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"FOUR YEARS ON THE WESTERN FRONT.”

(BY & KIFLEMAN.)

Before I took her to bo watered she- THE FAIR OF HANOI,

had to be groomed this consisted of A SUCCESSFUL EXPERIMENT.

brushing her hard for about three quae- UNITED SERVICES ·r. SHANGHAI,

ters of an hour, although she was nie Tho first Fair was held in Indo China, |

This on lines similar to the Lyons Fair in

The 'sited Services team for the No one. I suppose, has yet forgotten and clean within ten minutes. 2018: it was opened on December the match, Shanghai or the 14th and 15th the flood of books-good, bad or indiff; operation takes place three times a day 15th and closed 14 days later. It was insts. (1 m.) on the Hongkong Cricket

ground will be composed of Lieut. T. errn, but mostly very bad-with which and if I were only as clean as Martha Martha's ticklish to be an experiment. Many Beatty, R.N., Capt. P. Havelock we were inundated during the first years should be happy

Davies, RA, Paym-Lt. B. O. F. Gregory of the war. How eagerly we devoured round the neck and tried to eat mo every R.N.. Sab-Lt. R. G. B. Hayter, them in our anxiety to learn as much as time the brush went near it. For break- Capt. W. J. H. Howard (King's Regt.). Lieut. H. N. Lake, R., Capt. REwe could about the expiriences of our fast sho bad hay and corn, also a piree

weant

expected a fallure; in fact it was quite 's success and showed that the country, expecially Tonkin, had made grent im provements and that both the native and European industries were rapidly pic gressing. It meant also à change in the ideas of the natives: interest in business

"Which they, used to be so averse, "

to

The 1910 fair was a new step forward.

It was more inusiness-like, than the former,

SHANGHAI GOLF CLUB CHAMPIONSHIP.

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without side shows; and it was no longe Golf Club Championship was played last has to be viewed in a different light, eussed attitude" of the French civilians

exclusively a samples fair.

In 1920 the fair, proved so popular with everybody and su useful to trade and industry that it could be considered as a well established institution. Besides, the capital invested in the different build. ings as well as in running expenses and in an active propaganda samounted to over $160,000.

It cane, therefore, as a surprise to everybody When it was decided by the Governor-General "not to hold a fair in 1921. The reason given was that the fair had been so far run by officials, and the Government wanted those officials to devote all their energy and, time, for a year or two, to the preparation of the Marseilles Colonial Exhibition.

The merchants and manufacturers, the Chambers of Commerce and all newspapers strongly opposed that measure and kept protesting until at last the Governor. Genern understood. he had blundered. Governor Long then decided not only to re-establish the Fair for 1022, but to take

le Fleming (Grenadiers), Major E. D.soldiers; "nor, in our gratitude, did we of my coat, while her master ate bacon Matthews, A. (taptain). Capt. C. O, Olliver, R.A., Sub-Lieut. J. N. Sparkes, care to note how obviously less mighty and horsehair, principally horsehair.“

Out of this crowded store of intereste R. N. "Capt. E. G. Spinks, R.A.D.C. were, the pens of the writers than their

A ready-made marke ing reading matter it is impossible to Lieut. C. F. W. Norris, R.N. (12th man). swords.

fever yet remarkable for the good mention much, and I ulvise those who like an interesting book to get it and quality of its commoditira..

The much-dis But Four Years on the Western. Feat Fead it for theniselves. The qualifying round for the Shanghai

towards our soldiers naturally comes in week at Kiangwan, the conditions being For one thing, it is published four years

for some notice. This appears in the holes, medal play,

present case to have ranged from the. Thirty-six members competed, the eight after the Armistice,” and, although much best sons to qualify. Four tied for the of it appears as it was written in the eighth place should the weather prova form of letters during the war, it cambut most kind and sympathetic hospitality to the most greedy profiteering, and even one, playing is holes each afternoon. hope to escape criticism on the ground

to an open hostility which professed to The scores were

that it was written in a hurry, Also,

prefer the presence of Germans-a wish the author has had time to arrange his

which was but toog often "fulfilled with thrilling hartative so that it shall read like a book, and not like a series of disastrous results and, one hopes, with unconnected or ill-digested, impressions": and, as the letters of the Censor are now loose, we are spared the irritating re currence of "I" and "——— ̧” ``|

