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An Art That Is Lost to the Moderns.

VICTORIAN VINTAGE.

Reviewing "A Victorian Vintage: Best Stories from the Diaries of M. E. Grant Duff." By A. Tilney Bassett. (Methuen, 158. net.) Arthur A. Baumann, writes in the Observer:

POSTAGE STAMPS.

`BRITAIN.

Virgil Enlisted for Sword Duke of York on Value

Rattling Purposes.

of Publicity.

AGE OF TRAVEL.

OBJECTIONS MADE.

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QUANDARY.'

Kept By Coolies Till Pay Day.

CAR AS SECURITY.

3.

EAST OF SUEZ.

Brief News Items From

Far and Near.

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Paris, November 5. The Travel Association of Great The mails of Europe tremble Britain and Ireland held its annual with the sword rattling of Virgil dinner at Grosvenor House, with on Stampa atuck to letters originat | the. Duke of York as the chief ing in Italy, these days, and the guest. Lord Derby presided. other Governments of Europe are The Duke of York, proposing tho It is long time since we had a wondering whether there was any toast of the Association, collection of good stories.. The

thing intentional behind the selec- that he had been deeply reason is plain. Table-talk is

tion of Virgil's creations to de terested in the association since

ita lost art. The race of dinner wits, corate postage stamps."

beginning. It Was high Sydney

"You, Romana, dream of extend-time for such an association to be Smith, Jekyll, Luttrell, Samuel Rogers, Curran, perished, ing your empire over the nations formed, for we had been very slow with Holland House, and for about and governing them", is one of te realize the importance of twenty years, between 60 and 70, the ardent phrases quoted from tional publicity. there was a blank period. during Virgil by the Fascist Italian Minis "The age we live in," he continu- which good things were not sald, letters on the most used stamp on before In the history of the worlded him for at least some money/his wallet, which, he asserted, con.

ter of Mails and printed in large ed, "is on age of travel.

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A band of 100 pirates landed in a small island outside Woosung several days ago and, after looting The story of how a well-known the 200 villagers' houses, kidnapped Kuala Lumpur Chinese miner was 19 persons, including a number of threatened by his coolles

a few women. days ago and was forced to leave his car behind as a pledge, is re

A number of local merchants are inted in the Malayan Daily Ex- organlaing a new bank to be known as the Hsin Foo Banking Corpora- It appears that the gentleman tion with a capital of $1,000,000. being made to went to inspect his mine which is Endeavours are near Kuala Lumpur and that he obtain registration with the Minia- was accorded a very hearty wel.trics of Finance and Industry. come by some of his 40 coolies. na-The coolles asked him for their At 4.30 a.m. on the first morning

wages and were

of the new year, the master of a soon joined by the rest of the gang who chorus Norwegian ship in Shanghai, while Neversed their difficult position and ask-in a Central district cafe, felt for

has travel been so easy, so cheap,as they would otherwise have to tained $1,250. It was missing. He or undertaken by so many people. starve.

informed the police, after their ar the But, till recently, the ever-increas-

had visited other The mine owner told them that rival, that he eighteenth-century model, where liberties taken with other quota-ing tide of travellers did not flow times were bad and that he had places as well and no trace of the elever men met for no other pur- tions of Virgil which seem to have in any volume into our own coun

no money with him then but if missing wallet has been found. pose than to talk well. "The Club" been adapted to the occasion with-try. We were slow to realize the ❘ they would wait for a few days was rehabilitated, and there were out much regard for historical value of the visitor from overseas, he might be able to obtain some the Literary Society, the Dilettanti,

though he has, in fact, become n money. and our most valuable asset. Economically, Grillions, and the Breakfast Club. "We have resources

Walk to Kuala Lumpur..

During

or at least not reported. the Inst three decades of Victoria's the series, the 20 centime lasuc. reign a number of clubs

"Adapted" Quotations.

formed

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But the promotion

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The engagement is announced of Georgina Agnes Faller, daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. G. W.

