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SATURDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 1924.

AUSTRALIAN MYTHS,

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***Mountain Cl

Francis A. Collins. Long, Ltd., 10. Gd.]

by

John

cherished career.o

on the sea. To

*MOUNTAIN CLIMBING.”- koop alive, he began to write, And for twenty years he wrote. W. E. Thonius has recently In these days when moun→ painfully, making scarcely enough published (Whitcombe and nineering is coming to the, fore a Are not one lives too short for money to keep wife and sous com Tombs: 28.) an interesting little book of this nature comes in that Full utterance which through fortable, During the later yours, book, "Some Myths and Legends handy. It deals with the difficul He had settled into his stride all our stemmering is, of course, he suffered the torment of recurrent of the Australian Aborigines, ties. of mountaineering, the during this period of solitude and dr only 'atid abiding, intention? | illness,, And so fearfully did he At one time the natives of Australia, training necessary and the hard- study with intermittent visits to have given up expecting those contemplate death, his hono. 18 woru considered to be among the ships that have to he endured. It London, Held rough-hewn his last words whose ring, if they said to have heroing a veritable lowest living representatives of describes both rock-cruft, the intel- philosophy, and though he de- could only be pronounced, wouldarecum of medicines, Dounced dogions, shewed himself slutke both heaven and earth.

the human family-on the bottom ligent selection of a line of route" And yet, in spite of all this, heng, so to speak, of the ladder of and the gymnastic skill to follow eupable at times of an unyielding There is never any time to say our

was able to write more than a rivilization. This is now realized the line Chosen, and 'snow-craft, dogmatism. His friend Jeffrey last word the last woul of our prore of rich novels, he was able to to be incorrect, for they possess a the choice of route the result looking on, advised Mrs. Carlyle to love, of our desire, faith, revolt broathe life into a host of vivid femarkable knowledge of nature, of a full understanding of the make her husband, more indul-Lord Jim.

personalities, he was able to paint a complex social system, and a beluviour of snow under a miltis.. gent to ordinary people." His Joseph Contud kitew that death pictures with such painstaking high moral sense. Mr. Thomas's, tude of varying conditions. Damense shengity is evident in would come too soon, that lives, are and gorgeously that he has had book confirms the Inter, opinion," Is it the exercise in the open or every bit of work that he did. Mr. together too brief to finish all no equal in his special field of the and the seventeen myths and an ascent to freer and move in Wilson does well to emphasize it there is of wark to be done, novel. put more of my ife inlo

legends he gives make interesting spiring air and scene that draws thun any of my books."

but us Carlyle's philosoply Indeed we all know this. We've When the ambassador of death and instructive reading. Bome travellers to the Alps and other: The principal, cure in these folds in the pages, and what is read, it here or there, until it has brings that final dignity to men show a quite high ordeas, for high nontains yearly? What "Carlyle to the French Revolu duys, as indeed for a long time to with which he hurled it at an easily from lips, into ears, and out little smile. For such men, in Pleiados.

not less important, the temper become a glib, phrase, slipping like Joseph Conrad, he must example, that concerning. the ever the attractive force.be, the tion" by David Alec Wilson come, was that of Amance.

These, in classical only way to appreciate mountain The kind, wewe how constantly the of them. (1820-1837). London: Kegan young couple were happy in Edin letter and the spirit, which raust'; But

their allotted time, lure done no nythology, were the daughters of limbing is to experience it, but, Paul. 155. nei,

hurgh, and Carlyle would have been needs be in partnership, were at Ireon. After he discovers there in all his dark power, could do Artemis. Pursued by Orion, they book of this nature and read Mr. Conrad Tearned this less than he, ambassador of death, Ailas and the virgin companions of failing this, it is best to take up a In this second volume. of glad of professorship there, Carlyle, Mr. Wilson continues in though he would have preferred war with each other. So that all was something for him to do. It snel great men who leave for the were rescued by the gods, mota through it leisurely, detailed and explicit style in London, but neither was,

unconsciously lik very sincerity, was knowledge squeezed out of hearts of the living their visions, morphosed into doves, and placed "Mountain Climbing is to give us the results of his 30 available, and after two years they when he appeared to believe that years of inbour. It was his ingedy themselves; who contiine to speak lan tale they were seven beautiful language in a clear, simple and And there were times years of voyaging, years of pain, their philosophies, their humanity, among the stars. In the Austro-scientific treatise written in popular years study of his hero. The retired. not reluctantly, though he alone, understood and sought Record volume is not less admit- their friends deplored their re

