Hot Shots

Radio Record, Volume IX, Issue 15, 18 October 1935, Page 5

Hot Shots

A pussotinrs war is an . BHthiopiate for the Italian people. AMERICAN highway sign: This is God’s country. Don’t drive like hell. " ‘ADOWwA Retaken" said a poster,. Now, who had it yesterday-Italy or Abyssinia? , | } NEWSREEL showing we Mussolini inspecting his: ‘ troops was hooted in an Auck- \ land theatre the other evening. A A HASTINGS woman wrote asking if she could enter her little boy in the "Radio Record’s" Shirley Temple contest. (GLADYS MONCRIBEFF, who has accepted a contract with Amalgamated Theatres, will now remain in New Zealand till the end of March. ‘THE old drinking fountain on Sumner Road, Christchurch, erected in 1888, is to be put in working order again. ADGE MWLLIOTT. and Cyril MRitchard were guests of honour at a business girls’ lunch in Auckland this eek. ~ AN entérprising schoolboy "~~ sold his case of measles at sixpence a time to other boys so that they could stay away from school. (GOLFIN G Christchurch flocked to the opening of the golf tournament, played in perfect weather. AUCKLAND had hoped to catch a glimpse of Madge HElliott’s famous wedding gown in the mannequin scene in "Roberta," but it was not forthcoming. ORE on the new 4YA is rs well up to time, and (there should be no difficulty ‘about opening before Christmas. ‘THE new telegraph office at Hillerslie racecourse was opened for the first time last Saturday, when the spring} meeting was held. "T AM not a_ vaudeville . artist," said Bishop’ Hilliard. of Nelson. when he was encored at a Synod meeting in Auckland last week after tella funny story. . THE "Herald," Auckland, reeently lost its Parliamentary reporter to Melbourne. Yet another member of the Press gallery has re'@eived an offer from Australia.

Hat Shots A CANNY Dunedin firm is inserting a war cli.use in all its tenders. SIGN on a Taranaki farmer's gate: Bggs- ‘laid. while you wait, cre LACK swans have ‘put in an appearance in Lyttelton harbour. h NEW ZEALAND'’S §$second largest theatre, the Dunedin Empire, has been leased by Fullers. HE educational session from 4YA last Thursday took precedence’ over’ the Wingatui races, one event not being broadcast. ° vets ‘FIELD FISHER, .comedian, who played in "Going Up." in 1920, has prominent parts in the J.C.W. productions in Auckland. ST week the Broadcasting Board’s old 1YA studio, in France Street, was de:nolished. SKED what he thought. of the two candidates for a2 certain Auckland seat, a citizen replied, "Welk I’m thankful only one can be elected." (GOVERNMENT House, Wel- : ~ + Jington, has a busy weekend scheduled-a big ball on Friday, October 25, and a cocktail party given by . the aides the next day. t THE Japanese are selling bottled beer in Germany for less than German brewers pay for empty bottles. POTATOES have. disappear- | ‘ed from. the counter lunches in’ many Auckland hotels. "They’re .18/10/- a ton now," explained one bar‘maid. ‘ [rurustine disclosures | are expected when the proprietor of an Auckland cafe, raided by.. police recently, comes before the court. AUCKLAND restaurant | keeper recently fined £50 for sly-grogging, has obtained a license for a membership club which is now operating successfully. HE Dunedin Little Theatre Society will next month present "The White Chateau," which ‘should "prove that all chateaux are not as black as they’re painted. HE famous American Campbell Soup Company delitrately advertises "21 kinds of soup to choose from," and then lists 22. Hach year since 1981 thousands of readers have written. to the company pointing out the discrepancy, @ fact which pleases:the company, as tt shows tis adver tisements are being read.