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WOMEN IN THE FUTURE UTOPIA.
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of Robert Browning. So the reader sufficiently leisurely to allow the wanders on through chaptera on reader to enjoy the digressions dress, marriage, leisure, and for, which are among the best things in eign relations. In exasperation, the book-the scene of the burial he will cry with Hamlet "Words! words! words!" and thank Provid- once that in the meantime at any rate he is not at the mercy of such sentimental and incoherent think ing.
WHITE RUSSIANS.
(“A Woman's Utopia: A Daughter
of Eve"; Benn, 3/61. The reviewer of this bank is feed with no casy task, for the ideas of the writer are su ill-de- fined and inconclusive that the idual state she tries to describe than AB
["Tobit Transplanted" by Stella The extremely nebulous outline.
Benson; Macmillan 7/6). first chapter contains one sound re-
Struck, as she tells us in the pre- mark: "There must be no in-
face, by the curiously exact parallel equality. The man Utopian is a
between the position of the exiled leveller. and he always Levels
Jews in Tobit's day and that of the down....Now if it were possible
exiled White Russians in our own, to realise that ideal, the whole Miss Benson has retold the story population of the world would be lower middle class, A truly dis-As a novel of the life and surround- ings of the White Russian refugees in Manchuria.
maying prospect! The autho would have a/King and Queen in her Utopia "for the sake of the poetry of it," again good sense for even the reddest of us has in his heart a love of pageantry, and this is more successfully moved by t figures who are ex officio, as it wore, a little aloof and inaccessible.
From this consideration the book jumps to the discussion of house work and cookery, and from a great deal of vagueness there emerges one clear and practicable sug- gestion that cookery should be an honoured profession for women as
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of the dead Russians, the episode of the stranded dog and buffalo, the constant brooding on life and death, and the amazing insight into things that, on the surface, are small and ordinary, but are really charged with tremendous implica tions for those who have eyes to sce them, rightly.
There is, moreover, as in all Miss Benson's work, a delightful sense of humour which has enough pity to save it from cynicism and enough bitterness to keep it far from senti- Since the days of her mentality. earliest novels discerning readers have looked forward eagerly to each of her new books; this one will not disappoint them.
KULTUR "ON THE SPOT."
now
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Mr. Edgar Wallace Inates Germany as the King of Fiction, and Mr. Bernard Shaw anl Mr. Galsworthy take a back place.
Old Sergei Malinin, whose whole life is a conscious posing that others may see him as he wishes to be seen, and his pathetic and in- effectual wife Anna are the parents of Seryozha (Tobias). The boy sets out on the long, difficult; journey to Sooul to collect money that is owed to his father, and is accompanied by his guardian ungel, Mr. Wilfred Chew, barrister of the Middle Templc, London, who d.)
"The works of Bernard Shaw and has been "carefully educated In Christian principles at the Galeworthy," she says, "are Wesleyan Academy at Yuch 'Lai doubt familiar to large sections of
This is the impression of Miss Cicely Hamilton, conveyed in her new book, "Modern Germanies, as Scen by British Woman," (Dent, 78.
no
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marries Tanya, the girl whose cold them in good class booksellers' beauty has been the destruction of shops. But familiar to larger, for her
Boven would-be lovers, and larger, sections of the public must finally returns in triumph with his bo names of our leading exponents
ment of the meeting cures old Malinin of the hysterical blindness which had afflicted him for so long,
men have the palate which is need- ́ed for supreme artistry as a cook) and that the most skilful should be rewarded with a diploma and the title of chief. Honours should be bride and the money. The excite 1 of the murder mystery. nwarded only to those engaged in The two dangerous occupations. principal Ministries are to be those of Mining and Water. The latter is to provide reservoirs which will eliminate all possibility of a short age and canals which will solve the problem of transport, relleva un employment, and make home pro- duce once more profitable.
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Fortunately there were no more
ali. competitions before timin so were able to enjoy full rations.
