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"The Whispering

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W. L. GEORGE'S GRUDGE.

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Among the best works of the Inte George Owen Baxtor (Hodder | W. L. George were A number and Stoughton), "La Rue of the Eighty Eight," by Gordon Young (Hodder and Stoughton).

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"No really good story has a new plot, sir." Mr. George Owen Baxter lays this flattering unction to his soul on page 304 of "The

any other reader page ho will probably agree is equally true of at lenst one really poor story. Until Messrs. Hodder and Stoughton shattered our Illusions by publishing this tale and "La Rud of the Eighty Eight" by Mr. Gordon Young, we had deemed It incredible that it could pay, still to offer the world chunks of the Rockies, a brew of the wild and woolly West. Dilute Zane Grey with a little Gene Stratton Porter and flavour with Bronco Bill and you will produce imaginatively what it took these two writera over 300 pages each to fabricate.

Of course if you like that kind of thing you will buy these books, but a dollar invested at the cinema will prove less extravagant and no less satisfying.

"In The Dark," by Sydney Horley

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A FINE ALBUM.

"PEKING THE BEAUTIFUL"

From the Commercial Press, Ltd., Shanghai, we have received a copy short stories published at times in of a specimen book of "Peking the the Home and American magazines, Beautiful," a gigantic album re- and there, as a rule, lost, so far ascently published by this Company. any chance of survival was con- This volume, as indicated in the cerned. Some of these have been title, is a collection of 70 remark- republished, in book form, and all able

photographic studies of the qualities of observation and China's Northern Capital, twelve analysis which made this writer prints being in full and natural Interesting will be found condensed colours, and 58 in photogravure in these tales. Had the author monochromes. Opposite to each possessed a real, genint humour, picture is pririted in artistle type instead of the ironic, bitter insist an historical and descriptive once on life's facts which stood in sketch, which is indispensable to a humour's place in his mind these thorough appreciation of the ple- stories would have been very per- ture. fect examples of the art of short- story writing. Lacking humour they seem times. Nevertheless, such

a little unbalanced at

a pic ture as that of old Elizabeth com- forting her starved instincts with tired of the incessant monotony of the handling of a doll; or Violet, the hospital, discovering that the life of a rich man's mistress is still more monotonous, are things to be remembered, and the story of the three kisses, with its ironic futility, is as fine a thing as has been writ- ten in such a compass by any recent Engilah writer.

Aside from its intrinsic value, the album is a master-plece of Oriental craftsmanship in that the pictures are printed on art paper and mounted on hand-made, deckle- edged parchment, and handsomely bound in Chinese silken tapestry.

After a long period of patient and painstaking effort, the album is now obtainable at $45 as a special introductory offer which is open until the end of March, 1928, when the price will be 860 net.

CHIT-CHAT.

Lady Russell, who still refuses to

sign her books other than by the title of "Author of Elizabeth and Her German Garden," is, as one may guess from her clever novels, sarcastic when occasion demands it. and very amusing as well. Not long ago she found it convenient to rebuke a lady who was always parading round with celebrities. Hor latest discovery was a soldier, whose medals and trophies were no numerous as they were distinguish- ed. She could talk of nothing but his exploits, until her circle became weary of his name: One day she reached her zenith. "And do you know," she said in a vibrating voice, "he was wounded in 16 places." Lady Russell looked at her with a whimsical smile, and said, "Dear me! I didn't know man

W. L. George, indeed, just failed to become a great writer-some perverse enmity with the world soured the "genial current of his soul" he always reveals himself in It must have been strictly in his work as a man with a grievance, recognition of the law of supply sneering at the wrongness of things and demand that Messrs. Hodder and letting the world go to the and Stoughton published "In the devil if it wants to do so, A big- dark" by Mr. Sydney Horler-ager writer would have shown more detective yarn remarkable only for sympathy, even more reforming zeal the crudity of its Ingenuities and certainly more optimism. But, the optimism of its title.

in his vein, W. L. George was a "An idea, so bizarre as to be very fine writer Indeed, and this credible in only the most sensa volume should be a welcome addi- tional novel, came to me: what man tion to the bookshelven of the man in London was in a better position who is particular about what finds to become a blackmailer on a high a resting place in his library. plane than a Deputy Commissioner of Scotland Yard?" thus Bunny Chipstead, a free lance of the American Secret Service, who is chiefly responsible for the startling identification of the man who terrorized the whole Government. | crete and has 14 steel gates, is 808 | had so many places." Bunny was sure, slick, but was feet across heavily handicapped in the rece with his creator, who introduces a thousand thrilling incidents and a 'crowd of dull characters, not to speak of a love motive, to take the edge off his wit for 299 pages. Yet I am sure that this book will sell and so will publishers, author and public work together to their just fication and mine own despair.

