BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20232, 16 February 1934, Page 5

BY THE WAY.

Some Collections ancl Reflections. BY ONE OP THE BOYS. “ Famous Fossils.”—Article heading. Nothing to do with the Upper House. The women bowlers are indignant at the attitude of the Bowling Centre. But there is always a certain amount of bias in bowls. A charge of false pretences was preferred against a waitress. Someone’s lunch not up to menu specification? Dairy farmers seek relief from Government. They have no hope—government is something to which we must all submit. An Irishman said he could blow up Gibraltar if given time. The Court would give him “ time ” if he did. Our Summer is expected to win at the Auckland Trots to-morrow. We wondered where it had got to. A scientist tells us that an oyster cannot think and has no voice. Still an oyster is very interesting when it “ comes out of its Well, one thing the depression did. It adjusted things so that the people who used to accept positions now land jobs. A special elastic yarn has been invented. This is believed to be an improvement on the renowned “ fish story.” ** Have your parents given their consent to our union?” “Not yet. Father hasn't expressed his opinion yet. and mother is waiting to contradict him.”