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Evening Star, Issue 24281, 24 August 1942, Page 2

The ‘ N.Z.E.F. Times,’ published ii* the Middle East, and issued free to the New Zealand troops, has completed its; first year of publication. _ Unlike tha majority of newspapers, it does not} wish itself a long life, its objective boyig to serve the -New Zealand topee* iu the Middle East -as long as that is 1 necessary. The main feature of tha paper is New Zealand news sent weekly from the Publicity Director’s OfficeWellington. Support from the National Patriotic Fund was given in the paper a initial stages, but since the firsttwo issues the advertising revenue has beeni sufficient to cover publication costsThe substantial contribution of the New; Zealand Government has met the cos| of the cable service, and has supplied! other news services.— Wellington Association message. A shopkeeper had for some tune displayed in his window a card inscribed Fishing Tickle.” A customer drew the proprietor* attention to the spelling. Hasn t anyon* told you of it before ? T * he asked. Hundreds,” replied the dealer. but wheneve* they drop in to tell me they always spend S °T a country town recently wheat a lone procession of tanks were holding up the traffic. "A bit. of jam,” said a Ilian in a bus. "Good ]am, too, the man next him. " Black beret. . Mother (to small son, who is going a party): “ Now, Billy, what will you saY when vou have had enough to cat? 3 Small Son: “ Good-bye I”• '