Untitled

Gisborne Times, Volume XXIV, Issue 1921, 2 November 1906, Page 2

Tho bo'-o of cho telephone ia not a’» ways nppreciaced at 6rst. Wairoa has an exchange, and one man writes to the caper o stigmatise his telephone as a confounded uuisa' ce.” He ducontently adds : “ There should certainly be a limit to the number of times a subscriber may use his telephone. There seem to be a number of idle people on the ’phone, and I am annoyed all day long by foolish messages, generally from the country. For instance, take yesterday. 9 am.— 1 Have you any brown>ugar ?’ 1 You do j not sell sugar.' ‘ Please ring off, gave exohaoge wrong number.’ A‘9.30 a.m.— ‘Do you know whether Mr Si-aodso is in town to-day ?’ 10 a.m.—‘ Is the Tangaroa expeoted this week?' 11 s.m.— “ Is it true a man broke his neok at Turis roa cutting ?’ This sort of thing is going on all day, and interferes very much with my business. I would have smashed the iostrnment long ago, but for the fact that now and then a sensible message does oome along."

An American newspaper states that the old oak furniture in Yorkshire and Belgium are now working overtime turning out treasures for American millionaires. Of these, the most popular is the chair in which King Charles I. eat during his trial by Parliament. iM r Roosevelt’s manifesto on spelling reform is the subject of a cartoon in Punch. Father Time is examining a small cut on the bark of a large oak tree which is labelled “ English language.” The president stands near, I a hatchet, bearing the words, “ Spelling Keform,” in his hand. “ Who’s been trying to cut this tree down ? ” Father Time asks, and Mr Roosevelt answers, “ Father, I kannot tel a li. X did it with my litl ax.” Father Time remarks, 11 Ah, well! Boys will' be