FROM THE WATCH TOWER

Sun (Auckland), Volume II, Issue 409, 18 July 1928, Page 8

FROM THE WATCH TOWER

By “THE LOOK-OUT MAN.” SILHOUETTES OF THE SESSION No. 4: Mr. Davy Jones Rattles Juried bones: “Liberalism’s power Is gone; it’s had its hour.” RULE 1 “Having lost money on last season’s festivities the Golf Club has decided to hold no more dances this winter.” News item in country paper. Quite right, too. All the experts say: “Keep your eye on the ball!” FIERCE ENOUGH English papers report that Bel Erdelyi, champion duellist of Hungary, has been sentenced to six months’ imprisonment for biting his adversary’s nose, ears and cheek in a duel. Don’t you worry, Bel; come right out to New Zealand and make your name as a scrum forward. TRUE TO PRECEDENT At the opening of a new telephone exchange in a Southern township recently, the chairman of the local council put through the First Call. Sharing the honours with him was Miss X., the operator, who gave the First Wrong Number. TUNNEY IS TOONEY The Look-Out Man lias received several inquiries about the correct pronunciation of Gene Tunney’s name. According; to reliable American papers, the heavy-weight champion pronounces it to rhyme with “Rooney.” Why, we know not.. The betting is all in favour of a rhyme with honey. Heeney, on the other hand, does not believe in these traps for young players. His name rhymes with “Sweeney”—and there’s an end on't! REWARD UNCLAIMED The use of the bridal suite at the Hotel Severs, Mushoyee, Ohkla,, for a week’s honeymoon with all meals free of charge was offered the first girl who proposed to her attendant swain at a Leap Year dance held in the hotel. But (says an American writer) no girl “popped the question.” What the writer means to say is that no girl claimed the reward. FIERCE FELLOWS

Maori admirers have presented Tom Heeney with a wonderful Maori cloak decorated with the feathers of New Zealand birds. If Tom wears this for his fight with Tunney, I foresee, says an English writer, that boxing will become an even more elaborate affair than it is.. Preliminaries will be entirely confined to the sparring partners, who, dressed mainly in necklaces of sharks’ teeth and old bones, will hurl defiance at each other in the ring. They will make terrific noises with the idea of frightening the opposing principal in his dressing room. When the champion and his challenger appear the sparring partners will make horrible grimaces at them and will renew their shouting. The principals will not be allowed to retaliate as they would like and will have to stick it until the officials appear. Probably also there will be a little tom-tomming; and, of course, during the progress of the fight the partners will keep the fighter they don’t like well-informed about his ridiculous appearance and hopeless prospects. Descamps and his hypnotic eye will be a hopeless antique when boxing becomes really organised.

WHY NOT SHIFT? There are more millionaires living in the United States than in any other country in the world. One wonders why. They have enough money to live elsewhere. THE PRINCE APPROVED The delight of having met a man who danced with a girl who danced with the Prince is expressed in a chorus of a London revue song which goes this way: I’ve danced rcith a man who’s danced with a girl Who’s danced with the Prince of Wales; I’m crazy with excitement—completely off the rails; When he told me what she told him The Prince remarked to her , It was simply grand! He said. “Topping band.” And she said, “Delighted, Sir.” % Glory, glory, Hallelujah. I’m the luckiest of females, For I’ve danced with a man who’s danced with a girl Who’s danced with the Prince of Wales. When the revue was privately put on at the Arts Theatre, which does not. come under the Lord Chamberlain’s jurisdiction, it was felt that the Prince of Wales should be asked if he objected to this song being sung. The Prince is a member of the Arts Theatre Club, and the song was submitted to one of his secretaries. A verbal message was sent back to the effect that the Prince did not object.