BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18088, 23 February 1927, Page 4

BY THE WAY.

SOME REFLECTIONS AND COLLECTIONS. (By One of the Boys)'. Lots o’ speedin’ motorists liavo nothin’ to do after they get there. K M 55 At Auckland those at the back of the crowd had a great difficulty in seeing the Royal pair, so they raided the garages for benzine tins on which to stand. The garage owners say the tins have not benzine since. M Father Phelan advocated meat pies for the children at the Duke's visit. A kind Phelan for tho children. K K K I understand that if the City Council are forced into giving the petrol people a license to store their petrol, they intend to pass a by-law making it compulsory to have a license, to take the petrol out again. This is the last ditch. The Mayor intends to leave his body in it. At the Land and Estate Agents' annual dinner on Monday the toast of the evening was “The Canterbury LawSociety.” The land agents drank the toast with awed reverence. Only to the lawyer do they Lew the knee. Bobbed hair is one of those thing# that grow on you. There’s something about girls’ legs these days—but it isn’t clothes. 4 **Did_ that patent medicine you hought'eure your aunt?” “Mercy, no! On reading the circular that was wrapped around the bottla she got two more diseases.” ” hy do you never trust your w:’f# with any money?" “She. has no sales resistance.” 5* 55 52 What makes you so certain you can’t afford to send your son to ’col* lege?” “I’m sending him.” Question : What should I do first in trying to teach my wife how to drive a car ? Answer: Insure the car. .. :: « & i esterdav wc heard positivelv the last one on our friend, the absent-mind-ed professor. He slammed his wife and kissed the door.