This World of Ours

Radio Record, Volume XII, Issue 27, 16 December 1938, Page 2

This World of Ours

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JOHN

GUTHRIE

We are afraid that for New Zealand tt may stil be: Road Safety Weak. a) Fishy REPORTS of the activities of the ‘fishing boys are now beginning to break into the news. ' The eyes of many of us light up with joy and the hearts beat faster at reading in the. daily paper at the end of a hot summer’s ‘day that a rainbow trout. weighing lilb. 20z. has been. landed by some gallant chap at Lake Taupo. Latest reports are: Taupo, this day. Mr. H. 8. P. Rhodes, Malay States, who is fishing at the Huka Lodge, in one "day, dry %

fishing, took five fish, his best being 43Ib. .He reports good sport. Taupo, this day. _ Mrs. Von Bram, England, at the Fuljames Lodge, has been taking three to five fish a day on the wet and dry fiy, using mostly the ewe wasp and taumati fly. Her best fish weighed _ City Wharf, this day. Old Joe Mulberry, Taihape, whe is fishing at No. 3 Wharfpile Lodge,.in one day took three pipers, five herrings and a floating cabbage, ‘the cabbage being Lub. Asked for this page if at was dry fishing,: Joe said: ‘‘Too right.’ Questioned if he used a ewe wasp, he said: "Ne. I used a ewe lamb, don’t ask silly questions. **

The Sacred Game ‘ADS who turn up for ericket in grey flannels are to be very properly barred from taking part, the Wellington Cricket Association taking a firm line about the matter at its last mecting. "Tf you can’t be a cricketer, you can at least look like one,"’ said a member of the association, sharply. Asked how a éricketer looks, a@ well-known authority sad a cricketer looks with his steely blue eyes that gaze out over wide horizons with a priestly devotion to the sacred game that has made the Empire what tt ts. Interviewed on the matter of cricketing attire, Colonel Blazes said that even stronger measures will be taken against those frightful chaps who turn out in braces as well, and gave a. pretty straight hint that. these last may even be unfrocked, thus. being debarred from taking part in the holy rites for all time. : ' : k + oe Poet’s Corner QAk panelling, presumed to have been removed from Windsor Castle by the famous. English arehitect, Sir Christopher Wren, has been found in the Old House Hotel, Windsor, where he lived for some time.News item. | , Sir Christopher Wren Winked jovially at his men; Te said, If anybody asks questions about this here panelling I think your old pal Chris is quite equal to . coping with any situation which may need tactful hanelling, , 4% e Hints for the Home | HE. President of the. Reliable . Toy Company of Canada, bringing: a breath of pure and

sweet emotion into this country, made happy, happy tears spring to the eyes of the Press boys last week when they interviewed him on trends in the doll industry. For the Press boys are like that. Though hardened by the rough and tumble of life, and often to be found leaning over bars, they keep a warm place in their hearts for honest sentiment and joyous fun, and are frequently to be seen playing touched-you-last with anybody good for five shillings. The President of . the Company struck the right note with the boys when he said the trend in the doll today was all toward natural charm. The day of the roly-poly baby, he said, was on the wane and today’s baby doll | is a more aecurate copy of the

natural lines of the human model, Diiring his stay, the President ‘is going to meet local firms and discuss the question of designing dolls to meet’ the needs of the country. All in all, the outlook since the visit of the President is much brighter for lots of young married couples, who will be able to get the latest models pretty easily soon, with no fuss and bother and much cheaper than the real article, and not have to do without the radio and the car after all. Only stark tragedy likely to stalk and break up the happy home then, will be the arrwal of a real baby; but that, as the insurance boys say, is just occupational risk.