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THE H•N¢¶ONG DAILY FREAS, TUESDAY, JUNE 13:Ħ, -1914

A errespondent with the British head. quarters la Franco writes; Never since the first fantasieexpeditionary force scerely entered France has there been a less obtrusive entry into the country than that of the Anzacs. But they have

enhanced respect for the Wallabies.

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FICTION AND THE WAR.

WHAT PEOPLE ARE READING.

{BY WILLIAM LE QUEUX.]

Although most of our leading novelists published at least one or more books dur ing last year, the issue of new fiction and new editions showed a falling off of 419 volumes as compared with 1014. Up to the present the issue for this year cour pares favourably in quality with that of the past, though there are already dis tinct signs of a decreased output, though the sales of weekly and monthly maga zines are at their maximum.

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MR. ASQUITA'S DEFENCE. HIS CHALLENGE TO CRITICS

FIVE MILLION MEN RAISED SINCE

therefore, if these premises are accepted, BEER AS AID TO SCIENCE is reduced to one of method. This brings us once more face to face with the ques- tion of the application of compulsion.

GENERAL AND IMMEDIATE COMPULSION,

LIFE-SAVING DISCOVERIES. ··

To commemorate his 50 years* associa÷

I need hardly remind the House-Ition with the industry and science of lave done so more than once-that as brewing. Dr. Horace T. Brown, F.P.S., far back as the beginning of last Novemat a meeting of the Institute of Brewing was presented with a ber. I stated my own opinion which In May 8th, believe to be that of my colleagues-that charcoal portrait of himself by Mr. for the purposes of the war compulsion Sargent.

Is a paper entitled. "Reminiscences was a pure question of practical ex pediency, and that for that purpose of Fifty Years' Experience of the Appli- only, and regarding it from that point eation of Scientific Method to Brewing of view only, the limitation and the sole Practice, Dr. Rrown said the ever- national a concerned, diminishing abuses of the limitation, so far as 1 which I have ever laid down is that if beverage on which well-meaning but compulsion is to be applied, and if it mistaken people relied for their, argu- is to be applied successfully, it must be ments weighed but little in the balance with something in the nature of general compared with the life-saving applica tion bf knowledge which had flowed a study of heer brew- allied fermentation He recalled the marvel- On the

consent.

The proposals we put before the House solely from. last week were framed on those lines.ing and other As I said then, and I repeat it now, by industries:" a general and immediate compulsion, lous researches of Pasteur such as we are going to propose in our Bill, there is no reason to believe that you will get a larger number of men, or that you will get the number you want in an appreciably shorter time. On the other hand, there is the immense advant age of getting rid of the piecemeal treat mout (cheers) to which so much objection was taken in all quarters last week, and the pense of, at any rate, temporary in- justice and, inequality which that inode of treatment is apt to engender. (Cheers.).

tartaric acids, by which Pasteur had been selective action of nould fangi, on the led to his well-known biological studies, which included a refutation of abige- esis, or spontaneous generation. This work formed the bedrock of modern bacteriology.

Pasteur subsequently took up the study of lactic and alcoholic fermentations, and produced works on the diseases of wine, of vinegar, and finally, after the disastrous war of 1870, of beer.

Antiseptic and aseptic surgery werd the direct outcome of Pasteur's work, 1865. He had seldom, if ever, seen any branching off from the main stem about reference to the fact that modern

Further, in these days the life of work of fiction is very short, save in special We are amongst people,” said a Newishes two or three books a year live onval- to the House in a concrete from the first with all the controversy and heated feel-obild of the fermentation industries,

cases. The works of an author who pub ly from three to six months in their or istence with their experience pent up ginal edition, and after a Japse of a not that the plan itself; but that the (cheers), and to set it finally out of the of the hospital diseases which attruded

General Birdwood, who incessantly year are reprinted in cheap form. moves about, gives the impression that this rule had been adhered to rigidly the he really knows all individually, Gene public and the book selling trade would ral Birdwood asked a typical Cornstalk have been satisfied; but, unfortunately, From the Never-never whether he pressing the war there has grown up a systaining it is one of method. The Gov- ferred France to Gallipoli.

