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THREE OF THE NEW NOVELS.

["Will the Wisp." By Patricia Wentworth (Hodder & Stough- ton).]

FOR LITTLE ONES.

"More Stories and How to Tell

Them."

By Elizabeth Clark, (University of London Press, Ltd).]

SATURDAY, AUGUST 4, 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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In the atmosphere in he hears which it is spoken. The White Slave, traffic is indeed branch of business, and M. Londres has re- produced. the peculiar jargon of those engaged in it, adding now and again a comment which cuts Again this clever author has like a tash. Mr. Eric Sutton, given us an interesting as well as whose translation is of unusual A helpful book. It comes as an quality, is specially to bo toi- 'Answer to the insistent little gratulated on his rendering of The charming mystery writer who gave us "Anne Belinda," "The voices which demand "tell me a these stinging French sentences. both with Black Cabinet" and the "Amazing story!" And also to the problem, The reports of talks,

"souteneurs" and with women, Chanco" to mention but a few of how to tell the story.

It is a well written book, dainti- make it clear that the French pros- her excellent mystery stories, gives us a very readable story of "Fenly illustrated with little pen and titutes. come mainly from Follet-Will o' the Wisp" or Ink sketches by Nina K. Brlaley, French streets, while the Jewesses by their parents from "Folly" who by virtue of her strik The stories are all founded on old are sold ing

the legends of accredited history, and Polish ghettos. In four cases out "makes personality family sit up." She married David would prove popular with the little of five poverty is the stimulus." and he saved her. from many a ones. The advice contained in the The licence system of Buenos Aires

Introduction is indeed helpful, and does the rest. scrape I won't give the story! away entirely, but if you have an will earn the gratitude of many a hour or so at a loose end" you grown-up" who finds difficulty in can find a very pleasant time in telling tales to children. reading of the adventures of Will Just the book for rainy days, con-

taining the kind of stories that | ["Garibaldi's o' the Wisp."

children never tire of hearing.

["The Thorn Bush." By Richmal Crompton. (Hodder & Stough- ton.]

TRAFFIC IN WOMEN.

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GEORGE TREVELYAN ON GARIBALDI.

Defence of Roman Republic," "Garibaldi and the Thousand," "Garibaldi : and the Making of Italy.". (Longmans. 68. each).]

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[By Luigi Villari.] Sympathetic and keenly human: ["Human Merchandise."

Wilson Harris. (Benn, 68,); Professor George Trevelyan's is this further biography of the i

"The Road to Buenos Aires." three volumes on the Garibaldi epic Wilding family, introducing yet a

(Con- are now deservedly recognised as third generation.

By Albert Londres. Old Mrs. Wild-

stable, 7. Gd.)..]

classical works which no student

Ing. able and imposing, is still head

of the family. The beautiful, im-) The purpose of Mr. Harris's of the Risorgimento can afford to petuous Horo, her daughter-in-law book is (says the "Observer") to ignore. Indeed, there is no such makes one more attempt to escape summarise and discuss the remark- complete study of Garibaldi's cam- to the gay life that calls her. But able report lately published by the paign even in Italian, In which lan- through her little son Chirp, and League of Nations. Two points guage a vast literature on Garibaldi her love for him, the family has stand out. First, 'the traffle in has been published, including many In addition to caught Her. And the third genera- women is only possible if there are excellent essays. tion too, finds itself bound by the "souteneurs" to organise and fin. their inestimable value as an ac- family. The family is too strong ance it and licensed houses to re-curate record of the period, these written in A style for them all-it holds them and ceive the "goods." It follows that volumes are keeps them. In these days when family ties are being held lightly it in a story to make one think for the family wins in the end.

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SUGGESTIONS FOR SOLVING CROSS-WORD PUZZLES Start out by filling in the words of which you feel reasonably sure. These will give you a clue to other words crossing them, and they in turn to still others. A letter belongs in each white space, words starting at the numbered squares and running either horizontally or vertically or both.

