LOCAL AND GENERAL

Feilding Star, Volume 10, Issue 3996, 10 April 1933, Page 4

LOCAL AND GENERAL

The Star will not be published next Friday nor on. Faster Monda v. Percy Grainger, the well known pianist, will give a series of recitals in Australia during (he year. The Monterey Sailed at, noon from Sydney for Auckland on Saturday. A German engineer has succeeded in fitting- a portable- wireless set into his walking- stick. Lady golfer; Do you know this is my birthday ? What are you going to give me, uncle?” Scotch uncle: I’ll giv© you the next hole. Television apparatus is to he ini stalled in each of the 2500 rooms of a new hotel to be proofed in Blackpool, in England. A Bill declaring that bigamy is not a crime, hut a simple misdemeanor, has been passed hv both Houses in France. One of f.he Sydney stations recently adopted the plan of reading I out the names of those who had been fined for operating unlicensed receivers. The effect was salutary. Zorka, a famous gipsy singer of the Prokuplje district of Jugoslavia. who already has had 16 husbands, is thinking of being married again. ‘‘You may he sarcastic at the League of Nations’ expense, you may criticise or praise it, hut >t goes on doing* its work just the same,” says an English supporter. Latest schoolohy howler: The expression “Hobson’s Choice” came from Governor Hobson. when ho had to choose between Auckland and Wellington. Professional artists are now organised info regular hands for the supply of radio' entertainment, in Australia, and their services are being- well used by the A.B.C. Mrs Kitty O’Sullivan, 52, walked from Patea to Wanganui, a distance of 40 mile's. She had previously walked 33 miles in on© day, between Waipu and To liana, north of Auckland. The Post and Telegraph Department announces that license pay-, ments of 15s per half-year will he accepted when renewing or faking out fresh radio licenses for the 193334 season. Nothing is*more indicative of the greater prolificness of Australia in novels than the fact that the Melbourne Ago recently invited liss of. the 50 best Australian novels written since 1900. Driver of car. pulling up: That was a puncture. Wife: Oh, George, 1 wish you’d he more careful. T distinctly hear that man who directed us telling you there was a fork in the road ’ “For a. vigorous people in a climate of unparalleled healthful ness, your hospitals are too full for the number of your population and involve far too much expense,” said Lord Ble-disloe. Grcaf interest attaches to the production of Cihesound’s second all-Australian feature film, “The Squatter’s Daughter,” by Rolf Roldrewood, author of “Robbery Under Arms.” The Preshyferian church, which was erected 60 years ago in Greymouth by Messrs Hunter and Ar-not-t, is being- demolished. The demolition is being- carried out by Mr W. Arnett, a grandson of one* of the orginal buildersWith the advent, of 1933 the Morris business in England has just celebrated its coming of age as a motor manufacturing- organisation, the first Morris car, a Morris-Ox-ford two seater, having been sold in 1912. Vicki Baum has signed a new long-term contract with MetroGoldwyn. She assisted in transcribing to the screen her successful play and novel, “Grand Hotel.” She. Av.ill writ© original stories for Metro, Goldwyn, Mayer Co. Every item on the general tariff will be brought under review by the special committee which is to he appointed by the Government within the next few days in accordance with the promise made under fhc Ottawa Agreement with Great Britain. In congratulating the. New Plymouth Harrier Club on its successful season the- president, Mr C. TL Croker, said that all members had been financial during the season. The club had had no unfinancial members since its inception—a unique record.