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SATURDAY SEPTEMBER 15, 1928,

BOOKS

NAT

GOULD.

TWO BOOKS FROM PEN OF GREAT WRITER.

THE CHINA MAIL.

-}, J. T.

NEW BOOKS.

INTO THE EAST.

Great travellers are seldom great writers. In nago ta a few **travel books, the interest of the The wenkness of the method is matters treated of is minimised that it does not make for a strong alsuot to extinction by the manner stary, and tends to eutulogne those of treatment: till it is hard to can- birth, marriage, and death-in the travel per se reading the average ordinarily extraordinary events-teive of anyone not interested in toms of their own terrible re. hook of this class for style or hum arity; but, the fact that they are our, or, indeed, reading it at all, so presented fron woman's view. that, such a boot: as Mr. Curle bse

mint in relation to an important given us is doubly welcome. phase of historical developniest is Mrs. Seymour's success.

(Book Club No. 26,3

JUST PUBLISHED

CEMS OF CHINESE LITERATURE

(PROBE AND VERSE)

TWO VOLUMES

BY *

HERBERT A. CILES, LL.D.

$10

These beautifully printed and artistically bound volumes, together with a handsome box render them a most sòceptable gift.

The collection of well-chosen extracts is delightful reading and should be in the possession of all interested in the literary side of Chinelo culture

ing it. They burned with haired at in writer unbiased enough to see the review, and adding that, taking the the very sight of a German objective anal subjective come to the souring genius of the volume it machine, and life itself, it seemed, advance of wousin into public life | presmines to praise, neither is it an was worthless to many of them if sure the Victorian era.

jeulogy. After all can yon prise_in the fox was also to be permitted Ber method brings three genera- more werds the subtle magic of a to live,"

tions through her pages: Julith, moonbeam, a beautiful woman's An interesting pices of evidence, the thwarted, whose sex-life blotted | srile or a Beethoven sonata? Aud AUSTRALIA IN THE AIR. which bears this out is constined in out all ebu: Kve, her dughter, eat you, again in mere words, the book in the shape of a letter who came near to achieving her praise a sledgehammer? For timt Auntier volume of absorbing inter-written from the German aviator work-life and fitted her motherhood | is what this book is to mental est forming, part of "The Official Frimy to the No. 1 Squadron of the and wifehood in; and Monica, who apathy, Delight you it dogs; History of Australia in the War of Australian Flying Corps. – Enclosed brings the wheel full circle by intrigue you too. But it also makes afeon, John Long lad., 12-1bliss, Megas. Augus and by a German matching over the self on behalf of her emotions and

comes to us from Ve jin a message beg, it was dropped deliberately choosing to saerifice her yon faink...

-M Norris St. Havinøket, London,

nerodrome. Fely for a husband who is none too In abstained the sole rights Iefugison Ltd., of Sydney. it is Australian

["More Trivin,” Logan Pearsa}}- publish the works of the late Sathe eighth volume and has for title actresses his letter to All dear admirable. Other women and their Sith. Book Club No. 56, j Camld which, for various acson Australian Flying Corps in sports and after giving, in imper-men move through these pages. had not been placed in his publish Western and Fuster Theatres feet English, scraps of news regard-skilfully, evidencing the variations er's hands at the time of his deck of War." Mr. P. S1. Cutlack using the fate of Australian aviators on the theme of sex-life persua ia 1909. Esse of the lase written it and has illustrated bis captured by the Germans, concludes work-life, and the writer bas given this offer Derby Winnerscinating murative of what the with "best wishes for all and her bank value by the trath alike of their elmaraeterisation and of the price 4- net, and Beating themonwealth's young "cavalry of "qurtly respects."

the chuls achieved, and suffered.

historien background. Favorite" (prico 75- not).

with many well chosen illustrations! The first of these is somewit and helpful traps. disappointing brom the fret that one starts the buck fully convinced that a dissp-laid plot is in the taking. only in he disappointed. "One lays down the book with the io that the manuscript of was mivels hate

all the elem and all the faults of beecane entangled and the publishers

feminine journalist. Consisting of have doctored the original to male at alot the end of 1917, and from her contributions to The New York

