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Star (Christchurch), Volume LXIV, Issue 931, 29 November 1933, Page 4

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... i Notes and News From Far • and Near. By “AERIAL." With so many simple hooks on con- < structlon, with kit sets so very cheap ] and with dealers ready to give expert ( advice to those who purchase parts ; from them, i* is hard to understand why there are still a few who still build the old squealing type of sets. Happily, they are becoming rare. si Si n i What about a radio sot for Christ- • mas? It is a splendid idea for all the I members of the family to pool a few pounds for the good cause. A home ' without a modern radio is missing a lot. • A tour of the radio stores discloses a ! huge range of models that certainly enable every taste to be thoroughly \ gratified. The beneficial effect, of radio on the « infant mind was strikingly brought home to the writer a few days ago ‘ when he was visiting. With supreme ! confidence, a young lady of three summers sang a number of the hits made • popular by the recent community sing- , ing sessions in Christchurch. Needless . to say, “ Daisy Bell ” was the child’s \ star turn. Radio had given the child i an appreciation of music and self-con- J fidence—two assets that money can ( never buy. 1