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Otago Witness, Issue 3774, 13 July 1926, Page 48

Some people say that the English people (are* slow and conservative,” said Mr M. S. Brown in his travel talk at Christchurch (reports the Lyttqlton Times). “That may be so,” he continued, “and I think venerable buildings such as St. Paul’s and Westminster - Abbey are an influence holding the English to their old traditions. They have not the hustle of the Americans, who have no traditions. Case 3 have been known of Americans taking down, brick by brick, some of the old buildings of England and carti them over to New York for erection h private grounds. The idea has been to catch something of the Old World atmosphere and associations of England. Such a course is absolute madness,” concluded Mr Brown. A local wireless enthusiast received a shock lately when wandering round the 30 metre band. Instead of the usual jargon of watts and waves he heard a New Zealand .* mateur inquiring whether the other operator had had his hair cut. The personal remark finished, the operator signed off, and the listener hurried over to England for the answer. This came in clear morse and revealed that both operators were ladies who were seizing the chance to compare notes as to coiffure fashions in London and Otago. Further first hand information was blocked by breakfast bacon fri-zling at Home and the dinner gong calling here, but a hasty appointment was booked for future inquiries into the modish style in skirts. There should be a new popularity for a boy’s radio junk it his sister can have this vital information straight from Bond street, London.