J. B. Farrier W. O. Lancaster FC. T. "Benth

H. R. Malcolm A. Gray

~76=1-19- ... $1-78-150 $8~~70=167 87-81-370 BG-85171 C. W. Porter

81-87171 90-87-171 W. S. Clay Capt. E . M. Barrett... 89-93#173 91-89-173 Dr. N. H. Bolton K. M. Cumming

80-84173 CH. Hopkins ......... 89-91=173 The only other scores F. Ferrièr

F. L. Arnold.

under 180 were:

·93-81-174 00-$6-176

09-83177 86-91=177

87-00-177

09-86-178 80-90=179

Those of us who were spared the perience of active service are very luctant to criticise the record of a man

changed opinion. The whole rather unpleasant matter is summarised by the author thus Before leaving I hurried down to La Gorgue to take leave "of my French friends and spent an evening with them. Nothing was too mich trouble to them that night; they hail

J. C. MacDougall

who went through the hideous Odyssey Prepared a sumptuous repast and coasterl Richards ******* F. G. Harrison

of danger, air, helplessness and dis my health is the enthusiastic. French fashion. Finally, departed with a Capt. J. Dewar"

comfort which was the lot of those who

pucket of fruit and sweets they had. B. J. Bowerman

were fighting our battles in France and done up for me, and their final blessings The highest score returned was 103,

How and prayers ringing in my ears, its management from the hands of officials and of the players it was worthy of elsewhere. But it would be à poor com- and to entrust it to the care of business mention that only three failed to return pliment to "A Rifleman" to allow one glad I was to recall these signs of people. A committee was formed between cards. With the bogey of the course 75 criticism to be disarmed even on these friendship in the next month or two the Chambers of Commerce and Agricul-it can hardly be said that, with the ex ture and other cheted bodies which took ception of the first two qualifiers, the re- Brounds, and obviously, by giving us the matter in hand in a most business sult is what might have been expected. his book at the present date, he chal

J. B. Ferrier is to be congratulated upon langes consideration for it not as a putting up a very fine performance. His

like manner in June last.

Morning:-

Wzzi"

when we encountered quite a number of people of a lower class, who made them selves exceedingly unpleasant.

There" are kindly souls and sour dispositions in all races, so it is not fair to conjure of the morning round constitutes the book but a book about the ware record for the course. Details of his

The present reviewer knows fathing of up memories of the disobliging civilians and, pass judgment accordingly on the two rounds were:-

modern warfare, but has spent most of Fresch people as a whole, as ora his life in the reading of books, and is fellows are inclined to do." Is it not acutely conscious that, to be of any use true that the horizontal divisions of as such, a book must have one quality humanity are of more significaner that

the vertical ones? which matters so much that if it is Staff deficiencies come in for a deal of absent no amount of industry, or know.attention, and, when we remember the bitter disappointments which followed ledge, or even sincerity can make it other some of our apparently successful attacks.

(out). 4, 5, 4, 3, 4, 3, 4, 4, 4=35 (home)... 4. 3, 4, 6, 6, 3, 44, 4-38 Afternoon:-

(out). 3, 5, 3, 3, 3, 4, 4, 4, 2=35 (home)... 3, 4, 5, 5, 6, 4, 5, 3, 4-41

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REMARKABLE GOLT.

Instant success was their reward. Before they had entered into possession of the premises and had time to see their way and start advertising, the greater number of the stands were booked, mostly by natives, in spite of the fact that the price had been increased. This was quite unexpected. It had even been said by leading Annamites that the sheep-like natives would never dream of partic cipating in the Fair unless led by their ahepherds: the officials Well! the flock did not even wait for a sign of the shepherds; the pupils did not want a hint from their school-masters. So anxi- ous were they to show what they were able to do, that when "European mer chants came, like the hare of the fable, E. C. Carter did after winning the Welsh, and it is a quality that Four matters the present reviewer has nothing jeet on which oven experts disagree. But to book their stands, which, in former amateur championship recently. Harlech Years on the Western Front possesses in to say owing to his ignorance of a sub-" years, they did not need troubling about Castle stands on a prominent rock over a very marked degree. I candidly con.it might not be impertinent to suggest till the last month, they found that the looking the Royal St. David's course, and fess that it was with some "reluctance that war on such a scale as the last is a bigger thing than native tortoise had got the start of them. a sportsman offered to bet Captain Carter,

human ability can satisfactorily control. A considerable increase of the premises who is a big driver, that he could not that I began to read its 400 pages, fut, perhaps rather

once I got fairly in, "I found it very Such matters as waste, ineffective was necessary.