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General, sure it's no leg, pull this time in the two editions, at such was the somewhat cryptic affirmative. in a shup és, novel side by side with a There was an amusing competition the cloth-bound reprint of the same other day between two, soldiers-French volume. and Anzie champion tree-choppers, fell-

(Cheers.)

and.

ing two trees each. The Frenchman had mult. Upon the bookstalls one sees to-day row, that I should take this opportunity (Cheers.)....

ces like a shoulder of mutton. He wielded an enormous hatchet. The Aus

ralian felled his trees in four minutes less than his rival.

THE ENVIDE'S EFFORT. think it right before that measure is introduced, as I hope it will be to-mor Allies. This regrettable system lias had its re-

large quantities of new novels by popular authors at e. and 28. Ed., and many be liese this to be a sign of the times that The second tree fell against a tree with fiction, unlike other commodities fa out touching the ground. His opponent become cheaper. Such is not the case. ubjected that the tree was not well and Fiction in this form sells mostly at rail- truly felled. The Australian broughtway bookstalls, and the book-selling down the supporting tree well inside his trade must ere long, in their own inter opponent's lime. The Frenchman ad-ests, raise the price of all novela. At G., mited that he was beaten on time, but with discount, or at 5s, net, or oven 48. claimed that his were cleaner cuts. The Gd. net, a novel is worth a publisher's that makes 28 in all. We have Australian conceded the claim, and there was considerable hand-shaking. The singing of national melodies concluded the match.

The Canadians have since challenged the victor, War talk during the past few days has beers of secondary interest compared with the forthcoming compe-

tition..

GERMAN RAIDING PARTY,

speculation, but in view of the limited supply of paper, and its price, before he issues a new book at 2s. 6d. he must be convinced that the writer is among the Popular few and that the book will have an assured sale. At the present moment publishers are undecided both as to what the future price of the novel shall be and whether it shall be sold at a discount or at its published price. ascertain there is at prosent no sign of agreement upon theer points,

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THE OUTBREAK OF WAR, The Government's latest recruiting plans, as briefly recorded in our cable columns, were unfolded to the House of Commons on May 2nd by Ms. Asquith, who said:-A week ago I unleavoured in our secret session to make clear the grounds. on which the Government already accomplished a record of quick

proposals with regard to recruiting were based. Some of these proposals involved popularity with the country folk among

immediate compulsion, others compulsion whom they are billeted. Apart from their claims to admiration owing to their

contingent on the mers required not coming forward in the requisite number physique and coquettish hats, which are

by the prescribed time. It was one of a particular charm to the village maidens, the Anzacs appeal to the hearts

our main objects in putting our pro- posals forward in that form to secure if of the inhabitants because they have

we could something in the nature of travelled thousands of miles to fight for

general consent. Nor am I in the lenst them. The Auzaes now know the Ger- mans to be tougher customers than. Ibra The recent regulations regarding paper afraid to add that I attached great im- him and Abdul, and on his side the have, of course, very seriously affected Portance in view of their well-known and often-expressed views to the assent of the Boche doubtless has conceived much the publishing and bookselling trades. representatives of organized labour. It Before the new law the issue of books is upon the class to which they belong shake the ranging from is. down to ad. was greatly and for which they claim to speak that spirits of the Anzacs by alternately on the increase, and such publications any form of recruiting, either voluntary cajoling andstrafing" have ended dis were widely read in the trenches, but toor compulsory, makes the far largest tinctly in favour of the Anzacs. Al day publishers are depleting their stocks demand. It is upon them and their readyine Alnori warriors are

quoted and not reprinting their old books on ne- families, their flesh and blood, that war anongne children for good humour and count of the shortage of paper. Indeed, exacts the heaviest toll, and 1 am, sure liberatny h the chocolate shops. It is with the present price of paper the low the whole House will agree with me when real study in telepathy to observe how margin of profit is not sufficient to induce say that by no body of men or women Thoroughly the soldiers and youngsters an publisher to take the risk of issuing in the community has that foll been more understand one another despite linguistic shilling books.

