma —look out for a slaughter. Q is for quali —a partridge he’s like. R’s for retriever, a faithful old tike. S stands for sheep, such dear docile old things. T is for thrush, who through summer days sings. U is for unicorn, heard of in fable. V stands for vulture, who gets what he’s able. W’s for wolf (oh, a bad chap is this!) X is for something that you wouldn’t miss. Y is for - yak, like an ox he’s inclined. Z stands for zebra, a horse of a kind. DO YOU COLLECT STAMPS? If you do, these names with their English translations may help you to find out to what countries they belong:— Heller —Austria. Ceskoslovensko —Clecho-Slovakia. Danmark —Denmark. Deutches Reich —Germany. Sverige—Sweden. Nederland Indies —Dutch Indies. . Helvetia —Switzerland. Espana —Spain. Pocgta Polska —Poland. Portugesa —Portugal. Bayern—Bavaria. Haute Silesie —Upper Silesia.

AUSTRALIA AND HER FARMS. Here are some facts about Australian farming. The typical West Australian bush can be cleared at a cost of thirty-three shillings an acre. In ploughing 500 acres for wheat eight horses will walk 850 miles; in cultivating it another 500 miles; in harrowing it twice 600 miles; in seeding it 500 miles; in harrowing again 300 miles; in harvesting it 500 miles. Then there are 20 journeys to the railway, each with 100 bags of wheat —a distance of 24 miles each time from our correspondent’s farm. Fencing is a great item in Australian farming. A farm of 1000 acres requires ■ about five miles *of fencing, with 440 bored posts to eaeh mile. Then there are the fenced sub-divisions into paddocks of 150 to 200 acres. Altogether a farm of 1000 acres would need about 20 miles of posts. This is the kind of labour needed for t’he birth of a nation; but the time is coming when Australia will take her place as a great power. THE BOYS OF THE WORLD. The boy scouts of Denmark thought of it first. “When the scout movement comes of age at the jamboree this summer,” they said, “we want to give the Chief Scout a present.” The Director of the International Bureau heard of it, and said that no one was to give more than a penny. The news flew round the world, but so secretly that the Chief never got wind of it; any scout who wanted to do so might give a penny, and no one was to be asked to give anything at all. Well over a million pennies came pouring in. The scouts of Siam were the first to send their contributions. The scouts have now collected enough money for three presents instead of one; a Rolls Royce car, a caravan trailer, and a cheque. But we think the Chief Scout will like the spirit behind the gifts even more than the handsome gifts themselves. The presents say that the boys of the whole world love him —and what could man want more?