The Governor-General drive a ball into the castle. then increased the colony's" grant to the

As the walls are fully 180 feet high, and difficult to lay it down.

arrangements for the removal of wound- It is uneven, but then it is a recorded men, insufficient reserves in the placs Fair; so did the head of the Tonking the distance from the course about 150 Protectorate and the Hanoi Municipal yards, the odds seemed justified. Captain of facts, and facts are not always equally where they are wanted, unlimited objec Council. A new set of 21 large brick and Carter accepted the bet, and he was given interesting Chapters V. and VI. read times, spit and polish" come in for ten attempts. Taking a brassic, he failed like an exciting romance, and so con caustic criticism, but when things did go concrete stands was built; but the new stands were booked in a few hours and at first, but just got the length and height vincing was the author's tale of his exwell Aubrey Smith is willing to giva forty more were asked for in a few days. at his third attempt whilst he subse-periences that one found oneself eagerly credit where credit is due. Writing of The Governor-General was quite struck quently accomplished it twice. by the confidence shown by the people in the committee and considered it a sigo SAIGON CHAMBER OF of the times and a sufficient reason to

COMMERCE. make a new grant. This, with the pre- paid part of the rent for stands and Saigon Chamber of Commerce founded location of grounds, made it possible to on the 18th of March, 1887, has been re start building a new magnificent hall organized by a decree of the President de with 48 large stands, the first of a series la République Française dated 27th May, of such halls to be bailt later on. Besidca 1929.

Most players of golf have heard of than a poor book, which is the same we can perhaps form some idea how in- freak performances, but it is rather as a bad book: for no one is obliged to tensely these must have been felt by the doubtful if any fest of the past sounds write books: That quality is readable able to find a reason for them. On such men on the spot who thought they were more remarkable than something Captain

sive Cambodia,

complete success.

nomy.

The close co-operation of all concerns

has given the best result in the improve ment of the Saigon Harbour.

가

BO

hurrying on to see if he got through the British Offensive in September, 1918, safely, though, of course every word he says: ** Accustomed sa we were in was in itself proof positive that he did recent months to depressing news from

all quarters, it was difficult to assimilate' The writer does not exaggerate the dis, the good tidings that now caine to hand.

most comforts which were his lot, and often What impressed as

Was the tells us that while he was going through efficiency of the army's organisation and this or that experience there were others the marvellous control of all the services few miles away who were having in the rear. The British had often worse time. "What a vast difference & been blamed for maintaining a costly low miles in France meant to one's com- mechanism behind the gins for it had

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the once fet, of having been through serisht she had taken four years the war in a regiment like the L.B.B. to get to this pitch, but it was consoling imbued with a proper esprit de cerpt to have lived to witness it.”

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that, several firms have started building According to the new statutes the fort and safety!" Rifleman" does never before been used to advantage. their own premises at their own expense. Chamber of Commerce consists of 15 not exaggerate-it was not necessary. But now that a battle was being waged.

The other countries forming French French members elected by all French His is a plain, record of a man doing and the line was moving forward on & Indo-China, with the exception of Laos, merchants established in Cochin-China, disagreeable duty hoping all the time for front of forty miles, the wonderful or- which is much isolated by high mountains and 4 native members elected by native in early and happy, release; nor does beganisation that had gradually been built and long distances and not yet sufficiently merchants

have anything to tell us of the glory and up justified itself and worked like clock- developed, are taking mach interest in The President of the Chamber of Coin-glamour of warservice..

work. Not unit possessed a horse, a the Fair. Their participation is still merce is at the same time President of There is a lot to learn in these pages vehicle or a lorry which was not put to official and more in the nature of an Saigon Harbour Beard which, since 1900, not only about the war but about War: good use in the next few months. exhibition. Annam, Cochin-China and bas Soancial and administrative auto- It has been said that the most sincere the light and heavy railway material Cambodia are vying with each other to

pacifists to-day are the men who fought needed in the advance was not only have the finest exhibita; beautiful exhibita The Harbour Board is compceed of in France between August, 1914, and handy but provided with men to lay it. are expected from artistic and progres merchants chosen from among the mer- Armistice Day; and certainly no indict Wherever a captured road needed rapid chants, representatives of industrice, and ment of war from platform or palpit repairing a Labour battalion mysterious It seems therefore that the Hanoi 1922 shipowners of Saigon, to whom are joined got home like a plain narrative of this ly appeared for the purpose. Whenever. Fair (10th-24th December) will prove a technical counsellera of the Government, kind. "A Rifleman will have nothing sausage balloon was brought down in Surprising progress and representatives of Saigon and Cholen more to do with militarism for the rest Eames there was another on the spot with has been made by the nativea for the last Municipalities.

