LISTENINGS

New Zealand Listener, Volume 6, Issue 149, 1 May 1942, Page 12

LISTENINGS

Perpetrated and illustrated by.

KEN

ALEXANDER

EW regret that Laval was shot, many regret that he didn’t stay shot. He is called The Rat; but events may prove that he is only a grown-up mouse. Laval is not France-which is lucky for France, This fact may eventually decide whether Laval is a small rat or a large mouse. In either case, he is a rodent, and so is bound to take the Nazi cheese once too often. France’s attitude to affairs depends not so much on how deeply she loves England as on how deeply she hates Germany. After all, hate will do her more good than love at the present moment. Mussolini is said to be suffering a mental collapse..He might have known that his nerves couldn’t stand the strain of being Mussolini all the time, and that he would have to go "nuts" in self-defence. Mussolini’s trouble was that, in addition to fighting the Allies, he had Hitler’s friendship to contend with. Hitler borrowed his idea of brotherly love from Cain; but

Cain waged his brotherly affection more mercifully than Hitler. The Germans complain that General Mud is in command of the Russian Front. It is true that things are getting pretty sticky for the Nazis. Their form of greeting is "Here’s mud in your eye!" This is mud’n warfare all right! We regret to report that Hitler turned fifty-three last week. The recent American visit to Tokio went off with a bang. It was a real slap-up affair. The Japs can’t expect to do all the visiting. Banzai! — also "Bombs-a-daisy" coupled with "Attaboy!"