It is the tragedy that creeps into in death.

ive-muidens, born of a rugged, stright forward style: und is able than the first, in its temperoval, for the next seven years to what was true for its own sake. the lives of all great men, It

The ambassador of death brings snow-clad mountain. The hunter profusely illustrated with remark- judicial, amt yet enthusiastle in Craigenputloek,

"The value of Mr. Wilson's coloured. Mr. Conrid's novels. it rest after stormy, hard-fought days Worrumah, captured two of them, uble action photographs taken at its recognition of the greatness and There was no end to the sub-gate labour is that, as we read, was perhaps the reason why and his gentle hand stills the lips, and forced them to live with him, high altitudes. also of the limitations of man-jerts which were rousing the we laat we are observing not ond Virtory is no altogether vind stay the pon-forever He While the remaning five fled to who was to influence considembly curiosity and literary ambition of the man himself, humble despite altogether insene. I was perhonnd he brings no silence. His who were caught were very un- or several portraits of Carlyle, but, lory, why ↑ "Resene મ not brings silence. Yet to such as their home in the sky. The two the thought of his own generation. Carlyle at this time, and it may his

Like Emerson, Mr. Wilson well be that the place where he

NATOMICE, compassionate the reason why Mr. Conrad "trem- own work retains madone, his own happy, and Jater seized an oppoz denies originality, to Carlyle: should devote himself to their, par despite his Avagery, consistent led" before reporters on his visit

utterance" unrealized.tunity to escape, A pine tree, There was nothing new about suit was of no great matter to him, aya, amidst his unrecognized to America last year, why they Bringing death to great men, he which belonged to the same totemn ---him;**- he writes, and even the so that he had his Jennie with consistencies, in his search for found him ahy and nodest tin. And the gentle mubassador the sky. The maidens climbed up finds they have brought death to as themselves, extended itself to eccentricities of his style were him. I feel that the thing which love of Truth.

kindly. unwilling to venture Tiniers. He was no endowed by Jius in mawill-be-spoken-out-go-

DICKENS AS A CONJUROR. Eritkul_opinions-on-contemporaryst surely smile. nature with inental wings: bbwhither I ny." he wrote to his

literature, unwilling to admit that like an airman, found a way

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i was a "Wiseman: unwilling himself. The essence" of what he years later, he was to regard the,

to lecture. to chide or uplift The August Number of "The publicly, according to the fashion

grecable party that ever I was lat

London everybody was redrent with complacency, supposed originality

Studio" contains a most interest of lesser visitors. sincerity,"

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seemned, spinated with one purpose. -to make up to "Mrs. Macready › bumble: casset-conted epic, that article on the subject of antists His was het simply, a sense of "This is a book by kell. It is!

and her children for the absence of even yearg settlement. at Craigend their limitations is being able personal tragedy it was tragedy picture of s aut hine sea, and puttock, is winte incline to work of certain authors.

illusinite suitably the notable he felt in all life.

the Tragic · Actor,"

and 80 We have a guinst that inckground you get think it the poor a place that the title of Mr. John Austen and thing less than all-embeeing, this picture in the language of the in the whole effect.

Under nation it couldn't have be any, what is possibly the most wonder unfolds itself, each nae eumulative joyous

amiible a'pirposu jiradiced the most. could have been selected for the the Art of the Book," Mr. Herbert see of tragedy, or he could not mind of a littes entivegirl tions a

resuits. Dicken's and ripening into fixity and composure asdite: B.A.. has on have been sympathetic or toler tropical island. The strict rule of umbrella and her enslaving hos flint excellent Dickens playing the Forster above all eserted them. The child with her beloved selves.

think of of anything useful which may have

Only been in me against the years that this entertaining article aut of men. He could not have good manners and enston, the bag, anking her escape to her conjuror I ever saw (and I have were coming.

and has enhance its interest with written human, stimulating, noble absence of all rural and religious ther's ship. And is certain

