The Kaikoura Star and COUNTY GAZETTE and RECORDER MONDAY, MAY 12, 1947. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Kaikoura Star, Volume LXVII, Issue 37, 12 May 1947, Page 2

The Kaikoura Star and COUNTY GAZETTE and RECORDER MONDAY, MAY 12, 1947. LOCAL AND GENERAL

Mrs C. Fuller, of Maidstone, Kent, England, is at present visiting Miss Curtain, Suburban.

A meeting of committee members of the Kaikoura Cricket Club will be held in the Band Room on Thursday. Members of the Chamber of Commerce are notified of the meeting to be held in the Band Room on Wednesday.

Cups won at the recent show will be presented at a dance to be held in the Drill Hall on Saturday, May 17.

The Kaikoura Collie Dog Club trials will be held at Ludstone on May 26, 27, 28, and 29. Entries close on May 24.

A public presentation will be made to Mr E. P. Meaehen in the Drill Hall on Friday, May 30. Donations may be left with Air F. 11. Hayward or at the Star Olli co.

The Hapuku School Committee will supervise a dance in the Hapuku Hall on Saturday, May 31.

An amateur boxing tournament will be staged by the Kaikoura Sports Club in the Drill Hall on Saturday, June 7. Bookings may be made with Mr F. H. Hayward, West End.

Of the many factors which the editor of a popular fiction magazine must consider, variety is probably the most important. Readers would very quickly tire of a publication whose stories were all of the same type, no matter how good they happened to be. The “Australian Journal’ 1 presents about as varied a collection as it is possible to assemble. From a purely literary point of view, Elizabeth Menne-Pino’s tale of Javanese life earns most bouquets, but for popular interest Ben Nigel’s unusual desert detective story, The Camel’s Wig, would probably gain favour, while readers who like outback stories will also enjoy Story in Dust by L. Kay. There’s plenty of humour in the issue, and a satisfying amount of light romance. With its improving illustrations, the “Journal” is certainly astonishing value for sixpence.