BY THE WAY.

Star (Christchurch), Volume LXVI, Issue 20364, 23 July 1934, Page 5

BY THE WAY.

Some Collections and Reflections. BY ONE OF THE BOYS. Bradman 271! Ponsford 181! Crawford and M’Grath winners. No wonder kookaburras laugh. Stars, ’tis said, may be thousands of degrees hotter than scientists have hitherto believed. More Mae West publicity. The end of the world was expected on Saturday at a Maori settlement. It wasn’t expected at Lancaster Park, but it came—for Canterbury. Is Don Bradman’s name misspelt? So that is what was affecting his batting! “ The whole world comes to your home,” says an advertisement. It is hoped that it will bring its own supper. A small section of horticulturists desires to be known as “ the New Zealand Lily Society.” We have such societies already. They toil not, neither do they spin. Gas companies are to interview the Minister to-day. When Greek meets then comes the tug-of-war. The trotting clubs complain of the tax burden. Taxes are a great handicap to our race. In the great strike in U.S.A.. so far no action has been taken by the Gangsters and Kidnappers’ Union. Smithy says that he and others are trying to make the route from England a “ Friendly Road.” It certainly has no level crossings. It is said that smokers are resigned to the fate cf dearer cigarette pape’s But have you noticed the number of old pipes about lately?