Hot Shots

Radio Record, Volume VIII, Issue 16, 26 October 1934, Page 5

Hot Shots

S*- PAUL'S CHURCK, Christchurch, is celebrating its seventieth birthday this week, . LJONELLO CECIL, the famous operatic tenor, has been engaged for a tour of the New Zealand national stations early in the New Year. NOEL COWARD was recently offered the role of Hamlet in an open air performance in Regent’s Park but refused it. , (GLORIA SWANSON _ says her fourth marriage was a mistake. Which goes to prove that there’s nothing in that "try, try again" theory. ECAUSE the type of picture didn't appeal to them. "toughs" at a recent Sunday night. screening in Auckland slashed the seats about-. and generally damaged the fittings. (SouUN SEL to witness in a recent Dunedin Court case: When did you first learn that you were to appear as a wit-ness.-When I got the "blister." ‘O such proportions has the roll at the Otago Boys’ High School grown, that it has been found necessary to build a branch . school. in South Dunedin. THE young Englishman who ~ took his wife and family into a. State-owned house in Auckland and refused to leave was sent to. prison for one month last week. APTAIN HEWETT, of Auckland, is. optimistic. Before leaving to take part in the Centenary.Air: Race he made an appointment with his dentist: ‘for November 1 Those who know "Cap." Hewett well will not be.at all surprised if he keeps it. A SHIPMENT of 400 crates . of eggs is to be sent to Canada by the Otago Egg xport Committee, which is acting in co-operation with local merchants, and it is hoped that a similar amonnt will be shipped by the same vessel ‘from Christchureh oo, . AUCKLAND'S City MissionA ‘ er, the popular Jasner Calder, has written a 110.000 word book entitte) "Three S's Are Twenty Fonr™ and entered it for a £1090 competition in England "Tasner" is a well known erim‘nologist and the book is mainly of his experience in the courts and his knowledge of famous criminals. |

Hat Shots

A TYP of influenza previlent in Wellington jus: now is accompanied at attacks of giddiness and fainting. [TH six-story State Fire Office in Christchurch is nearing completion. The building commenced a year ago and £10,000 has been distributed in wages. ° WELL KNOWN Auckland . Wrestler was arrested last week and as a result of,. bis having to stand his trial on ar indictable charge,, he was unable to leave by the Monterey for America last Saturday. RECENT arrival from Sydney is surprised at the variety of flowers in Wellington gardens and homes, "I was told in Australia that I would.scarcely see any flowers in New Zealand," she said. RAYMOND BEATTY, wellknown bass-baritone, will arrive from Australia on the same boat as. Madame Goos-sens-Viceroy for a tour of the YA stations. tots A FUAPPHER leaving the Wellington theatre screenling . "Damaged Lives" was heard to remark to her companion the other day,, "Well, that’s the end of parties for me, Mae!" . EKICESTER WEBB, regulur speaker on World Affairs from 3YA, was unable to appear last week, but his wife took "his place ‘and made a splendid job of her-talk. Mrs. Webb is a daughter of Bishop. West-Watson. SPECTATORS in the public stand on the first day of the Wellington Racing Club’s meeting last Saturday, were entertained by the sight of a girl throwing her arms excitedly round her escort’s neck after the finish of the Welling: ton Handicap. : Pan wife of the new Assistant. Australian: Comm'ssioner said that the Austr: lian idea of New Zealan‘! women, was that they were dowdy. After looking over the women who: attended a reception at the. Hotel St. George in Wellington she said that’ she considered ‘them as smart as any in the world. HE. members of the Well- "~ ington Chamber of Commerce recently received invitations to a lecture to be given by an "efficiency expert." When they turned up on the uppointed evening it was disrovered that the "expert" had made a mistake and sent tlie invitations out for the wrong eyening! : eee