GERMAN WOMEN’S SALUTE.

Western Star, 11 October 1938, Page 3

GERMAN WOMEN’S SALUTE.

A new form of salute winch women are to execute in Reiehsfuhrer Adolf Hitler’s presence at social functions was used for the first time on August 24. .

The new salute, used by women guests at a State banquet for Admiral Nicholas Ilorthy, Regent of Hungary, is delivered by raising the right hand shoulder high with a bent elbow, the saluter at the same time slightly inclining the head.

A change in the etiquette, protocol provided for this modified form of the regular stiff-armed National Socialist gesture.

TWO QUESTIONS.

Traveller: Why have timetables if your trains are always late?’ , Conductor: ‘Of what use would our , waiting rooms be if the trains were , always on time ?’ ■ AND THEY LIVED HAPPILY. , ‘How did the Smith wedding go off ?’ ‘Fine, until the parson asked the bride if she’d obey her husband.’ ‘What happened then ?’ . ‘She replied, ‘Do you think I’m crazy ?’ and the bridegroom, who was in a sort of daze, replied, -‘I do.’ DEPENDS. / Tenant: ‘The rain 'comes through a dozen holes in this roof. How long do I have to put up with, it?’ Landlord: ‘Well, what’s to-day’s forecast ?’- A FOOTBALL POOL? ‘Heard the latest news about Newrich ?’ ‘No—what now?’ ‘He bought a Louis XIV. bed, 'but it was to<j small for him, so he sent it back and asked for a Louis XV.’• SIGN LANGUAGE. Motorist: ‘Can you direct me to the Brighton farm ?’ Native: ‘Sure. Just keep straight on for seven shaving cream and two toothpaste signs; turn right and go till you pass five gasoline signs. There you’ll find the house, right behind that uig hotel billboard.*. TO THE SLAUGHTER. A coroner is telling the stoiy of a death certificate which reached him recently. In the column reserved: for causd of death’ the doctor had signed h;s own name. The coroner returned -he certificate with a note which said, This may be truq, but don’t you think we had better have some scientific reason Jas well?’ ' SOAKING IN 'THE LIQUID.’ The scene was the bar of the village inn. ‘What be th’ matter wi’ o]d Garge?’ asked Farmer Hayseed. -‘ ’E do look glum.’. ‘He’s got fluid on the knees,’ said the landlord.’, *’Ow ’as ’c got that?’ Somebody knocked his beer over on to them.’

DIPLOMATIC CHANNELS. A farmer’s wife usually sold butter to the village grocer feady wrapped in pound packets. ‘The last lot of butter you sent was short' weight,’ complained the grocer one day? . ‘Really ?’ replied* the farmer’s wife, I fremember now that I had mislaid my pound weight, so I used a pound packet of your sugar.’

! CLOSE WORK. In a train from. Southampton ter Lon40A a man was speaking to an American girl who was paying her first visit l o England. ‘I think your English ountryside is lovely,’ she said, .‘but ° UI ‘ cattle scjem much; smaller than •ufs,’- ; Ihe man. replied facetiously : ‘That sto make milking easier—to make .em nearer the ground.’ , ® a y/ said ’ the girl earnestly, ‘aren’t /oil Britishers tricky?’