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

YESTERDAY'S SOLUTION.

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in such countries as Britain, where which can only be described, to use the law deals strictly with man Itv-a hackneyed expression, as fascin- ing on the immoral earnings of ating. One has but to glance at a women, the traffic cannot establish page casually, even if one in al itself-a view which unhappily is ready familiar with the work, to not supported by M. Londres' first be unable to stop reading. One's By hand evidence and that the grow only doubt in reading Trevelyan on ing tendency of European States Garibaldi is which of the three to abolish the Icence system is volumes is the best. One always Dedicated to Walter Harte Jahn- further restricting it in the old feels that the one which one hap- Ron, of the Royal Thames Yacht world. Secondly, nothing but in- pens to be reading at the moment Club "in friendship," the author of ternational action can suppress it must be the best, because the Poland, for instance, others could not possibly be as the very fascinating story "The altogether. Man With the Clubfoot" and many is an important exporting country. good! The publishers are greatly others, gives us a murder story with The Polish Government does it to be congratulated for their en- more than usual sensation and in.beet, but a woman can travel from terprise in issuing a cheap reprint terest. The motive for the mur- Poland to Danzig without difficulty, of the volumes, and in thus mak- der is obscure, who was behind Thence she takes a motor-bus into ing this wonderful story accessible the screen when Alix met her lov- East Prussia, where, as a passen- to an ever wider public. But al- Where did the murder take ger in transit for South America though the edition is cheap, it is place? How was the body moved? via Hamburg, she is of no parti admirably produced and provided And which of the three tall guests cular concern to the German au with the same useful maps and fl-1866 in the Trentino might have

the murderer! These are thorities. Similarly the capitula fustrations as the original edition: been included. questions that arise in the readers' tions, make. Egypt a "souteneurs' " mind. A fecing criminal, an ab-paradise, and women are regularly

The chief merit of these volumes ducted maiden, motor patrols in exported to meet the seasonal de

we are told the astounding story of is that Professor Trevelyan has the Solent, hydroplanes and re-mands of tourists. volver shots are parts of the thrills The central chapters of the book the defence of Rome in 1849 by a placed Garibaldi in his true per- offered in this very fascinating deal with the conditions prevailing band of ill-organised and ill-equip spective. While he is throughout in the twenty-eight countries in ped but heroic volunteers against an enthusiastic admirer of the vestigated by the League. The in the overwhelming forces of the "Hero of the Two World" for his vestigators did their work well. highly-disciplined French army, really magnificent qualities, he is By pretending to be engaged in the and then of the retreat to Ravenna, not blind to his faults, especially traffic themselves they got

"Garibaldi and the Thousand" des-to his occasional lack of discern- into touch with the persons actually cribes the expedition to Sicily, ment in selecting his advisers, not running it. They were thus able which overcame the immunerable all of whom proved worthy of his ["The Wonders of the. Human to prove its international character and apparently insuperable ob- trusts, and he never fails to do jus-

Body." By Margaret A.

and at the same time to discover stacles to the unity of Italy, aristice to the other great men who born leader of men, and an admir Shuttleworth..

(University of how far the repressive measures ing after the unfinished campaign collaborated in the task of creatable guerilla chief, but not as a London Press, Ltd).]

taken by the various governments of 1859. The third volume ("Garling united Italy. As a rule, Gari- general of the first rank, simply Now that Hygiene is taught in were really effective. The frank baldi and the Making of Italy") baldian, Mazzinian, and democratic because he never had occasion to most schools it is essential that we language of "souteneurs" talking to covers Garibaldi's march from the writers tend to deny, or greatly command large armies. Professor should have some well written text assumed colleagues is, of course, Straits of Messina through the attenuate, the invaluable services Travelyan, however, showed, al- Margaret decisive evidence, and it is surpris mainland territories of the Bour-of Cavour, the King, and the gen-most for the first time (except for Shuttleworth's book answers that ing that the French Government bon Kingdom, ending up with the erals of the regular army, whereas the works of a few technical writ- need. It is written simply, in lan- should have questioned It on the battle of the Volturno. Professor Royalist or Moderate writers atera), how great were Garibaldi's guage that a child can readily un- ground that the word of persons Trevelyan stops here, although It tribute too little importance to the qualities as a strategist,

