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MR. BERNARD SHAW ON THE SUBJECT
H. G. WELLS ON PIANOLA
ŠANDPIT TRAGEDY
MOTHER'S DESPERATE RESCUE EFFORT
CHILDREN SUFFOCATED
The doors of the Quincy House, Speaking at the Bernard Shaw A mother who with her handa a famous Boston hostelry, were Exhibition opened recently by Sir frantically sought to rescue her closed on September 15 after 120 Edward Elgar at Malvern Public child who had been buried by a fall years of mellow history. Only the Library Mr. Bernard Shaw said of sand gave evidence at an inquest auctioneer's hammer will now dis that the gratifying thing had been at Shorne, Kent, in mail week. turb momorias of Porfirio Diaz, that it had been opened by Sr.Ed- John L. Sullivan, Jim the Penman. ward. He wanted to say on ng and scores of others who frequent in defence of literary men. Shake ed it. Bulit in a day when money speare was right on the subje was HO scarce that the lense music. "We are advancing, stipulated the rent should be paid Mr. Shaw. "My friend H. G. in pounds of pig iron, grains of is a really remarkable perform gold, or bushels of corn, the Quincy the pianola."
Mrs. Vann stated that when told (Laughter.) House has seen many of the great Shaw added that they had no con- other children had been buried in by her little boy that his sister and and the notorious pass through its ception of what the British theatre the sandpit she rushed to the spot doora.
was like when he first started. It and started dragging the sand away Porfirio Diaz, Dictator-President had got down to a pitch where it with her hands: She uncovered the of Mexica for 25 years, occupied had absolutely no ileas of any kind
of
Emily Charlton, aged 7, and Ger- The victims of the tragedy were
trude Vann, aged 4, both of Home- wood Cottages. They were burled alive in a sandpit at Shorne Ridge- on way.
alla
Dr. T. J. Tinching said both Vann and Charlton were dead when they were got out of the pit. The cause of death in each case was suffoca- tion.
the royal suite on each of his three whatsoever, and furthermore it had head of a boy named Ward, and or four visits to Roston, while Jima distinct theory that the theatre then called for assistance. Some the Penman, whe was "Lord" Ash-muat have no ideas. One was not men succeeded in clearing away the burton, international crook and really allowed to talk about love sand from the children. It was cus- forger, once took a room while ply-affairs, nor to deal with that aub- tomary for children to play with toy fing his trade.
John L. Sullivan used to frequent a kind of way.
ject at all, but to skirt round it in spades in the sandpit, and she her
There was a self had played there as a child. the Quincy House bar, and its bar-heruine, and her marriage was put tender at опе time,
William off by events of one kind or another logarty, was the only man who until it was time for people to go ever knocked the great John L. un-home. conscious, it is said. Sullivan, a
The Festival Artivis little the worse for liquor, insulted "As a matter of fact." said Mr. Hogarty, who lost nis temper and Shaw. "I had a clean slate to begin etipped Sullivan a blow on the head with, and if you read my first play with a bottle which sent him flat. you will probably think it is hard He and John L were better friends ly lit to be performed at the pre thereafter.
sent day. But I assure you my Arst John F. Fitzgerald, Boston's for play was discussed by the whole mer Mayor, of "Sweet Adeline" London Press for a whole fortnight. fame, sang his favourite song at It was an extraordinary thing, and many a political rally in the halls everybody considered I could not and feted Sir Thomas Lipton there. write a play at all; that I was com- LORRY'S SECRET TEST
Samuel Gompers and John Phil-pletely lacking in aptitude for the lip Sousa frequented the Quincy theatre; and it was perfectly easy House for years. As a little boy, for me to become what I might call George M. Cohan stopped there a very distinguished playwright. with his father and mother while (Laughter.) They now comparo me
on tour,
with Sir Edward Elgar. He had
Gilbert Vann, aged 9, said he and other children were digging tunnels. when a pile of sand and stones fell from the top of the pit. He wa not completely buried, and as soon as he got clear he ran to get assist- ance for the others.
A verdict of accidental death was returned.
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Before the final form of a new, to come on the top of Beethoven British light dorry was decided LONDON'S GARDENS and Wagner. The differences were upon, it was secretly shipped to enormous, but he succeeded in do-Australia and put through gruel
This fact was revealed at a lun
A Rivalry Of Twentying it. He got away with it. Sirling testa there.
