SANDY’S CORNER

Wanganui Chronicle, Volume 88, Issue 194, 15 August 1944, Page 4

SANDY’S CORNER

PLAIN SPEAKING. "The latest dodge of the Seddon bully gang, oy winch it will be recognised max we mean the Seddon Government, is to threaten the supporters that unless they support the Government measures blindly, the Ministry will appeal to the country. Let them appeal. The sooner they appeal, the sooner they will be kicked out of office, and the* better it will be for the country!”—Extract from the Wanganui “Chronicle,” August 3, 1894. Our comment: Political criticism •does not change with the passing of th* years, but Governments do. SEAMEN’S ItATION. Enquirer: Accord-ng to the Financial Times, July 10, 1944, seamen, by private agreement between the Seamen’s Union and the shipping companies, entered into before the days of rationing, get 171bs. of rationed meat, and 3lbs. of unrationed meat, each, per week. They are also entitled to 31bs of butter a week. NOT NEEDED. The C.O. had just participated in a hearty meal of roast turkey. "That was a very nice bird, cook,” he said, "and the stuffing was excellent.” "Stuffing, sir.” exclaimed the cook . . . "But I didn’t have to ... it wasn’t hollow.”