soflinchingly borne or more cheerfully The speeches made last Thursday, par- shortcomings. The Anzacs are

paid. (Hear, hear.) That was the main ticularly from the Labour beaches, en animous that they are having

purport of our reluctant recourse to the courage the belief that there is what may novel expedient of a secret session; but be described without exaggeration as a when we came last Thursday to present general desire to settle the whole matter, surgery, like preventive medicine, was a instalment of our plan, it became plain ing it has produced, once and for all Shocked by the prevalence and fatality the surgery of that period, Joseph Lister mode of dealing with it by instaliments, way at the earliest moment. fanud no favour in any quarter of the carnest hope and belief that this will be had been searching for their causes and the power to alleviate them. His phy- House. (Cheers.) So long as the end is the effect of the Bill we intend to intra-

siological observation on inflammation attained, the question of the mode of at- duce.

were the precursors of his pathological THE TAUNTS ARGUT INDECISION, I have emphasized again to-day the work, and about 1864 he became se cruent will therefore invite House

I do so not quainted with the early studies of

Pasteur n to deal without delay with the desat need for entional unity.

the alcoholic lactic, and the problem in a single measure.because I have any doubt as to the

butyric fermentations, which the prospects of our cause on the sea or in the field, but because of the damaging phenomena of fermentation and putres effect of division here at home on our faction were definitely connected with the

neutral

presence of micro-organisms.

Up to quite recently it was generally. believed that an animal could be kept of summarizing with the utmost brevity People are naturally impatient --- no

in a vigorous and healthy state provided one can blame them-for some decisive in public some of the reasons I gave Inst

it was supplied with a mixed food con- week to the House in private for the victory. They are naturally sure and

At deplorable incident, taining suitable proportions of carbohyd necessity of our main demands. 1 would depresied first call attention to the actual growth though not one of serious military signi- rates, proteins, fats, and mineral salts, Recent investigation, however, hack which has taken place in the Army since ficance, like the surrender last week of

(Cheers.) shown that before the animal could make the beginning of the war. In August, the heroie garrison at Kut.

effective use of such food materials some- 1914, our Arniy at home consisted of six That has been the case in every great war

in which we have ever been engaged. thing else was required--a necessary Regular and 14 Territorial divisions in

anxiliary to the dietary, which need only- addition to the garrisons overseas, which Let any one turn to the speeches, articles,

be present to an extremely minute extent, the revolutionary war, when Mr., Pitt may roughly be estimated at six divi and pamphlets during the early years of

but was essential for the due assimi now to-day in all 42 Regular and 29

lation of the food. At present we had was Prime Minister of this country; or Territorial divisions-that is to say. 70,

no certain knowledge either as to the and if you add the Naval Division, and

later, and more remarkable still. when the Duke of Wellington was ŝghting up true nature of these auxiliaries or their

mode of action in stimulating growth. to the very eve of Salamanca in the I think you ought. 1 (An hon.

Peninsula. y) In addi

It had been suggested by Dr. H. W. You will find yourselves member. All voluntary. tion, if one wants to estimate the con reading exactly the same kind of in these dietetic auxiliaries, and that the Armstrong that beer might be rich in that is furuished to the public daily tribution of the Empire as a whole you must add, excluding India for the the newspapers.

