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HORIZONTAL
1-Declivity
5-Girala 9-Terminate 11-Dangero
13-Mention by
Impfication
14-Home..of-the-
shamrock
16-Boyu
17-Every
19-A reef or falet in
Gulf of Mexico
20-Sidlo
21-Bend over
22-Greek word for
"shadow**
23-Territory (abbr.) 25-Cabin
27-Forest animal
28-DarlingA
31-Nuisances
33-Objective
34-A fuel
35-Arrogant
38-A perpendicular
lating
41-Fish egg
2-Public vehicle
1-Wand
12
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HORIZONTAL (Cont.)
46-8naka-lika tehoo
47-T=sted
40-Abhor
49-Greek letter
(51–Terminus
63-Numbar
64-Something
permanent 67-Foolishly 60-Breakfast food 61-Ethics (62–Percolate
63-Repetition
VERTICAL (Cont.) 18-Oma of the
aboriginal race of Borneo
18 Noisy 24-Cluster 26-Had business 29-In the part
30-Dark-colorad
31-Wooden pln 32-Bolt on eyeild 35-Sublimo
36-Becomes lasa savete 87-Meraber of the first
L
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VERTICAL
39-Chatter
1-Frank 2-Tavern B-Spanish word for
"God"
40-Superior Inna 41-Reduon nail
42-Fishing basket 43-Cloud
Established (abbr.)45-Abjure
5-Pronoun
Product of mines
7-Fatty liquid
B-Opening in skirt
9-Branching
10-Moorland
(11-Guide
12-Slow creopera 13-Throw
50-Cambustible
material
52-Loander's
sweetheart
66-Prette meaning
"threefold" 56-Rodent 68-Likewise...not 189-Apt
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THE "NO-TROUBLE” CAR
LANE, CRAWFORD'S GARAGE
THE CHINA MAIL,
THE WORLD OF
INDIAN WOMEN
THE PROBLEMS OF THEIR STATUS
["The Two Brides," by F. E. Penny,
(Hodder and Stoughton, 7/6.)] The opening chapters of this book state a very urgent problem |which miạt be faced by the rulers of India: what should be the atatus and upbringing of the Indian woman whose husbands may hold the higher posts in the Civil Service, and must uphold the responsibilities of the social position these of necessity involve?
NEW GUINEA
IN A CANNIBAL VILLAGE
NATIVE CUSTOMS
"Mountains Gold and Сад-
nibale" by Doris R. Booth;
.. Cecil Palmer... London 776.]
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Booth, having lost all their money in a business venture with a partner who proved worthless, pluckily decided to set out for another seld and try their luck. *
The title aptly covers the con- tents of the book, which recounts their experiences in New Guinea, the land in which they chose to start all over again.
BOOKS
GOOD HEALTH
SOME PROBLEMS OF TO-DAY
["How to Enjoy Health" by Claude Lillingston, MD, and Norah HI ARRC. with a preface by Sir Squire Sprigge, M.D.,
(Editor of the "Lancet") Hodder and Stoughton.... London (People's Library.)] There are countless books, papers, and periodicals in circulation now- adays on the all-important sub- jects of health and physical culture. Most of them are sound in their advice, and it is a real necessity for all of us to know something of this wide and inter- esting subject. So much dependa on one's physical fitness both in work and play, if we are to be successful in business, family life, or on the playing field.
