"BY THE WAY."

Hutt News, Volume 2, Issue 42, 27 March 1930, Page 2

"BY THE WAY."

/So the first lady of the land has eonfe, seen, and conquered—by the witchery of her smile—so strangely reminiscent of "The Little Duc&e3s" in its charm, friendliness and good cheer. It was therefore not a surprise to learn from His Excellency on Thursday night (if we did not know it before) that Lady Bledisloe is of Welsh extraction.

Those privileged to hear His Excellency's speech in the Town Hall were amused at the reticent way His Excellency acknowledged Mr. Troup's reference to "Her Excellency's smile," when all the time it was so obvious he would have liked nothing better than to digress on t&is fascinating topic: but he ratiher obscurely referred to "others who appreciate Her Excellency's smile." "I won't say who," but, later, the temptation proving too great — '''Her Excellency's smile has been to me a constant illumination" and I inspiration, and I hope it may be to you also!" Then, later, in trying to convey Her Excellency's appreciation of Wellington's very whole-ihearted deception —"I can't do better, I think, than tell you; in Her Excellency's own words, what she thinks of our reception. 'M was perfectly thrilled!"

The scene of the recent conflagration at the Hutt, when a laTge two-storey residence was destroyed, was, as is always the case, productive of some amusing side-shows and dialogues as, for instance, wttien in the effort to more effectively hose the buriing building, t&e hose made a circuit of the street, ■causing mueth. merriment —among those outside its damping operations! Then, irf the intervals, when tMngs w«re not quite so dramatie—"l've only got my slippers on. I left 'father' with the babies, and told him I wouldn't be long, and here I've been away half an kourl" (One would think it might be 'father's' turn! Small boy, hopping ©statically one one leg:"" Gee! the roof's falling in!" "If that girl in the Baby Austin backs much more, s&e'll be the death of us alii" "My word, the shops will have a dull time to-night won't they?

''That man has trodden on my toes twice just because I've got new shoes on!" "I bought some junk at the Jumble Sale It's in the gutter! >' Moiflxer suddenly—and evidently unexpectedly—spying her small son ' * Tommy what are you doing here? You go home at once! Didn't I tell you to go to. bed? You wait till I get home!" Somewhat tvnfeelingly, in the face o!: •her own very evident appreciationt ""Whew! It's two minutes to nine, and I have to get the bacon for breakfast!"