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BOOKS IN BRIEF.

The Selected Short Stories of W. L. George; London, Chapman and Hall.

Ho gives NO entries and de- partures, and the folk the Duke met, and the crowds, and the cheers and the ceremonial with the correct remarks about the links of Empire and the destinies of the Dominions, but is strange that in such a large book there is not one really original or vital, or personal -piece of observation.

If, however, we are a little dis- -appointed at the entire "correct

ness" of the book it may be as well to remember that the English people, who know nothing of Aus tralla, and to whom Canberra is but a name, will obtain at all events some idea of the significance of the voyage to Australia

(The Royal Tour of T.R.H. the Duke and Duchess of York," by Taylor Darbyshire. Arnold).

Mr. Lambton's Memoirs.

"UNDER THE SKIN."

"This inhuman monster had been responsible for the deaths of five human beings, besides two China- men," anid a Riverina newspaper in recording the death of the bush ranger, Daniel Morgan. Mr. J. C. Keyte's Chinese are very human. His Chinese heroine la a singularly

Mr. Arthur Lambton, M.P., attractive figure, and for a moment ardent criminologist, and all-round one is almost afraid that he will sportsman, has contracted that make her marry the English hero. | malady which causes its victims to There is good, sound paychology wilte mémoirs--but in his case the even in the description of the bandit result is not depressing. His book Black Wolf. Gripped by a tortur is quite bright and even scintillates ing disease, he finds a certain re in patches. As when we read of lief in making others suffer, the Englishman abroad: "I recol Moreover, like many another out law and pirate, he had found that it paid to have a reputation for fiendish cruelty. The book is a good bit of work.

("A Daughter of Cathay," by J. C. Keyte; Alston Rivera).

THURSDAY, JANUARY

1928.

DAILY CROSS-WORD PUZZLE.

(This cross-word puzzle has been made by an expert but our readers are warned to look out for occasional phonetic spellinge, such as harbor, plow, and altho.)

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24-State of equality 25-Preposition

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81-To charge with;

Ammunition

63-An act

64-Prizes

VERTICAL

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26-The Keystone State 2-Non-professional

(abbr)

8-Part of verb "to be"

27-Reverential tear 28-On account⋅ (abbri); 30-Pranoun

31-A track 33-Wearing appare! of

Roman

38-To disarrange 37-To boll

In the midst of 40-Conjunction 42-8onlar (abbr) 43-Looked at 46-An article 46-Pronoun 47-At this time 49-Standing out

prominently

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22-Malo parents

23-A mat placed. In

front of a door 26-Agreements 29-Once more $1-Scoration from

Inflamed tissues 32-To cut with an axe

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beverage

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relinquishment of

right (pl.) 41-A col

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open hand

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(pl.)

B-Preposition

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compass (abbr.) 20-That which goes

bafore

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(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)

It would be difficult to find a better book of travel than "Six Years in the Malay Jungle," by Carvath Wells. It is not a dry recital of facts and figures, by no means, Mr. Wells, who was wife aspired to be a beauty; ao a pair of new pumps, which proved occupied in Malaya as a radway that one can deduce from such too small: When no .000 could construction engineer, tells whim- evidence what Pall's appearance was suggest any remedy he declared sically of fishes that walk about on likely to be who had neither her himself unable to endure them any dry land, climb trees, and wink at brother's ambition nor the pretty longer, removed them, and solemnly the beholder; of birds that are aire and graces of her French placed them by his side on a hatched from the shell and immic-sister-in-law. As to education, had cushioned seat. One of the lorda- diately fly away; and of deer that his sister's attainments equalled in-waiting approached him and ex- are shot and then carried off in the his wife's, one feela sure that plained that his dress was incom hunter's pocket. They seem very Samuel would have mentioned the plete. The Queen and Infantas tall stories, but Dr. F. A. Lucas, of fact. Little Mrs. Pepys was fond were dancing, as he could not fail the American Museum of Natural of reading, it is true, but her writ to see, a few yards off, and he must History, vouches for them. It is ing and spelling put her fastidious be good enough to resume his a fascinating volume, and at the husband to the blush, and it was pumps at once. He tried, but the and one wishes for more of those he who Instructed her in geo-effort was agonising, and he ap delightful pictures of the jungle graphy and arithmetic. Fall seems pealed to the friendly courtier to even to have lacked those lighter assist him. The latter went up to accomplishments dancing, singing, the King, who was soon observed in Pepys's inimitable pen has left and playing-which in those days fits of laughter. Then he hurriedly 48 many portraits and