or
Mr. Narashima, a Hindu of high caste, has been educated in Bog- land, has passed brilliantly into the ICS., and has reached a post of considerable importance in the Madras Presidency. He attends
The opening chapters describe the wedding of his colleague and the tremendous difficulties to be dear friend, John Strafford, and overcome before they could even marvels at the beauty and solemnity abart on their way as miners' rights of the ceremony, hut, above all, st
were refused to Mrs. Booth, and We are reputed, and I suppose the reverence and worship so clearly the Government officials were de- rightly so, to be living in a "fast" shown of the bridegroom for the termined that she should not ac- age, everything is speeded up to bride, and her confidence in him company her husband, owing to obtain the highest possible result in Immediately afterward he goes to the dangerous journey and the the shortest time, Civilisation hás his own home, a large zemindar risks of travelling through, hostile advanced tremendously, and far in the country, where Western country. However, Mrs. Booth set Scientific discoveries follow one ideas have scarcely begun to per-out without the miners' rights, another in quick succession, but meste, and where his own marriage and was more or less smuggled on
though we are wiser in many ways, to an unknown child wife is to be board the tiny motor schooner, all these advances, are a serious consummated. He contrasts the which took them to Salamoa. The menace to our health. Take a few Eastern and Western rites with bitter disgust, which is increased journey to Salamoa, the Port of well known instances, all more Adventure, was in itself, enough to less injurious. Traffic and when he finds that the fierce and dismay man or woman,
arti- as they machinery produce noise; rebellious child has been almost barely escaped shipwreck, owing ficial lights consist chiefly of maddened by the Il-treatment to
to the severe storms, and to the ultra-powerful electric lamps in which the women of the household
poor engine fitted in the schooner. streets, shops, and houses, etc. .. have subjected her in order to
After landing, the next set-back tinned meats and foods and dried was
the difficulty of getting products, are the result of our carriers for the two tons odd of knowledge of food preservation : stores, and "trade", goods, which factories, motor cars, and household the interior. were to be carried to the fields in fires produce smoke and fumes and the desire of many to live in towns Even after the start, all the is largely responsible for the slum carriers except six deserted during areas, and also for the enormous the night, so Mrs. Booth waited and rapid
spread of disease behind with two of them in order wherever there are large numbers in some degree the ap- to recruit carriers and follow her of people. parently insuperable difficulties of
Our forebears the position in which husband and husband to the field with the re-
were famed for wife have found themselves. How mainder of the goods.
Mrs. Booth their longevity, and they, for the accomplished the journey in most part lived steady peaceful can the women of India be prepared. to take their part in the social life stages, getting recruits whenever lives, followed the old motto of. carriers would "Early to bed and early to rise," which their position may demand, possible, as sonte
were satisfied with simple- er, alternatively, how can a highly-only go a short distance with her. and cultured Indian gentleman live the
Sometimes the going was homely foods and comforts. No one life suited to his
dangerous, over social
narrow mountain would hanker after those days, for and professional rank If he passes, slippery with rain, through advance is always preferable to is hampered by a
wild country, and often crossing remaining stationary or deteriorat, wife
mountain whose ideas are primitive almost to
streams. where the ing, but the subject which has come barbarism, and who has been taught water was over waist high. The to the fore very much of late is, have been ex- How to keep healthy and fit in the to be a mere overseer of the kitchen scenery seems to and a plaything for her master's tremely beautiful as also ware midst of all this whirl and progress. the flowers and birds etc., but the leisure moments?
break her spirit. On the spur of the moment he escapes secretly with his little bride, and sends her to England in the care of English lady who has for long been his friend and adviser.
an
The story of the girl's develop ment and final reunion with her stranger husband makes the reader
realise
the
The theme is too big for treatment afforded in a light novel, but if Mrs. Penny has not solved the problem, she has at least stated it for our consideration. The
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inhabitants of the country did not appreciate it, as they were for the most part naked savages.
A Gruesome Story Some of the native customs story is pleasantly told, the charas were witnessed, and a particularly terisation is not unduly forced, gruesome account is given" of a while there is some interesting stay in a cannibal village. and accurate local colour. parti-i Mrs. Booth must have had an cularly in the description of iron nerve to have stood it and Narashima's ancestral estate, and not turned back to civilization. the hostility of his people to any She was entirely alone, except for thing like progressive methods of her native carriers, and was the agriculture and management. only white woman to have ever
made this journey. PRETTY SINISTER
CRYPTOGRAMS AND MURDERS
["Pretty Sinister" by Francis Beeding, (Hodder and Stough ton, 7/6.)]