When, in the preface of **Into the plain sailing. As ar instance of fine tall this close of the war World, when they gave her carte

East," so experienced a traveller this: on page 146, in an account of the hang on the Western Frontblanche to follow her instinet round

und so great a writer as Conrad describes it as having "captured the Ascot we read "Everybody sasemed in the region between Soissons and the storm evotres of Europe during gay and happy and there was the North Sea. To volunteer for bust year, it is fall of magnificent

spirit of modern travel itself" one portent of the coming storny, which the flying corps was." Mr. Cut-material, very freshly envisioned,

is prepayed for something out of the was shortly to sweep over Eurajok obsarves with truth, the very personally considerud, and, if

ordigry; and; here, ona is not dis spreading devastation and death a happy dram of any an infantry-one my mix a metaphor, very ill-

appointed. One, at any rate, of the This is not a review hd an aims of a travel book should be so The bidding of one mean." Ascent of

man as he ky on daing straw in a digested. The mind does not exist

A review is impossible to describe peoples and places that 191) is evidently mant; yet the various dag-out where the sun-which could immediately grasp the eulogy, war is never again referred to and shine never penetrated."

Significance of events in Ireland with the law as it stands. You those who have seen them ones will aivoté which never supposes that racing is continued in the castor-

tlu sort of clothes one should wear From Mr. Cullack's hook one during the Just days of the last must got, says the law, feeling for long to visit them again and those reader who, for example, sets out

Ho read a chapter headed "On a in Rangoon : slipping off into irre- Bry has until the final page sou learns some interesting things abona revolution, in post-war Pagis and its baton, you must not quote any who love naver travelled wilt he Two yours later. Nat Could was an the psychology of, and the special Berlin, in newly crented Haitzigt u is necessary to give the desirous of doing so forthwith; in Malayan Baleny" might get bored levint but delightful philosophies artist with few above his shoulders kimi of duvalry observed thrigh at Constantinde in its hour of reader some idea of the book quoted. short it should hike the scenes with a series of disgressions which interlording them with exquisitely Ive nothing to do with Malaya, drawn vigritterand quaint fantasies in describing & rice from start out the war by, the air services of ¦ triumph, ned su Smyrna in its hour Now it is quite on of the question live. Mr. Curle has succeeded in And the render does not get bored such as that which finds in the finish. To A Derby Winner." Teach

He has an extraordinary sille. Each individual of agony, in the eternally troubled to give any idea of this ok at all this. there are plenty of sich theserip engagement was a matter of life or Balkans, in Haly in the first weeks without quining the lot! Yes, the faculty for vivid jhrases, and the cause Mr. Curle's refloations mibber districts of the F.M.§, “& tious-on these grounds alone the death to either potent: the one of Fascismo, and in Mudaniu, Jan- lot, the whole ki and nothing but book teems with mots justes-re true to life. When ane sits ou kind of rigal Throgmorton Street": book is worth reading

showed the other no mercy, and sinne, and Geneva, where confer the lot. For why? Simply because Colombo, a bright variegated bird, leony in Maya or its equiva-and soarlig ever and anon, into "Heating the Favourite, on the pursued his for, if necessity, and i ruces made and unnude destiny, the longest quointion the law por-gleaming along the bench with lent in Arabia or Central Africa,long passages of sustained beauty. other haul. is undoubtedly among Where possible, 14

the ground. To these pliers Clare Sheridinmits world yet fail to give the gemld" wings outspread"; Ara- does not think about one's fairy descriptions of unforgettable thas Test that lays come from the shoting at him till the end. But bring a brilliant and individual reader any real idea of the please cat's tumulturus irritionniyaretul surroundings but about un-scenes.

connected and diversified things. The book is tot only of the East,

Alter discussing generally the usefulness of the flying arm in war In Many Places. By Clare Sheridan Me. Cubrk, in "his" introduction, goes on to deal with the formation in early 1916 of the first complete Austraian squadron. The active service pstod of their history-began

