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"It Walks by Night," by John Dickson Carr; "Harper and Brothers, London. -87.]
the place for his spectacles, which all the time are perched upon his
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man Louis Lundor. a South, wealthy ahipowner, and something
restaurants. "White Face" is identical with one or other of the above-mentioned characters; and when, by way of revenge for a wrong inflicted long ago, he com-
Dr. Marford, who runs a baby clinic at Tidal Basin; Donald Bate- man, a South African "confidence American and an expert knife of a virtuoso as well. His collac-1 thrower, and his wife: Lorna tion of bric-a-brac at Lake. House IB, indeed, famous; so nobody is Weston, mysterious lady with o past, who lives in luxuriquely ap❘ surprised when at an auction-sale pointed apartments at of all un-of antiques he gives two thousand
places-Tidaf likely
Basin; guinons for a miniature of Mary In love with Queen of Scots, intending it as a Like the Fat Boy in "Pickwick" Janice Harman, Mr. Carr is put to make one's flesh Bichael Quigley, a young news- birthday present for his wife,,who, creep. In the course of an involv-paper reporter: the suave but pre-who, he thinks, bears some facial ed, but most ingeniously construct-eminently astute Chief Detective, resemblance to that hapless Queen, ed, mystery story, he demonstrates Inspector Mason (of Scotland But everybody is surprised and
·shot! the possibility of the escape of Yard); and, of course, the elusive shocked when his body murderer, after the commission of "White Face," who robs Society through the heart-is found on the a peculiarly diabolical crime, from
and other less exclusive ladies of morning. after his wife's birthday the cardroom in a Paris gambling their jewels in the most fashion- not far from a dilapidated pavilion house, inaccessible of egress ariable and frequented West End by the side of the lake from which His ingress gave by way of two doors,
the house takes its name. both of which were under strict
spendthrift son, with whom the observation by trusted emissaries
shipowner had not lately beer an good terms, is suspected of the of the Parisian police, without leaving the smallest clue as to the
crime; and he, in his turn, suspects hia mother, his auspicions arising identity of the criminal. Indeed,
out of some slight knowledge of an the murderer not only eludes all
intrigue in which she had been in- notice, but actually succeeds In
volved previous to her marriage. establishing, as a precautionary im- apparently
As we have said, the solution of measure an pregnable "alibi." In these cir-
the mystery is natural enough, and this combined with the easy man- cumstances, the enthralled render
ner in which the talo is told, cannot but bestow his unqualified
should commend the book to many admiration upon the deductive
readers. methods employed by M. Henri Bencolin, director of the police, in his elucidation of the facts con- nected with the mysterious triple murders of the Duc de Saligny, the homicidal maniac, Laurent, and the "poseur" and blackmailer, Edouard Vautrelle. It is extreme- readers ly doubtful whether any will be able to solve the problem for themselves; but as "a sporting offer," the publishers have sealed the last hundred pages or so of the bouk, and promise the individunt reader a refund of his money if he returns the volume to his book seller with the seal unbroken. We HAIR DRESSERS & BOOKSELLERS venture to predict that there will
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Practically all the events which go to the making of Mr. Edgar Wallace's latest "thriller" occur at Tidal Basin, an unprepossessing neighbourhood in the East End of London, adjacent to Silvertown and the Victoria Docks. The prin- cipal charactera of the book are
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mite murder, it becomes impera- tive upon Mr. Mason and his pro- fessional satellites that they shall run him to earth without further delay. By what means this end is accomplished, and "White Face" revealed to the world under the name he had long since discarded, makes a fitting climax to a typical Edgar Wallace story.
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"The Pavilion by the Lake," by Arthur J. Rees; John Lane, Ltd., London. 6.]
The solution of Mr. Rees' mystery story is so simple aud straightforward that, for this very reason, it escapes the reader, and eventually leaves him wondering how on earth he could possibly béen so short-sighted-as have with a man who searches all over
THE CAMP
NOT A ONE-MAN JOB.
In acknowledging the honour paid him by the City of Canterbury when he was made a Freeman of the City, Lord Baden-Powell, the Chief Scout, insisted that it was the Scout and Guide Movement which was being honoured, which
was not a one-man job.
FIRE
FROM HOME TO CAMP.
Although his home was but 25 miles away, a Scout in camp in- Florida knew that it would take him 35 hours to send a message home by post. He therefore took four-carrier pigeons to camp and used them to send word home
twice a week. He found after- wards that they arrived home two hours after leaving him.
THOUGHT FOR THE WEEK.
A pessimist is one who sees microbes in the milk of human kindness.
"There are 48,000 Scoutmasters," he sald, "working to make it a sue cess, and an equally large, or even larger, number of ladies are work- ing with the Girl Guides. In the United Kingdom there are 400,000 Boy Scouts and 518,000 Girl Guides-100,000 more Guides than Scouts. Coupled with those Over- sca in the different Dominions, and there are 690,000 Scouts
Then there áre 625,000 Guides. foreigners to the
of number 1,217,000 and 289,000 of these are Guides, So that the total number
Lord Hampton, the Chief Com- of Scouts is 1,907,000 and the Girl missioner, speaking at the Grimsby Guides 894,000. The increase dur-Scouts Jamboree, said that the ing the past year-1029-ig
secret of the strength and rapid 122,000 Scouts and 92,000 Guides growth of the Boy Scout Movement -making the total number of lay in the fact that Scouts were one big family spread throughout the world.