(Hear, hear.) There popular estimation in which it was held moment, 12 divisions from the Domin- is the same denunciation of indecision, of as a valuable adjunct to a dietary ious, which makes 63 divisions in all. procrastination, of half-heartedness, and might be largely owing to this cause. As I said last week, and I repeat it now, of delay; the same portraits drawn of careful and systematic examination of The war correspondent of the Morning

the total military and naval effort of vacillating statesmen and of incompetent this question by really competent workers Post, at the British headquarters, ays the Anzacs did not have to wait long to

the Empire from the beginning of the generals, the Duke of Wellington being was most desirable, especially at the. blood their steel on real Germans. They

war up to this moment exceeds 5,000,000 the chief villain of the piece (laughter present time, A question often asked is whether men. To obtain this enormous addition and cheers); and the same cry, exactly

of achieved their heart's desire on the night people read war stories, or do they pre-to our forces has involved a prodigious the same ery, for bina zer of navi of the 5th May. A Hun reconnoitring

Even the same criticisms party, armed with bombs, tried to get a fer, for relaxation, fiction that causes effort both here and throughout the saviour or a combination of savioura, glimpse of the trenches. In such cases one them for a brief hour to forget the stress Empire. Recruiting as well maintain (Laughter.) of two things is usual. The men stick to of our times. In order to reply to this ed, with some becensional lapses, during in detail repeat themselves, the trench and suffer casualties from question one has to look broadly upon the the first half of 1915, after which it began moment the country was told, as it is bombs, or they clear out, allowing the whole, subject of entertainment, and by to fall off A Bill for a National Retold now, quite contrary to the fact, that enemy to obtain the information desired. that to gauge the public taste. The stage gister was introduced and became law in civilians in the Government insisted July, and immediately afterwards in throughout on over-ruling their naval The Anzacs took a middle course. Theyday presents little or nothing connect

AL and military experts. :

another consequence of an investigation by a sprang out of the trench, and met the ed with the war, while the kinema-pro Committee of the Cabinet, presided over. moment it is told, as I feel sure it will bombers in No-man's-land. A very ducing companies are refusing to produce by Lord Crewe, it was reported that for be when the papers about Mesopotamia, pretty fight followed. The Germans see any dramas portraying the war in any of the purpose of maintaining a 70-division which we are about to produce, are cir ing the party hard-pressed, sent up sup its phases. As the dramatist and the Army a weekly influx of 25,000 to 30,000 culated, that the Government are the too ports. The Australians acted likewise, scenario-writer cater for the public, so then must be obtained, in the middle of subservient tools of their military ad- until the Australians drove back the must the novelist; therefore the conclu October Lord Derby's recruiting cam-visers. We are told again--and it seems raiders, who sustained substantial lossession is that the average reader, though paign was started, and the familiar to be told again by way of reproach to in killed and wounded. It was a new he may glance through a short war story pledge was given to the married men,

the Government-that we are everywhere thing, and pleased the Australians im-in a magazine, wilf cast aside a war mensely..

and as it proved that the unmarried men on the defensive; and when the next

Sir John Simon said that he and his novel, for he has daily enough reminders did not come forward in what seemed to offensive, with its toll of casualties,

friends thought, in January last, that of war about him without reading of us. a substantial number the Military occurs, we shall be lectured by the same in fiction

Service Act applying compulsion to un- people on the folly of premature action. compuision would not be found to be a Since the Anzacs landed, no time has

fruitful instrument of increasing the na been lost getting them into the thick of Though I have ever set my face against married men was introduced and passed. (Cheers.)

My answer to all this is, not that there tional strength. Did anybody doubt to the firing-ne. They may take it as a the so-called sex novel- and I am not

the Govern have not been mistakes or blunders of day that whatever compulsion did it kill- compliment that they have been given alone among novelists yet one cannot rent conducted an exhaustive is quite byenurse there have, perhaps both in policyed voluntaryism by killing the spirit one of the most famous sectors on the conceal the fact that the subject best in Cabinet committee with the object of and in strategy but that our contribu which created the great voluntary aray front, where vigilances and all soldierly fiction to promote sales is the sex ques-co-ordinating our military, financial, tion the contribution of this kingdom which was the pride of us allt In the qualities are constantly needed. The tion. Wholesome love stories, with aard industrial efforts.

second place, they thought then that, There are two and this Empire to the common cause

howaser carefully the regulations might Anzacs form one of the most useful con- spice of adventure, always sell well, and limiting conditions in the matter of re-

bas grown and is growing steadily month

be devised, the application of compul- tingents that has ever come out, owing so de good, exciting detective stories, cruiting which apply to us, and hardly by month. It is greater at this moment

