BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20542, 18 February 1935, Page 5

BY THE WAY.

Some Collections and Reflections. BY ONE OF THE BOYS. ** Dear me,” said the short-sighted old lady, “ what a Hide they had to Snowball our girl cricketers.” ss ss si Holland is ready to swap goods with Britain. Old English topers are looking for snips in Schnappes. Any change in the uniforms of hospital nurses is likely to have a serious effect on the starch industry. The latest London ’ marketing crisis indicates that the “ pep ” has gone out of pepper. When a resident of Hamilton went lame it was found that he had a diamond in his big toe. A bit of the same complaint would be acceptable with me. Someone has been smuggling New Zealand butter into America. First he greased the hands of the coastguard and the rest was easy. j; J.J A report alleges that the kitchen of a hotel has been used as a common gaming-house. Possibly because someone saw a sweep “ run ” there. M M M At the master bakers’ conference a letter was read giving a worker’s suggestion for a perfect loaf. A somewhat tart reply was proposed. 55 55 5*5 A joint of mutton has been preserved since 1800. A reader informs us that his Sunday joint had apparently been a lamb in that year. A doctor said one of his patients went out to visit a barber and returned three days later. We, too, have had to wait for a chair