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pittee has been formed, who have purchased the cottage from the Authorities at Stafford, intrusted)

NAVY LEAGUE BALL.

LOCAL GOSSIP FOB BOOKY under Walton's will with its care SUCCESSFUL FUNCTION AT

PEOPLE.

(14 we turn the leaves.... Tut

CITY HALL.

Pains are being taken to retain the}- essential features, to impart an Old' World appearance, and to make the The year's golden pomp cottage a resort for all "lovers of the City Hall last night, when the There was a large gathering at hrouches. The leaves are turning the anglo.** When the work local branch of the Navy League heen completed the cottage will preven most successful ball. phus the golden pomp recalls asent, as far as it is possible, a pic Among the large gathering were, rotame by Quiller-Couch-nature approaching that of the cottage His Excellency the Governor and new volimo-und meation of in the days when Izaak Walton a party from Government House. Quiller-Couch reens bis book of was in the habit of visiting it, and Unfortunately both Admiral Sir poems The Vigil of Venus," where tradition maye he sheltered the Arthur Leveson and Major-General published, some, cloven years uz porsecuted Bishop Morley... Sir John Fowler are out of the The book was dedicated A. A. Milne's, play Success, Colony, but both the land and sca gracefully to the late Maurice Hew which innny people consider much forces were well represented fet, and the title poem is a transla- the best thing he has done, has had The civilian element turned up in tion of the Pervigilium Veneris."batt & shert fun, and began with a full force and dancing, to the that famous exhortation to love bad press. For one thing, the title strains of the King's Orchestral surviving from the late otunin ngminst it, for the dramatic critic Band, was kept up to the early enire, of unknown authorship is very much influenced by Buch hours this morning.

Crax umel qui nunquam antavil things as titles, and could not have

quique amapit crax amet:

been exported to atonich pa play

In this volume, also, is

"Q'S' splendid "Chant Royal of High Virtue, fil to stand with his justly famous "The Splendid Spur."! 4. There is also a short poem which we wish to quote hero for its graphic excellence. It is called

SATEEN.

* From my farm, from her farm

Furtively we came,

In either home a hearth was

warm:

We nursed a hungrier fame,

Our feet were foul with mire,

Our faces blint with mist; But all the night was naked fire

About us where we kissed.

To her farm, to say farm,

Loathing tre rurned; Pale beneath a gallows arm

The planet Saturn burned,

Young Knight, the lists are set

"delay! Hereafter shall be time to pray In sepulture, with hands of stone. Ride, then! untride the ingle

blown! And gaily singing down the

Dan,

Charge with a chrer-"Set on!

Set on! Virtue is that beseems a Man!"

SIMPLE BUT EFFECTIVE The scheme of decoration was

to

Refreshments were served in the former Chamber of Commerce zoom.

called "Success Either the title, novel and simple. The Committee | the "dratintis-ċritia must object, is are

be commended for eynical, or it clearly indicates the keeping down expenses in view buthor's personal aim. It must of the objects which it was sought mean something. Such is the men to assist hy the Ball. The main tality of the deumatic critic. Milne entrance lost its baroness in a is to bring out the play by itself scheme of red and white flags and almost at once, with a preface for a carpet of red up the thir

At the head of the the critics. I doubt whether he will case,

first flight of stairs the be successful in bringing about e change of heart in them. If any.luminated motto of the League, "Keep Watch," was hung, whilst thing could have done that it was the genial and teasing prologue and underneath it was an illuminated epilogue to Shu's Fanny's First recess showing a model of a ship in Phy." Tell nu," said Flawner full sail and a cruiser of the latest Bunnel, who wrote it, and I'll tell type. On either side two maxim guns were placed. A profusion of you if it's a good play.' Things

plants around the pillars, at the have not greatly altered, although sides of the stairway and in the on the whole, until be seened to rooms completed the scheme. St. become too successful, Milne and Andrew's Hall was simply decorat as good a press as any successfuled, most attention being given to dramatist of the day. The man who space and coolness. In St. George's always gets die worst theatrical room,the Govenor's dais was placed, press in England is Arnold Bennett. anda pretty effect was gained by the Housumm? Perhaps, but he exities are then as birds attack hoisting of Nelson's famous flag adninly condensed and starking a brilliant singer of their signal "England expects that every And here is the bugle-note ending own spreies, and their bands are man this day will do his duty." The of "High Virtue," most fitting for steeped in Bennett's blood. His bunting, depicting the signal, this stimulating season

