The Critic

NZ Truth, Issue 1179, 5 July 1928, Page 1

The Critic

"AUCKLAND STAR": "Te Aroha I ' will, within. two months, haye- its r open-air swimming facilities m midair." The , contract being let- toy the j' Tourist Department, no one will be surprised, but it's nice to know that \ those responsible are getting down to things. \ , J j v # # . CteqLTMAJl^thnfc-ji-moyr 3,1 nfy tafi|e;hi^ 1r ' Ms 7 ter-^o'.vfhe! : ljft~aiid' > nis "girl "to ; the' orchestral stalls. Poor relations! I * * * ' "pHEEP-CHEBP" — the cry of many a car to-day. And it's bred m the bone. * * * PEACEWORK— a present for the wife. ** - * '*.--. TT wouldn't be at all surprising to hear ] •*• v that gamblers invariably toss m their sleep. * <? ■■■■#- KISSES over the 'phone are so much wasted energy. One might just as . well feed oats to a dead horse. * •■'"'■* , THE breath of suspicion is more ) - 1 potent than a whirlwind of truth. ** ■ * TEA drinking hostesses seldom reign, I '••• but they pour. ** - * OTANDING armies must get very P weary. * **,*''''* *' i SPIRITUALISTS should, be good Greek and Latin scholars — they'refond of dead languages. #■•■ ".*'. #' ' -7 #'-.'" THE sins of politicians eire visited upon the taxpayers, even unto the. 1 third and fourth generation. Si « ; - ■■.'"-:.'- * • : MOTORISTS 'have protested against ) !"• children-' on- scooters ..getting into danger from cars. .. No.do'ubt.Tlike other t sportsmen, 'they prefer . the- game full- , grown. ) ■' '•" ■••;: ■ . * »- ■;■•■

PORTRAIT of the ma.i who was too busy to come and have a beer. - * * ' .*■■ THE beet -producer has had a wretched run, says an expert. Tough. '..'■* V '* '. ' "AGA'S divorce suit undefended." ™. Wife says that so far as she's concerned, the Aga Khan. V # ** MAN found dead the other day had a iVI bottle of soft drink and. one of poison beside him. He seems to have . preferred the poison. ';..•:.' * * * .•■-• -.-•: W7RITER deplores the fact that ou.i ™ children know .little about the stars. Sounds like propaganda- for a free cinema. . ■'-„'. "# - * " ■ . ' *7'T', ,'• ' "TJNWA^TED Tide o.fT-' Sputhern Europe." Sensitive peopie7-liave been known to describe it as '-a "high" tide. ■ T ' : 7 *: * *T DOXER'S manager is said to he a glutton.for corn beef- and cabbage. NOT doubt he also fancies a piece from the* boxer's cut' of every round; 'T.TtT'7.7. y «'\ ' # ■;■';", ...*'■ fSIAMOND smuggling is said to be prevalent m America. : The -temptation is great nowadays, when every lady needs at least three engagement rings m a lifetime. '•' -:.T.. '•■'•■.':' ■*- ■■' * • • ;*■. "TO-DAY'S Garden.^.Hint": Put salt **■ on the growing cabbages. Tlie slugs will appreciate the seasoning. • .*- . # T ■'.■'* ' AUGHT to re-name Auckland's r-rin-cipal thououghfai'e "Queer- street,". * by the look of 'some , of .the types : that 1 lounge around its corners. . * #-T-7t v t;. ; 't*'7 W/fEiN you say someone clings to ** you like ivy, remember that ivy ' clings to old rUins. T' : , , * # *'' : T -.-,-# > "TT is better to h&ve cooked and lost, •*■ than n^ver to have cooked at a.11," • said' 'the. young wife,, watching the , 5 agonies of her husband, as he sank hpA\ neath the table. A |