The usual rest hour, with the usual unrest, followed this heavy meal and at 3 o'clock the patrols were given a cryptic message where to pick up a trail--which then had to be followed. Only two roached the bitter end, but one of these failed to locnto the hidden message, so the honours want to In fairness to the the cuckoos. last patrols, it might be mentioned that some of the marks had been obliterated, and made the follow- ing of the trail difficult and almost
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Some of the
and animated scene-with six fires and six groups busily engaged in preparing dinner. After this meal had been disposed of, all gathered in the Camp Fire Circle, On Saturday afternoon a party and round a real fire, solos, vocal 'dumb show' stunts, and war cries, Patrol Bags and kit, met on Blake
After tea, stores were returned, Pier, to journey by launch to the showed the Scouts to be entertain
most enjoyable hour the tents erected on the outlying Boy Scouts Training Camp at Saiers, and a was spent.
were struck, and the After prayers, all ad-districts Wan for a special week-end Train-
journed to their "homes," and beach once again saw a happy band Ing Camp,
"lights out" and
on pleasure bent. a tour of in The harbour was a little choppy,spection by the Deputy Camp Chief more hardy ones, but only a few, and even after hoarding the launch found all peaceful-but only in tried swimming, but found the so a few games half a dozen or so, land Scouts of one or two cases in spite of water too cold, course, decided
The weather, upon the greator stentorian noises (?) were boys were indulged in. comfort afforded by tram!
asleep. So ended the first day, in which up to this time had been ex- ever there was no need for alarm, which everything had worked as per ceptionally good, changed, and it No- was soon pelting with rain. for after leaving. North Point, smooth waters were entered, and Programme, and the weather fine.
thing daunted, normal duties were Tracking and a Wager. at Lyemun a number of boys At 7 o'clock on Sunday morning, carried out, brailings lowered, guy were easily transferred to the Sea about half the company braved the ropes Blackened, and at 7 o'clock Scouts "gig" with an efficient band "briny" and enjoyed a swim, to be sandwiches were provided, while at 8 o'clock a tired but happy band followed by tea and biscuits, pro- vided from the Central Cookhouse hit the long, long, (or so it seem-
How-
Sai
of Sea Scouts in command. Wan was reached, the boys, atores and kits were landed and carried
providing the
beach.
'Dur-
of a-t-e-p.
various
thus creating 4. healthy aped) trall from the Camp to the to the Camp in record time and petite for the more serious meal of Shaukiwan tram terminus. without n hitch, the Sen Scouta porridge, eggs and tea which were ing this "hike," the Scouting spirit
rowing necessary
to constitute breakfast. While was again in evidence by the sing- party from the launch to the Camp Inspection was in progress, a ing and
cheering besides cx- heavy shower rather damped aggerated warnings Camp Craft and Camp Fire. things, but not the spirits of the Boys were dropped at Sites being allotted, tents were boys, and after prayers and flag places on the way home, and cheers pltched, and the newly formed brenk, knotting and lashing were from the sheltered tram sent them down- before patrols, (formed from all troops carried out in bursts of sunshine. on their way through the them, this masculine army of specially for this camp) were soon Camp hygiene and First Aid oc- pour; the last to leave were the friends, as though they had known cupied the next session, and the boys for Kowloon so they cheer- spring cleaners dust, downwards. "The long sigurotto-holder of our
In the ordinary household dust each other all their lives, and all stretchers made with staves, scarves ed themselves ferryward—and all Edgar Wallace must be almost as
ing an
8-ft.bookcase superficial-made themselves no completely at and anything available were quite were safely home by half-past nine. The object of the camp was to well known to the inhabitants of ly creatos a bit of a bother, but home that one could imagine they worthy efforts, and showed the Central Europe as to those, of the
in the Reading Room of the had lived at Sai Wan always: in, ingenuity of Scouts-although in give Patrol Leaders and Seconds an iden of the richness of the materiaf British Isles: through the agency Museum the shelves rise as high stead of which, until Friday last, one or two cases the patient would Idea of training their own patrols, in the book.
