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SECOND-TRIAL OF WIFE-
MURDER CASE..
ENDS IN HIS FAVOUR.
Melbourne. The Rev. Ronald Griggs, a Methodist minister who was charged with having poisoned his wife with arsenic, has been found not guilty.
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I have a very high regard for press agents, possibly because for nine months I was one myself. But the good press agents can be hum- bered on the fingers of one hand. As the jury in the first trial of They are
agree, peculiarly interesting Mr Griggs failed to and hard-worked people, who are second trial was necessary.. expected to perform miracles. That Mr. Griggs, who is aged 27, was in part those miracles are per- ministor at the small town of His wife, 22 formed at all is due entirely to the Omeo, Victoria. extraordinary generous attitude years old, died on January 2, and which the press adopts towards a doctor certified death as due to theatrical ventures.
Inatural CAUSES. Later the body
was exhumed.
From time to time one reads bitter outbursts on the part of dis- appointed, managements against the tyranny and unscrupulous vindic- tiveness of Fleet-street. То азу
that any bad play would have run, if it had not been for the notices, is as ridiculous as to suggest that a cab horse would have won the Derby, if the press writers had -baen unanimous in praising him.
Managers have a childlike faith in the power of the printed word. They believe that if their play can only be mentioned In, newspaper paragraphs, business will automa- tically follow. They are easily outraged and depressed by uncom plimentary references to the goods which they are offering for sale; they are unduly elated by extrava- gant praise, even though they may know the praise is wholly un- deserved, and will not be endorsed by the theatre-going public after personal inspection.
CEYLON POLICE.
A MAGISTRATE'S CAUSTIC COMMENTS..
:
the
Mr. H. P. Kaufmann, Colombo Police Magistrate, made certain caustic comments, on the failure of Police Officers to be ready with their cases on the trial date.
TRAGIC LAST WORKS.
ACADEMY DECISION AND AN R.A.
MR. CHARLES SIMS.
The Royal Academy is admit- ting to this year's exhibition six pictures by the late Charles Sims, R.A., which are of an oc- cult description,
They were his last works, and belong to a entegory entirely dif ferent from any of his previous work. His friends describe them as "symbolical and mystical," and the artist has left behind him "reveals correspondence which extreme anxiety that they should be put on exhibition,
to
Sir Frank Dicksee, the Pre- sident of the Royal Academy, stated that the Hanging Committee had decided admit, these pictures, as they conaldered it the fairest thing for the public to judge the works for itself.
"We have been carefully con- sidering the matter," said Sir Frank, "and the decision was to hang these works in the coming Exhibition as being on the whole the fairest course. The objection was raised that they do not repre sent him at his best, and this was duly discussed. I ventured to re- When about the fourth case had commend to my colleagues that in to be postponed for this reason, order to do Mr. Sima and his the fifth ease was' called, when it powers justice, it would be well was reported that the Inspectorat no distant date to hold an ex- hibition of his work. In the years WAB ill.
I
SUMMER SCHOOLS.
AT OXFORD AND CAMBRIDGE.
The National Union of Societies |
The Magistrate then made the when he was at his prime, and I fallowing observations: Police hope to see this idea carried out." not ready as it is said Inspector Mfeedin is ill and has not sent his crime file No medical. report or letter of any sort is sent and constable merely gives the above information. This is about the fifth case this morning out of eight for Equal Citizenship is holding a cases called for trial, in which the special Summer School at St. police officer in charge is absent Hilda's College, Oxford, during the without proper excuse. My roll first week in September (4-11), for is continually lengthened by the the express purpose of helping failure of police officers to be those about to be enfranchised, par- ready for trial on the due date, ticularly the younger women, to The Court is hardly ever informed realise the full value of the vote. of the fallure to be ready for trial The theme selected is "Democracy," until the case is called for trial on which will be dealt with in its re- the Bench. Almost invariably, thelation to politics, Industry, and the accused are ready for trial in home by well-known men and wo
men qualified to make special con- these cases.
I forward case to the Superin-tributions on the various aspects of these subjects. The lectures will tendent of Police, Crimes, with an earnest request for his co-opera-include courses on the history of tion in the matter. Police officers the Woman's Movement, the mean- are shocking slack with regarding of democracy, the ideals of the to being ready for trial.
