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HOW THE CALCUTTA SWELP IS DRAWNS

BY ONE

aptars of dealies Bie James-Barrio, toivered a char in counterfuit coin by disguised m solemiationly whimsical speech when bers of the Flyi Squad u was told- he was guest of the Critics Circle at the Old Bailey, whan Geçiyo their annual dinner att SATOY Taylor (61), Atter; Frank Murphy Hotel, Strand, WCALE (49), labourer and Wiliam Lawoon Walkley, dramatic sritis of The Times; | (36), labourer, were charged with be- Derby prended

ing in posesion of countedeit halg= {Chub: crow with intent to utter them.

Beplying to the toast of "The Drama and Sir James Barrie, the guest of the evening with his first words made his hearers langh

"Scum,” he mid, “critics to the right of me-critics to the left of me, into this circle someone has blundered.”. I wish I could keep it in the sledge hammer style. *Barrie gives them Beans (Foning Neo),

Roland for an Oliver (West miniter). "Swashbuckler · Barrie swathes on his buckler' (Daily Mail), Barrie spells Walkley with a small [Morning Post). (Lond

laughter.)

The Recorder asked one of the the mise that detectives how he managed to gesing of the win close enough to the accused to bear s conversation between them.

able to law amidő i describe what has always been, un one occasion, a secret and solotum

The Officer: We were very roughly ressed, and were leaning up against a wall close to thezo,"

Counsel: You were looking u

The Recorder As much like wall porps su possible 1---Yes,

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unlike detectives as you could !--Yes, top of a step-ladder, while down below I found myself pushed high on the

is coola vigorously turned a "handa, the tickets rattling lika castanets Mr. Dennet (counsel for 'the Mint), asked by the Recorder if he could against the glass sides of the drams plain a number of slang expressions" Kach ficket was rolled up and look- | containing them as it rapidly revolved. used by the socused, gave the followed like a miniature cartridge, and there were, as insoal, about 300,000 of them. (The first prize is usually any

"Mag-cupe "Saide"-bad coin. "Loads packets of right bad half-thing from £20,000 to £100,000 and rowna

that is only 40 per cent. nl the total sam subscribed.

compared with 1773 last year, and as usual there we over half as many more males as females. The average age of the male suicide in the United Btates was 43. In the present Sear over 500 children, double as many as The late Professor Newton, who avenge age of hoys being 16 and girls that quite possibly he was mistakes.

last year, committed suicide, the

He once long ago said to a criticing definitions: was one of the outstanding figures of 15. Many victims were ex-soldiers, (Laughter.) That was before he had Cambridge for so many years, was a who lost their balance during the written plays and when the red blood perpetual fountain of amusing an-The fear of falling in examinations is builed in his veins. It was interesting cdote and reminiscence, and Mr.violent deaths. With the trying time ho made with regard to critics and a one of the chief causes of children's because it recorded a decison which Wollaston's recent biography has ahead the Save a Life League appeals row he had always kept. revived many memories of his wit to the benevalent to come forward One of the simplest of his stories, and and help an organisation which does one which pleased him vary much, good work in saving life. was told in one of his letters. "Here," advertising Falities. " ha mid, “is a Zoological anecdate.

A meeting with the title "Politics

*Green ”—-new and bright coin. The Recorder: You seem to know far more about it than you ought (Laughter.)

Prisoners were found Guilty," and the Recorder passed sentence of three years pensl servitude on Taylor; eighteen montha' `bard labour on

division on-Lawson Murphy, and six months in the second

Another drum-much- amal 1- contained similar cartridges, gi ing the mimes of horses or num betw. to correspond with the names on the clerk's printed lista. A steward of the club officiated here.

