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Southland Times, Issue 20641, 13 November 1928, Page 1

AMUSEMENTS. MUNICIPAL THEATRE—TO-NIGHT! MUNICIPAL THEATRE—TO-NIGHT! CIVIC PICTURES 7.3 O—MUNICIPAL THEATRE—7.3O 7.3 O—MUNICIPAL THEATRE—7.3O LAURA LA PLANTE The Screen’s LAURA LA PLANTE Greatest LAURA LA PLANTE Comedienne. And the inimitable GLENN TRYON "Peanut” Comedian GLENN TRYON IN THE FINEST COMEDY EVER SEEN! “THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE” "THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE” "THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE” “THANKS FOR THE BUGGY RIDE” HE had a Good Time! - SHE had a Good Time I YOU’LL have a Great Time! IT’S SCREAMINGLY FUNNY! AND HERE’S ANOTHER GOOD ONE! A Thrilling Melodrama crammed with Comedy. Showing how a gang of Circus crooks work spiritualistic tricks on a gullible public. Spooks! “A THIEF IN THE DARK!" Spooks! “A THIEF IN THE DARK!" Thrills! “A THIEF IN THE DARK!” Thrills! “A THIEF IN THE DARK!" MYSTERY! LAUGHTER! and THRILLS! BOOK AT BRISTOL—OR RING 380. USUAL PRICES. ELECTION RESULTS. In accordance with our usual custom, Election Results will be screened as they become available during the evening. SEE THE RESULTS IN COMFORT AND ENJOY A SHOW WORTH SEEING. ADOLPHE MENJOU ADOLPHE MENJOU ADOLPHE MENJOU ADOLPHE MENJOU in “HIS TIGER LADY” "HIS TIGER LADY” “HIS TIGER LADY” and LLOYD HUGHES MARY ASTOR LLOYD HUGHES MARY ASTOR in “SAILORS’ WIVES” “SAILORS’ WIVES” “SAILORS’ WIVES" BOOK EARLY! BOOK EARLY! PLANS AT THE BRISTOL. PRICES JUST AS USUAL. ciyic PICTURES. MUNICIPAL THEATRE—TO-MORROW MUNICIPAL THEATRE—TOMORROW EXCURSION. SOUNDS EXCURSION. THE FIRST TRIP IS FIXED FOR DECEMBER 8, FROM BLUFF. THE SECOND TRIP WILL LEAVE BLUFF ON CHRISTMAS MORNING. Applications for reservations are now coming in freely for both of above trips. Intending patrons are advised to forward their application for berths in good time to avoid possible disappointment. Call or write for pamphlet dealing with this perfect holiday of 10 days. D. W. McKAY, LTD. Esk Street. MR CUMMING’S REPLY THE PERSONAL EQUATION. “Some are born to greatness. Some have greatness thrust upon them.” I woke up on Monday morning to find myself great and famous or to be exact — infamous. “THE HEIGHT OF HYPOCRISY—AN EVERLASTING DISGRACE” and the advocates of Restoration are saying: “Hear, Hear” and “So say all of us,” but THEIR TONGUE IS IN THEIR CHEEK. The point with them is not the SOUNDNESS or the hollowness of the judgment, but will they SCORE on it with the unthinking crowd? THE FACTS: Mr Harris called on me at my telephoned request. I said “I am going to put a business proposition to you, Mr Harris. It will be a matter entirely between you and me. For quite different reasons neither of us want Restoration. The No-License people are doing no advertising, as you see. It is because they have no money. Their money is harder to get than yours. It comes in small sums from people, many of whom have not got it to spare and there is no monetary gain ahead for them. With you it is different. The Trade can put up as much as they need. Unless we get a move on at once they will carry Restoration against us, and neither you nor I want that. We have no quarrel with the hotelkeepers. They are carrying on a legal business and we recognize that, but let there be no misunderstanding. We would close you up tomorrow if we could, but we have to accept things as they are. Neither of us, each for our own reason, want Restoration. My proposal is that if you will give me, say, £5O we will fight Restoration, and I believe we will fight it successfully.” Mr Harris declined on the grounds that Restoration hadn’t a hope. He felt quite easy on that score. I called on Mr Stiven at his hotel in Wallacetown, and put the case to him in exactly the same way, except that I did not say to him that we would close him up tomorrow if we could. I would 4 have said that had it occurred to me, because there was no absence of frankness on my part. Mr Stiven told me, for reasons given, that he was in favour of Restoration. Rumour is doing less than justice to Mr Stiven in saying that he gave me my hat and showed me the door. Mr Stiven was courteous throughout, but frank as I expected he would be. If he showed me the door it was done so nicely that I was not aware of it. THESE ARE THE FACTS. I did not hold a pistol at their heads. It was a straight forward proposal with all the cards on the table and it was for these gentlemen to say yes or no. “The height of hypocrisy, an everlasting disgrace.” WHERE DO THEY COME IN? I note that the Secretary of the Alliance, MR BRADLEY, would not have accepted money from such sources. I have no such qualms. I would consider Mr Stiven’s money quite as good and as useful as my own or Mr Baxter’s. I am not on the Executive of the New Zealand Alliance nor am I controlled by the Alliance in any way. I did not consult them. lAM A FREE LANCE, but am as whole-heartedly out for the cause of a SOBER AND CLEAN-LIVING TOWN as they are. R. J. CUMMING.