I give another date in cases with great reluctance.
three political parties, and Inter- these national problems. The necessity cf getting hold of those of the about-to-be-enfranchised women
Certain Kinds of Publicity. The truth is that certain kinds of publicity are very bad indeed for the theatre, and particularly for the play which has induced that publicity. The theatre-going public is curiously sensitive to the atmosphere of a theatre. When it is announced in the public press with or without sensational head- lines, that "Miss Blossie Higbkick is leaving the cast of The Blue- nosed Baboon' owing to a quarrel with the management. -18 to whether she shall wear stockings or appear in her own natural and shapely legs unadorned by alik covering," said that "Miss Dolly Twinkletoes is taking her place," it is quite possible that the news will thrill a section of the public, who take a morbid interest in the peovering of legs and that it will in- apire enthusiasm in the breasts of Miss Twinkletoes' followers. They
who do not yet belong to the Wo- will gather on the first night to
man's Movement was earnestly dis- howl a welcome, and scenes of the announcement that the censor has cussed at this year's N.U.S.E.C. an greatest enthusiasm may follow banned a play gives the piece annual council, recently concluded in the final curtain fall; but the aver- especial value when the ban is London. Personal invitations, to age man and woman tosses aside lifted. The other day a gentleman meetings suitable to the younger the paper and anys, with a groan, announced his intention of putting worden; for young married women; "Oh, Lord Don't let us see this
on a drama, in which there was a drawing-room and cottage after show! The average man has a sensational scene where a lady is noon meetings dealing with educa- feeling that he is intruding nd stripped to the waist and nearly tional subjects, social schemes, Na- taking part in a private-quarrel.burat-with-a-real-red-hot-iron. tlonal Insurance, etc.; and evening Also the publicity spoils the Whether the censor objected to the meetings for the young professional illusion of the theatre.. Miss lady's decollete, or to the realness discuss the position of women in Twinkletoes is no longer beautiful of the red-hot iron, is not explain- trade unions, opportunities for Mary; the squire's daughter, but ed.
training and promotion in different just Miss Twinkletoes, who is tak The result of this wide adver- kinds of work; a panel of speakers ing the place of a lady who hastisement is that, when the play is willing to meet groups of younger quarrelled with the management. eventually passed, and the lady, women connected with the chur- decently attired in an artificial ches, social societies, women's silk nightie, is burnt by a property Institutes, etc., and citizenship iron, the people who would have competitions-all these were among been thrilled if no fuss had been the suggestions, put forward by the made about the burning will yawn counell. and be disappointed.
Amicable Reshuffling, Even amicable reshuffling of cast produce most unpleasant effects. When Robert Loraine had an offer to produce films, and left the cast of "The Man Who Changed His Name," there was no sensational quarrel to interest the public. Nevertheless, on the bare an- nouncement that a change was tak- ing place, business dropped with a thud. To make matters worse, it happened just before holiday week, when theatrical business drops naturally.
I knew too much about the bust- ness of the press agency.to want any reference made to the change at all, but when an actor of Robert Loraine's importance goes out of a cast, it is impossible that the fact should not be known. People thought the play was coming off I was inundated with offers for the theatre; every management in London' wanted me to release mem bers of my cast they applied for each one separately about three times over!
Another error that is made all too frequently is that the wide
NOU HEARD WHAT I SAID
YOU ARE GOING WITH ME TO MRS.DESINOUS' LAWN PARTY. SO GET FIXED UP AS QUICK AS YOU
CAN
{AW-MAGGIE · WON'T YOU).
LET ME STAY HOME?
Land Industrial woman worker, to
At Cambridge. Never tell an audience what Another summer school which they're missing. And never, never should prove of much Interest to
WEDNESDAY, MAY 30, 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.).
12
15
ד
15
10
16
22
19
25
20
24
15
28
29
136.
58 59
39
7
48
41
51
152
53
56
57
160
62
163 164
166
67 68
[69
TO
74
HORIZONTAL
1-Intuitive apprecia-
tion of what is fit
4-Plural of "that"
-To float
THE INTERNATIONAL SYNDICATE
HORIZONTAL (Cont.) 68-Girl's name
|54-A playing card.
58-An authoritative,
standard
12-River in N. France 68-A prickly bush.
13-External
14-Daddy
15-A form of acroplane 18-Excellent
21-Being at rest
22-Placo
23-A cavern (post.) 24-Emblem
.
60-Possessive pronoun
62-Pauts 66-Perfume
VERTICAL (Cont.) 18-Father
20-Prefix-form of "ad
25-A sense organ 26-Parsonat pronoun
27-An extended area of
land
28-A tree
30–Native of Africa
{87-A starchy substancə)31-Exposed to the alr {d9="T}{} #ala" (abbr.) 33-Steamship \-70-Musica) Instrument 134-Capital of Tibet'
{72-Military title
20-To frame worde qut
of lettera (imple spalling) 27-Even if 29-Prafix-"with". '3f-interjection
32-A sloth measure 36-A form of bread 37-Weled
*
39-One of the continents 40-Man's name (short), 41-Fish with spear-like
snout
.
