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Auckland Star, Volume LXX, Issue 23, 28 January 1939, Page 11 (Supplement)

Random Shots

A "New York hotel was,, raided "by "bandits: It must have been a'refreshing .change to see tho waiters with their hands up instead of out. + ■ +. + + Wo read, of an oxploroi- who liad to live for two months 011 horseflesh. Gee —that's tough! + + +. ' + During a Rugger match the referee disallowed a try, but reversed his decision what the crowd protested. If at first you don't succced, shout "Try 1 Try!" again. ' + + + + ' A surf-riding competition-, "for blondes only" was held at a Califomian ■ gala. All fair: and above board. .+ + + A business magnate has' given'hir, small son a racehorse as a birthday present. TFc understand that the lad has so far refrained -from looking it in the mouth. +++ + ' • "X have known my daughter- throw over as many as three young men in a month," declared' a man in Court. After > its -fling*

In America a man. charged with multiple bigamy described■■■himself as a campanologist.. Evidence showed that lie had done a lot of belle-ringing, too. + .+ + + ■ A psychologist says that ho's afraid the average husband is not strict enough ■with his wife. .So is the ■ average husband.

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■ A' smash-and-grab raider was described in Court as an indefatigable genius. With 'an infinite capacity for breaking panes. +•+ + + "Quads Born in Bra'zil," says an evening paper heading. 2?eiys in a nutshell? 1 + + - ,+ + A woman reader says she lias discovered the finest thing yet for polishing linoleum.; But she doesn't- say whether she'married him. + + "Two hours' fight with salmon," reads a heading. Fin-opener forgotten, presumably.

"Arc there any. card games resembling bridge?"; queries a reader. Oh, yes; we've bad several bridge partners who played them. + + + + A woman was "fined the other $ a V for throwing a blanc mange in the face of a debt collector. He evidently refused to take it as a trifle on account. + + • : .+ •+ An author is stated to be writing a musical comedy without a chorus. But how does he expect it to run without legs ? ■ * 4- + , + + "To some beginners" says a professional, "learning to play golf is like eating pie." We often used to help ourselves to another slicc t we remember. + + + + . Two cross-talk comedians call themselves Eain and Hail. We've often heard their patter. + + + *f A trick cyclistr-haa just married a circus equestrienne in Canada. Presumably they took each other for wheel 1