CABLES IN BRIEF

Poverty Bay Herald, Volume LIII, Issue 16339, 13 May 1927, Page 4

CABLES IN BRIEF

Pronunciation of Names In view of the heated controversy regarding the pronunciation of place names by broadcasters, the British Broadcasting -Corporation has,appoint.-, od a committee to settle disputes. Over 1000 names at present are listed, including Ravenshonedale (pronounced “Rissendale”), and golf, which is widely called “goff” in England. New Divorce Record

English judges on Thursday granted decrees in 73 undefended divorce suits, Lord Mevrivale, Lord Justice of Appeal, put through 33 in 198 minutes, beating the previous record, by Mr. Justice Horridge, of one every seven minutes. Little Angel

A baby girl of four months travelled by aeroplane from Bagdad to Cairo, by steamer to Venice, thence by train to Paris and finally by 'plane to. London, where she arrived lying on a pillow and using a feeding bottle.

Smoking in Theatres “We. will never get intelligent drama while smoking is allowed in theatres,” said Mr. St. John Ervine, the dramatist, at the . Lyceum Club, London.

“ The manners of the theatre-were ruined the day when women were admitted. Men did not dream of smoking in the theatre until women started the habit. It is unmannerly, and smokers should be thrown out.” Cure for Stammering

London voice specialists claim that dancing lias proved the best cure of stammering. A specialist at Guy’s Hospital says that it has proved efficacious in many eases, but the Charleston and the Blackbottom are useless, with their mockery of rhythm. Old-fashioned dances are best. Flew to Races

lu order to view the Thousand Guineas Lady Bailey flew her own aeroplane to Newmarket, and alighted behind the stand. After the race she flew home again.

Millionaire Divorce Suit Mrs. W. K. Vanderbilt (nee Virginia Farr), who inherited £1,000,000, is suiug for divorce from her husband, who is the heir to £1(5,000,000. French Radio Chain

An exchange of official messages with Paris inaugurated the big wireless station at Brazzaville, Congo, tho latest link in the French chain, of which stations at Saigon (IndoChina), Bammako (French Sudan), and Antananarivo (Madagascar) arc already working.