some of the patrols had not seen have recovered very quickly rather and while proving most successful реп that prolific
of his, The landscape is of
as a house, with gallerfes at in-
each other possibly, and while than be carried on one, or would in this direction, was one of the customs
tervals. Our our criminal classes,
Each book is not dusted Indivi- some had seen Sat Wan from the have been put beyond recovery by happfest camps spent by the boys. the confusion of races and tongues C.D. and our gange of racing dually at these Spring and Autumn distance quite a number had never it. Skipping lightly to the beach, both British and Chinese
soon solving companying the Scouts were six- amid all the jostling life of the crooks must be matter of common cleaning. but the superficiel dust seen it, nor been there such is the company were
which Upon the problem the spirit of Scouting.
perplexed teen Chinese boys, who were most Parliament is to consist of the Chinese villages, is most vividly knowledge from the Maas to the
completion of "occupation," a "Robinson Crusoe," and after their anxious to become Beouts and form Men's House and the Women's, the and clearly drawn. It is diffleul Memel, and from the Baltic to the
Watching It Grow.
brief talk by the Commissioner for instructions, would have had no their own troop in Kowloon, and former to deal with foreign affairs adequately to praise Miss Benson's shores of Lake Constance." and trance, the latter with all that writing.
Three members of the British Hong Kong on the object of the difficulty in explaining to "R.C." their initiation into the movement Her sense of words is Mins Hamilton discusses "The concerns the home and the family. so delicate, the metaphysical Cult of the Bare," German amuse Museum staff, Mesars. W. Nicholls, camp, the breaking of the flag, and whether Friday was running, walk under such favourable conditions The Scouts pression on them, and they as The women are to be robed in a quality of her imagery soments, the sport craze, the youth G. Wickham, and W. A. Pinker, work began, attention being first ing, or hop-skip-and-jumping when must have made a favourable im- uniform which will Invest them whimsical and so right, and the movement," Jew-baiting, modern have between them a total of 175 claimed with camp "gadgets," and be made those tracks.
those little things which make were very keen on this, especially "Woodpeckers", and "Crows" ad- with grace and dignity. There is thought so arresting by its indi- building, and the now German years of service.
Mr. Nicholls and Mr. Wickham, even camp life comfortable and the Sea Patrol, for two of their apted themselves quite easily to a vague and idealistic sketch of viduality that the style can never army
Central who are on the cataloguing staff. homelike. Although for a week number, beyond the hearing of the the discipline and routine of camp education, but the carrying out of be described by any casual analysis. "Anti-Semitism ta
So the memories of another the scheme presupposes a nation It must be felt, and even then its Europe," she says, "is a force both have seen the general catalogue end anything elaborate in hardly D.C.C., had rashly wagered one of life.
grow from a few manuscript necessary, quite a number of use their tifin sausages that certain of of artists and posts, and some of us elusive beauty may escape the cars- widespread and dangerous,”
over a thousand fuf objects could be seen roundthe footprints on the sands had happy, and enjoyable camp are left will say would produce one of less reader. All the characters, Of late, she says, it has grown volumes to
Being been made by a man walking back with the forty Scouts of the many sentimentalists and greenery including the animale, are intensely more acute, and she adds, "that volumes of closely printed titles. some of the patrol tents.
"Doux," of the Kowloon troops attending, and the Scouters yallery" aesthetes.
alive and very subtly suggested by which a generation ago was merely They are now engaged on a great a Training Camp patrols were rewards. Religion is dealt with next and word, gesture, and thought, dislike of the Jew has how new edition, which may take ten sponsible for their own cooking, Scottish, and "Sam" of the Sea whose privilege. It was of being
ial to be a conglomeration of ⠀⠀ - The plot moves easily and strengthened into something like years to complete, at a cost of and for the preparation of dinner Scouts, had made this wager, and with them."
£200,000. Christian Science and the optimism steadily forward at a pace that is chatred.
the camp presented a picturesque "Doug" Lad to forfeit one sausage.
is removed.
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