BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 18936, 5 December 1929, Page 9

BY THE WAY.

SOME COLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS} (By One of the Boys.) After you've been attendant in i ladies' cloakroom for years, you knoi all there is to know about men. The progress of disarmament ha reached the stage where America in tends to spend 1,200,000,000 dollars 01 new ships for the navy. The Port and City League hav« found out that the Harbour Boarc don’t mind a bit if a cargoes on thi wharf. « *: It is commonly alleged against Mark Twain that he climbed Mount Vesuvius in two hours and came down in two minutes. How about Byrd? After reading recent papers, it seems that he went up the mountains in five columns and came down in five lines. Fair motorist (after collision): “ But, constable, I signalled that I was going round to the right.” Constable: “ Pardon me, Miss—wot you signalled was that you wos hopin to go round to the right, but possibly you might go to the left or straight on! ” v I thought I saw a ferry wharf, a crowded ample space, I looked again and saw it was a motor parking place. “ You’d best be gettin’ out,” they said, “ Pedestrian disgrace.” Commander Richard E. Byrd Was attacked in a manner absurd But friends he’s not wanting, For Mr George Ponting Backs up the American’s word. A convivial gentleman who had had a rather thick night awoke to consciousness next morning with the inevitable “ head.” It chanced that at that moment the household cat strayed into the bedroom through the open door. An expression of utter exasperation appeared on the victim’s face. He glared at the cat and gasped out, “ Damn it, don’t stamp about like that.”