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Hawera Star, Volume LIV, 19 September 1934, Page 6

The extraordinary abundance of repertory theatres in Moscow was referred to by Mr Henry Hayward, recently at a. meeting held in the Fabian rooms, Auckland. On the authority of Dr E.’ J. Dillon, he stated that Moscow, with a population 10 times that of Auckland, had 1500 repertory theatre societies. Auckland had only 15, whereas if the proportion were the same as in Moscow it would have 150 of such societies. Mr. Hayward stated further that 471 performances of the plays of Shakespeare, who was the second most popular dramatist ni Moscow, had been given there in a' year, while in New Zealand there had not been a single one.

The Taranaki Education Board, ! which met at New Plymouth yesterday, decided to take no action regarding the proposal to establish a district high school at Eltham. The secretary’s action in informing Dr Saunders that any application for the (establishment of a high school should be accompanied by a memorial from householders guaranteeing attendance was confirmed. One member remarked: “If they want a high school at Eltham the first thing they must do is to obtain unanimity among themselves.” Others said the train ser(vice to Stratford for school children was excellent.

The Maori king movement was not really a comparatively recent movement, said Mrs Rewa Bennett, J.P., speaking at the Auckland 'lnstitute and Museum on the historical association of the Ngapuhi people. It really had origin in the time of Marsden, she said. He suggested to Hongi Hika that if he were to becom© king of the Maoris, it would put an end to dissension. The Ngapuhi chieftain realised that he could never become king in reality, as in name, of so many different tribes (of individual traditions and aspirations. He therefore declined. Mrs Bennett said that though the later movement was the more famous, it was not the first.

“There is no lack of money in this country or in other countries, and at no time in my memory has the rate of interest, which is the price of money, been lower than it is to-day,” said Professor B. E. Murphy, when speaking at tli© smoke concert of the Wellington Commercial Travellers’ and Warehousemen’s Association. The consumer, however, said Professor Murphy, had not yet opened his mind or his fist and it was the commercial travellers’ job to see that lie did both. It was wise to-day to spend largely and freely. Once that stage was reached the distributor would be satisfied and everybody else in turn would be satisfied.