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Evening Star, Issue 18736, 11 September 1924, Page 9

A wireless enthusiast the other night at Port Chalmers became so engrossed while listening-in to a pianoforte solo that, at its conclusion, he somewhat startled the other people in the room by applauding enthusiastically. This soul_ rapture _is merely one aspect of the variety of wireless entertainment. On another occasion the man. at the transmitter end was heard to exclaim “ Holy Moses,” or words to that effect—expressive of tense momentary feeling. Its human elements contribute to the attractiveness of wireless entertainments. One of the neatest points scored by any speaker at tho reception tendered to the Prime Minister at Mangere East on Saturday was credited to Mrs Tait, in replying to the toast of “Tiro Ladies” (says the Auckland ‘Herald’). Some allusion had been made to tho harmonious working of the ladies’ committee responsible for the organisation of the “Paddy’s market,” held in connection with tho opening of the now hall. “Well, we may not always have seen exactly eye to eye,'’ said Mirs Tait, ‘‘and we may have had our little differences, but, as Mr Massey himself knows, they have those in Parliament, too, and he comes up smiling everv time, just as we do!” “Tliat is the handsomest compliment that has been paid me nw a very long time,” said Mr M-iosey, with a smile that fully met tho occasion, “ and I cannot remember when I received any compliment that pleased mo more. ‘ Play the game, and como up smiling every time! “that is what I believe in, and it’s a fine motto for everyone to try to live up to.” Judicial ignorance is proverbial, but this time it was the Bench that was better informed than tho floor of the court (says the Auckland ‘ Star ’). A professional witness and a lawyer were deep in the mysteries of concepts, means of communication to the brain, and the state of the mind of a person that did not recognise one of her children by sight, but gave evidence that ehe did so when the child's name was mentioned. “I’m not quite sure of the incident, but I think it was very much like Jacob and Esau, was it not?” asked counsel. Witness indicated by a pantomime with the hand that ho had some knowledge of the Bible story. Judge Herdman, however, saw tho weakness, and pointed out that in the case before the court the person had exceptionally good eyesight, "whereas I understand,*’ he added, “tho gentleman in the story was blind.” “I really would not like to say,” confessed witness. Was it not tho late Bishop Neligan who raised a storm of disclaimers when he told an audience m the Old Country that he found as Aucklanders decidedly pagan as far as knowledge of the Bible was concerned? “ Camp ” Coffee could never have achieved its proud success had it not been The Best! Still it is Tha Best!—[Advt.]