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THE CHINA MAIL,

THE WORLD OF

JAPAN'S TRADE,

COMMERCIAL & FINANCIAL REVIEW.

HANDY REFERENCE WORK.

E

"MAIL" REVIEW.

THE INDISCRETION OF MR. WERNER.

BOOKS

A FILM “WHO'S WHO.”

HOW TO FIND DETAILS OF FAVOURITES.

A HANDY BOOKLET. It is very difficult to know exact- ly what to say dr even to think of

Having regard to the powerful Mr. E. T. C. Werner's "Autumn Loaves." When this writer keeps influence of the cinema and its to China and things Chinese, he hundreds of millions of devotees, writes well and intelligently, and; it is perhaps surprising that thoroughly merits the considera- work of the nature of that which tion and respect of his readers: has now made its appearance has becomes philosophical been su long delayed. In "Who's when he

Published in attractive booklet form, the annual review of events in Japan issued by the "Japan Ad vertiser** covers In an impartial and constructive manner the finan- Industrial cial, commercial and conditions in Japan to-day. It is a handy reference guide to those however he betrays the mental pro- Who In Film Land," compiled by wishing to keep in touch with the cesses of a mere child, and in some Langford Reed and Letty Spiers, recent trend in events in Japan, of the passages of "his autobio-published at 28. 6d. net over 1,450 particularly from the point of graphical notes his attitude is that blographies have been compiled of of the veriest fish-fag, except that British, American.. French, Ger- view of commerce.

he lacks the courage to clothe his man, Italian and Scandinavian feelings in the language of Billings- screen personalities.

The booklet bears the stamp of gate. We cannot gloss over these lamentable lapses however much an authoritative and authentic re- we may esteem the author as an ac- cord and it is not hard to believe Quite fifty, the statement of its authors that complished sinologue. per cent. of this book should never its compilation was made from over have been printed, but since it is sixty large box-fles of data sup- now in print and being widely read plied by hundreds of artistes and We are compelled to say Mr. Werner publicity men and from records of has been amazingly indiscreet and kinematographic history and hap penings dating back to the early tactless..

days of cinema production.

The articles include reviews by the Premier, Minister of Finance, Minister of Commerce and Minis- ter of Agriculture in addition to others by leading men actively identified with Japan's finance, com- merce and industry.

To the commercial man with or without interests in Japan, this review should prove most valuable. The booklet can be obtained from the Japan Advertiser Press, Tokyo,

NEWTON'S LIBRARY.

UNDISTURBED FOR 200 YEARS.

Newton's Library, or a substan- tial portion of it, has been dis- covered'after 20 years.

covery

SATURDAY, MARCH 24, 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 spellings, such as harbor, plow, and altho,)

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@THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE.

VERTICAL (Cont.)

- HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 1-A long mantle worn 45-Bopped

47-To shock by priests 4-What large group of 49-What are the short

Islands is in the

St. Lawrenon river? 10-Girl's num -Ta

pervade 13-What is that which

sarvos ne zn

fibers on the

surface of flannci?| 51-In what country is 'the Ganges river? 63-What is a local

point? 186-Every (Scdt.)

Incitement or gives 57-An Italian historical

Impulse? 18-Pipes 17-Back

15-What is a prima

donna also called? 21-What poisonous

izard la found in N. Mexico and Arizona?

22-Consumed

24-A cordad fahrle 25-To sharpen the

point of

20-A trap 26-A state of confusion 31-What is the

painter

58-To form into s

neeleve

59-A: what time

VERTICAL

1-To buffet 2-A.popular game

among Spanish. 'Americans 3-A measure of

length

4-What large mammal

of 8. America has a

flexible probamcle?

symbol-From

for gold? 32-To put up with 34-Upon

36-An edible root 87-To stir up = row

(Prov.)

40-What is the French

for "name"? 42-A type measure

(pl.) 44-Tear

6-Out (8. Afr. D.)

7-In printing, what

a strip of type. metal for spacing maiter?

*B-Scotland

9-To undeclve 11-In botany, what is

an operculum? 14-What Is the official

name of Persin?