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Jen of the most widely read of all where aux flying me was taken vision, cautional rather than logi- that awaits bita. Give bin sa ilea of wople, the Port Said Jugglers Curle pots down on paper what it is the Kingt ihelf, the Eust with

velern story-tellers,

The seeu is † prisoner, he was tersated by his late cal, personal rather than abstraet.ol any single pastiche it would, but with "that kind of eringing she thinks and feels reganiiess of its sadness and cruelty, its fatalism Jaid in Australia, where so many of adversaries with speet and ea. Her portraits are often excellent. the manifold variety, the delicions ger"; "the army of touts

contrast, the exquisite artistry of Colombe speaking broken English what tradition says that he ought and inconsequence, its curious jum- Not Gould's best funds were wiis simction. The star airmen of the Au enthusiastic one of Kemal, an ten. The lot is wmen round din opposing amantes Borded each amusingly spiteful one of the Queen the whole? Nover! Even if this with a flee air of rectitude" the to think and feel. He is not vasily be of Western and Oriental ideas werp mat sufficient reason for aban-tourists at Singapore looking as impressed with the Shwe Dagir which meet yet never mingle, its Rochturl, who feed reveled forty offer with serious mixture of of Romania, a trenchant one of without doing waching uselol: personal esteem and deadly hos Mussolini, stand out. Chief of all [doying my attempt to review this though they were just going to order and be says no: just as it another glue and sordiness, its passion Plis Rem a rich murder with adlity. The Royal Air Force, while is the portrait of herself, abandon-unreviewable book there are others taxis to take them to. Charing book he records sense of dis and mystery; and, beyond that, it "More Cross," Wha that los experienced appointment at the Vietmin Falls. is an adequate expression of the pust ; Peter Sedgefield a prosperous thirsting, so to speak, for Rich- ing her hopes and ideals in face of little less congelling, bookakor "always on to bet the thefen frank, frequently drank his the Europe which the war and Trivin is not though it winst cers these things will deny the astound. The result is that one not only sees endless striving after

"That antravelled world whose lavesurite" and his daughter Minnies health at celebration feasts in Lon-diplomacy have left, til her book fainly should be a book for the ingly accurate pictures conjured up what the writer sees, but secs limi

margin fades Iris Vaughan, a figlay widow; den. With British men, air light-rings out as a warning from an eye-crowd; it is a book only for the dis- by these brief sentences? Yet with einig it; and this laying-hare of Arnold Bampton, a sanctimonians Jing, though donelly engh, was witness who has seen civilisation earning few, and if the discerning all this kauntess of observation, all the very processes of thservation erook Sergent Tomson: 1st still form of sport. The best rumbling. It needs to be read, and few have not sufficient discernight this power of portrayal, Mr. Curie helps towards a clearer perception former members at the Kelly gang, German pilots vinted to pusess is esinently readable.

to buy it for it is one to treasure avoids the counison pitfall of writing of the thing observed. ausi to dig into again)—if Lögin | travellers,—be never patronises; he

Reading this book it is as if ones which all true travellers know and and a number of minor characters, some of the same spirit. But the Hongkang Book Club No. 71. From first to last, op's affention Fench airnen, gay ask during as

Pearsall-Smith's mate is to lie a prattles,--if one can use the word sat comfortably over the Bre with which Mr. Cule himself says, is gripped and, ou reching the final termy of them were fought with na The Hopeful Journey. By Beatrice une and nothing more, then they in a nice sense, to his readers as an old friend who, just returned "The fingerty of all these visits" to page, one is satisfied that no sports such prepussession. Their griety Kean Seymour. Chjamaa and deserve to lose the subtle, exquisite though each and all were his inti. trona long wynge, talks pleasantly the edge of beyond is that they are

Hall. 78. 6.

delight they will most certainly mates.

and disjointedly of his experiences only to the edge. It is the beyond man's library in cumplete withat was the "restasy of son) bewn if

Mrs. Seymour's third book is a

and their effect upon him; touching that is calling you,” "Benting the Pavourite.

devation to tlavir, country and a high

--C. L. R. Ponseioaness of the glory of assert-conf-headed study of femínisio by

all kinds of relevant topics, from

~ARGB'S.

