N.Z. RAILWAYS MAGAZINE.

Pahiatua Herald, Volume XLIII, Issue 13106, 14 November 1935, Page 2

N.Z. RAILWAYS MAGAZINE.

ANOTHER BRIGHT ISSUE. Readers of all kinds will find plenty of interest in the November issue of the' ‘Railways Magazine. Janies Cowan's 32nd instalment of "Famous New Zealanders” is concerned with rhe Heuheu family, the hereditary paramount chiefs or Tanpo, particularly with the great Te Heuheu Tukino, who gave Tonganiro National Park to the State. This heroic figure is the worthy subj cct oi a Maori proverb—"Tongariro is the Mountain; Tanpo is the Hake; Te Heuheu is the Man.” In "Fixers and Fixes,’* merrily illustrated by himself, Ken Alexander offers droll comment on that common type of “handy man” who is habitually a. disastrous "Handy Andy.” Margaret McPherson’s “New Zealand Journey” pleasantly takes her to the King Country and Tongariro National Park where she heaicl s< me amusing stories, which sire brightly re-tolls, and saw some exciting sheep-dog trials which she vividly describes. O. N. Gillespie brightly writes of Napier B.Q. (before the ’Quake) and S.Q. (since the Qua*ke). He gives impressive evidence in support of the headings of his well-illustrated article “The World's Newest City: The Miracle of Modern Town Planning." No. VI of the "Limited Night Entertainments” by R. Mairryat Jenkins, is another thrilling story, cleverly told. In “Panorama of the Playground” Samuel J. Gudsell reminds New Zealanders that, whatever pride they may feel in the feats of their Rugby footballers, they are tending to lag in other fields of sport. “In New Zealind,” the writer declares, “we have still a long way to go before we can rank high in the world of sport . . . We must not ‘kid’ ourselves we are good when the rest of the world is so far ahead of us.” The “Women’s Section’-' by “Helen” with a, wide range of really helpful notes and comments again deserves special mention. The writer’s comiron.sense remarks on “Your Odd Shillings” should appeal to plenty of readers. “Shibli Bagarag” continues his popular chats on books and writers. “Tohunga” corves another welcome page of meanings of Maori names of railway stations. Amateur -gardeners will be pleased with R. H. Allan's article on “Daffodil Culture,” in. winch lie shows Ihe way to achieve success. Regular features such as “Original Verse.” ‘'Pictures of New Zealand Life,” an 1 Variety in Brief,’ are well maintained. Appropriate illus1. aliens—about sixty—are spread through the 64 pages.