REVIEWS.

Manawatu Herald, Volume XLVIII, Issue 3732, 20 December 1927, Page 1

REVIEWS.

“Aussie.”—Motoring has provided humorists the world over with ample material to build theip witticisms on. In its latest issue “Aussie” has found a few hundred more laughs in the motor car, the people who drive them and the pedestrian who dodges them. Every artist and writer of account in Australia and New Zealand has contributed slices of motoring humour to this number and the beauty of it all is that it is new humour, the type of humour particularly adapted to the tastes of people in both countries. Here is just one joke from the issue: The driver of a huge motor bus is obstructed by the driver of a microscopic cycle car. “Nall, then,” yells the bus driver, “Look out where y’ goin’ with that crystal set.” “Helen’s Weekly.”—The latest issue of “Helen’s Weekly,” is particularly suitable for the present holiday season. It is a Home Fun Number. It is an ideal family issue and in addition has the host of permanent features for lady readers that has made the paper so popular. Also every buyer 'of “Helen’s Weekly,” has the chance of entering’ for the big £3OO competition n'ow running in the paper. This .competition runs until the end of January. The paper is on s.ale at all booksellers, price fid. Readers of this paper who cannot secure a copy should send to Box 065, Wellington. - !

A visitor from another town, who is a fishing enthusiast, arrived on the Bluff wharf the other day glowing briskly from something more than the exercise of walking, and produced fishing tackle wherewith to lure the finny tribe (says the Southland Times). Casting his line into the sea, he leaned against a mooring post, and with his feet over the side of the wharf, settled down to wait a. bite, and for the beverage within him to subside. At the end of three-quarters of an hour he was still patiently waiting, Avlien an inquirer who had observed him for some time approached and said, “Not nibbling?” “Nary a nibble,” came the answer. “I’ll put some fresh bait on.” He then hauled in his line, and found that he had a sinker on, but no hook or bait, the oversight being due to his condition at the time. The language he used was so awe-inspirihg that the inquirer fled from the scene.