Short-sighted Hunter: “What is the name of the species I have just shot?” Guide: “Well. sir. I’ve been investigating, and he says his name is Brown!" One evening at the vicarage family prayers, they allowed cook to choose the hymn to be sung. When prayers were over the vicar's wife said to her: “That was a very nice hymn you chose this evening, cook." "Yes. mum." answered the cook, beamingly, "it’s the number of my policeman!”
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Wairarapa Times-Age, 12 January 1940, Page 7
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