BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Issue 19197, 10 October 1930, Page 8

BY THE WAY.

SOME COLLECTIONS AND REFLECTIONS. (By One of the Boys.). Every day the P.W. Dept, give the level of the lake, but—but is it on the level ? The list of officials on the programme of the Chinese Sports to-day looks curious. For instance, Harry Wong and Chan S. Wah were judges. Still there is a bit of Chinese in our own officials. Ah Cher is Ma} r or and Dan Sul Lee Van is his supporter. Mose Lee is Magistrate, and Bil Lee Win Sor is well known. The Progress League organiser is Cli Mee. Jim Mak Ooms stands for Lyttelton, and there’s Will Yam Sun and others.. “What became of that little kitten you had?” asked a visitor of a small boy. “Why, haven’t you heard?” “No. Was it drowned?” “No.” “Lost?” “No.” “Poisoned?” “No.” ‘‘Then what did become of it?” inquired the visitor. “It growed up into a cat.” Jinks was down and out. He had been unemployed for many months, so he approached the relief committee. When he appeared before them one recognised him and said, “By the way, what are you doing here? You own a house, don’t you?” _ Actually Jinks was paying off a neat little weatherboard cottage, but this inquiry riled him. “Yes,” he said heatedly, “I have a house, all right; but I’m not a white ant.” From a country newspaper: “Owing to pressure of space all births and deaths have been postponed until next week.” If you make a “slip” on the West Coast you’re a “wash-out”. “State official to investigate case”.— This sounds like a Customs officer’s job. After hearing much of the Sumner controversy many city children are anxious to visit the place in the hope of getting a ride on the effluent. The Tableau of the Kuominchun generals selling out to Nanking, to be staged at the Chinese sports to-day, did not take place. “Operas may be seen as talkies” or heard as silent movies. Asbestos was known to the Romans 2000 years ago, we are told. According to Jones minor. Asbestos was the best Emperor the Romans ever had. “Why do you always insist on talking about the weather to your barber?” “You wouldn’t have me talk about anything so exciting as politics to a man who is handling a razor, would you ? ” She: “She gave us something on our wedding anniversary—that plush teacosy—and we ought to reciprocate.” “Reciprocate? You mean retaliate.” "They're comparatively rich, aren’t they?” “I wouldn’t say ‘comparatively,’ but ‘relatively.’ They have a rich uncle of whom they expect great tilings.” The eleven-vear-old daughter was being taken to the parish church, which has leaning's’ towards an ornate ritual. As_ 6he entered the porch the child wrinkled her nose and whispered, “Mummy, isn’t there a smell of innocence?” Father: “You’ve been a very naughty boy; I wonder what I’d better do?” Young Hopeful: “Can’t we have a peace conference, Dad?”