2,800,278..
"This honour," he concluded, "will be a tremendous incentive to us to try to deserve what you offer us-to, know that we are out for
EQUIPMENT the next generation.
"I do not care so much about the Movement or whether we wear a uniform, so long us, we get in all countries inen and woman fol lowing the same ideals and rule of love and brotherhood."
A LASTING FRIENDSHİP.
MEN OF HISTORY.
An anonymous veteran introduces his readers to many notable figuras, mostly of the past, in "King" Courts, and Society," Edward VII., Dickens, Lille Langtry, the Scot land Yard detectives who went to the dock for their part in the tar swindles of Harry Benson and his gang, blackmailers of all kinds, "are] found in his pages. Here is one of his best stories:-
"On one occasion, the great Duke ef Wellington, strolling down Plo edilly, stopped as a young man respectfully saluted him.
"Isn't your name Seymour? hai asked, with a frown.
"'Yes, your Grace, was the reply. "Can't understand it!" murmur ed the Duke, in a matter-of-fact tone, as he prepared to move away, I was under the impression I had hanged you in Spain.'"
("Kings, Courts, and Society," by A Veteran. London: Jarrold's).
CLEAN SCOUT CAMPS.
short A letter to the Press a while back, denouncing Boy Scout
campa for defacing the beauty spots of Britain, resulted in a storm of protest.
An appropriate notice hangs outside the Headquarters Hut at Fish-Stone Camp in Glanusk Park, the property of Lord Glamusk, County Commissioner for Breck- nockshire. It reads:-
"A bad Boy Scout drops bita of
paper.
A good Boy Scout pleks them
up."
A visitor to the Newbury Scouts Camp at Hengistbury Head has a word to say on the matter of camp
cleanliness:
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"Alas, on the cliff and in the woods was the typical British foreground of newspapers, empty cigarette packets, and .sticky offences which had once contained sweets, What a 'rellaf to the eye, and mind; it was to return to a Scout Camp, whose unlittered surface demanded for one's cigarette end either decent burial or cremation in the cook-1 house fire!"
GOOD TURN ABROAD.
Two motors and a tram crashed head-on in Ostend recently, the rear of one car bursting into flames. Onlookers stared in amazement, but two British Scout- mastera passing by rushed forward
One could not-help coming to a little Jamboree without thinking to help. of the great gathering which took One attended to the driver of the best we can get of friendship place a little over a year ago at one car who was badly hurt, and and goodwill and the highest citi Birkenhead." To those, who had the other, a cripple, knocked on zenship from among our boys and been in the Movement practically the window of the burning car girls. We have to remember that from the beginning it was wonder with his crutch to inform the ot these boys will be the citizens of ful to see boys from 42 countries ATHLETIC the future, that they will be doing living together in a great assembly cupants that their car was on fire. A woman occupant fainted with your work in these seats, and that and becoming comrades boys of shock, but despite his handicap the girls will be the mothers ofl nations walking arm-fa-sm the Scoutmaster carried her out down the main avenue of the
of the car to safety. camp.
After dressing all injuries and They were trying to bulid upon seeing the conunities safely re- the foundations of Scouting, try-
moved to hospital, the two mg to build up a healthy and Britons disappeared, leaving every- strong brotherhood throughout the world, so that the Britian Scouts one unaware of their identity. might say about the foreign boy CHIEF SCOUT TO VISIT READING that he might not look like him altogether, but he was a jolly good fellow at heart. They wanted to build up a lasting friendship among the youth of the world. That was a big thing, but if they were afraid of making a start they would never get very far and he could not help thinking that after the progress the Movement had made during the past 21 years there must be a great and perous future for It-
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2,000 Wolf Cubs, Scouts and Rever Scouts greeted the Chief Scout, Lord Baden-Powell, when he visited the Berkshire County Scouts Rally at Reading on September 20. There were a march past and a "rush" by the Scouts and brand how! by the Wolf Cubs and many interesting displays and pageants.
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THE WORLD OVER.
ample evidence of its world-wide scópe. They came from places as far afield as Venezuela, Bermuda, Cochin China and Barra.
Brighton Sea Scouts had a novel idea whep they planned their an
The Deep Sea Scout Branch of
Cn board H.M.S. Efingham there nual camp near Bognor Regis.
Their camp site was laid out in the Boy Scout Movement, for sea-
ship-visited Mauritian recently the form of a ahlp-complete with faring Scouts, is making good is a Troop 24 strank, When their focale, galloy, mast, quarterdeck headway.
Four letters from Deep Sea they entertained the Scouts and and a ship's bell on which the "pros-Quartermaster (one of the Stouts) Scoute, which reached Imperial Cubs of Mauritius to tas on board.
struck ship's time..
Headquarters in one day are the Effingham.
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