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Dominion, Volume 30, Issue 113, 6 February 1937, Page 19

Appearances are deceptive, as the guest of one of the officers of the Union Company’s Marama discovered a few evenings ago. On a table in the cabin was what appeared to be three beautifully bound volumes. The guest reached out to lift one, but found he had gripped something too solid for a book. It was a compact six-valve radio set, one “cover” opening to reveal the dials and controls, and the other “cover” hid the valves and the 21-inch speaker. The set, despite its small proportions, had a wonderfully wide range and clear tone. The pseudo volumes were appropriately named, “The World To-day.” According to Mr. R. B. Mills, manager of the Adelaide Steam Ship Company, Melbourne, who was a passenger on the Marama when the vessel arrived at Bluff, the Australian interstate shipping trade is experiencing an exceptionally busy time. Wheat and wool prices have advanced and people have more money to spend on travel and the passenger services around the coast-are booming. Practically all the available ships are in commission and the cargo trade is also flourishing at present, he added.