mild reply to one of them may be floated from the four walls of the rend in the seccad series of "Things roop to the centre of the ceiling, That Have Interested Me." He whilst the motto was made has not produced r new play since | clear by an electric sign giving that book appeared, and so it is not the words i. full. The vel time to see the result of the pro-walls of this room were draped test, made after years of persistent with red and white flags and the insult. Milno, hesides having Naval ensign was hung over the "Success" on the boards and be dais. tween them, has been holiday mak ing in Sussex; and we expect he has been finding fresh readers for "The Wind in the Willows." He is one】 Down-stairs arrangements were of those gorgeous people who have made for those who did not desire Winston Churchill is being ex-favourite book, and it is "The Wind to dance, a card room being pro tolled by his publisher as a paragon in the Willows." Wherever he❘vided on the right with eight card of accuracy bemuse he insists on goes, he carries news of Kenneth tables. Close to the card room revising four sets of proofs of his Graham's misterpiece. It is the there was a refreshment bar. This forthcoming beak, but it would be most rest thing in the world. was known as the Nelson Arms". difficult for any writer to beat the Milne, with the seal of a missioner, and the electric sign just outside meticulous ezre with which Thornas finds a benighted person who has the bar door contained these Campbell corrected and currected his hot encountered the light, Ife words and Nelson's famous motto poems in the press. On one seca recommends the book, and a convert in morse code. 1 Siow he Rebully walked six miles is at once mele. If there were a

back in order to change a comma pocket edition, we believe he would, Those responsible for the ex- into a semicolon.. "Coventry take copies about with bite, but the cellent arrangements, culminating Patreon, who was born just only available exition at the moment in last night's successful function hundred years ago, says the Man iz too substantial for carriage in this were :- chester Guardian, has left one way. Ho is thus reduced to

Ball Committee: Hon. Mr. very beautiful and individual poetry enthusiastic revominendation. The H. E. Podock KC., Chairman; Mr. behind him. But he is perhapssities of "The Wind in the Willows" M. Whyte, Hon. Secretary and Brost generally reinenbered for must leap forward every month. It Treasurer.

Messrs. parody of Emperor Willie's resis indeed a mesterpiece.

Oiber Dance Committee: sage to his wife after the Battle of men have different books. Wells A, H. K. Cobb, J. H. Donnithorne Worth:

has always been praising Cotter and L. M. Whyte. Morison's "The Service of Man." Decoration Committee: Messrs. Bennett's enthusins for years F. M. Crawford, George Duncan Just have been "The Brother and G. H.M. Bannerman.

Card-room Committee: Karamazov" and Herbert Spencer's "Study of Sociology," which he D. L. Ralph save it like a bath. Hilahe Belloc's joy has been "The Wallet of Kai Ling." which is at last getting known as he has derived. Edward Garnett has probably had more "The author of The Angel in the triumphs of enthusiasm than any. House was a notable personality in body else, but, he has been the his time. It was he who stimulated almost singlehanded trumpeter of Ruskin to send to the Times his C. M. Donghty. Walpole has never famous defence of the pre tired of recommending "Maurice Raphaelites, and he was himself a Gucat," by Henry Handel Richard- contributor to the Germ. He also on. With Bernard Shaw the idol claimed to have founded the vohm-has been Butler. .. and so on, teer movement of the fifties by Probably every writer has a book organizing his colleagues on the or an author whom he lugs to hie British Museum staff into a rifle soin, and thereafter prices into corps and applying to the Warsame sort of feaco. You will re Office for permission to drill number what Stevenson did for Though the application was refused, William Pent's "The Fruite of the War Offied shortly afterwards Solitude." One of Edward Garnett's issued an append for volunteers, and oscitations was Richant Jefferies, Patmore contended that he bad been and in particnlar "The Story of My The following ceremony will snubbed so that the War Office Heart."

This from the take place at the Cenotaph at 12 could appropriate the credit. Adelphi Seen in Passing. In a noon Despite for perhaps because of his second-hand bookshop in Briston, Hymn-Oh God, our help to genius, the elements were strangely over three dirty copica of Drages past." "Last post

His Excellency: the Governor? mixed in Patmore."

Wo see Jekyll and Mr. Hyde, "The story will lay a wreath at the foot of the by the news that Lytlen Straeley of the film. Only 3d, each.” In a lus bean presented with the medal similar establishment in the Strand, Cenotaph. "Revellit." af the Royal Society of Literature,Cheap edition of cameron | - Sir Henry Newbolt miking the pro- Nights, by Boccaccio, nuthor of the sentation. In Robert Southey's play now running at Drury Lane! day, Southey declined this social, on

The Emperor to his lear

Augusta-

There's been another awful

buster.

Ten thousand Frenchmen

rent below. Praise God from whom li

blessings flow.

the score that its pictured Mercury wasn't sufficiently clothed

Noyer gwritten a poem "To

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THOSE RESPONSIBLE.

Mr.

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ARMISTICE DAY.

OFFICIAL ARRANGEMENTS;"

The official arrangements for Armistice Day, November:11, are announced in the Government Gusette to be as follows:---

At II a.m. gun will be fired from Murray Parade Ground, and at the conclusion of two minute's silence "Last post" will be sound- ed from the Murray Parade Ground and by the 2/4th Bombay Grenade iers at Kowloon,

National Anthem.

Persons desiring to lay wreaths Fill be given an opportunity of doing so at the conclusion of the Ceremony.

It is requested that arrangements may be made for,Church Servicċel

Thornas Hardy on His sighty-third THINGS WHICH KEEP YOU to be held at such times he will

Birthday."

It appeal in the

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