SATURDAY, FEBRUARY 28, 1931.
BUSINESS DIRECTORY
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THE WORLD OF BOOKS
“MAIL" REVIEWS.
ance
NEW LIGHT ON " ARABIA."
tract accepted by both parties be. is bluding in Shar' fore witness Inw." (p. 48.) "To-day there is perhaps no country in the world with a cleaner crime-sheet and a better record of internal tranquil lity than Arabia, while no coun- try can boast so small an annual
on its police." expenditure 327.)
(p.
a "modern," however, and holds the opinions of Richard, and Patricia, faithful supporters of the modern cocktail parties.
ills desire for this remarkable resemblance of his dead wife urges him to try and make her his convert. He realises the present cult which separates thom, whon considering marriage, and ho with The author, H. St. J. B. Philby, wrestles, metaphorically, who is a great admirer of the Richard and Patricia, for the sal- Wahhabis in general and of Ibn vation of her soul. Saud in particular, is a scholar The material provided for this of distinction. being Founder's important debate is most judi- Medallist of the Royal Geographiciously chosen with a view to the cal Society, First Burton Memorial Biedallist of the Royal Asiatic Society, and the author of "The Heart of Arabia" and "Arnbla of the Wahhabia."
R
The book under review is one of series entitled "The Modern
AN INTRODUCTORY HISTORY by
A. H. CROOK, O.B.E., M.A. W. KAY, M.A.
W. L. HANDYSIDE, M.A, B.Sc.
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constant holding of the reader's interest. Some of the expressions voiced by his modern mouthpiece! are truly delightful and the.con- elusion of the novel is both novel and fascinating, Stephen, after tremendous efforts to holi Magda in his opinions, appeals for tho abandonment of all pretence and asks for those in favour and those against the motion. As he awalts their decision, Stephen realises that all his strivings 7ill either Gin for him his wife and the de- bate or cast him into second mourning.
The climax of an extraordinari- ly well written story is told with the utmost simplicity and brevity and leaves a pleasant taste in the mouth. A novel very much above the average fiction displayed in the bookseller's window
The book records the history of modern Arabla from the appear in 1744 of Muhammed ibn Abdul Wahhab in his role na preacher against the religious and moral laxity of the Arabs at the time, and ends with the conquest end retention of the Hidjaz by Ibn Saud, a descendant of Abdul Wahhab, after the Great War, and his efforts to consolidate his Em- pire on modern lines. Those who wish to know of the dynamic forces in the form of Wahhabism (the Puritanism of Islam) which turned a divided Arabia Into a strong and compact State
under Saud, the Wahhabi ruler lun would do well to read this au- thoritative book from the pen of one who, from long residence in India and the Near East, has un- doubtedly gained a deep know- ledge of the subject. The author is no mere recorder of dry-as-duat facts, but enlivens the book with comments of his own on the vital lasues which have arisen in Arabia vis-n-vis the European Powers since the War. His opinion of the relations. between the Arabs and the British about the mandatory territories is provocative. He has also told us much about the diplo- matic side of the history of Arábia. The Interesting story - of how England came to possess World: A Survey of Historical edited by the Rt. Hon. Bahrein leland is also recounted, Forces," as well as that of the part that H. A. L. Fisher, and is publish- Great Britain played in the aboli-ed by Ernest Benn. It is extreme-book as "an elusive mystery of tion of slavery along the Arabian littoral. H. St. J. B. "Philby Is a great admirer of Ibn Saud whom he characterises as a very modest inan, wanting in personal ambi- tion, yet strong in his desire to make Arabia' ↑ world Power. Such statements in the book as the following will be undoubtedly of a very surprising nature to most readers: "The modern world is apt to regard Arabia as one of those happy lands where despot- ism is at the order of the day; yet, in fact, there is probably no country in the world where the principles of democracy are 30 well understood and so strictly enforced The public investment of a ruler with authority to rule is an essential ceremony imposed by the customary law of the land, and the word used for it is Bi'at, signifying a contract between mutually satisfied parties, a8, for instance, between merchants bar gaining to buy and sell. A con-
ROUND:
THE
S. AFRICA SCOUTS.
The Boy Scouts of the Orange
ly well printed and forms a valu- abio reading for those who are interested in historical forces of modern times-forces
which may lead to dynamic changes in the political world. The author seema to belong to that small class of writers who are well-informed, outspoken and sincere.
*
-M. A. K.
AN ELUSIVE MYSTERY.
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Hobsburn; Benn, 7/6.] The publishers describe this Transfigure
You. and the open- great fascination' ing chapters certainly promise
A mysterious and too. well. affable stranger who befriends the hero and sends him to Brussels to take up work of an unknown and auspicious nature, a pension whose inmates all seem
to have something a little odd about their past or present, and a pretty Eng- lish girl she is obliged by dire AN IDEALIST.
poverty to accept a secretaryship In a house about which dark hints ["Loggerheads," by Major Philip are freely given, all point to a Gubble; Ernest Benn, 7/6d. | thrilling If not to a very original net.]
but development,
unfortunately nothing exciting ever materialises and after the suspense of the be- ginning the reader will feel not Stephen, an idealist, has just unjustifiably that it was all rather lost his wife, the nearest approach a fuss about nothing.. However, to the perfect woman. Her for the benefit of those who enjoy memory lingers with him. as he a gamble, it must be added that strolls the deck of a luxurious the story contains a full account liner, and then gradually takes of a roulette system which la shape again on his acquaintance guaranteed not to fail-it the with Magda, an actress. She is player keeps his nerva,
A. discussion on twentieth con- tury thought and action fathe theme of Major Gribble's novel.
CAMP FIRE
- FAIRY GODFATHERS.