810 was bound to create so many diff to their preliminary training in the especially if science is brought in to aid at all, if at all, to any of the other and better directed than it has ever been severest kind of warfare. It is no wonder the investigation of crime, but the sexbelligerent countries. mean first the before (cheers), and the naval and mili-cuities and hardships in selection as be- tary situation of the Allies as a whole tween one man and another that any that such tempered metal can be utilised novel is certainly the one that is best maintenance of soa power and ses supre almost immediately, but

was never so good as it is to-day. (Repretence that equality of sacrifice was they have of all. Whether this is a good sign 13 ucy both by roeans of the Navy and the

newed cheers).

being expeted would necessarily he shown something to learn before they become questionable. Novels dealing with suc mercantile marine, and next the financ thoroughly adapted to the kind of fight-

Those conditions,

to be unfounded. They all knew well ing encountered in France.

a question are, unfortunately, apt to de-ing of the Allies. The pro-

We must put up with these things. We how impossible it had heen to get justice fusion of heavy artillery and the multi-generate into volumes unfit for the hands their scope and their effect, were care

can be indifferent to them, so long as we between one man and another, and was Ef our daughters, hence every now and fully considered in relation to the mili tude of deadly trench weapons are more then we hear of a book reiving the altar demand, and the end the comfeel that we have behind us the confidence it not plain that when this system was applied to married men the difficulties For less a novelty.

vertisement of being banned by the their advice, that the War Office should

mmittee advised, and the Cabinet accepted of the people.

of the ease would be immensely - exag- libraries." However much the fact may proceed to carry out at full speed-that

Mr. Asquith (emphatically) If we gerated? In the third place, in the in- Above all, the Australians are busy that one effect of the war is to induce a be deprecated, it nevertheless remains

(Anterval between January and May further it was of the utmost importance and have not, then let the House say so.

hon. member. It's only Billing.") claitas upon the strength of the country, inevitable--many points both as to the learning the Huns' tricks. All agree that the Turk is a gentleman, but they frivolity in fiction, just as in the theats progress of recruiting and as to its effect Let the House say so. Let it find-I do if we were to put forward our maximum not care where it seeks for them-another force, had become increasingly evident, have no experience of the tactics of the we have the frivolous revue and the fox-on industrial conditions then obscure more *' cultured " Frits. As a general trot.

had been made clear that there should body of men more zealons, mere loyal, The demands, which have always been Said The Australian is not naturally

more assiduous in the discharge of their great upon this country ever since the war be further revision.

(Cheers.) Let it find another began, deriands for assistance in every task. africky fighter, though trained in the Another effect of the war is to rende it

THE GOVERNMENT'S GOLUBICX. art of war. He knows, like a sportsman, inercasingly difficult for new novelists t›

That further review was made and the body of men better qualified for the art form, assistance for the Allies, and so di government and the practice of ad- forth, were never greater than they were how to take cover. His chief preference obtain a hearing, a fact proved by the Government came to certain concisions is a vigorous rough and tumble, stand decreasing number of books issued. MostThe first was-ne provision of additional ministration (a laugh and cheers) in to-day. The extent to which our labour- op fight, in the open. He has a high popular writera increased their output induced last week, and the 200,CCO men who fect sincerity that there is not a man sit-

men-those included in the Bill intro- these exacting days. I can say with pering population and the rest of the population was called upon to increase standard of musketry, and they are ex rearly every instance last year, the new it is estimated are cellent snipers. The latter have already rather being then crushed out because married men.

still unattested ting on this bench among my colleagues our strength by every possible effort was done good work, and inflicted many the disinclination of publishers to specu- men in the latter part of the year th of other tie than the sense of duty and love congestion at our pores and the need

