Reporter’s diary

Press, 6 February 1982, Page 2

Reporter’s diary

'Roadshow ’B2’

SO MUCH interest is being shown in the “Roadshow ’B2” stage and film production on road safety that most secondary school pupils in the country may see it, either live or via videotape, Dr Morgan Fahey, the Christchurch City councillor and well-known accident and emergency specialist, has told councillors. The production will first be shown to about 19,000 Canterbury teenagers, starting in April. . . . appearance MEANWHILE, referring to a recent photograph of himself in “The Press” checking a

simulated accident victim, in a crashed car, Dr Fahey said: “Despite the elderly gentleman who appeared in the photo, I assure you there is no Hitchcock in this film.” The late Sir Alfred Hitchcock used to make a short cameo appearance in each of the films he directed. Future thinking WHEN the Christchurch Gasworks closes soon, the prime site is likely to cause a lot of interest. Already the Christchurch Polytechnic, across Moorhouse Avenue, has told the City Council to keep it in mind. The Polytechnic’s environment committee has said the area

could be a site for a future student residential village. Contingency? “ARABIAN GULF” hospitality at its best, says the advertisement for female cabin crew for Gulf Air, based in Bahrain. Basic qualifications required are a good command of Arabic and English, aged 21-28, height 157-175 cm, and ability to swim — minimum, 30 metres. Punter A BRITISH restaurant manager, Franco Polito, has been put out in the cold . . . because he is so lucky. Ladbroke’s Cambridge branch

say he is breaking the bank with his good fortune, and as asked him to take his money elsewhere. But Franco, who is aged 44 arid the winner of more than $46,000 in the last year says: “So what’s wrong with my getting my money back. I’m not a professional gambler, I’m just a restaurateur who gets lucky.” A customer at the betting office for 19 years, Franco only gambles when he can afford it. Mouth watering A SMALL CAFE near Westminster Abbey has been offering on its hand-written menu board recently the following: “Sausages, Mass and Onions.”