FILMS

ZAE FARİZER FAR FZZZZZZZZ22 222 KAN PRAGLE STATEHEZE

TO-NIGHT.

Caronet. Priscilla Ben in

"Wild Haney.

It all promises wril. But, of course, everything depends upon the judgment of the producer. That meettig of Livingstone and Stanley looks like being an affair dißicult to jarrange. It might be munde sor impressive, It might be made

lose

And at that we leave it, Indeed one of the most noticeable merely repeating that this is not à lạhings, in the book is a charming

ever, he denied the elopement story, adding thut, if he had been econ panied, it was "in foil daylight, for there was nothing to hide.“

BERE DANIELS.

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For over and for ever as we

MOVE."

THE BLUE LAGOON to the one described by the author, The artists and staff were there for six months and, since the place

not be doubted that His Royal | “ Highness's presence at the function in view will be of the greatest ser- vice not only in bringing the public A las taken without the aid of¦ was uninhabited had perforee lo live 10 realise that British filus can be the usual special-made settings the "simple life" in real carnest ! compared favomably and confident- (which insurinbly jusa fuil to Ben Inet however which helped very ly with age other films in the world, genuine) and yet unintaining a high | greatly towards the effects necessary Suf also in stimulating the demand degree of suspense and entertain-is give the picture its furnishing which is so vitally important from ment value besides carrying out in touch of yafiealness. The Blue a political point of view-the defevery detail the Auther's ideas, is Lagoon" is a story which seems mand for British films both on a complete novelty. This, we hear, pecaliary suible for cinemato British screens in this country and is the case with the African Film graphic treatment and the everunts on British serveus it British | Productidus Ltd., picturised version|jopularity of the book and the stage Colonies.

of de Vere Stacpoole's world-famous day will surely be shared by its Companies Joining Up.

So studio-mil settings j superb film rendering, Competent The prospects of British prodne-have been utilised and there is no critics speak highly of the enter in have never been so auspicious, lack of the right atmosphere since inment and pictorial qualities, of the leading role of the picture cam Stoll came into the Tangue a week all the outcar scenes were taken the picture, the scenes on the tropi Possibly many of those films will pletes the cast with the exceptions are the British Instrue on a small tropical island which cal island and in the lagoon being

Arrangeupproximated in aluat every detail warmly eulogied, exceedingly amusing or exceed of Claudia, one of the Kayne tional Film Coppany.

a Pennsylvania limited trait arul the falsomt.

Bebe Daniels, who returned to PROGRAMME FEATURES. sixty people composing the audi- The Fox Film Company have New York recently from a person! ence were entinskastic in their ex-completed negotiations for the pur- appearance tour of Eastern ansi pressions of appreciation of the phase of 414 extra acres of laual at { Middle West cities, has been chosen courtesy aiul enterprise of the mil- 1os Angeles, where we studios by Sam Wood to play the role of wad company and Paminount. will be built the largest and best Diana Kayne in his production of **Adam's Rib” was shown on the equipped in the world." it is chim-Arthar Train's novel, His Chif- California Limited running fronted. Sa more and astre films will be |¦dren's Children." which is now Chicago to Los Angeles and it was poured into the English market-boing filmed at the Paramount likewise the first picture even shown in doubt to be accepted with avidity | Long Istural studin. on a Santa Fé Limited trais, AB by English renters.'

The selection of Miss holes for executive order from Perry Bhick, rice-pivsident and general truthe anger of the rud, authorized the showing and every me of the 157 passengers aboard was aux

World.The Flint."

Star, Kowloon 2.30 BuMalo Bill; 5.30 Jack Pick-

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ford in "In Wrong" and 915 Tina Gerald

and Tom Fenwirk.