Horwittle paid money to see several)-and that for living in, and thinking it examples of Mr. Austen's adair beks.

able drawings.

low, as we know it, cannot fail to weally-headed friends, their adven-Forster acting as his servant. How true it is I have never since found in the

He has defined the novel as a provoke interesting that sotor world a pinee en favourable."

writers possess that eonviction

comparisons fures; their grief when the island This part of the entertainment coti- genius of creating by words of their existence strong enough to take problems of social life

fellowmen's with many of our present-day drops away below the horizon,cluded with a plura pudding ade Mrs. Carlyle, adamant in lator inspired

their excitement about fout, silk out of raw flour, raw egg all the pan Characters and ipon itself a torm of imagined life yours when any talk of leaving scenes of Mach realism and atmes-learer than reality." is defini- treats of sex more nakedly than home; thofe insatiable desire for gentleman's hat and tumbled out Sex-und in one sense the book handkerchiefs, and their new mw al ingrediente-boiled in a their home in Chelsea was mooted, phere, which it would seem, antion suggests his tolerance, his even the most advanced covel of wealth, at this time before Carlyle had impertinence to attempt to illes love for the live and the struggling, to-day-is handel

and their made his name, was confented at trate by the inadequate medium of his urge to create in the face of extreine reficence timt

inthinking reaking all in one minute before with such desire for the men who could give the eyes of the astonished children' | Canigenputlock also, "I have an artist's brush or pencil.

is not it, thein-all these and muh more and astonished grown people! that apparently everything here my heart desires, The reproductions of supple-ficulties.

insurmountable if offensive, as many far less difficult strike the true note. One does not trick-and his other of changing. VERRING TOWARD FRANCE, she wrote, "that T could have any-mentary pictures in colour and in

situtions are in modem realistic have in be an expert in Kaninka ladies' pocket handkerchiefs into Iles artist ever been confronted Betion. The present volume deals with where else."

black and white are up to the by mye disheartening obstacles? tion.

The serret hes in selec- tore to realise that there is a living comfits, and a box full of bran into The period which sees the gradu I' But the time was coming when asiat high standard for which this English came to this Pole after he give a lesson to every artist. Not if one may be permitted to would enable him to make a hand- It is a bank that should picture of the soul of a native girl n box full of-n live, guinea-pig 1 veering of Carlyle's interest from the difficulty of procuring books Magazine on Art is noted, especial. had passed most of his teens. word is wasted, not German to French erture, and must turn Carlyle's thought city-ly striking ari the three viriic Approaching his fortieth year, he omitted.

phensa dignify the cheerful, brave, greedy come subsistence, let the book the writing of "The French Re-word. He had done magnificent etchings by Paul Blanc,

There is not a tedious and altogether delightful little seller trade go as it please.-From volution." of which he said. "I work during these years, and had!

was incapacitated by serious illness paragraph. By sheer genius of animal we are shown, by such an Letter of Jane Welsh Carlyle... and compelled to abandon his selection, picture after picture aine.

The Cornbill Magazine."

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Goethe, ever AD oracle to Carlyle, had assured him of his originality, but Jeffrey, editor of the Edinburgh Review his intiuate friend, whone he enlied The Little Jewel of Advocates," saw further, and warned him that he was not swirls so original as he

Jeffrey was an excel Kupposed. Bent friend for Carlyle: himself

one of the most brilliant and warm-hearted of men, he helped to make life a very pleasant thing for the young married couple in Edin- burgh not forgating to show "pretty courtesy to Mrs. Carlyle, which pleased her only less they is interest in and encouragement of Conigle's literary efforts.

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Much in the way of thrilling adventure is offered in Jack Hoxie's latest feature for Univer- sal, "Where Is This West," which comes to the World Theatre to- morrow,

A photoplay which the World Theatre management announces is out of the beaten track, dealing as it does. with youthful faiths' and fancies diverted by the grim touch of fate, is offered motion picture fans in "Lucretia Lombard," the The story has its setting in the screen adaptation of Kathleen western cattle country, and many Norris' best seller which cap-beautiful, scenic, effects are pre- tivated millions of readers by its sented in the picture. Many cow- unique treatment of the triangle, boys of the old school tide in

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Fred

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