It was about a criticisms upon a book of his by Andrew Lang. He attacked the book rather savagely, and also the Scotch in it. He said one word was not Scotch at all . G. X. is very ugly and hairy. He and Publicity" was held under the him," said Sir James. I wrote a When I saw that word I knew I had went to call at a house a few days suspices of the London Publicity letter saying that the word was a very ago and found only a little gid in the ab at the Hotel C-ci, Mr. Henry good Scotch word frequently used in A SPLENDID PICK-ME-UP /bey were received by stewards, who |

Thornberry presiding. Mr. J. Kirk the Waverley novels, that I could tell swer. At last he said: "You don't Food, a member of the club com Mt. Lang in which it appeared, bat

ie, initiated a

drawing-room. He began to say some thing civil to her, but she would not an-

know who I am" "Yes, I do," she replied: "I gave you a bus at the Lou last Sunday and you naughty man, you hadn't any clothes on !" Te Goddesses ?

discussion on Publicity as the hand-maid of political truth," and urged the need of simple, straightforward publication of the ancient objects of all the political parties, so that every man A New York literary critic, brow and woman who had a vote would be sing amid's batch of modern novels, able to understand for what they calls the following extracts as samples were casting their vote. Newspapers, of the alleged complexities of the he said, gave great space to political modern girl:-

matters, but some of it might be Her beauty broke on him like some biased. Every party should have a rate flower.

plain advertisement, officially signed, Her breath is like a cloud.. setting forth its policy, and published Her eyes were as a dove that sick-videly and continuously. Lord

eneth

Her face collapsed as if it weres pricked balloon.

Her hair dropped on her pallid cheeks, like seaweed on an oyster.

Her lips like twilight water. Her skin sa the bark of birches. Her two white hands like awans on

Askwith said that publicity as the bandesit of political truth would hardly be effective unless there were qual publicity to both sides, or all ides of the same question Mr. J. Loog Starrock, MP, contended that politicians were always anxious to get at political truth, and many of them were by no means sverse from accept ing all the publicity that was shower Her gown shimmy of-I beg upon them. He thought advertis- your pardon)-a shimmering of filmying was bound to come more and more nothingness.

into the political world as time went

frozen lake.

Her voice cut like a knife.

famous Yankee Cruiser Goes for

Morap.

on.

What Are the Wild Waves

Saying "

There are some men-of-war which always catch and hold the sailor- "What are the wild waves say man's attention, no matter how ing 1" This time-bonoured seaside thoroughly mercantile he may be in question is being taken in seriously This tastes and habit. One such has by our scientists. All round the coast always been the United States belted skilled watchers are observing the @cruiver "Brooklyn," one of the earliest character of waves and the manner in examples of her type, whose three which they break, sending the results emozmonaly tall thin fannels are well of their observations to the Meteoro- Down all over the Seven Seas. The logical Office at the Air Ministry, U. B. Navy Department offered her Kingsway, W. C. When the waves for sale a short time ago, and suggest- become quiescent the watcher reports ed that she might well be converted the amount of swell on the ocean into a merchantman Happily no-surface. It is hoped, by carefully body thought of trying such a scheras, comparing these observations with and she has just passed into the hands the strength and direction of the Ban Francisco firm of ship-wind, to determine accurately what breakers. The appraised value was effect winds of certain strength have 300,000 dols., but it is being on the movements of the ocean, and ailed that it is hopeless to stand out to ascertain the influence of land near be the fancy prices put on these old by. This appears a simple problem Ships, and the was sold for rather less-high winds, high seas-but it is not 2 bàn 47,000 doan

seriean by Post

that as he was editing them he would find them all worth reading but I felt something was wrong and (Laughter.) I went elatedly to bed,

eculd not sleep.

- Fursa's Earnest Tribute to Dr. Willami"Pink Pilis.