THE LIGHT THAT

FAILED."

Jacqueline Lengan is to hand the cast for Georgs Melfund's Pan- mount film version of the famous Kipling story, The Light that Failed." Announcement to this

SHAKESPEARE FILMS.

|ingly dramantic, hut there musi daugliters. An array of stellars are completed for the in-

rely come an end, seiner or later, stage al screen players has her

mediate formation of a Topical see the picture or the appointed to the film of the blatantly in-gathered together for this produc Section which will embrace Pathé four. The result

was that the possible, such as "Love, Intrigue, fieu, which is expected to be one inzette, Topical Film Co., and observation car al platform were and Passion," recently shown by of the strongest and must enter ammont Ciriple; and last but not rowded to capacity.

the Shadowplays Fibn Service.taining pictures that Mr..Wood hast Messrs. Hepworths Picture Following their arrival in Lo This photography may be goal, but unde for Part. Those who Plays, Limited, will entne up next Angeles the members of the dip ne behaves for five salutes on will have important parts in the week for the formality of election. lantic party visited the Paramount and in the last little bit like pioture, in addition to Miss Daniels, basgow's great film week com West. Const studio where they met human being.

are Dorothy Mackaili, George Faw-melices soon, a galaxy of film stars and officials It is by no means good news tocett, Hale İlanúlton, James Rennie, effect was made late by Jesse L.headed by Jess L. Lashy and Cecil hear thai Sir Frank Benson has Lasky, first vice-president in charge B. Do Mille who welcomed them to consented to be filmed in a Shakes of production of the Famous Phy- the flim capital. Many delegates era-Lasky Corporation. The story who never had seen a notion piepearean play. Shakespeare on the film is seldom satisfactory. Hla ture stulio before conversad with plots may lend themselves to melo stars and featured players whose dramatic treatment, bat, after all, pictures they had seen in American the works maiter most-or entirely

-in a play by "The Bard."

Also, the best of our Shakes pearean actors ent poor figures on the screen. Very melancholy are the memories of Sir J. Forbes York. Robertson when he permitted him- self to be filmed. The magic of a There are signs, very welcome sigas, that those who visit kinemaeramality, the glory of a voice, [everything that mattered, could not theatres have a soul and a lead raptured by photography, aba the comedian who falls over

hna been adapted for the serven by F. Methrew Willi»,

The other featured players aœ¦ Percy Marmont, Bavid Torrence, Sigrid Helinquist, Mabel Van Buron and Luko Cosgrave. Others in the cast are: Peggy Shaffer. Winston Miller and Mary Irving Production fork has heen started.

FILMS ON TRAINS.

That motion pictures can be suC- cessfully shown as a regular enter- tainment feature on limited trips was demonstrated when showing of

¦

dition

DR. LIVINGSTONE'S TRAVELS.

his own legs and the inelodrumna 4

that is so often n travesty of a fine

moved. Travel films, and na

flus are undoubtedly inerrusing in the Sam Wood production, "My | Popularity.

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Mary Eaton, Mahlon Hamilton, Warner Oland, John Davidson, Templar Powell and Joe Burke.

Miss Daniels is admirably fitted to phy the role of Diana, according to Mr. Wood. The part calls for a girl of the exotically beautiful type, who is daringly nuconventional and cynical. Shoahocks spelty with her neta and is regarded with awe and disapproval by the clite of New

CINEMA CHATTER,

The National Film League,

I drem it rather significant that

FILMS STAR'S ROMANCE the Prince of Wales las consented

1

Good

There is no doubt that while on: productions are on the general level of more artistic value than thore of any other country-witness Betty Ballour, Henry Edwards, or Abe Coleby pictures and vet we don't take the lend. With the inspiration of the Prince's patronage, however, we shouldn't be long now. luck to the League anyway. Combining Business and Pleasure, Taking advantage of his visit to Paris, where he is playing the lead ing part in the film version of "Paris," Stewart Rome is paying visits to the Opera, and declares he has become a regular sight- seer." He saw the French Derby, and came away from the course! poorer by many francs, having been unable to spot the winner.

