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THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 12, 1925,
SHREDS AND PATCHES.
There is a revival Choose the finest man.
Take
...We have received from Messrs. REASONABLY So, in limerick-mak- the figure of one, the calf of an- ing among the other, the features of a third. Enoch and Sons, Ltd, a batch of their latest publications which undergraduates at Cambridge jum Crown the whole with abundant locks, the colour of are up to their usual standard and how last year they published a curly contain one or two assured wible book of them, and Aague hyacinth. I am not very sure McPhail, one of the extitors of that what the colour of hyacinth But I have read in authors of antiquity that it was Among the songs, May Brake's volume, has now come to the follow. I
And under all cycle of alx songs entitled "From ling conclusion, about Pirandello --
these marvels. write — the Nursery Window" is a wel- There was a young girl who id highly reputed. come contribution to the nursery Who Is the real me, am 1. or
'Anatole France.' rhyme class of composition which
are you?
Then it will have a fine effect on is such a favourite with children.
our great-nephews and, still more, We would recommend this collec-1 tion to all interested in training
on our great-nieces. They won't read my rubbish. But when they their kiddies to like and under- stand music.
look at the composite image they will sigh:-
"
But there I forgot We aren't, so you're not Pirandello's so utterly too."
"He was
Anatole."""
some lad, old
The relief of Suedia
mand a place in
Anatole France was Easthope Martin's "The Lover" SOME. LAD. one of the most sought after of from the "Songs of a Gipsy trail" { will probably vje in popularity modern celebrities by young- with his Songs of the Fair. It and, for the matter of that, is a splendid baritone song, as is old-artists, craving the oppor- also The Fighting Chance" bytunity to help in affing the seal THE 700. will undoubtedly com Frank Lambert. These are the of immortality on the master by most notable of the song collec-painting is portrait, hoping that French rallitary romance, even tion. The "Cretan Cradle Song" in the process a little of the hot though it gains only alight men- by J. Backer-Lunde is also worthy sealing wax might fall on and tion in history. It was on July 22 of special mention..
stick to themselves.
that the French 'garrison of 700 in M. Jean Jacques Brousson in his the capital of the Druse country Easthope Martin's "Come to the Fair" has now been issued by immensely readable biography of was forced by an uprising of the these publishers as a two-part "Anatole France Himself sayae tribes to take refuge in the citadel. song, suitable for tenor and that not a day passed but a painter They had provisions for forty from the Old World or the New days. On the fourteenth day a baritone, price sixpence,
The only piano-solos included turned up at the Villa Said with French column sent to their
his paraphernalia.
rescue was smashed by the Druse in the new works received are
Ordinarily the Master was ac-warriors, the latter capturing compositions for juveniles. Cad- man's Red Indian Songs are cessible to artists. Ha.complain-several cannon, which already famous and his collectioned of their importunity, but yield-promptly turned upon the be- leagued French. Daily assaults ed to it. of ten descriptive pieces for the
"Why should I be painted occurred. Food and water began piano entitled "Saturday in)
"The to run short. Pack and draft Town" will make a wide appeal to again? he would argue.
I am animals had to be slaughtered. teachers, as they combine simpli- time for that is partl city with attractive melodies and white-haired, and wrinkled Ah, With provisions dropped by aero- if only I were still young! I am planes, the 700 managed to hold delightful harmonies.
over sixty. I am no longer anon, though their number was Antinous!
being reduced day by day. Five "Yes, I know, you want my hundred are reported to have sur- portrait for its historical value,vived the two months' slege, which time ago, when Finally, we are pleased to and to preserve for posterity. Paint landed some Chaminade's Interlude arranged some one a bit better looking for another relief column fought its as a piano duet. Ever since Miss posterity then, and not a poor way successfully through the Una Bourne's gramophone record' quavering, shaky old fellow.rocky passes. These 500, so the of this piece His Master's Praxiteles took the loveliest maids report goes, will be exempted from Voice) introduced it to our notice, of Greece as models for his all further military service. its simple theme and brilliant Venus. That's what you should dispatches tell only meagrely middle movement have redo for your Anatole France. what must be a thrilling tale. mained Indelibly in the
The other comparatively simple work is "Menuet Hongrois" by Theodore Lack..
