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FEW fragments of shrapnel from the battle fronts! i It is reportéd that the Japanese Ambassador at Vichy fell out of the Embassy window in Paris. Did he fall or was he pushed? There is no evidence either way. It is said that he leaned out too far and overbalanced. Mebbe! Mebbe! But, just to be on the safe side: Ambassadors in lands afar, Who’re not exactly popular, Should exercise the greatest care When breathing in the morning ait. To lean across a window sill Oft-times invites a nasty spill. If more leans out than what is in, The chances are his next-ot-kin Will get a cable, phrased with cate, "He breathed toodeep and ‘got the air.’" "NO recriminations!" is a doctrine difficult to swallow when an important round of the fight goes wrong through lack of headwork. The footwork has been good. Singapore has caused us to hit the canvas-but not
for ten or even eight. There’s no sense in pausing for domestic argument. There’s still time to plan the next rounds for a win. It’s the last blow which is the knock-out; and he who jitters last jitters least. HE Nazis in Russia are looking forward to a big push in the spring. The Russians say they'll get it-in the face. )
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New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 140, 27 February 1942, Page 13
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