Eastmoor, Wakefield, England is a most Narse Hindles, of 4. Shale Street, buy woman. Her duties are exacting, and her greatest asset is good WORSE THAN SHAKESPEARE Alth, for which the pays a glowing tribute to Dr. William Pink Pills "I vowed never to saswer criticism, and I have kept that row. A criticismling them as i valuable in cues of

debility. I remember very well was one by six years ago," abe state. I Shaw, who, in a criticism of one of underwent an operation for an interns

complaint. I recovered from that, bot my plays, began with some such an attack of bronchitis followed. This words as: •This is

worse than left me with a nasty cough, and Shakespeare. I admit that did annoyed, and was so freak that I wied as pot wretched feeling. I felt greatly depress me." (Laughter.)

being able to

on my work. I could not, try re I

can walk miles and nox feel tired

At a given-signal we “dawers." opening a small door at the top of the drums, took out each a cartridge. These we dropped down shoots, whers

unwrapped them. and the information they contained was annoïneed. §

Thus, if it were to-night's draw, say the announcement" might be

counterfoils of all tickets, giving Dame,

Number # 25,631 Fondolard." The "F" ledger (the drawn

address, and how de plume of the holders, are pasted in the huge books) is turned up, and the heme a address of the Tusky haller of this particular ticket are noted on the lists.

After the drains had been given another.twirl or two, to give, every- body a chance, another ticket was drawn from each, and the same pro secure followed until all the probable starters had been drawn. “7)

"The drema of the future," said Sir Jomerty with te young men. The Frecided to give Ervi "Before "tit:""" "happened, of course, Hardy, in his new volume of poems, gradually improve. I continued, with may nan runners had exce up, hot Ping Pilla & trish, and I began to spoke of the knowingness of young the pills, and before long I completely eventually all thoes still left in, when men as being rather offensive. There regained my bealth. This was nearly the last cable lett London, bad found was a certain amount of arrogance Fora ago, and I am still quite well owners," and it remained only to about the young, but the future of the the least. I have the fullest confid-draw from the lag dram tickets to theatre rested with them. They ence in recommending Ur. Williams correspond with the number. leit in belonged to the little band of people uk Pills, for they are indeed a wonder the smaller drum. who did not call the play a showther is the time to lexis De Williams

ful pier-me up. nice little show. (Laughter.)

Pink Pips for Fale People Of dealers They were all getting terribly self-dieet from The De Wiliams conscious about the drama. It would bai. 81.53 tbt, ettle, so

Co. se Szechsen Road, Shang- be wonderful to wake up and End that b tiles, poss free. For men and women those who had been talking about it 100. had done something. The best plan would be to have a clore time for talk- ing and try to write plays better, act them bestez, produce and criticise them better; but it could not be as simple as that. (Laughter.)

WAS SHE VULGAB ?

REVUE ACTRESS'S CLAIM.

Suggestions that the acting of Mim "Some time ago," Sir James co- Deris Thomas, the leading actress in tinued, "I discovered the adjective a touring company performing the that really applies to me. It is the ve "Algar," was improper wers best and the saddest-unoffensive made at Westminster County Court. Barrie. I can see by your faces it at She was suing the B. Lewis Waller once strikes you all so that in one Tours, Ltd., for damages for breach matter I seem to be the best critic in of contract-dismimal before the end the room."

of the tour.

He believed the best play produced in his time, the one he thought about oftener than any other, was Pinero's Tria." Another little confession he made was that the whole cost of production of his play "The Twelve Found Look" was just under £5.

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The defence was that the dismiss was justified.

Mr. O'Hagan said that Miss Thomas was engaged at £12 a week.

Those tickets all ouried a prize of the same value (about £200 that year), and their number is accounted for by the fact that all homes entered are put into the draw.

The whole business takes perhap an hour and a half, and "an- Calcutta time is úr szd a half hora "fast"- compared with Greenwich time, it will be all over by the time the netri- boys are shouting "All the WinITE in London this evening.-Davy Hou.