It contains some very of notoriously bad character was was not the end of Garibaldi's achievements of Garibaldi and his been able to prove his case not only Professor Trevelyan by an exhaustive study of all the good chapters on Respiration, preferred to official statements. career. He evidently believes that volunteers. Movement and Exercise, The Cir-The point is, of course, that the bad the victory on the Volturno, follow is always impartial, and attributes published and unpublished sources culatory system, etc., and it is a characters are talking of what they ed by Garibaldi's magnanimous re- to each one the merit which is his and by questioning such book which might well be includ-know, and the French objection has nunciation of power and his return due. This attitude is particularly actors of the drama as still sur- ed in the list of text books of all all the less weight because France to Caprera for the good of Italy, conspicuous in his treatment of vived, but also by following the schools and Institutions. Indeed is shown to be the principal ex- marked the last stage of the epic Cavour's policy towards the ex-route of Garibaldi's armies on foot, there is much to interest adults, porting country.

period of the hero's life. The As-pedition to Sicily, which many too from Rome to Ravenna, from Mar- for, how many of us know much As to the importing centres, the promonte and Mentana campaigns ardent Garibaldians have frequent- sala to Messina, from Reggio to the author the Volturno, The defence of (If anything) about the skeleton, inquiry confirms the view common- were not satisfactory episodes and ly misrepresented;

not merely a herole that wonderful structure, the mostly held that Buenos Aires and Rio indicated a decline of Garibaldi's shows his appreciation of the very Rome was

an admirable perfect piece of mechanism on are pre-eminent. Information on powers and his increasing subjec-real difficulties which Cavour and episode; it was earth? We have an accident, the previous characters of the tion to the influence of his less re-the King had to overcome in order strategic action, and the same may THE HONG KONG OPTICAL CO. break a bone, and for the first women dealt with by the traffic is liable followers: The quixotic ex- to assist the Thousand without ap be said of the retreat northwards, time realise its existence. And it naturally hard to obtain, and still pedition to Dijon was the last beat pearing to commit a breach of in- when Garibaldi succeeded in ovad- offending four hostile armies converging is only during the long hours when harder to verify and on this point of the warrior's generous heart, for ternational propriety or we are laid up waiting for it to Mr. Harris's book is not very lucid. he then, unlike Mazzini, forgot and Victor Emmanuel's powerful and on his tiny force. Similar military heal that we wonder about it at, But here M. Londres takes up the forgave France for her action in Indispensable, but ever vacillating qualities of the first order ware also displayed later in the Sicilian all, and understand the part that tale. His book is just what it sets 1849 and rushed to her aid in the friend, the Emperor Napoleon.

Another of Professor Trevelyan's campaign, especially at the moment it plays in perfecting the smooth out to be-a plece of descriptive hour of her dire need, incidentally running of the whole. There is reporting, but a most remarkable Infleting on the Prussians their most valuable contribution to his- of entering Palermo, and at the much to be learned from this book, example of its kind. M. Londres only defeat in the war of 1870-71. tory is his adequate estimate of battle of the Volturno where and it should find good favour has a flair for the underworld. But it was only a flash; Garibaldi Garibald's military genius. Most he defeated enemy forces superior as a to his own in numbers, arms, and with teachers and parents. He knows how to make Its people the giant ceased to be after 1861, historians regard Garibaldi

talk, and how to put down what although perhaps the campaign of great national hero and patriot, aj equipment."The Observer."

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