SANDY’S CORNER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 144, 17 June 1944, Page 4

SANDY’S CORNER

The rubber people have scraped up as scrap, to help the world scrap, is to be scrapped, according to the latest aduce from Danny Bov Sull-wan It is no good. Will you bring back ou? niat, and the other mats you took? BOMBS ON NIPPON. Best news in the cables to-dav is the bombing ot Japan, We must never forget that the yellow men of Nippon s Empire are our real enemies. They will never see civUisaHon according to western standards. PETE IN BATTLE AREAS. Frankly, ne are very much alarmed al I’ete being boosted tor being in the tiring line. They are worfymg about Winnie getting there, risking himsell and his punch and have debated the issue in the House of Commons. Why do we lag benind here? \A hy hasn t Denny Boy Sullivan called a special session of Parliament to restrain Pete, who, .judging by todays cables, is being held up as a sturdy example in defence ot Winnie Churchi'.il? "Let Us examine the doings of that splendid Scot., the Prime Minister of New Zealand," said the British Minister of Infoimation in the House of Commons, quoting Pete’s visit to Italy and raising Pete’s slocks high. AVe hope that Dennx Boy, Paddy, Booh e, AValiy and th P rest, of our chaps, do not take the well-mean-ing British Infoimation Minister too seriously. AA e are sick with worry now, with Pete in lhe hat tie fine. How we would feel if Bobbie, AValiy. Danny Box and Paddy got there, we hate even to think. Probably it would be a case of us silhig Jor a* separate peace to save them from themselves.