"A Nelson soldier in a letter states that General ----
informed his unit that he had 2,000 wives to ship out to New
Zealand, and another 2,000 would be ready to leave England
during the next few months."--_New Zealand Paper_.
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There was an industrial freak,
As a labourer sadly to seek;
But he leapt into fame
By preferring a claim
For a general Ten-Minutes' Week.
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[Illustration: _Vicar_ (_to parishioner who has violent quarrels
with her neighbour_), "MRS. CRABBE SENT A MESSAGE THAT SHE HAS QUITE
FORGIVEN YOU. WHAT MESSAGE CAN I TAKE TO HER?"
_Parishioner_. "YOU CAN SAY I 'OPE SHE'LL DIE 'APPY."]
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