OTHER MEN’S MINDS.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 16906, 4 December 1922, Page 3

OTHER MEN’S MINDS.

The present Government is composed of weary, cynical men —Commander Ken wort by. COMAIERCI AT. OBSTACLE K ACE. To-day international trade is a curious form of obstacle race. - -Sir Laming Wort hi ng i on-Ev an s. HOPES POE THE FUTURE. I aw sanguine enough 10 believe that id though there may be no boom, yet 11 ere is a toady improvement in trade. - Lord Derby. GRACE Ok CARRIAGE. * A well-regulated physical education should give our girls the grace of carriage and movement which conies bv complete control of muscles and nerves. —-Miss Guv at kin (Liverpool headmisA VAGUE TERM. Neurasthenia is a very > ague- expression.- -Judge Tobin. PERHAPS? Working men do not wish t.o become u ill lona ires.—Lord 11 a Wane. SANITY AND THE LAW. The police arc generally the sanest non walking the street. —Sir Henry i Lewis. SWEATERS AND SHIRKERS. | The sweater and shirker arc alike uuj Christian and anti-Christian.—Rev H. * .J. Taylor. j *** j DOMESTIC DIFFICULTIES. ! If you want- to fight your wife you lave got to take her indoors.—Air | Chester Jones (13ow Street .Magistrate). | LIBERAL CONSERVATIVES. 1 The Conservative Forty in Great Britain to-day is probably a more'Liberal Partv than Air Gladstone ever led. Mr M • Curdy SAVE THE CHURCHES. There ought to be enough publicspirited people in London to save the City Churches threatened with demolition.—Air J. F. Green, ALP. AN “ OLD VIC ’’ MEMORY. Thirty years ago, soon after 1 was ordained. I earned 10s by playing an organ behind the scenes at the 4 * Old Vic.”—Canon Hickin (Chatham). FRIENDSHIP THE BEST. Having a good lot of friends is bet* | tor than haring a lot of powerful, rej lations.-—Air G. Robey. 1 WHAT MADE THE WAR. 1 think the w'ar came about because people were influenced much too much by minorities.—Lord Haldane. SHAKESPEARE 8 SH ADE. Shakespeare may very well have some cause t* complain about the general elocution on our stage.—Air IT. GOLF AND CHARACTER. | / Golf affords a test —tho best to be ! f u nd in any game—the test of cliarj ader. pi i-k and temperament.—Sir Henry Blackwell. OUR IGNORANT At.P.’s. I am convinced that there are not twelve persons in the present Parliament who have over heard of Shakespeare.—Air St John Ervine. BOGEY! \ Golf has many resemblances human life—it is a series of digressions from fault to fault. Air E. W Holderness (amateur champion). HOW THEY WERE CAUGHT. Alanv people bought “If Winter Comes’’ expecting to find hints on chilblains and frozen pipes. -Mr A. , S. Al. Hutchinson (the author). IN CERTAIN CASES. This is the first . war in which soldiers have been fairly treated after peace.— Sir P. Sykes. POWER OF RELIGION. It is not necessary that the religious man should be an optimist.--Air H. A. L. Fisher, Al t’. OUR POOR POLICE. Policemeu as a rule are not in affluent circumstances.—Deputy Chief Constable Walter (Durham). AIONEY AND AMUSEMENT. When people have plenty of monev their first thoughts are how to amuse themselves. —Archbishop of York.