BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18349, 29 December 1927, Page 9

BY THE WAY.

SOME COLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS.

y (By One of the Boys.) L The Family Doctor in “ Talks on Health" says that our young men have room for improvement. The trouble is that they don’t realise it till they re middle-aged. Then they tell the new bunch of young men. The prize for optimism goes to a woman who was mentioned in Here and There ” yesterday. Her brother was hauled before a Scottish court for pinching a free ride on the Flying Scotsman. She asked the Bench for half a crown to pay his fare back to Newcastle. There was no reply. The tennis championships, as described. by the man who writes the exercises in the French grammar: — , This is the place for tennis matches. Let us go in. The price is two shillings. I have no change. W ilt thou pay? Let us pay. We are seated. There is the court. It is an oblong court, is it not? Who is the man who aits on a perch? That is the umpire. He is a good umpire. His aunt has cabbages and beans in her garden. Where are the players? There are the players. Their names are Ollivier and France. They have kind faces. Hast thou a kind face? Will not the friend of the ball boy have a kind facer The players approach each other. They •re singles players, is it not? One has hit the ball. Which has hit the ball? The one who looks ennui. Why does not the other hit the ball? Don’t ask •illy questions. Shall we go? Yes, let us go. Wouldst thou not vanquish either player? Yes, I would knock the stuffing oqt of both of them together with a 'sore thumb. Shall we have a spot? My oath.