of his life. I will quote what he writes observation officers to man it. And so on the occasion of his demobilisation:- on

the branches of the- oight, or ten years and they are entering. into serious competition with the Chinesa who, fifteen years ago, had the absolute monopoly of the Asiatic trade and indus At the meeting held on the 19th Octo- and a discipline enforced by sensible Tan defensive at the end of 1917 was try. On the other hand, French enter her, the Saigon Chamber of Commerce means accounted for the fact that I was a bitter mill for our troops, whose feeling prise has been very active since the war eiccted as Chairman, M. E. L. Ducroixt, bound now for a decent home instead towards our Russian allies" would be several large industries have been creat Manager of Cia do Commerce et de Nav: of being conveyed in a padded lorry to hard to put into words. But others. ed, new firms have opened and the revival, Extrême-Orient, and as Vice-Chairman, the nearest lunatic asylum."

came in for a share of the blame, not least in a new garb of the Banque Industrielle M. J. Duclos, Manager of the Scriété Aubrey Smith joined up during the the Army administration and the Govern de Chine; with a managing company Indo-Chinoise de Transports.

first days of the war and enlisted in the ment whose fear of the workmen pre- formed by the largest home, banks is

London Rifle Brigade, with which he 'revented strong nation at home where is bound to give business a new impetus,

The climate in north Indo-China is

mained throughout, first in a company was needed. with which he went through the second most enjoyable in December and the

Sketch maps are provided, but two "or Battle of Ypres, and then later in the three large area maps would have been country, which is very picturesque out-

transport section of the same battalion, an improvement. Also the book is long. aide the delta, enn be visited by motor-

The C.O. of the L.B.B. writes in a fore-56, indet, was the war. Should the car over splendid roads, by train „and

word; "Transport sections are either writer find, as I bone he will, that & new palatial river, steamers, and offers the. visitar no end of enjoyment. Big game

The Allahabad Pioneer's London corres good or hopeless. That ours was uni- edition is called for, he might omit Mr. formly good and always a happy party Lloyd George's imaginary speech, which hunting can be organised at a short notice pondent cables that there is some ground was in no smell measure due to its.com is not really so fanny as it doubtless to hope that before the end of this year ponent parts, of which Aubrey Smith seed in days when all of us were only There will be at Hanoi during the the Indo-European Telegraph Company was one. It is from the same foreword too thankful to have any old thing to month of December a first claas comedy will again become a factor in the trans that we learn, what is not mentioned in laugh at. company; and the theatre in one of the mission of messages between England and the narrative, that the writer of the book And here I will take leave of Four- finest in the East, There are excellent India. The German portion of the line was awarded the Military Medal in 1917 Zears at the Western Fron-until I read orchestras and good dancing at the has not yet been restored but it is under-and a bar to the Medal in 1918.

it again. My first feeling on laying it principal hotels, good concerts and balls good, that men are actually working on It would be attributed to the credit down was a desire to congratulate the organised by pocieties, and many sport it and all questions whereon the resump of the writer as a writer-that all the writer on winning through and, among ing evente,

tion of traffic depende have been settled time we are reading we are conscious of other reasons, for being enabled to Let us not forgot to mention that duria principle. A certain amount of short the intense strain endured by the men write this book, which though not pro ing the Fair there will be at Agricultural distance traffic is already passing over at the frost. But there is a good deal fessing to be a history of the war, is Show which promies to be of great the restored sections of the line in Rusia of quiet humour, as, for example, the perhaps the best non-technical book

and Persis and there has been no occasion wecount of the cleaning of Martha," have read, on what is likely to remain There can be, therefore, no better time to complain of the local authoritice in who in the opinion of her master must the biggest experience of the present for our neighbours to visit un

Russia failing to respect the arrange once have been a star turn at Sanger's generation H. CUCHEROUSSET.

ments made with the Soviet,

in north Annam.

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