NO CHANGE.

War Wit, Volume 1, Issue 4, 1 May 1941, Page 11

NO CHANGE.

Proprietress of a New Zealand boarding-house will not easily for- ■ *, * get at least one member of the N.Z.E.F. .who boarded at her hash house when he was on leave from . ■ : • •. - i camp. “He’s such a nice young chap,” said the matronly proprietress to the waitress a few days after Blue’s arrival. “Oh, he’s all right,” said the waitress, “but he’s a bit queer at times.” . Queer? What do you mean?” ‘Well,” said the waitress, “every morning when I place his breakfast before him he says Hebrews 13, 8. I don’t understand Latin, and I don’t like him using it in my presence. “Latin,” screeched the landlady. “That’s not Latin, you fool. _ • That s a quotation from the Bible. I’m sure it must be something noble, something inspiring and uplifting. I’ll see what it means.” She unearthed a Bible and turned to Hebrews, 13th chapter, Bth verse. It read: “Jesus, the same yesterday, today, and for ever.” * . ■ . ■ ■. . ••* - * * ■..- ■ . ' • • ■ ■ ■ This month’s best fish story concerns the Victoria fisherman who hauled up a mine on his line.. It is ~. ■ unnecessary to add that he took his 1 ....«...«.............. ... . 1 hook. • ■' :. / ./■ > ■ ' .' . • T ' * * * News heading: “War May limit Clothes Choice.” The sort of thing that leaves us cold. . .- 1 * / * * - ' 1 - ■ ■■ '■ ■■■■■• ' . /•. '< 1 ■ ■■ ■: •' .O" ' <■ '. ■ . ; . ’< ■ .< ■ Unity alone can give immunity. .■■■■' . . * * * l’: • 1 1 h ~- J ' '' ■' ' ■ ■ - ' . ' ' New United States Minister to Australia plays the ukulele. But we understand he does not dance a hula? < ' ■ ... .' " - ■< ; • * * * ‘?■ s;s*’ O WOO.' -.O■ Roosevelt’s revised motto: Arms across the sea. ,