for the absence of disappeared from the ballroom, and one compensated daguerro-type-in masterly shadow more solid instruction.

returned bearing a pair of roomy, his sister Pall (writes Mr. G. H.

Indeed huge, "bedroom" or "bath" Stevenson In the "Cornhill Mage-

Mrs. Atherton is essentially slippers. "His Majesty," he said to zine"). According to her brother, modern writer, and it is dificult to the American, begs you to accept Pall was no beauty. What looks think of any other living novelist these; they are his own, and he she possessed seem to have been who could have understood the im- trusts that you will try them, and somewhat temperamental. Happy, mortally modern women, Aspasle, if you find them comfortable keep she could be-8 we shall see so completely as she has done in her them."

new novel "The Immortal Mar-

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lect once when I was dining at comely; dull, she was what Samuel Durand's an unmistakable English-styles with fraternal bluntness ringe" (Murray). It is the Surgeon-Capt. O, W. Andrews, man entered. To him advanced the plain. She was also, one regrets to fascinating story of the love of the author of "Seamarks and Land- maltre d'hotel caressing the carto say, a slattern, with no inclination Aspasia and Pericles whose love marks," voyaged in H.M.S. "Ring- du jour, but as be proffered it with apparently,

sufficiently endured and survived calumay. dove" in 1891-4, and visited many a book, the Englishman thrust him young and able-bodied to improve Mra. Atherton pictures it as the strange islands in the Pacific. He aside quite violently, and as he matters in the untidy household at only recorded instance where the tells of a method by which certain made his way to an empty table Brampton; and in the more pri- greatest man and the greatest French convicta in New Caledonia With the Duke.

cried in a loud voice one word, and vate affair of personal cleanliness, woman of an age found each other, might marry:-In one of the pri Mr. Taylor Darbyshire's story of one word only, 'Boof."" Then going with the stream rather than and throughout their love were able sons, nuns known as Soeurs, de the tour of the Duke and Duchess there's the doubtful yarn about the against it. In Pall's day a bath to influence the course of history. Saint-Joseph of Cluny, hud a num of York-is what it purports to be, young Jowish soldier who positively was an ordeal to be deferred as Aspasia was a lover of life, and her ber of girls and widows a sound, journalistic record of the refused to accept the Victoria long as possible; even washing one's story glows with the passion and under their supervision, trip from London across the world, Cross. "Well," said the King, feet seems to have been fraught horofc, gaiety of those who risk all were permitted to select those and back to London again. It is a "what can I give you? Is there with danger; while the state of for happiness, and freedom.

they considered suitable for mar- report, correct, and undistinguish anything else you would like instead people's heads may be inferred from

riage. When a marriage was about ed by any touch of imagination. of the Victoria Cross 1". The young Samuel's racy descriptions of those Sir Arthur Hardinge who writes to be permitted between a convict Mr. Darbyshire has, with John fellow considered, then said per- huntings with fine combo which the "A Diplomatist in Europe," served and one of these women prisoners Masefield, "scen strange lands suasively, "Yes, sir-give me Vic-maid and his boy were wont to Great Britain in five different the prospective bridegroom stood under the arched white sails of toria Station."

pursue upon his own to beguile the European capitals.. He tells a story behind a grile while the eligible ships," and has told us that "the ("The Salad Bowl," by Arthur leisure of an evening at home. And of, an American diplomatist, who women paraded before him like a Spillway, which is made of con- Lambton; Hurst and Blackett).'- Sam was a great dandy; and his attended a Court ball at Madrid in mannequin..

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