The

never so great as it was to-day? - The provision of these who is attached to his daily work by any casualties. Snipera make it a point of Fonour never to report a hit unless theyte, and this year because of the vital importance to the maintenance of of his country. (Cheers.) We cannot for the rapid building of new merchant are absolutely aure The Anzacs inade it

the due strength of the armies in the spy it deliberately-we cannot carry the ships were never go great. All these their first business to work their hardest

field in view of the contingencies of the heaviest barden that has ever been laid considerations, which he knew the Gor- putting the defences in superfine order.

summer and autumn campaign. Our upon the shoulders of British statesmen ernment had endeavoured to take into second conclusion was that the number

unless we can feel we have not only the account, but which were sometimes set Their experiences in Gallipoli made them fastidious regarding their trenches."

of men could not, and would not be sympathy, but the trust of our country on one side by compulsionists, were con-

Eiderations he believed in with more com obtained in due time under the existing men. (Cheers.) WONDERFUL TRENCHES.

machinery. Our third and last conclu-

pelling force than ever. No case hadi Sir E. Carson-Nobody has ever doubten made out for the extension of com sion was that the number of men whom, it was estimated, this demand soulded that this country has made enormous pulsion to the rest of the community. yield is a number which is actually avail- nad gigantic efforts towards turning this The experiment that had been made had able that is to say, who can be spared into a military nation for the purpose of not been a fruitful experiment. It was from industry without incapacitating us patting down what the Prime Minister an experiment which had disappointed in the discharge of cur other respon has called Prussian dummation. That many of its own advocates, and while he sibilities, which in our judgment are is not the question. The question is whe-well understood that the Prime Minister. quite se essential to the successful prosether we have done enough (bear, hear) recommended compulsion, not because cation of the war as the maintenance of not what have we actually done, and he liked it, but because he regarded this

as one of the questions which were ques - fixed number of men at the front. a bound to say that I think that this If they are kind of review which the Prime Minister true, if they are well founded, as we gives us on all these occasions, so believe them to be, the inference is plain. from stimulating the country to further It is the duty of the country to provide efforis rather tends to leave the country these pen (Cheers.) The question,

(Continued on next Columin.).

IN THE FIRING LINE

LEARNING HUN TRICKS.

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creased cost of production. Indeed, could point to more than one popular fetim magazine which, contrary to p. war conditions, does not desire to increas its circulation because, after a certain un ber, every copy sold most menn a losa.

The Australians have constructed won-

A further change effected by the wa, derful, broad, deep communication is the rapid fall of the Victorian novelists trenches on the billsides and under in the barometer of public favour. N ground galleries. Their trenches are

withstanding that literary men have, in sometimes 30ft deep, necessitating stair

recent years: strenuously endeavoured to ways to reach the firing platforms Water is too abundant, but the Autalovat the Brontes and others into a kind of calt, yet the sales of the works enthusiasm is undaunted. They tro-de- lighted with their billets. They have the greater novelists of the nineteenth real beds and furniture, even hot baths, want a Carry Miss Bradder, Frol of which full use is made. transport is a welcome change after mule lope, and Grant, are steadily dropping packs. The recollection of the hard out Other times other manners. They tinies in Gallipoli serves to stimulate the were only for an age, after all, and not Anzacs to bearty enthusiasm,

The

LIMITS ON RECEUITINO.

In the month of

Miss Rosa | Those are our conclusiona.

for all time.

CHALLENGE TO CRITICS.

Mr. Billing You have hot.

SIR L. CARSON'S OBJECTION.

At one

far

under the impression that because we

that we-really can do. I am glad tha have done so much there is nothing more once and for all, we are going to have a Bill settling, this recruiting : questa »0. All I will say about it is that for the which there has not been anxiety amongst last 12 months there has been no day n our military advisers as to how they ena keep up the forces in the field, and surely that one fact is enough to show you that if there is any other effort which can be made it is the duty of the country fo make it. If anybody objects to this eve eral compulsion, and I do not believe. that there will be many, let him point out a juster scheme,

1 J. SIMON DISSATISFIED,

tions of mere expediency, he was bonyd to say, with the history of the last few weeks before his eyes, that he believed the expediency was very largely political "expediency, (Hear, hear.)