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Shannon News, 2 October 1923, Page 4

Jazz music is dying out, says the London Daily Mail. There are no mourners. It is being replaced by the “Blues,” the haunting melodies from the southern blare and din of the jazz band, the dancers now move to the glide and shuffle of soft muffled melodies.

A strong protest against tire publication of unsavoury details of divorce cases was made by Bishop Averill in the course of an address delivered to members of the Auckland Mothers ' Union. ‘ ‘ This is a matter in which the mothers of the community are deeply interested, ” said the bishop, “and I hope that the agitation which has already been set up will continue, and that it will be made illegal to publish in the papers the degrading details of these cases. Such a prohibition would be of the greatest benefit to the young people, and I am very thankful to see that strong action has been taken in England in the matter. If successful, I trust that the same action, will be taken in this country. As mothers, and as members of the church, I appeal to you to fight strenuously against the evil influences that are dragging down the morals of the community, and to make a strong and ’combined effort to keep out of the public press those things which are degrading and offensive to all decentminded people. ” I