...Of Many Things

Press, Volume XCVI, Issue 28322, 6 July 1957, Page 10

...Of Many Things

HPHERE’S no point in giving up smoking because of all the warnings about lung cancer. The Government will get the tax some other way.

A painting of the All Black wing three-quarters, R. A Jarden, by a Wellington artist has been presented to the New Zealand University Rugby Football Council. Apparently the appropriate punishment for famous footballers these days is to be drawn, hung and three-quartered.

THE Napier branch of the A.N.Z. - 1 - Bank could not pay out the other day because it could not open the doors of its safe. Better than not opening the doors of the safe because it could not pay out.

HPHE United States Senate has A had a debat on the policies followed by France in Algeria. The most fascinating news story of next week would be the American reaction to a debate in the French Senate on segregation in Alabama.

rpHE Admiralty has denied a report that there has been a leakage of highly secret information about nuclear-powered warships at Bath. It’s good to know the Adn-J-alty still has a tightfitting ph there.

A WIND tunnel for supersonic tests has been bqilt at the Royal Aircraft Establishment at Bedford, England, at a cost of £ 1x,000,000. Seems an unnecessary expense while Wellington remains a part of the Commonwealth.

COMMERCIAL intelligence. A parcel of Auckland Harbour Bridge Authority debentures (face value, £100) was sold in Wellington recently for £92 17s 6d. Don’t the citizens of the capital take their northern rivals at face value either?

TpATE worse than death (as adA vertised this week). For sale, one 2 K.W. Morrison automatic lighting plant in excellent condition. Owner being reticulated.

r pilE Soviet newspaper “Pravda” has claimed that Russia was first in the field with practically every Live ntion in the aviation industry. One claim it forgot to mention. Russia is certainly the first country to give the world a newspaper which makes such claims.

T ET’S hope the Auckland newspapers don’t hear about this. Last Monday some Canterbury supporter among the printers on “The Press” inadvertently added insult to the All Blacks’ injuries. On the Rugby page, as usual, was published the list of club points in the senior competition. Right at the bottom of the list was this entry. Pts. N.Z. i

rpHE Moscow woman who had A her 154th birthday this x week must have many friends. How refreshing for a woman to be able to tell her, without being thought unkind, that she doesn’t look s day over 120. * “QPPOSITION Schools Well At Trentham,” said a headline in “The Press” this week. That’s not good enough to win the General Election Stakes. * T>RICKED Balloons section. A , conscientious colleague who has spent six months laying out lawns, forming a rock garden, and planting the garden of his new home, this week received by hand a card from a firm offering to undertake landscape gardening.

A N experiment carried out in Britain showed that after a man had had one double whisky it took him three-tenths of a second longer to stop his car. Unofficial tests conducted by The Walrus (not in office time) show, however, that there are some compensations. The time taken to answer “Yes. please” to an invitation to have another drink improved three-tenths of a second.

THE new look in advertising: “Ripple cloth, in wine, pink, blue. 54in. Was 3s 6d. Now 4s lid.” Is honesty really the best policy?

THE eruption of a number of A small bores in gardens was reported from Rotorua this week. That’s no novelty. Bores have been erupting in a building in Wellington for nearly a month.

Found In Cardboard A Meat Containers,” said a recent headline. Further evidence here of deteriorating standards; not long ago it was a ruined hot roast over which brides broke their hearts.

ACCORDING to one report of the game against Canterbury W. J. Whineray set the All Blacks alight two or three minutes from time with a tremendous solo effort. Did he forget that AU Black forwards are supposed to play in matches, not with them?

rpHE problem of clothes for growing boys is reported to have been solved for British toothers. “A suit that grows” has been designed. That wouldn’t satisfy New Zealand mothers. They want “a suit that wears.”

QIGNS still to be seen in the suburbs of Christchurch read: “Trams stop here if required.” That will be the day!