Edward Elgar has been alluded to Years
as the greatest English com-cheon at the Great Western Royal poser. As a matter of fact he is Hotel, Paddington, in mall week, Twenty years ago no citizen of one of the greatest composers in by Mr. Noel Martin, managing Lonilon took thought that, the the world. I do not believe Eng director of Bean Cara Ltd., in an tablins or antirrhinums or gladioli land is proud of it, and that is the nouncing details of new 40cwt, and which he had persuaded to spring disgusting part about it. Although 50 wt. Empire model truck chassis. out of his allowance of London I am rather a conceited man, I am "Having been told by our own clay might be better than those of quite sincerely and genuinely representatives and users what was his neighbour, might indeed be humble in the presence of Sir required, We built eight truck acclaimed the best in his street, or Edward Elgar, I recognize a great chassis," Mr. Martin said. And his parish, or his borough. No er art than my own and a greater quietly shipped three of them to cup, no medal was dangled beforeman than I can ever hope to be." Australlu, with instructions that him as an Incentive to horticultural Mr. Shaw paid a tribute to the they were to be broken up if work competition.. The slogan "Bigger artists associated with the Festival rould break them up. and better blooms for busy London- and said that a great deal done ers" had not roused even a faint during the week would be wonder- echo in the plots and yards
ful as a mere artistic feat, yet he Stepney or Camberwell
hud got the credit for it all. mondsey.
of
or Ber-
In the course of his remarks Sir Bermondsey
Edward Elgar said that he was a and Camberwell now vie with each other to carry works of their friends from begin- |great theatre-goer and knew the away the highest horticultural ning to end. Some people had distinction among the congested thought his friend Shaw
a little areas of London. The London angry at times and a little fierce, Gardens Guild has eighty affiliated Nothing could be farther from the societies with branches in all the truth. Shaw was a most remark. municipal areas. More than 1,000 able man; he was the best friend individuals produce out of the to any artist, the kindest and pos window
boxes and infinitesimal sibly the dearest fellow on earth. plots of soil left untenanted in the He believed that he himself held a most crowded parts of London record in being the only person flowers of a sufficiently rare beauty who had been to 29 theatrical en.. to all the new hall of the Royal tertainments in one month; and for Horticultural Society in Greycoat the benefit of actors-managers, and street, Westminster, for two days producers he would like to add that in every year with a profusion of he had paid for his seats. colour and fragrance which would shame the most expensively nursed garden of any country mansion.
Beauty from the Slums
Lady Hosie, whose writings on China are already familiar, has an other book called "Portrait of a
close second for flowers grown in public parks.
The Bermondsey Tradition The secret of Bermondsey's suc
It is a curious thought that for Chinese Lady," appearing with this sudden uprising of a love of Hodder and Stoughton. Its central natural beauty among those who figure is Mrs. Sung, a young Chin- are forced to spend their lives in ese married woman, radiant and overcrowded areas we have to thank, tender, the daughter of an old not the example set by the garden statesman. Lady Hosic met her on ers of the Temple or of Kensington steamer on the Yangtze, and places for which London is famous, they became great friends. Palace, or of any of the floral show but the more depressing parts of the Stepney slums. The effect of Stepney upon Mr. Buxton, the pre:; Dont Minister for Agriculture, brought about the transformation C439 is that, in spite of a vast which thousands of people have en- tion, it has not allowed, the pat growth of closely crowded popula joyed in Greycoat-street.
to be forgotten. Twenty years ago Mr. Buxton. years ago the Bermondsey area was Thirty or forty with Canon Barnet, of Toynbee famous for its market gardens, Hull, worked in Stepney and felt that, if Stephey could not be fm-and many of its inhabitants remem- mediately pulled down and but now hidden under streets and ber with regret the fruitful soil anew with wider spaces and more
tonements and factory buildings. appealing architecture, it might be so strong is this tradition of the made to shift in the meantime more soil that Bermondsey rejoices in a pleasantly with the blooming of Municipal Beautification Committee, what doll was still left open to sun whose particular task is to see to and sky. From the tiny rivalry it that where earth fa unseized of the few who could be, Induced to by the builder there shall spring care for bulbo in Stepnoy twenty flowers.
years ago, therefore, has grown the Bermondsey's secret might, with movement which culminated, short profit, be considered, by the rest of ly before the war, in the foundation London, for it was only the chance of the London Gardons Guild.
of a convenient bridgehead and a No lover of flowers can have too lucrative waterway which prevented small a stake in the beautifying of the whole of the area now occu his city. Wealth and leisure count plad by the City and its outskirts for little when a first prize for becoming one vast market garden. "outdoor-grown perennial flowers" As the older London is pulled down can be won by a cluster of scabious and replanned through the years, out of a window-box in fallngton and a greater insight into the re or a vase of Michaelana daisies from quirements of sunlight and health a front plot in the Walworth-rond. for the city dwellers causes more Indeed, if one is an enthusiastic space to be left open, perhaps pot-hunter, it is better to fix one's greater care will be taken that those abode in Bermondsey. Bermondsey who have been deprived of colour and Rotherhithe have this year taken and fragrance in past centuries first prize for corporate displays shall not have to travel far into the from local gardening societies, and more leisured areas of London to Bermondsey has run Camberwell and erfoyment.
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