Tine Passing Show

Waikato Times, Volume 122, Issue 20492, 7 May 1938, Page 15 (Supplement)

Tine Passing Show

(By “Free Lance.”)

COMMENT AND CRITICISM

I went to a picture the other night and am now in favour of nasal disarm ament. • • e e I see that the Hon. P, O. Webb has been flying over Hawke’s Bay, Wonder if he caught a glimpse of the high cost of living. « • * * If the next war means, as they tell us, the wholesale slaughter of the civilian population then perhaps we had better enlist. • • • • Flying-Officer Clouston was fined £6 for speeding. Aunt Jennie remarked that all along she considered 10 days from England to New Zealand and back was too fast. • * • e “We don’t suggest for a moment that Is In the £ is the most equitable form of tax* ation but ii~is the one that is handiest for the time being.”—Mr Savage. If it’s a case of handiness why not make it 10s in the £? • • • • Met a real cheery soul on Tuesday. You remember Tuesday. It was the day when it looked as though it was going to be fine, but turned out normal. This fellow was carrying a big parcel. “ Hullo,” I said, “taking home the bacon? ” “No,” he replied, “only bread and butter, but I got the discount for nothing.” “ What discount ? ” I queried, and he replied, “ Dripping.” • * * * The opening of the shooting season reminded me of that old story about a keeper whose duty it was to load for a dignitary of the Church who had announced his intention to join the shooting party at Home. Asked how he got on the old keeper said: “Awfu’ bad. A burrd rose right under his gun an’ Ah shouted: ‘ Shoot the damn thing yer Holiness,’ an’ Ah saw by his face that Ah’d used the wrang title.” It is comforting to know from Mr Savage that the Government will not abolish the right of inheritance because I have just booked up for my great grandchildren a Hamilton flat which may become vacant in 1941 providing the present tenant can get possession of his house, which the occupier is willing to surrender if he is able to rent an apartment now being shared by two families who are expecting to be transferred to another town within five years. • • * * THE BAME OLD GAME Re Superannuation scheme, The public now begins To ae© that Charity still covereth ▲ multitude of sins.

THE GOVERNMENT now has a Director of Internal Marketing, a Director of Dairy Sales, a Director of Broadcasting, a Director of Commercial Broadcasting, a Director of Health, a Director of Education, a Director of Bananas—yes, and all the rest. But in November next the Director of the Government will have his little day. He is now usually referred to as the average citizen. • • • • f Headline: “ Bluff Oysters.” Most of those I’ve struck have been rather cool and calculating. • • • • Floods in the north, floods in the south, floods in Hawke’s Bay, and now I’m blowed if a deluge of municipal oratory hasn’t started. • • • • Headline: “Bankers Trapped.” Now what could the bankers have been doing? Playing chess, encountering a robber or arguing with a Douglas Credit man? Doctors are said to be worried about what the Government is going to do. But think how worried we are at what doctors are going to do! » • • • Mr Savage says the slump was manmade. Thus dispelling the popular beliefs that it was due to bodyline bowling, facial eczema, pixies, nudism and spots on the * • • * I doubt whether a health insurance scheme will interest many Hamiltonians now we have an association to give us bomb-proof shelters, gas-masks and decontamination plant. * • • • Labour’s cardinal policy plank “the socialisation of the means of production, distribution and" exchange” was endorsed at the party conference. So many of us thought exchange was an unpopular subject. “ Flower pots must be removed from balconies and windows in case they fall on Hitler’s head.”—Message from Rome, Yes, a flower pot would certainly be a big temptation. • • • • “A victory for China over Japan would prevent a world war,” states Dr. Sun Fo, of the Chinese Embassy, London. In recent months I seem to have read that among other factors which would prevent a world war would be: (1) A victory for General Franco; (2) the defeat of General Franco; (3) alliance of Britain and Germany; (4) alliance of Britain and America; (5) another ’plane or two for New Zealand.