Panoent Pars

NZ Truth, Issue 1185, 16 August 1928, Page 1

Panoent Pars

ROADS u"sed to be tortuous. Nowadays they are tortured— by pick and shbyek , fvIVORCES grew by 6 per cent, m v America during 1927. Meanwhile, of course; lawyer's dividends rose about 20;. ; v ■■ ' ,:!* : * . • * ■ "TRAMWAY Appeals."— For heaven's 1 sake give us: a service! /-/.;■*. . - * - * "PIGAttTIC Picnic," says . newspaper 'heading, but, strangely enough, it was not. referring to New Zealand politics.' . . c . • • / * "MAILi train crashes through dead "* end."— Must have hit, the inquiry office., ■■■■■■■:' V: &V* '■..*• . • * A CIVIL servant's lot is frequently ** a nappy one. ■ .•■■'; .- # * *■ "DEALLY . Dead."— D6es this refer to *V' some of our dailies?:" , . '■-'■ ■'.;/.■■•■ ■:■.•.#.• •# ■: ■-■'V ■■■* :r W/HEN the Democrats met to choose " their president the huge gathering at the .convention went mad for -a quarter . of; >an hour at a time. — The DJ^iQaC^ACKED-IC convention. : ;<Vv.^.■■^■^VjV^v*:--' 11 ?/,.''.'': ■•■■■-' •■.■.■'■'•^ -/.A* < ■ '\~ ' ■■ ■

"CtVtKti Trial" — Meeting the family. " • •■ # DIVORCE means the marriage rite gone wrong. ■## . * DUBBLES ran third m the French Grand Prix.— Bet he was blowing at the finish. .-#•■-# # TUNNEY accepts invitation to go to 1 Ireland. — He'll be Dublin' some of them up. ■*.'..* • * , DRITAIN'S Prime - Ministers are not *-* the only people, who receive "An Absurd Salary." • . • * • ''"••#. * • . "r'ITY of Gold.'— Most cities are to a smart "go-getter.' ? ■ # # * ALIMONY application, Mutton versus *"*. Mutton. — Mrs. Mutton wants her chop. " .■• ' * ■ ' • ■•.-.;■■'.# 'TYEPUTIES shot m. Parliament."— w That's nothing new. Our politicians get shot, too. .... ■. . # .-.,*- ■■ - *■ ■ : ■■ ■■' TN several thoroughfares there is one 1 way .traffic— that is, one way for a motorist to get to the Summons Court .... ' * * .. * QNE party with which all our politiw clans are sympathetic is the dinner party! • ■. r '■: *. ■ »■ ' ■■■-•'.■ OUR oramway system. _, .'

A "RENT" Collector. : ' •.. ' • ■ • " "CVEN kissing is le,ss dangerous — medically speaking— than is commonly believed." ' The germs that lurk m Juliet's kiss (How good to be assured of this!) Are, medically speaking, not Such an extremely dangerous lot. And yet, if they were deadlier far Than most of us believe they are,, Strong men, unshrinking, still' would eat A germ or two, and find it sweet. • *■_#„# TT.S, Presidential candidate Al. Smith ■ appears to be politically dry and personally wet. # v *.' <# THIS higher education of women is 1 all right, but what we need m the home are girls who! knead the dough more and need the dough less. # .'. •; * * . MANY a. man apparently walking to **■* .reduce is, m reality, reduced to walking. ■ ' # . #■■ •. . : # THREE things one ought to think 1 twice about backing:. horses, cars and bills. '■'„.■ •;•■# : '■■ ■ •# . ■ ■•*•..■■ ■ " JOCKEY Suspended." —In certain J cases it should be at the end of a rope.