A GREAT READER

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLI, Issue 12619, 11 April 1934, Page 4

A GREAT READER

BERNARD SH AAA'S LITTLE LIST. Electric Telegraph—Press Associate" AVELLINGTON Last Night. / In the library of the Rangitane which is now at AVellingtoii and in which he and Mrs G. Bernard Shaw travelled to New Zealand, there are 23 books given to the ship by Air Shaw after he had read them during the voyage. A list of these books was made by a reporter to-day and the titles and authors are:—‘‘First Childhood/ 7 by Lord Berners; Alarriage Is No Joke (Play),” by 1! i • ; “Treaty of Waitangi,” by I. “New Zealand in the Making.’ by Condliffe ; “Travel in New Zealand,’ 7 by Cowan; “The Divine Need of «i Rebel.” by Chappie; “A Rebel s A'ision Splendid.” by Chappie; ‘De A’alera.” by Gwymi; -The Amazing Career of Edward Gibbon AYake-

field. by Harrop ; “A New Fundamentalism,’’ by Henry; *A.D. NowGoodbye,” by Hilton ; “Alv Struggle.” by Hitler; “Sailors. Statesmen and Others, by Ken worthy ; “Alemoirs of a British Agent.’ by Lockhart; “Edward VII.. by AJaurois; “Napoleon and His Marshals.*’ bv Alacdoncil; “Rhodes.” by Alillin'; “The Smith of Smiths.” by Pearson-

••Bernard Shaw-.’’ by Rattray: “A New Zealand Holiday.” bv Bees; -A ’ Portrait of Clare,” by Young; .Mv ’ Brother Jonathan.” by Young; and ‘‘War Memoirs of David “ Lloyd ; George” (two volumes). *"Mr Shaw read a tremendous amount during the voyage,” said one of the officers of the Rangitane to the reporter “He read all the way through his meals auc! it seemed during the greater part of the day. His best exercise came after his morning swim in the ship’s baths. This he did without fail at about. 7 o'clock and after it he made good entertainment for others on board by going through a system of exercises on his hack. He. and Airs Shaw were very much liked by the other passengers.” AX INCIDENT AT SEA. II ELLINGTON. Last Night On March 13 last- the liner Bangitane was within two da v; of \u(kland with Air and Alls George Bernard Shaw on board and on the evening of that day a speaker from Station IYA, Auckland. in a lecture, made some comments on Shaw his works and his habits. Thereby hangs a tale which until now, has not been to-ld. It is a curious fact, althoucl unquestionably nothing mor e than coincidence, that Air and Airs Shaw were together in the ship’s drawing room at the time and that Shaw asked an officer who happened to. be nearby If they might listen to the wireless. I he loudspeaker was by itself m the room and to turn it on the officer had to go to a central switchboard elsewhere in the shin He did this leaving Air and Airs Shaw alone in tile drawing room. The only thing lie lemarked about the broadcast lee-lure at the time was that iT was being delivered by a Air John Lane a visitor front Bodloy Head Publishing House, oi London. It was not until some minutes later that he happened again to be near the drawing room •'nd the words he heard coming from the loudspeaker were enough to give him the impression that ourht to make a tactful entry. The lecturer in reminiscence and comment-, was showing he had no great love for Shaw. Tlie officer then entered. “I can’t turn this thing off.” sail! a voice from near the floor of the drawing room. There was George Bernard Shaw on ins hands and knees near the loudspeaker, working at the screw* at the base of the wall where ttf radio flex was connected with t main. Then the words of tlie> broadea ceased abruptly. Sliaw had mauaiw. to turn it off