“Shibli” Listens In.

In connection with the New Zealand Centennial a committee composed of our leading historians is now busy gathering material for a suitable commemoration in book form of past events.

Mr. Johannes C. Andersen proposes to publish a series of chastely printed books containing the verse of leading New Zealand poets.

Beau Shiel, advertising manager for the Commercial Broadcasting Station, has written a book on “Smithy.” It will be published shortly in London.

Miss Marie Ney, formerly of Wellington, was a guest of honour at the Swinburne Centenary Dinner of the P.E.N. in London on May 4th last. She read to those present some of Swinburne's more famous poems.