(abbr.) 73-To encounter 74-Jovial 76-Dispatch
VERTICAL 1-Laundry utemil
(pl.) 2-Government' house
at. Washington S-Account 4-Measure of weight 5-Particular shades of
cofor 6-Parl of the Bible
(abbr.) 7-Denomination B-Time-period
-42-A division of
Canada (abbr.) 43-Ta pinca quickly orị 9-Thorn
1 suddenly 45-Cornared
47-Frozen dessert (pl.)) 49-Norce pod at war
50-A number
st-i, plungo
10-Twigs for plaiting 11-Underground, fur
bearing animal 16-Pronoun 17-Mountains in
Bwitzerland
36-Part of the mouth 58-A ros (8cot.) 36-Franch for "friend" |44-Profesional dancer
or singer |46-Prefix-same as
"twin
*
46-Nolso 48-8tawad frult 50-Small gull-like bird |32-Megnificant display, 155-To check Buddenly
(Bcot.) 57-irritaten
88-The bar of a balanca 69-Right side (abbr.) [60-In this pizes 161-Celestial body 63-Profix-"from" |64-Spoka
66-Commander (abbr) 68-8oma 177-A country of Europe
(abbr)
will
(The solution of the above cross-word puzzle appear in 'to-morrow's issue along with a new cross-word puzzle.)
YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.
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take the trouble to explain that an the youger generation of both given by Professor Winifred Cullis, act of any kind isn't as good as it soxes is one which the British Soin particular relation to the girl, might have been, owing to that cial Hygiene Council Is promoting and by Mr. I. Feldman in particular
Westminster College, Cam-relation to the buy. interfering man, Cromer. It is at
An International Summer School. stupid to dash into print and tell bridge, from July 26-August 2.
An. International summer school the public "Wo were going to The programme will cover instruc
the biological is being organized at Westhill Col- show you something awfully good, tional courses in but unfortunately you'll have to be sciences, with elementary practical lege Selly Oak, Birmingham, from work in the laboratory, together July 27-August 10, by the British satisfied with a pala imitation.”
Applications of Biology to Human Mrs. Swanwick, Mr. C. Roden Bux-
HONG KONG HOTEL VISITORS.
May 26, 1928.
Messrs. Ed. J. Bechtel, Brandel.
Messra. Chauviere; E. J. Car- michael, O. Christopherson; John H. Crocker, Mr. and Mrs. II. C. Carson, Mr. and Mrs. J. Campbell, Mias G..Capp, Miss Campbell,
Messrs. Diticheim.
H. G. Dehn, A.
Messrs. T. B. Ellis, Ed. Eichthal. Mr. A. J. Fraser, Mr. and Mrs. 1. Freed, Miss L. Freed, Misa J. Freed, Mr. and Mrs. J. Frye.
Messrs. R. Greenwood, R. F. Gosiele, Mr. and Mrs. A. D. Graves.
Messrs. A. Hooslef, M. Hobson,
K. H. Hosa, A. F. Henry, J. R. Hooley, Mrs. A. T. Holt, Mrs. R. Hazek.
Mr. A. H. Kutzschbach. Miss J. Ilfeed, Miss A. Ilfeed. Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Janes. Mesara. J. J. Kino, J. B. Kemp,
Mr. W. Luthy,
Mr. A. A. Marr..
Mr. J. S. Nicholson..
Mr. N: W. Peach, Mr. and Mrs.
0. Pryer.
All publicity that concentrates with discussion lectures on the section of the Women's Interna-Miss V. Kane.
application of the tional League. The subject is upon a stunt or some special fer- practical ture of a play is bad. The stunts principles of social hygiene to "New Theories of Government: So- current educational and social cialism, Bolshevism, Fascism, etc., in "The Spider" killed it, as I
The courses of lectures and their Relation to international respectfully suggested they would, problems.
"The Peace." The lecturers will include will include a series or before the play opened. They kill-
Messrs. J. S. Reese, A. U. Reid, Life," given by Mr. D. Ward Cutler, ton,
Professor Salvemini. ed "The Last Warning" and "The Big Drum," to name three plays.
M.A., of the Rothamsted Experi- Lectures and discussions will be Mr. and Mrs. T. M. Rector.
Messrs. Frank Strahan, A. M: Publicity is a two-edged axe, mental Station, Harpenden; four given each day at 10 am and 8 and the only kind that I personally lectures on the "Foundation of pim., leaving the afternoon free Stuart, Mr. and Mrs. T. Sawyer, ever want is that I'm building a Psychology," by Professor A. E. for visits to the Birmingham Art Prince M. yacht out of my profits on The Heath, of
Into the University College, Gallery, excursions
the Worcestershire country, and other Man Who Changed His Name."Swansen; two lectures on "Morning Post."
"Physiology of Adolescence," outings.
BY GOLLY IF THERE'S ANYTHING WORSE TO DO THAN TO GO TO. THAT LAWN PARTY IT WOULD BE TO GO. TO ANOTHER-
BRINGING UP FATHER"
1926 by fall Future Service Tec: Grant, Bekaan rusdain.
MRS-DESINOUS JUST PHONED: AN' SAID THE LAWN PARTY IS CALLED OFF AS IT IS RAININ!-
and
N. Svartí, Capt. and Mrs. W. H. Thomas, Messrs. G. Wragge, W. E. Walmough, Miss C. West.
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