Educator visits

“Miss Mary Austin, principal of Miller Park School of Omaha, Nebraska, says work in Australian and American schools is of equal standard and an American child could take up school here without much readjustment. While in Sydney, Miss Austin has visited many schools, including Blackfriars Infant Demonstration School, where the health lunch movement was inaugurated. She has formed a high opinion of our schools and students.”

Papua to the fore

“The first golf links were opened in Port Moresby last year by a handful of devoted followers of the Royal and Ancient game. For want of caddies, the players utilised the services of youths from the local villages, and very efficient caddies these cheerful lads became. So much enthusiasm was shown by these new addicts to the game, that the club recently gave the caddies a field day with twenty six lads appearing on the first tee as competitors.”

Wallace in court

“Novelist Edgar Wallace gave evidence in a libel action yesterday in which Mr Wallace sued Mr Lewis Charles Goldflam who alleged that Mr Wallace’s sporting play ‘The Calender’ was copied from Mr Goldflam’s book ‘Lucky Fool’. Sir Patrick Hastings K.C. for Mr Wallace said: ‘The Calender’ is no more like ‘Lucky Fool’ than ‘Macbeth’ is like ‘Charley’s Aunt’. Mr Wallace wrote the play for Sir Gerald du Maurier.' The case was adjourned.”