WELL-VARIED TOPICS

Opunake Times, 30 June 1939, Page 3

WELL-VARIED TOPICS

“N.Z. FREE LANGE” THIS WEEK’S ISSUE The remarkable tfiird annual rally of the Left Book Club, before an audience of 10,000 in the Empress Hall, London, is covered in detail by 11. L. Verry, a special “New Zealand tree Lance” correspondent, in this week’s issue of that popular paper. Speakers Included Lloyd George, Paul Robeson, _ Harry Pollitt, John Strachey, Sir Stafford Cripps. and the Dean of Canterbury. Outstanding for wide appeal and bright reading, the _ “New Zealand Free Lance” pictorial

features this week includes scenes in a city hospital, a special double-page spread ; a dropkick fantasy, “Bombshell” Boesch delivering five deadly and spectacular drop-kicks; scenes of progress at the Centennial Exhibition site: Ihe Discovery II returning from Antarctic cxolorations, and Snow White

in a Westport classroom, the subject of five interesting photographs and a blight explanatory story. Other absorbing general stories are about a historic Tauranga home, a famous Aucklandborn portrait-painter in England, the Kents’ home in Australia, and a Christchurch museum - curator. There are two pages ot film gossip, the usual bright social news of the week, and the po) ml a r knowl ed ge-t ea Sors In the high-class sports’ section N. A. McKenzie writes informatively about coaching aUj refereeing in Rugby, wrestling experts discuss sensational feuds and matches, there is the latest boxing and golfing news, racing and trotting authorities give information on activities on the tracks, with special attention to next week’s meeting at Trentham.