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OR those who would have America withhold aid from Britain, Aubrey Harwell offers the story of the Irishman held up by a bandit with demands for his money or his life. " Take my life," said the Irishman, "TI’ll save me money for me old age."-Readers’ Digest. % * % HERE is a possibility, now we are at war, of curing the skins of your dog pets when they pass away in the ordinary course of nature and turning them into things of utility. Messrs. Barkway Bros., of Needham, Norfolk, do this work at from 3/6d upwards according to the size of the pet. Skins from short-haired pets can be turned into gloves that last for years.-Tail-Wagger Chats, London. % % % HE Emperor of Japan always looks *"-s0 ill-dressed because commoners mustn’t touch him-and so his tailor, holding a tape line, estimates the emperor’s clothes measure from a distance twenty feet away.-New York Post. . —
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 94, 10 April 1941, Page 6
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149SHORTWAVES New Zealand Listener, Volume 4, Issue 94, 10 April 1941, Page 6
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