and memory
have many been the occasions when we have endeavoured by hard practice to imitate her interpretation of it. avoidable blunder. Lord Grey's In duet form, these difficulties are memoirs are said to confirm the considerably minimised and there accuracy of such a generalisation.are many lovers of Chaminade In the meantime Germany has who will hasten to invest in a copy
fof it. been anxious to get that part of
-A, M. B.S. the Versailles treaty which lays
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G. B. S. ON THE IMPOSSIBILITIES OF
FREEDOM.
The
Perhaps the greatest matter of underworked, and a section over- controversy between Liberals and worked. And, anyhow, production Socialiste is the effect of the under Socialism will be so pro- Socialist State upon individual digiously increased and facilitated liberty, which is, however, much that it will be impossible for "the" overlaid by humpitarian fogiala Government to impose enough com tion. the rucul principle of púlsory labour to exhaust the energy Liberalism. The Fabian Society of the underworked 'section.
Obviously, thin, the first result of has decided to address itself to this
But the world is coming to realise WOMAN MISER'S £6,000 confict, and series of lectures is the soution will be
the importance, of avoiding the frisk of war. There may be eries
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DEATH.
those, chiefly ex-soldiers, broken
China," but these apart, war has come to be regarded as a thing to be avoided all costs. If any of the incidents which have happen-
was war wit becoms avoidable,
LEFT TO SCOTS EARL AND HIS BROTHER.
BAOS OF GOLD AND SILVER.
"AND
STARVING AND PARALYSED.
general
to be given at the Kingsway Hall truancy by the Weary Willies, leav on "Freedom and authority in, the ing the work-gluttons to do their Socialist commonwealth"; the final share and do it better. The Scots. one is to be given by Mr. Bernard and Germans have, or used to have, Show, on
The impossibilities of un excellent institution called the freedom."
privileged beggar, or gaberlunzie.
Asylluns of the lectures has The gaberlunzie figurs in Waltere It was disclowd that Miss Agnes been issued. For the most part the "Beotta "Antiquary" as a delightful Ramsay Clarke, the 70-year-old re-syllabus. is less interesting the person, and I have never doubted ed recently bad taken place thirty cluse who was found starving in probably the lecture will be in each that Socialism will adopt him with years ago, swords would have her house in Parrock Street, Grave dare. But Mr. Bernard Shaw can- enthusiasm... Only he will not be a rattled in their scabbards, and end, and died in the local infirmary or write even a summary of what beggar from necessity. He will re- gun-boats would have arranged last June, left all her property he is going to way without being ceive exactly the same share of the
Earl of Dai-"
exciting, and I take leave to quote mutional income as the work ́ glut- menacingly without any of the equally between the
housie and the Hoa. Patrick is summary wearly in full, mys the fons, and he will probably be useful Notes which pepper present-day William Male Ramsay, a brother Manchester Guardian's political as a naturalist, a weather prophet, diplomacy. Britain's Influence of the Fuel, abject to a legacy of care pondent. It is as follows aplione player by ear and may be waning. Her standing in £600 to her executor, a Chancery Appearance in twentieth century walking partner corresponding to the Chancelleries of Europe and Lane solicitor, who, however, pro-, dramas of a young gentleman who our dancing partners, o piateurs. He will FORREST-On November 10, at elsewhere may be considered weak deceased her.
wants to draw a line and make her and an entertaining tiar
an important element in th Home, T. S.. Forrest. (By
in the eyes of braggarts. But it She left estate valued for probate chips te it, and an oid gentleman be
Social-Soriatis intelligantsa cable.)
But the work-gluons will be se is not so The idea that at £6,734, with net personalty who wants to he a vortex.