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Two words of good cheer run the risk of falling into desuetuds The firet is mater, and the second quaigh, and an each vessel makes only a mass appearance in the suction room, the When, nearly two years ag0, words seem to be little mentioned. General Asembly of the Church Kise Thomas gave evidence. Ma Barrett, for the defence. Win Elizabethan days a favourite drzake Scodand appointed a comm you spoken to by one member of the bowl was that fashioned out of inquire into supernocta knot of maple wood (Dutch maeser), plesowens, the hope may company about valganty No. At which was then mounted with a band entertained that, through always so. Often there is a heavy

rehearsal. he suggested I should of silver and a silver rim. We remember on by men whose honesty and ses running when little wind is ap

Allading to the number of islands move my arms in a certain direction the famous Braikenridge mater with intellectual ability were alike Walking into an East End post to storme, ont in the ocean, far from said that at present he was living on complaints were made as to my in 1908, and dated 1586, £800 at thrown upon one of the mới parent. This is thought to be due which occurred in his playe, Sir James It is untrue that on many occasion 1564 silver mounts, bringing 142,450 toned, some new light gefice recently, an American visitor to London said: "I'm lost. I want to

our shores, which disturb the water, an island in the Pacific. "My attitude..

Christmas last year. Recently, ating and most engrossin back to my hotel in the West End through which the movement is companion," he added, ie a duky Mr. Barrett (defending) Did the Sotheby'rone 3 in high and 4.3/16 questions," says the you help me?" The girl behind transmitted for vast distances. It is maid composed of abstractions, but wardrobe mistress complain that you in diameter, with an mscription, "Thy The investigator counter replied: "We can send hoped in this way that distant storms not at all delusive. She is composed came on the stage in properly dressed blessing, O Lord, grante mee sud their task adm by port." Post!" echoed the may be detected and ships ware of little bits of all the golden girls-Crts aly not

mine That in life and death Wee which they in astonishment. "It's quite state of sea, are also of great use Paved them.

These warnings, officially known as who have played in my pieces and I am going to suggest that your may be Thine, ** realised £125. In General Amemb ple," the girl rejoined. "Your raze to dying boats and naval sitcraft.

acting was a topic of comment among faddress, please ? You will be s uti

Forbes Robertson retired from all the members of the company that 1650 this maser wae formid in a cost canfaly phr the stage to land to us on the island it was such as no self-respecting used fast the county's the whốt

age at. Bromhans, in Wiltshire, and production. his silver voice. The dead are there actress would permit That is not archeological society's first meeting of the as much as the living; we hardly

xpress letter post immediately.

. charge is 6d, a mile.” She “hand- the lost tourist to a small

senger boy, and the two set out Fin-arm for the American's bat, Am-rican is not the first per. n

posted" in this way. T The Daily Mur cent by post iber of its reporting staff to s stán some miles out of London' the object of calling attentin to fact that the British postal tifies de sccept human bein geas

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HAD NO REST FOR WEEKS WITH BABY

Head Almost Full of Big Spott Used To Scratch. CuticuraHeals.

"My baby first broke out wich Lamiam sporu zhar burst and west Inno big spots Her bond was almost full and the dead thy maritch and shi WIS DALTY A INÉS EL-OVEL. - 1. had- no rest at all for four weekA THA WEE hen I saw a Gütictra Boap and Obstment scretiaiment I thought I would

They www akbost -konem mors,' and

imos ons from the other. Sometimes Witnesses who sa ligar" playe

Br Henry Irving himself may be seen at Pence and Claphata Tumetiou gave striding along the beach a lonely evidence that the actress played with figure. If Shakespeare were to draw perfect propriety.

up at fire island and offer to sell us “Mr. O'Hagan siked Mr. H. B. lame at a penny a yard, there wontd; Henderson, actor and part producter g be no bidders. If any, of ""son of "Algar," what he complained of ↑ gentlemen want, to get out of your concerning Miss Thomas's diznes, and circle come to my isined and 1 will forepied that it was very lowin front We had and she put her hand down her back. Mion on what we would del it. Henderson described, the more-

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adjourned.

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