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"Behind the intelligentsia and ways.
framed by the crumbling arch- Noon on MONDAY, 30th Septem-the critics, however, may be dis-
covered the solid body of the men the red-tiled roofs of the town Looking in the opposite direction and women in the street, who are make for him without a
a, note of colour, and dissentient
standing out is the large white voice, for him as they are for ne
mosque with its other English author alive to-day the Chinese places of worship,
tower.
and In almost every villa in England
in Temple Street. The river The Forsyte Saga' may be seen. It is the one universally read novel,
divides the town between the as no novel has been universally read aince Stevenson. Its nearest rival is Mr. Polly'-and that is a
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Ancient Tombs above matter and Creditors who have not already done so, are reed (it is not too strong a word) with their decorations in stone and "Now why is Galaworthy detest- Cathedral and round the grounds. The ancient graves inside the quired on or before the 31st day by the younger English generation? of October, 1929, to send in their It is because he is considered a
lettering, are in good preservation. names and addresses and the par sentimental ticulars of their debts and claims is considered a sentimental writer was originally here, but now his
writer, because be The tomb of St. Francis (if any) to the undersigned at because he the offices of Messrs. Percy Smith, his
wears his heart on monument is in the church of "Bom Seth & Fleming, Incorporated Ac- tramps and English lanes, young
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One of the greatest pieces of military strategy ever executed in the
great World War
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From this vantage point there is
good view of large coconut of the Battle of Tannenberg in plantations looking seawards, while 1915 when General Von Hinden- towards Johore are long expanses berg successfully routed the Rus of paddy fields with Mt. Ophir sian army and captured 90,000 rising 4,000 feet, thirty miles dis- tant, from where the water is supplished this by completely sur- prisoners Hindenberg acconi- plied for Malacca town. On the rounding his enemy.
How this slope of the hill are the ruins of was done, and how other famous an old chapel.
battles of the World War were Bukit China
conducted comprise the outstand- Our third expedition is to Bukiting scenes of "Behind the German China. This is the highest of Lines." the three, and a meteorological
"Behind the German Lines" was station was opened here on March 1 assembled from motion pictures this year.
taken by the German Government Leaving Malacca by the Muar throughout the four years of the road one comes to a hill covered
war. The Ufa company perform- with Chinese graves, hence the fed this task and lost more than 25 narne, There is 4 good road cameramen in action doing it. encircling it, and an easy footpath The photographers literally point- leads to the summit. As one ap- ed the lenses of their cameras into proaches the top the delicious the jaws of enemy cannon and breese and magnificent view repay trenches. Every important en- one for the exertion. The pan-gagement in which Germany and orama of the town lies below with her allies took part has been re- the fine seascape and islands dotted about in an azure sea.
(there
corded for posterity by these n trepid men with the result the m is, perhaps, the most interesting record to come out of the war. The picture is unbiased in every sense of the word, being completely de- two void of any propaganda whatso-
The other bills look low elevations In comparison, and this is the best view in Malacca. Many mosques, for which the Settlement is famous
to be over are said hundred) can be seen. I best ever. to make the ascent in the morning as the anopheles mosquito is very After making certain bequests to bad here, and the natives consider members of his family, Sir Aubrey the hill is haunted by evil spirits, Brocklebank,
frequently people who have estate was valued at £807,894, left gone there by moonlight have suf- the residue of the property in fered ill-effects afterwards from trust to pay two-thirds of the in- malaria.
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The first Summer School of marry. Chamber Music, which concluded at Cambridge, has proved that there
Mr. Charles Howard, a Chichester
a deep butcher, who had owned Priory
one Here one turns to the left, and thes throughout the country can possibly read Katherine Mans-old Fort ruin on St. John's Hill is and sincere love for the most Park, the well-known racehorse, feld-she is sc sentimental. Some seen directly above. A short drive aristocratic of all forms of music. died leaving 1,011.
one else said that the portrait of M. Charlus in Proust's masterpiece was ruined by sentiment, and some one else declared that Aldous Hux- ley must look out-she could see signs of sentiment breaking in."
The Younger Critica **This is the reason why Galsworthy. Brett Young. Sheila Kaye-Smith and 1 number of other admirable writers are despised by the younger critics. It La the reason,
why 100, much of the best modern Action and criticism is being just now written by women, and why, also, I believe these same excellent novels and books of criticism are forgotten so speedily. Take, for instance, that new novel by Miss Susan Ertz, "The Galaxy,' to my way of thinking the cleverest novel produced in England so far this year, and the only one likely to ap-" proach in success the marvellous and prodigious sales of Remarque's All Quiet on the Western Front.'
* "The Galaxy' is not only the best novel that Miss Ertz, has yet writ ten; it is possibly the best novel that she will ever write, although It will, I hope, have many The following unclaimed tele grand successers. It is admiky- : grams are lying at the E Eally arranged. amusing, mov. Telegraph Co. offee, Hong Konging, and 2 proper picture Anthony, Peninsular, from of the long period that it Shanghal
covers.. I read it, I must confess,
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Feeling and Emotion "Undoubtedly partly my Own crass stupidity, but, alas, I think, the solid resolve on the part of Miss Ertz never to be sentimental. She will achieve feeling and emotion, but never let herself go. Whatever happens, she is not
not going to make a fool of herself, as so many silly The following unclaimed telemen (Galsworthy, for instance) are grams are lying at the office of the forever doing. Result, that I shall Great Northern Telegraph Com-remember always that thoroughly pany (Limited) of Denmark:-
sentimental and weak ending to Forsyte Saga, when Soames is hit Hike, from Shanghai.
on the head by one of his pictures, Buckwheat, from Robe...
but the sufferings of Miss Ertz's Ramsay from Yokohama.
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