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Upper Hutt Weekly Review, Volume III, Issue 31, 22 July 1938, Page 3

"Now, boys," said the teachei% "suppose in a family there are five children and the mother has only four potatoes to divide among them. She wants to give each, child an equal share. What should she do?" Silence reigned in the room. Everybody was calculating diligently. Finally, one little boy put up his hand. "Well, Johnny, what would you do?" asked the teacher. "Mash the potatoes, sir." *.* * * ' "You have sold your radio?" "Yes, I have become a father." * * * * A colonel was crossing - a parade ground when he passed a recruit. To the colonel's surprise, the latter took not the slightest notice of him. The colonel demanded, "Why don't you salute ?" The recruit remained silent. "Don't you know who I am? I am the colonel!" yelled the C.O. The recruit woke up and said, "Oh, you're the colonel, are yer? Well, you'd better buzz off, for the sergeant-major's been round 'ere three times looking for yer !"