The CRITIC

NZ Truth, Issue 1043, 21 November 1925, Page 1

The CRITIC

It's spotting, i not spouting, | now. | # * | Daily news- 1 paper heading: | "Story of a | Raid." Ask .Mr. | Coates for it. =

COOKTALE ! * * -'* , All some' girls think about is the moneymoon. "We must keep our end ever m view," says a big city financier m a speech. Divid-end. * # # Some taxi-drivers' charges are rankpiracy ! ' * # # The City Council never underrates a man if he has anything. * # ■ * Rumored that a big soap factory is to start m New Zealand. Is this another attack on Bolshevism? * " # *' An American paper hints that "a saxophone band of .65 players contemplates a/world tour."; It is more than suspected that the instinct among the saxa/phonists. for travelling m packs is/ purely for purposes of selfdefence.

Stan Bruce on top and Matt Charlton below — That's how the Federal polling did go. . #■ * # Gold colored stockings are Fashion's latest decree. Worshipping the Golden Calf ! -, ■ ' •' 4 ""■'*■■ ' ■* ' . "Now that Prime Minister Coates has put his : hand to „ the plough he must never turn back,"* states a contemporary. But what happens when he gets to the end of the furrow? '.'*'*'■ ■* ■ ; If women could only make up their minds- as well as their makeup. . * * ■■ • . *

A PATENT clock now on the market "fires off a pistol every hour. ' ' That 's to kill time ! ■■■■#, * ' * . The Bolshie Red Banner m triumph still waves O'er the land where the fools are despoiled by the knaves. * * ','-■..' ' * ■ • The milliners' prices are the best signs that Spring is here. * . .'■•*• ■•■" *■ ■ . ; Several boats sailed from Australian ports without their "crews. 'But this was probably to enable each to complete its cruise. \.' ' ; * , #..-■■*■. A Sydney firm has just been advertising for 250 men for a big gasometer. New Zea|and\has just engaged 80 for a similar job m the Dominion Parliament. #. *• * . ; • The only thing butchers never I. cut is their prices. y

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Mexico is forcing all curates to wed. Prevention is better than curates. * # . "What's wrong with Dry?" asks a contemporary. What's right? # * '

M.P.: MY PURSE. #, * * Auckland's wondering whether the Star won't eclipse the Sun. # * • '•' ■■■■■ Newspaper heading: "An Urg-ent Need." Improved Art Union legislation. # * # SEESIDE ! ■. • # ■• . */ One touch of passion makes the whole world Glynn ! # * * It looks as though Australia decided not to turn over a new political Page. # # * Since the fierce wind of a Parliamentary election and the waterspouts of Prohibition are over, we should enjoy some fine weather. # # # '■ In the Australian elections a rider of buckjumpers was among the candidates. He'll find it easier to keep his seat on a. bucking broncho than one m Parliament. • « .-

I Radmilovic- won the sprint title of England. Radmilovictorious. * # . # • "Women want but little gear below — nor want that little long ! * # , # Ten men disguised as harvestworkers have been arrested on a farm near Philadelphia. A hay stack was found to contain liquor worth £100,000. Making hay while the moon shines. * * ■ # • "Ladies lecture on poultry," says an exchange. Must be used to hen-pecking. . . * .. # # A bui-glar entered a home and stole the bride's wedding cake. Some bridegrooms have all the luck. "Five minutes later he might have devoured some of it. * # .'•#',' '. As summer's here and lighter dress The order. Gee, it makes one hot To see the flappers strain and stress To leave off what they haven't got. ** . # The nursing profession m Wellington is one of ups and downs — the fire escapes. * # #

THE worst-dressed man m town has often the best-dressed wife ! The wowser's drink is mostly campaign. ■- ■ , # * * A United States Food and Drug Commissioner has opened a campaign "to majte ; the kissing of girls safe." He sayS it is dangerous to kiss the painted" lips and the rouged, powdered and cosmestiqued cheeks of flappers* ~Wq ignore . that-' kind of risk,