HERE AND THERE.

New Zealand Herald, Volume LXVI, Issue 20306, 13 July 1929, Page 8 (Supplement)

HERE AND THERE.

Madam Sarojini Naidu, the Indian poet and politician, who has been lecturing in the United States, has sailed for Europe. She will later visit England. While ou his recent visit to the; Island of Brioni, in the Adriatic, Mr. Bernard Shaw drovo round the island and visited Uio Roman ruins with Mr. Gene Tunney, a fellow-visitor.

Mr. B. L. Jaeot, whoso novol, " Trust Wesley!" has just been published, is well known as a Rugby footballor. While at Oxford he was once selected to play in the samo match for both the English and French teams.

A monument to Rupert Brooke is to lie erected on tlio Island of Skyros, where is buried. A committee is also arranging tor a volume of " international Home," and for the French and Arabic translations of his poems.

Mrs. Maud Diver, who has written a new novel, " A Wild Bird," has spent most of her life in India, whore her father was Resident in a small native stato in the Himalayas. She now lives on the Dorset coast. " Lorna Doone's Church " at Oare, Somerset, which has been without a parson for nearly six months, now has a now rector Culbone Church, which goes with Oare, is said to be the smallest church in England. It seats only twentyfour people.