VALUE OF TALK.

Pukekohe & Waiuku Times, Volume 4, Issue 20, 12 March 1915, Page 1 (Supplement)

VALUE OF TALK.

A young lawyer was defending an old convict on the charge of burglary in one of the American States, where the court rules allow each side one hour u» address the jury. The young lawyer, somewhat nervous, consulted a veteran member of the bar who happened to be standing near. "How much time do von think 1 should take up in addressing the jury?" he asked, in a rather pompous manner. " -Take the full hour," was the gruff ' P "The full hour' Why, I intended to take onlv fifteen minutes.'' "Take the full hour," repreated the old lawyer. "But win-''" "Because the longer you talk th* longer vou will keen your client out of gaol." ' ONLY THEN. An Irish recruiting sergeant had been exhorting the crowd at a foothall match on the necessity of joining the army, and joining at once, and wound up with, "Everv divil of ye is wanted, as Hamblet says: List, 0 list!" •■Ah. but sargent," piped a timid listener ."some of us don't want to go abroad." "Be aisy, now," replied the sergeant, sarcastically. "We won't have to go abroad unless we're invaded!'' WOMEN AND WAR. (her two thousand years ago there was a war between China and Mongolia, Mid China was invaded by a. Mongolian army under Mao-tun. The Chinese Emperor wis besieged in the City of Ping, ind when the situation seemed to be hopeless he ordered that a number ol lay figures representing beautiful women be made and exposed on the city nails. He then caused a message to ho sent to the wife of the Mongolian leader to the effect that these attractive maidens were intended as a present to her husband. The ruse was entirely successful. The siege was raised forwith, and Mao-tun was removed out of the zone of temptation by his apprehensive spouse.