BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18577, 27 September 1928, Page 9

BY THE WAY.

SOME COLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS. (By One of the Boys.) The Hoover people are going to have a dust up at Dixieland to-night. j.j j; In America now the good judge of whisky is the one lets it alone. Every town ha*s a family that leads in everything, including the number of unpaid bills. In the world of science, light means heat. In the world of romance, light lowers the temperature. “Rend your hearts and not your garmints,” said the coloured preacher when he found a button in the collection. A soft voice indicates two things: That you are well bred, and that the Waiter will serve you last. :c » There are only two reasons why men join clubs; either because they haven’t a home, or because they have. High-brows get the publicity, but the country still is safe in the hands of people who enjoy the comic section and eat breakfast in the kitchen. •: a “He’s a lightning lover,” she said to her friend. “We met a week ago. The day before yesterday he kissed me Yesterday we got engaged, and now, already, he owes me six pounds.” The head of the air defence of Great Britain (Sir John Salmond) arrived in Auckland by the Aorangi. We shall no doubt hear some more fish stories about Auckland’s pre-eminence as a flying centre. k One of the two enthusiastic supporters of the Rotorua-Taupo railway scheme says that on the route there are great deposits of sulphur only waiting to be chipped out with a pick. The other says that “tons of fish” from Taupo are awaiting transport. It looks as if this is to be called the Fish and Chips line. XXX “There goes a rabbit," said the little boy. “Nonsense, dear. It was your imagination.” “Daddy, is imagination white behind?” «*« Cycling notes says: “Mutton, on his present form, should prove a tough proposition.” Yes, make no misteak New Zealand honey is to be sold among the Eskimos. Is this what they call carrying the war into the enemy's camp? Anyhow, I don’t believe it’s going to stop the Eskimo Pie invasion. The body of that Parisienne who attended her own funeral was identified by means of false teeth. Which effectually disposes of that saying that false teeth cannot lie. ts The big-game hunter had just returned from Africa, and was relating some of his adventures. “The most astonishing experience I had,” he said, “was once when, passing through the bush, I turned to find a lion just about fco spring on me. He sprang, but I fell fiat, and the beast passed right over me, and, presumably disgusted, bolted into the bush. “I then had a goat tethered near the spot as bait, and went back the next day in the hopes of catching the lion feeding. What do you think were my feelings when, as I approached the spot cautiously, I saw the Hon practising low jumps?”