2 NOVEMBER 1985, Page 27

Housey-housey

Sir: Just a line to reassure Valerie Grove (Diary, 31 August) that in India bingo is still called housey-housey, the boot of a car the dickey, and movies talkies. The Regal in Bombay has an intermission but I'm afraid the bar serves soft drinks only. (I'm not sure about beer.) I haven't been for years but when I was last there I think it was called a 'soda fountain'.

Dhiren Bhagat

12 N Apsara, 61 B Pali Hill, Bombay 400 050