Cold War

tie Ironing boy has a cold, The ironing boy has the sniffles; e snorts and he puffs and he pants— He gurgles, he grunts and he whiffles. le ironing boy’s handkerchief Is tucked in the lee of his belt, it it’s one of the things in life Apparently seen, not felt. >r it’s sniffity-sniff and sniffle, A sneeze that the whole world can hear, noise like the bombing of cities, But never, alas an “All clear!” ie ironing boy has a cold, Fhe ironing boy has the wheezes; sighs as he pulls out the washing, le irons—and pauses and sneezes. me people, I know, wait for lummer, Dr else for the springtime report: t I pause in my work near the washhouse ro wait for the very next snort, r it’s sniffity-sniff and snuffle, I pause, and a monstrous “A-choo!” e had quite enub of this driffle— 7or dambme, I’b gedding id, doo!

Noelle Mason.

ifter three or four years of lishment from what he regards his cultural home, and numerous as, Artist Charles McPhee and Tahitian wife, Elizabeth, have n given permission by the French /eminent of Oceania to return Fahiti, from New Zealand, where V have been living. Permits for opeans to live permanently in liti are not granted readily fadays. When Charles McPhee d there after the war he had 7 a visitor’s permit; and when spired he—in common with many 3rs —had to depart. In the past years, Mr. McPhee has gained Jiderable fame as a South Pacific st —some people value his loan paintings highly. His future five work should be of benefit Tahiti.