£6,451.
ism has to consider both demands. might is right is going has prob
Her will was dated September 9, On its positive side it draws the one underworked as over when they of equality of income and insists that have snatched the task of the Weary. Hongkong, Thursday, Nov. 12, 1925.ably gone. In its place has come 1897.
something different, with less of The present Earl of Dalhousie, everybody should toe it and it. Willies in addition to their own, Ne the bally about it and more of the the fourteenth holder of the title. But this economic postulate need they will do that little bit on their The heads. And it is their leisure that AVOIDABLE.
true spirit of the brotherhood of suceeded to the peerage in 1887. not cover the whole of life.
question arises. How much of life will transfigure the world for good or evil. The prospect is really is it to cover? "One of the aftermaths of war isman. Such a spirit is likely to be He is 37 years of age.
marstood by its ultimate
One person-call him or her A- alarming. They cannot take it ost consideration.
In Octobe last Miss Clarke wasis for an immensely expensive and in golf, for if they did nobody could Drive" means consideration for triuraph is not questioned. In this
found starving and partly od in the complicated life attainable only by ge out of doors without being hit by and the energy and cost needed in garden of her house in Pawock wordug day of ten strenuous a golf ball. Probably golf will be i the war. If consideration
war, will be transferred to the Street, Graveen, and was taken hours, other say. Zbas: the made a criminal offence, if it does stretched itself a little further, we more solid and satisfying ways of to hospital, by the police, who abuse of a top and agrees with not perish for lack of anddries. As considerable Carpenter and Hudson that civilim they will have no pecuniary motive night be spared these annual peace. We have a long way towards disservared
tion a beds and a mistake to keep them within bounde they. "drives," and might substitute
go, and are probably still in the wealth on the premises.
Seat to Parrock Street 30 Z is for a working day of one hour, will try all sorts of experiments and something legs likely to be affect
years ago, and throughout that and the open road and the wind on launch the most fantastic and ed by another aftermath of war-
period had almost cut hef of the heath brother, for the rest of Bardons enterprises in the madly the time. A works as a dipstaanise waitafnl way which is Nature's trado depression. Having enper
from the world. fed a war and procialmed in
When the police searched the drinks; there is a horrible craving way, and whigh sione produses house they found hanging from on him which nothing but work will great results, instead of the prudent necessity, the moral obligation is
hecks in a large wardrobe bundles, Prpense. 2 ban exactly the same paring way which does cabaliem to succor those who have become
of first-iae Bradbury Treasury craving for toang Takding there sterile 1 maimed in it. This part, con-
notes, while bundles was also twain as the extreme cases, the line the popalation quen by immeat will have to be drawn somewhere in ing themselves like the bees on blan sideration is leading the world to
The things we do which are less slowed away among the rabbish
the middle of the alphabet, witle the altar of incessanty acity ty the opinion that war is to be y do not permit us to do thing. In a meat tin won two linen be avoided at all costs. It may be s
really worth doing.-G. little comfort to sorrowing par- Chesterton.
the ents and friends to be sold “
Religion is the bedge-makernen. In her bed wa pilə
40 £1 notes were found among old be solved by satisfying nobody special work that cannot be hurried
Political agitation will therefore of exaggerated, will take ulf this. soldiers had belleved that they tween the world of facts and the Bank of England noton
carried on under Bolaum by a The bearing of these romarice on died for England, the result being world of values.-Dean Inge- to their eternal spiritual gain," but trite, though sincere, generaliti do not lead us very far and
Madle disturbing to be told the same source
most thoughtťa
of such things. Which cause Armistice Day. great thing to that the world the right road.
THEY SAY THAT
But
the
on
K. filled with sovereigns, half-crowng usual democratic result that the It will be interesting to note howr and problem of satisfying erybody will the women, with their tradition of and florins and bundles of
Some of the roums
The first object of the prison, ad- branches of
to prevent came from, Clarke
Appareribli tamperpment and house 60 Bank Oxford
party clamouring for longer-
arder work for their own
complaining
the subject of the present course of Teotures is that lasure is freedóra, illie that Bociation will produce
dested quantity Bater will find. ille hande to do,
all our daye