The coolies who, it is alleged. Payton-Fuller of London, to Robert months, would not hear of it. Barkus, and the late Mr. W. J. had not been paid for several Leo Barkus, only son of Mrs. Edith

They insisted on being paid forth- Barkus, of Shanghai. with. He begged of them to bear

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with him for a few days longer. The engagement is announced

A few of the coolies stepped between

Williams, Edna V. forward and suggested to him that daughter of Mrs. I. Williama, of hy should leave his car at the Shanghai, and Charles N. Brown, kongsi and walk to Kuala Lumpur Public Health Department, S.M.C. where he would be able to obtain weroney for them. He could then The Opium Suppression Commit- return and redeem" his car. tee has petitioned Nanking for the Ho was only attended by his Ministry of Foreign Affairs to driver and as the attitude of the secure the right of searchling alternative but to loave coolles was threatening he had no foreign vessels for opium and other

tehind and walk until he obtain ed a bus.

It sounds oddly at the present day youth has not been touched," says he is valuable because of the money to speak of a club where men and good translation point out that ing, which goes to swell the national one of the contested quotations, he spends in the country he ia visit would go to talk seriously, wittily. or informatively, about politics, is not at all what the original text income.

of Virgil states. In the original travel is also valuable because it literature, art, science, Of all these, clubs Sir Mounstuart Virgil makes Turnus, in addressing assists in the all-important task of thing, quic-quid agunt homines, the chiefs of his army, voice the promoting international under- Grant Duff as an Under-Secretary supposition: "If we still have re-alanding, which is the surest basis in Gladstone's firat Government,

sources and if our youth is un- for the peace of the world. touched." later as ex-Governor of Madras,

"As I have said, we have realized Some of the other stamps of the the economie and political value of and author, was a member, though Virgil issue carry phrases which the visitor from abroad, and his daughter, Mrs. Huth Jackson, are less bellicose and more sums up with filial accuracy his bolstering up national morale, such arst time.

for have also realized, perhaps for the

that social and physical deficiencies, no

our country has as "Salute, land of Saturn, money, weak eyes, a bad voice, no

something to offer. We know that iland rich in connections. She is less accurate. Oh, happy inhabitants of the we know that from many different

harvests,"

and our country-side is beautiful, and in her dates, for his appointment

the car contraband, to Madras was obviously 1881. not. countryside; if they but know their points of view, architecture,

Gen. Shan Cheng, the leading sport, scenery, or as stated in the Biographical In- good fortune."

The tone of certain of the quota-have much to be proud of and amusement, we troduction, 1891. Grant plus Duftions, following ao closely after the much which the visitor will and of not yet altered and the driver gram

The position, has apparently, Shansi General, has sent a tele- could do much but not enough to famed nude postage stamp of the interest.

to Gen. Chiang Kai-shek, induce Lord Cross to bestow n

The Travel Association thought he might succeed asking that Dr. H. H. Kung, Min- Scotch Liberal,

Spanish Goya series has led to a though Д

was formed, then, to let the world in bringing the car away surrep ister of Industry, should Unionist.

renewed agitation for a stamp know that Great

Britain and Ire-titiously but the moment he start-pointed chairman of the This book contains the best censor in the World Postal Union land are pleasant and interestinged the engine, the coolles rushed Provincial Government. stories and anyings that Grant;

places to visit. It is, I am debut of the kongai armed with sticky Duff heard at these gatherings, | and set down in his diaries, be

lighted to learn, using all modern and he fled.

publicity: wireless, tween 1855 and 1901. Most of them are good; few are chestnuts, though some are old friends spoilt in transmission.

even

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A Shanghai Chinese contractor has been awarded a contract by the National Government for the lay- ing out of a large cemetery in Nanking for the burial of the Government officers and soldiers who lost their lives during the re- cent anti-northern. military cam- paign. The cemetery will cost $800,000.