An almost destitute woman in Free State have been celebrating the city of Nottingham has cause their coming of age.
to be sincerely grateful to Lord
BROKEN HARMONY.
Scouts Howling Controvery,
The Editor of The Scouter (The Boy Scouts' official mont' ly Maga-
zine) regrets to announce that a bitter controversy is causing a moat anseasonable brengh of the pence in certain camp-fre and other Scout circles.
Of course, a lady is at the bottom
JEWELLERY.
JEWELS AND DIAMONDS
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JEWELRY
of the trouble: the is only as it SINERVARE
should be in a chi rous corpora tion such as the Boy Scouts,
The celebrations included a din-Baden-Powell, who built up the Gallant, bare-kneed knights, ner at which the Administrator, the Boy Scout Movement from the bequivering with noble wrath, are Hon. C. T. M. Wilcocks and the ginning on the policy that every girding on their armour and bind-| Bishop of the Diocese, Dr. Walter Scout should do at least one gooding duckweed to their helms ere Carey, were present.
turn a day.
they go forth to do battle for the The 3rd West Bridgford (Friday) honour. (in song) of a lady.
Apart from a trifling enlarge- Group, Nottingham, a little over a
and year
$ half ago, dement of the feet she was unden!.
Dr. Carey said that Lord Baden. Powell, by his forethought and vision was influencing the lives of hundreds of thousands of young ciding to scek an outlet bly "fair, and like a fairy," though people and teaching them to con-
for * joint good turn, en- she probably caused some splash- trovert the wretched spirit, of drifquired of the Salvation Army for a ing in the dewdrops.
sense.
Divisional Commissioner for the
Ben-
by substituting such virtues as self- destitute family whom they might The trouble began in the October reliance, initiative and common adopt.
Scouter with an unfortunate As a result, for eighteen months tence in "The World Wide Brother- Captain P. F. F. White, Assistant the Sc's and Wolf Cubs of the hood," which indicated that Orange Free State, told how the Group ove paid the woman, and "Clementine" must no longer be her children a weekly, visit, tak-considered to be a member thereof, ing a little money, food, clothing and was on no account to be allow end various odds and ends, with ed to attend the International ccasional gifts of toys for the Rover Scout. Moot Sing-songs at
Kanderatag this year. two children.
Scout Movement had taken root in
South Africa about one year after its formation in the Mother Country In January, 1909, at the Cape and Natal, and the Free State had not been far behind.
This called forth indignant pro- tests.
Champions of "Clementine" loud.
tion on Dover Quay In August, recall how she saved the situa-
1914, and repeatedly on all the
The Scouts realised from the The appeal of the new Movement,utget that the work would need o be systematically carried out. Captain White asserted, was not only to the sons of British parent onsequently they formed them age, but also to those of Duterselves into eight sections, each extraction, for no fewer than three section taking a week on duty fronts of war from that of Victoria { of the original, seven O.F.S. Boy 1 pack; the second week the otherStation to that of Struma.
The first week half the Wolf Cub
Scouts bore Dutch names, and thishelf Pack; the third week the
They demand: "Shall Clemen.
has been the general experienes Wolf Patrol of Scouts; the fourth tine' be thus dishonoured by being ever since. The boys of both races have come together under the unt-week the Otter Patrol; the dfth banned from the harmony of bare- stammering versal brotherhood of Scouting and eek the Bulldog Patrol; the sixth kneed Legions of Peace and with
week the Fecwit Patrol; the broken hearts and there has been no distinction as toeventh week the Rover Scouts: tongues be forced to sing with fruth 'Oh, my darling oh,.my darling, and the eighth week the Scout-
oh, my darling Clementine! masters.
Thou art lost and gone forever;. dreadful sorry" Clementine.""
race, creed or social position.
A SCOUT'S FAIRY GODPARENTS.
As a result of the good turn, the Salvation Army report a marked When Mr. Haydn Dimmock, Improvement in the family adopt- Editor of The Scout, told the story Fed. of Boy Scouts and their Christmas Good Turns in the News-Chronicle just before Christmas, a Hartford- shire family wrote asking if they might adopt a Boy Scout for Chrlat mastide, who would not otherwise enjoy home festivities during the
season.
There was no difficulty in finding Beout with the necessary quall
NEWS WITH A PUNCH IN IT.
the walls were lined with:
Scout photographs of various vamps, serving to remind members of the many happy days they had spent in ScoutingNow Zealand- Paper.
fications. He went down to his fairy-godparents on Christmas morning and stayed there until the following Monday, and to use his Does Lord Baden-Powell know own words, "had the time of Bis about this 7-Punch, January life"
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