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HE budding journalist was told that economy of words was a great virtue. Here is his first report: "John Jones struck a match to see if there was any petrol in his tank. There was. Age, 64." * * Es HE Metropolitan Opera House, New York, has done away with hereditary box-holders. Millionaires must now pay to get in, just like music-lovers. * * * T is rumoured that Goering is to receive an Italian knighthood. Arise, Sir Cumference. * x * APVICE: Never try to reform a man. If his mother has failed, so will you. * * * TTERY is the most dangerous of all arts. It must be applied thickly but evenly. * * * EWARE of women who never talk; they always listen.
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 131, 26 December 1941, Page 3
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115STATIC New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 131, 26 December 1941, Page 3
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