Pobranes,

One of the seenes from The Blue Lagoon,''

200 'DANCERS.

Simi. It will be recalled that the [Children of Jernel made unto them. to attend a public function uniter Many of the scenes in which b

[solves the false god of the Calf of Two madred dancers, trained by Gold, when Moses left them for the auspices of the British National appears Juve been hoed in the MAX LINDER MARRIED.

Theodore Koslost, have been por Film Tage to inaugurate the beautiful grounds of Fontaineblean formung for Cecil B. De Miller days to go to the top of the American Wife," staring Gloria Due of the Intest is "The Cridle

Great British Films Weeks. The and Versailles, nu experience which probably the largest ballet as yet mndents were given to himi.

mountain where the Ten Com Swanson, mid Cecil B. Da Mille's of the World," a picture which is Another real life romance is

ber is being the most convenient, production, "Adam's Rib, both the result of a 5,000-miles tramp associated with Max Linder, the Prines as named a date in Noven-Rouse has thoroughly enjoyed.

He anticipates that the film will staged for motion pictures.

This canyon was designed by Fran Paramount pictures, were gives to through Central Afries. The fitur famous French fila sine. Acordas His Royal Highness does not rehe exceptionally artistic, for the duces the famous dance of the chil-

Thus terpicborent creation repreis MeComas, considered the world's the diplomatic representatives of brings before the stay-at-home pubing to a Paris message, he was turn from Canda until late in Octo director is determined find sufficient dress of Imel before the Calf of test water-colour painter and at Bixteen Tatin-American nations en fie many aspects of native life, and ried a week ago to Ms. Helene ber. In these circumstances the time shall be given to the film Gold, perhaps the most spectacular

acknowledged muster of rocky lands route to Los Angeles to attend the is presented by Pathés.

The set was executed by Peters at a little church at Passy, whole arrangements in connection of every scene to ensure the best incident in the Book of Exodus, Art Director Paul Tribe and hi American Historical Revue and Another "travel film in prosa Paris suburb. In April this year with the Great Britain Films Wecka | resuļis,

which Cecil B. De Milla hus repro-deportman.. Motion Picture Industrial Exposit is one which concerns the Max Linder was reported to have have to be immediately reconsidered English Fashions for English Girls, duced practically in its entirety for tion in celebration of the contaminlerver, of. Dr. Livingstone. Aneloped with the preity 17-year-old-

in co-opertiga with the Cinemato-

Miss Ivy Duke is a great believer the Biblical prologue to the modern of the Monroe Doctrine.

expedition has been arranged to daughter of a wealthy widow. The

in English fashiona for English story which Joanie Macpherson has over that part of Africa which mother traced the couple to Antibes, graph Exhibitors Association.

girla, and although she spent several | evolved around The Ten Com Livingstone explored, and to recon- where she persuaded her daughter Better British Filma. car of the Broadway Limited, on struct, by means of camera and to return with ber, leaving the film It is a truism to say that only days in Paris on her way to Italy, mandinents" for Paramount.

By Chamberlain's Tablets wher The wild awing of the dance hilious or constipatol. You are sorte! its way from New York to Chicago sereon, his experiences and adven-hero behind. Max was reported to fado. but politics, manners of where the exteriors of her film over the lines of the Pennsylvaniatures in "The Dark Continent," have expressed his love for the girl thought, and a thousand other in- "The Starlit Garden" were taken, takes place against the weird back to be pleased with them. They are caly

to take and fleasant in effect. Far Railroad. This was the frst time including his famous meeting with und begged to be allowed to marry fluences follow the film to-day as all her frocks were especially to ground of a towering rocky canyon. that a pipture we ever shown on Stapley.

her. On his return to Paris, how-much as they do the flag. It can-sigued and inado in London. supposedly in the vicinity of St. by il chemists and Storekeepers.

The slowing of "My American

Wife" took place in the observation

S'apes.

'à diod Euggestion.