AMUSEMENTS.

Hokitika Guardian, 29 December 1920, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS.

POLLARD’S PICTURES. TO-NIGHT! TO-NIGHT 1 The fourth of the series I Beaumont iSniith’s groat pictures of Australian life: “The Hayseeds Backblocks Show.” You’ve heard of ‘The Hayseeds’ all Australia has. Well this is their fourth and last picture. It’s all’ about the Agricultural Show they ran at Stoney Creek, and Dad’s got a few words to say about it. Let me introduce Dad: Dere folks,—Yes seen the other three pieshitrs of all us Hayseeds —yew Seen us at home on Stoney Crek—then yew sen us when we all come to Sydney—then yew seen us at thp Melbourne Cup, when I won the big race, now, folks, this is the last time yew’ll see us. we got up a agrikuleliural show at Stoney Creek, and we and sum prinsipple townsfolk went tew so ther governor, and get him tew como up and open ther show, mum she wanted tew write and axe him, but i •sed no, we can all yap better Ilian we can write, and by cripes that’s rite too. 1 well we went 200 and umpteen miles tew see the governor, and he said we was his friends and the backbone of the country, and by cripes he’s rite too., ennyway up lie comes two open the show, and the band was on ther stashun and they maid so much noise he cuddent bear my speech, but everything went off fine and mrs. duggans feathers tickled his elegancy’s nose, mum made sum fine jainand they tuk sum back with them- and i gave him niv prize cabbadge. they was lots of funny things happened and ini not goin to spoil their-piktsliur by tolling you all—annyway we’ll bo glad to see all youse city folks four the last time to say good-bye.—yores respeckftil, Dad Hayseed.