IN THE ARMY A young recruit, remembering his mother’s advice always to be poJite, displayed his best manners in the mess by quietly asking, 4 4 Please pass the salt. ’ ’ Several times ho repeated the request until at last, losing his patience, ho bellowed, “Hi! Ain’t nono of you knock-kneed, hen-brained perishers got enough manners to pass the salt?” 44 0 h, crumbs,” said a quiet voice, “why on earth couldn’t you liavo said that at first. ’Ere, catch!”
fhe Beauty And Permanence Of Your Home are determined by the TIMBER used in its construction, therefore you cannot afford to use anything but the best. N.Z. TIMBERS AS SUPPLIED BY US will fulfil every demand made upon them and successfully withstand the passing of time. H. E. TOWNSHEND | Building Contractor * nd 1 ♦ Main and Raintortn Nth. ’Phone Sl2«,
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Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 2, 3 January 1940, Page 9
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138Page 9 Advertisements Column 2 Manawatu Times, Volume 65, Issue 2, 3 January 1940, Page 9
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