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the cinema, and, above all, the Press. The Press con do an enormous amount to help on the What is a good story? Can any! The Duke of York, proposing the great work for which your associa- thing be more tiresome er ill-bred toast of "The Association" at the tion has been formed, and I am aure

Riga (Latvia), Nov. 12. | Q3R81131304031511595|13|||[11][168][928££££888}} than man who tells you story after, annual dinner on November 12 of it will not fail to do so. Not only

The Soviet paper "Godless" has story? I believe the Americans the Travel Association of Great can it send out the ordinary Pro- taken the cecasion of the 13th an- are the only people who now prac Britain and Ireland, at which paganda, but it can supply news

niversary of the October revolu COASTWISE tise this odious habit, though I re- Lord Derby presided, said that it which will appeal to travellers tion to remind its readers that the director of the Naval Reorganisa- Capt. Yin Kuang-yu, acting member in my youth that Profes-was high time for such an associa- from all over the world, and ao add celebrations "mark also sor Henry Smith and Thorold tion to be formed, for this country an additional interest in the Bri-anniversary of Godless publica formerly Chief of Staff

the 19th tlon Office in Shanghai, who was Rogers, unless checked, were very had been very slow to realise the tish Isles.

of peopletions.

to the tediously funny. Certain it is that importance of national publicity. abroad tend to form wrong im

Commander-in-Chief of the Chinese The paper announces that dur- wit does not make you laugh. Never before in the history of pressions of life and events here, ing three years

Fleet, has

Vice- been promoted fewer than Admiral and Councillor to the. William IV., when Duke of the world has travel been so easy, and that is what we want to see 1,200 different Godless booke bave Ministry of Ngvy. Clarence, called across the street so cheap, or undertaken by so many out right.

been published in the U.S.S.R.

Another article in the aame paper, entitled "The Anglican trenchment programme, Gen. Chang Church and the October Revolu Chun, Mayor of Greater Shanghai, tion," remarks that the Anglican has ordered the abolition of three Church has for 13 years organle departments of the City Govern ed a campaign against the U.S.S.R.ment. Superfluous employees will and is at the moment preparing a be removed from office whilst others fresh attack.

who have proved worthy of their Much attention is given by the hire will be given appointments in paper to the approaching fourth

other departments, international congress of the Pro letarian Godless, which, It do clares, will provide a new inter. L. Magoon of Umtall, Ceylon, it At the inqueat on the hunter, Dr. national fighting organisation for the working class.

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to an old acquaintance: "I hear people. But until recently, the "Here, again, the Travel Associa you are the greatest blackguard in ever-increasing tide of travellers tion

comes in. It la one of its Portemouth." "I am very sorry did not flow in any volume into our functions to draw the attention of that your Royal Highness has come own country. The Travel Associa- the overseas Press to the enormous down here to take away my charaction was formed to let the world variety of life an events in this ter" was the reply, and is

know that Great Britain and Ire-country, and the foreign Press re- likely true, 48 Inspiration does land were pleasant and interesting presentatives are, I am sure, visit ordinary mortals. Tennyson, places to visit. It was using the grateful to us for opening our coun- according to Jowett, said: "That modern methods of publicity, wire-try to their gaze nas we are to them is so witty that you cannot laugh less, the poster, the photograph, the for recording so intelligently what at it; It makes you grave." That cinema, and, above all, the Press. upon me. The effect of wit upon TUBERCULOSIS AMONG CATTLE. Ita object is to run him through and pin him speechless to the wall. Celts and Jews have almost a

is the effect of moet witty stories

Efficacy Of Spahlinger Vaccine.

they see and hear. We like to wel. come our fellow guests from the great Dominions, Indie, and the Colonies, and to feel that these islands are home to them. Like wise, we welcome our friends from the other nations of the world, both great and small. It does us good to get their view-points, and !!

from the great middle classes of the United States. It was getting the most intelligent class of Ameri- can tourists.

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The Newspaper Enterprise, Ltd. monopoly of the hard flashing

China Mail Building.. diamonds of wit, and they nearly The Aga Khan. presiding over all come back to Sheridan or a meating at the Ritz Hotel, Lon |0||$||2|{11}}}}}|||||ft|Heise, to Disraeil or Oscar Wilde, don, announced that the test of must be of benefit that we should or Lloyd George. Somebody acthe Spablinger vaccine for im- understand a little more of each

At the annual meeting of the cused Disraeli in debate of having munication of cattle against tuber. other's outlook and problems."