Perhaps some friend of the aur thor might persuade him ruthlessly to prune this volume and reissue of reference for cinema-goers not parts of it under another title, be only in respect of the better-known cause there is much that is good favourites in the cinema world but and pleasing. His notes on the in regard to lesser known actors Chinese Group Instinct are very well and actresses who may appeal to thought out, and uptly illustrated the on-looker and of whom further

facts which atrike information may be desired. by numerous overy European in China. If Mr. Newton died intestate, and his Werner had left matters there it

Mr. George Bernard Shaw is properly was dispersed, but it has would have been quite a charming still busy with his book about So- always been a mystery as to what essay on manifestations of Oriencialism. We know now, too, the It was al curiosity, but unfortunately he truth about the play, "Oliver became of his library, supposed to have been dispersed must make it a peg on which to Cromwell." which Mr. Shaw was also. The library is known to hang his views on Individualism us supposed to be writing. In a let-

The the sole hope for the salvation of iter to the theatre correspondent | have been dispersed also. library is known to have consist mankind-views in which we are of the "Daily News," Mr. Shaw ed of some 2,000 volumes, and a convinced the average reader will said: "I have written nothing for very substantial portion of it has not be interested. Other papers, the stage since Saint Joan.'" All now been found in a private house, notably those on Chinese religious this talk about a play dealing with ideas and burial customs, are also Oliver Cromwell is nonsense.” in Gloucestershire.

The discovery of these volumes of considerable interest and value, And he adds that he has not writ- formis one of the romances of and must have been rightly ap- ten, and is not writing, anything bookmanship, since they have precinted by the learned societies for the films. "What I may do if been in the possession of one fami-in Peking before whom they were I live long enough, I cannot say," ly for the whole 200 years since originally read. They should cer- he writes. It is not easy to ima- Newton's death in 1727, Colonel tainly appeal to all these of us who gine Mr. Shaw living without de Villamil, to whom the dis- wish to take an intelligent interest writing. is duc, explained in the country in which we live and that the collection now consists of in the events which happen daily at least 500 or 600 volumes (pos- around us. Mr. Werner raises in- proceeds to ridicule his personal sibly more), and includes some of teresting points concerning head-infirmities and makes fun of his the earliest of young Newton's flattening practices, the alligator manners and characteristics. For college books.

in China, the existence of the some unknown reason, he also dis-" Among these, he said, are: The Christ-legend in the Li-tai Shen- plays the most astounding and un- "English Euclid," which Brews-hsien Tung-chien, and equally. blushing snobbery: he says, for ter says (p. 22) "he (Newton) many other original and suggestive example-"During my thirty years' threw aside 'as a trifling book."

subjects.

service I met many Viceroys and It has the autograph cut off, and

His chapters on a comprehensive other high officials. Though forceil has no title-page, but is a clean theory of the universe, reconstruc- to meet and entertain them official- tion without regeneration, and ly, I gave me no pleasure to do so Sixpence for Lexicon. China and the perfect State, wo unless they were also prominent as Newton's Lexicon (Greek-prefer to regard more in sorrow scholars." We would very much Latin (1660)) is especially in-than in anger, Mr. Werner writes: like to know what the said Viceroys, teresting, as on, the fly-leaf (on "Great Britain's weak point lies in who were forced officially to accopt both sides) we see that it was her administrative hierarchy and these ungracious, entertainments, purchased on March 29, 1661- the motives by which it is ruled: thought of their lost.

It is conceivable that the ex- when he was only 19 years and 3 We suppose that as some time or months old-and that he paid 6d. other Mr. Werner was himself Consul has not received the official for it. This was either just be selected and appointed to the Con-praise he expected, or that he con- fore, or just after, he went to sular Service by one of the minions siders the world does not estimate college (the date of which is dis- of this hierarchy he so much des him at his true worth, for he finds to make quotations puted), and when sixpences were pises: remembering this, and also it necessary none too plentiful with him,

the fact that all his life he has been such as the following: "The Celcs-

.14 0B 11' 10"B on March 3, Tytam Other interesting items are the paid servant of H.B.M. Govtial Empire stated Newton's copy

of Descartes' ernment, such comments on his part 1906 we are thankful to have so Tytom Byewash...28 2B 26' 8"

Tytam Intermediate 20. 4" 27' 11"B "Philosophy," which shows signs are in execrably bad taste, parti- capable a Consul as Mr. Werner Tytam Tuk of having been well studied. cularly as he adduces no valid rea-in charge here'." The account of Wong Nei Chung..19 1"E 20 "B

Pokfulum.

„20′ 4′′B 20' 7"B "Idea Trigonometrie" (in usum sous or arguments to substantiate an unfortunate incident which oc

Nota: B. denotes "Below Overflow": curred at Foochow in September, juventutis oxoniensis), by Seth auch a rash generalisation. Ward. 'Savilion Professor

It is however in his Autobiogra- 1913, might,, we think, have been A denotes "Abova Overflow."] (1654).

