News in Brief.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20653, 29 June 1935, Page 10

News in Brief.

A Sharp, Subtle Retort. Delegates who attempted to take a “rise” out of him found Mr A. J. Murdoch, M.P., chairman of the New Zealand Dairy Board, a very able exponent of a quick retort at the National Dairy Conference in Palmerston North. Before Mr Murdoch rose to speak a delegate suggested that he should be asked to stick to “ tin-tacks.” “ I always stick to tin-tacks, and I like tin-tacks that will go into wood,” said Mr Murdoch amidst laughter. Looking Ahead. Remarking that bank managers received all sorts of confidences from customers, the acting chairman of the Associated Banks (Mr F. W. Dawson), told a good story at the annual reunion of the Bank Officers’ Guild at Wellington. When he was managing a branch, he said, a customer called on him and during the conversation asked if he would be justified in getting married again. Mr Dawson said that he pointed out to the customer that he could not very well do that as his wife was still alive. “ Oh,” the customer had replied, “ she is very ill and I don’t think she will get better.”