Travel Association of Great Britain The marriage is announced of deserted Roebuck's camp. "I didn't rulonis conducted by the Norfolk The American Ambassador said and Ireland, Lord Derby said the W. A. Pennell, and Mary Senborn, know the hon. member had a camp. Supervision Committee of Control that 406,000 tourists from the number of foreign visitors to Eng- both of Shanghai, at Sydney, New I thought he was the solitary sen had proved its efficacy beyond United States had travelled to land during the last four years South Wales, on December 30, Mr. tinel of â deserted fortress." doubt. The signatories to the Europe up to November S, 1980 showed a steady increase. The Pennell, who has been associated When Lord Beaconsfleld in despair document attesting to the value of and of that number 130,000 figures for nine months in each year with the art department of the Sunrise and Sunset in sont for a homeopath, Gull, on Dr. Spallinger's work include the game to Great Britain. This coun- were:-1927, 389,049

Colony.

being asked why Dizzy had taken Aga Khan, the Marquess of Crewe, try was beginning to draw visitors | 775; 1929, 380,017; 1930, 385,112..

♫ quack, answered, Dr. Drummond Shiels, Sir Archi, "almilla similibus curantur." That bald Welgall, Sir Arthur Stanley strikes me as too good for Gull. Aand Mr. Gilbert, President of the good instance of pure wit, quoted British Friesian Cattle. Society. by Mr. Osbert Sitwell in a footnote

STANDARD TIMES.

Sunrise and Sunset in Hong Kong for January 1981, (Standard time of the 12th Meridian, East of Greenwich) are as follow:-

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in his last book, is 'Oscar Wilde's no right to it had appeared public- reply to a purvent who asked him ly in an Oxford hood. "It la," he Sunrise Sunset, what. He thought of his portrait, said, "a very great impudence,"

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"Sir, it is a speaking likeness; but "It's worse than Impudence," re- there are times when it is better, plied the Bishop, "it's a falsehood." to be silent.”

There are graver things than Very often a silly pun makes puns and epigrams In this "per you laugh. Leonard Montefiore petual feast of nectar'd sweeta.” was fond of.propounding the rid-Graat Duff, at a dinner at the dle, "When the day breaks what India Office, sat next to that great becomes of the placeat - They go Indian administrator, Sir John into morning.” Misunderstand Strachey. They discussed Bilghts, ings, the ludicrous, and particular- speeches against the Great Com- ly the unexpected, provoke laugh- pany (in. the flities). "He made ter. A deaf peer at a reception many mistakes," said Btrachey, 6.01

Bays to Lady X, "Are you going on "but he had got hold of the two to Blank House.? "Lady X. "No, cardinal truthe about our position 6.02

I am going to bed." Dent peer: in the East that there is no such 7.05 6.02 "Then we shall meet again, vory country as India, and that the 7.05 0.03

Boon." The story of the Jews Indians, as a people, do not exist.” 7.06 6.04 wrecked on a deserted island is That sentence, In letters of red and *7.05 16:04 not bad. A Ball, a Ball" cries gold, ought to be nailed to the wall 77.05 6.05 some one. A dying Hebrew raises of the Secretary of State's room." 7.03 6.06 Himself in his elbow; “A sale,] Grillion's club ́ ́ still flourishes, 7.05 6.06 Holy Moses, and I have not got a and its dinners, held in some 7.046.07. catalogue." I had always regard restaurant, are still attended by ed Dr. Stubbs, the Bishop of Ox- bishop, Judges, Cabinet Ministers, ford, as a Dryandust. It appears and authors. But what has becom) 704 6,30 from these pages that he was C of the wit? - It has evaporated, or 7.08 0.10 wit, at least a Kister. Someone been submerged, ln the post-war 7.08 6.11 complained that a person who had flood of gloom and bitterness.

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A recent check-up of Canadian Pacific train No. & from Vancouver to A Toronto revealed the fact that there were five Canadian Pacific Railway pensioners on board with lin aggregate record of 228 years sarvien with the company. Left to right they are William Corbett passenger agent, Toronto, 28 years service; W. Shields, blacksmith, Winnipeg is years servies; John Lllow, engineer, Toronto, 17 years service; Nicholas Løber, Hoberygeon, #aginess, 30 yaaru Norvica; and W. Manson, Carleton Place, section-man, 48 years service.

Mr. A. M. Morad, the first Bengal Muslim to get a licence, is compet ing for the Aga Khan's prize for a flight from India to Cape Town.

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