Storage in millions and cimals credit on

anyone concerned, metry" (1685).

of gallone. occupies about three hundred pages Among the religious books are: rather long for a note) that Mr. though Mr. Werner seems Isaac Barrow's autographed copy Werner commits most of the lapses proud of having succeeded in ruin- of the Greek Testament (1653), to which we take exception. When ing a career or two over the mat- Tytam

on Idolatry," it is remembered that the people ter, and in making himself gen- Tytam Intermediate Edward Stillingfleet (1673), pre-concerned are in all probability still erally thoroughly unpopular.

The preface to this volume con- Wong Nel Chung sentation copy to Isaac Barrow by alive, and moreover that they the author (also antographed by doubtless considered the author as tains the hint that long residence Pokfulam

in China and other parts of the Newton). Traditio Christiana,"

a personal friend, the references to

copy.

"Discourse

ip

Norwood's "Trigona-phical Note (which, by the way, omitted. It reflects very little

al-

very

16-What was Charice

Lamb'e pan name? 19-What Stats has =

name meaning "Green Mountain"? 20-What is the chlaf

town of the

Samoan istande? 23-Formerly 26-What is the act of

becoming sponsor for another?

27-The Grock long E 29-One of the months

(abbr)

30-Scandinavian god, of

war

33-Metal-bearing rocka 25-A substantive 38-What mountain

• range

In N. E. Utah?

3B-A crystalline mineral

41-A plant of the boan

famliy

{43–What Important town is in 5 W. Bolivia?

45-A kind of piskle 43-Combining form.

New

50-What is a song of

Joy or exultation? 62-The same to wishe 54-A state of Australia

(abbr.) 66-Associate of Arts

(abbr.)

(Tre solution of the above cross-word puzzle will appear in Monday's issue along with a new cross-word

puzzle.)

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water in Level and Storage of Reservoirs on March 1, 1928:- CITY AND HILL DISTRICT WATER WORKS LEVEL.

by

Tytam Byewash

Tytam Tuk

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YESTERDAY'S - SOLUTION,

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"QUE INTERNATIONUM DURVĪCATE

KOWLOON WATER WORKS

LEVEL.

10277 .271.21

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1928

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· 1927 1928 Kowloon Reservoir: 15' 7" 8' 10"B 281.70 Shek Lai Pui Resor-

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050.02 9.62 28.26

of gallons.

Kowloon Reservoir Shek Lai Pai Reservoir 63.14 Reception Reservoir..

1927 1928 210.5

A

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106.68

24.55

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Storage in millions and decimals

Total... 297.74 404.85 Consumption of water in Kowloon in millions and decimals of zatons dur+ ing the month of February.

1027 1928 $4.94 84.50 Estimated population 158,080 164.020 Consumption per head

16.0 14.5 per day Full Supply, in all districts during February 1927 and 1929,

Total 1,270.08 1,047.75 chased by Newton, 12 March,

of David in the David-Uriah drama a wider outlook than that possible,

Consumption of water in the City to the stay-at-home Englishman-

und Hill District In' millions and de 1662, when 20 years old, for 70.

are very out of place. While ad- Massachusetts Paalter." (1709)

no sign of this broadness in the February. Burnet's "Telluris Theoria Sacra mitting that he received many bene-mark the covert sneer. There is cimals of gallons during the month of

1927 1928 "THE CHINA MAIL," General (1681), presentation copy by fits and kindnesses from the late book. And yet it should certainly

Sir Chaloner Alabaster, Mr. Werner be read, for it, contains much valu Consumption ....... 101.86 204.54 author to Newton. "Geographia

able information and advice, and Estimated population 409,340 410.608 Consumption....... Phaleg and Sacra Bocharti"

10.7 14.8 Chanaan (1581), profusely doga- (1673),: "Artis Aurifere quam, warnings about what not to do for Consumption per head

per day read between the those who can carned in Newton's style:

chemiam, &c." (1610).

Full Supply in all Rider Main Dis. Besides these there are New-lines. Nevertheless, we are sorry Among the chemical books are

1st Edi- for Mr. Werner.

tricts during February with the excep: tion of the district west of Garden-road "Georgii Ripli Opera Omnia ton's own "Principia." Chemica" (1649), "Aurifontination, profusely corrected by New- Chymica" (1680), with notes by ton for the 2nd Edition and "Prin-"Autumn Leaves" by E. T. C.

Trans- cipia," 2nd Edition (Coates"), and Newton. "Metallorum mutatio," by Joel Langellottus many classical authors.

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