If you are looking forward to a pleasant week-end with plenty of light literature, take this book with
h11.
Health" (Extracts from Red Cross This little book on "How to Enjay,
Journals throughout the World) deals with most of the health pro- blems of to-day. To cite a few of them... correct diet; food pre- servation; milk; the cost of noise; artificial light treatment; motoring and headache; a business girl's day; animals as disease transmitters; ventilation; sleeplessness; - the school child's sight; and others.
Many
The subjects are dealt with separately, a few pages being de- voted to each; there is much in- ́. Practically half the book is devoted to Mrs. Booth's journey, advice, and many present-day dan- teresting information and valuable and it makes. most interesting reading, concluding this part withers explained with instructions as to how to avoid them; the language her arrival in camp.
The rest of the book describes neither technical nor "dry" bat straightforward and simple and the life in the camp, the training there are humorous touches intra- of the "boys," camp discipline,, duced. Experiments on building, gardening, sick parade. chiefly rats, are described, so that etc.
animals,
the reader can realise for himself
He can read as he feels inclined, as each chapter is complete in itself, and the print is large and well spaced, he need have no fear of headache or eyestrain!
"For the modest sum of 2/6, this interesting little book is within the reach of ail.
After a lean start Mr. Booth how our health can be either pre- As soon as you have read struck rich ground, and obtained-served or dangerously--affected-by-!- the opening chapter, and reached as much as 700 ounces of gold in the most ordinary circumstances. the lonely castle with its suspicious | six weeks. occupants, a doctor with a lean face Mrs. Booth rendered valuable dressed in immaculate Harley service among the sick, both white Street morning clothes keeping and native, and her training as a guard over a mysterious and lovely nurse previous to her marriage Russian girl, and in terror of a enabled her to put her knowledge secret pursuer, you will be sure that and skill to no mean test. She something 'pretty sinister' is was even called upon to do minor brewing. It is. There are amputations, and at one time dur- cryptograms, murders in the ing a bad outbreak of dysentery Geneva express, and the Secret she cared for 136 in a hospital, Service engaged in mortal warfare erected under her direction, where with 2 certain notorious trio.she managed with the help of only officially known as Pip, Squeak, and a few natives. She once had to Wilfred, and a love story as well, practise a little fake witchcraft in which, ап unusual feature in order to cure a boy who imagined novels of this kind, is woven na-that he had some spirit devouring turally into the main plot and is his internals! Unfortunately the not incongratus with it. But do extraordinary lack of gratitude not begin to read too late; you among the natives must have made will probably have little sleep, for Mra Booth's task a very thankless in the first place you will have to one, but she carried on nobly. The finish the book; and, in the second, natives remind one of those in you may wonder if it is wise to put central Africa, with their prim out the light:
tive mode of life, lack of hygienic conditions, and their belief in spirits.
armed with bows and arrows! This hair-raising company stalked
.
Maskee"
Their astonishment at the ways Mr. Booth's party until they passed and almplest Inventions of the into another territory. One does white man provide many interesting not wonder that Mrs. Booth was ill, and amusing side-lights on their and had to delay her departure to mentality. It is surprising to Australia, after reaching the read that the "pidgin”. spoken by coast...
the thoys" is almost the same as that used in Hong Kong. The word "maskee" is frequently used by the natives.
Good photographs add interest to an already vastly interesting book, and the authoress deserves.com mendation in having made such a The journey to the coast after complete record of her adventures - three years on the field was very dangerous, owing to the hostile attitude of the canibal natives who obligingly supplied an escort (Continued at foot of preceding Column.)
to pass on to others,
There is an introduction by the Hon, C. W. C. Marr, Minister for Home and Territories, Common wealth of Australia.
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