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NAVAL STORY OF THE WAR. ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE JUTLAND BATTLE.

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THE NAVAL HISTORY or

WAR: THE STursa or SES POWER, 1915-1918, 18. net, By Thomas G. frotheringham, Captain, P.S.N". (London: Humphrem Milford.) In this well-written and well-informed necat of The Stress of Sen Power" insune of the most critical periods of the wars Captain Frotheringham. has in- corporated an exceedingly fine descrip-

THE HONGKONG DAILY PRESS, THURSDAY, OCTOBER 1sr

AN ANGLING NIGHTMARE, DESCRIBING AN ORDEAL AT THE GOLDEN GATE.

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"Yes, and I was a Sidesman from 1903 to 1911, and they gave me the O.B.E. in 1919; and I always supported the d.P.G., and with regard to widowed and the fatherless. I always.

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St. Peter, tapping the file before him: Yes, yes, but we know all that. that sort of thing's here, of course, 1 find a certain amount of time unaccount- ed, for week-enda, occasional months, and Ann. Not golf, hupel

CINEMA MISTAKES. CANADA'S PLAINT AT AMERICAN MOVIES.

Canada has her grievances against the American sim. The problem in Britain 1s as nothing compared to hers, declares WA Canadian in the Daily Mail,

Many British people who deplore the Americanization' of Canada do not understand the penetration to which Canada is subject." He sprake, also of the Canadian migration to the United States. 130,003 last year; also Canada's, vulnerability to American trade, due to Applicant, with nervous haste: "Oh, the advertising in the widely circulated American magazines. But what seems to "Well The question is incompre-touch the sour propre deepest in this mixing.

tion of the Battle of Jailand. A large, Sir, not golf." part of the velimas is devoted to the events leading up to that battle and to the battle itself, no fewer than 10 of the

Canadino writer is the inroad of the mavis; the lack of reciprocity, and the Disepresentation of Canadian life and character when a subject from the North is chosen:

Keeper of the Gate has had a rather

There are a few firms in Canada pro- harassing morning interviewing several vocal souls who all talked about catchingducing excellent scenic pictures-in fact, Canadian scenic films are favourite sharks fity feet long and the like en 100 h.p. spinning lures, and insisted that both in the United States and Britain- but there is none producing the big five- they had acquired merit. A tidal wave: was responsible for their sudden appeur. Į reelers. The country simply is not big ance. He has reluctantly been compelled "nough to stand the production cost. to condemn one or two of them to the Eternal Film (e.f. Revised Code. Adver- tisement, uses of; penalties, Sect. IV., par. ). That sort of experience tries the nerves.

Oh, 1 W A disciple of Watton. You know him, Sir!"

**Yes. Good man.

Disciple of my But what did you wn, incidentally. learn t

"Er," well, you know, er, or tell you the truth, it was Eshing."

** Fishing.

What do you call. fish. 13 chapters twing directly descriptive of ing it should be explained that the differat phasis of the rncounter. In ex. plaining the trage failure of the British to gain a derision in the one gera mayai battle of the world war," the auther says that there was no possibility A German victory that would have destroyed the British battle fleet, but vkere was an opportunity for destroying the Gorumo battle feet. But instead of this having been done, the over-natebed and stower Gleyman flot was enabled to return to port after inflicting losses autch heavier than it sustainal. Herein, in his opinion, lay the tragedy. The British Reet, he argues, lost its oppor tunity because it was not ready with meihods for closing on an enemy who was prepared for evasion in smoke hereens with threats of torpedo attack. As a result of British enusion the German Hees gained the protection of darkness, and at darkness the British fleet with- ire This, he says, sums up the essen- Linds of the great naval action. That is, of coury, all very, controversial matter,

Fly fishing, Hir.

What makes it worse is that nearly all the Canadian cinemas are linked together" in chains controlled by big The Canadian American syndientes. cinema has therefore very little choice in Izaakhims, for it has to show what is sent it

and, because American theatre mapagers are notorioasty unfriendly to imported hms. it is almost impossible for either the British or Continental film to get a showing.

Ha! Hm. Dry By, of course [** I'm afraid only wet fly. But" (bope fully), belanged to Fly Fishers Club,"

Bracky

Tu save their faces, the American wars of Canadian theatres" circulate the old story that British films are much inferior to American films and that their

dieners will not tolerate (jarm.

H'm Ha! Well, I'll test you. Brachycentrus subnubilus-habits of, briefs.

The Americans make blunders here the poor sui looks that are never seen in Britain. They aghast. "Plenar, Sir, i don't under-seldom take the trigable to preview films and remove any parts that would offend

During the war Woll. an easier on, then. Ephe their audieters. but there is this to sail for Captain urrella ignita-drowsing and, inluence 'news werklies' showed so much American flag that young Canadian children got the impression that the only nation at war was the United States. And when,

Frotheringham's methoil of presenting the facts, that he eliminates much that 19 ao essential to a clear understanding if the case, and presents the rval essen zais in a way which certainly makra re- futation of his own line of arguments very dieuli. But while the look may he said to turn almost wholly on this one Tattle, what led up to it and what were

its respits and its influence on the sn

juent courm of the war, there is much in is dealing with the sings of the Central

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Peter Pan Peter vanquished the pirates, hantled down the skull-and-cross- bones and hoisted his flag, we saw the Stars and Stripes! You can imagine an Ameriena Something to do with John and a what would happen in

Tu tut I'm afraid it's very little if you can't do cyan that.

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drink! Oh, don't know. But phase. theatri an Irish-American city, please. Sir do give me a għance. I nearly Boston, for example-if Peter had haul. always fished up-stream ax Stewart says-rd up the Union Jack!

really 1 di..

Canadians are forced, too, to se The OWL country caricatured.

American reducer is very fond of an alleg Canadian background,, und so he puts Canadia on the screen-in a Hollywood backyard. So we Canadians

Powers, the German submarine warfare.

Well, "well. Give ne one single their the Dardanelles. the entry of the United States, and the naval policies of the res- entomological metamorphosis of import pective Powers; so that it forms a valu.ance, and we'll we what can be done.",

In interval of heavy thinking and able supplement to the author's previous wolum dealing with the operations of the agerly, I know. Sir,, I know Maggots. 1 menu gratles, turn into blue year 1914-1915. It is distinguished by bottles. It is the gentle art. after all brevity and clearness, its data is authori

St. Peter, with a sigh. Sorry, but it's tative, as it comes from the historical see- tion of the 'uital States Navy, and its good. You'll have to go back and American origin is bernyed in a start again. Let me ser, yes, we'll send

thus Firth of you to Muddlebrough, on the Muddle. expressions. auch Moray" and "Dover Strait," both, how the roads there, and there'll be

Soul, in despair, But they're tarring

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St Peter: 1 kuow. There'll be na umor considerations to distract you, Cond-bye."

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FISH CUSTARD way be made from any The invention of an anti-friction div. kind of white fish. sing about a table ing anit for use under the wa at a depth spoonful, fred from bones and skin, and of 300 feet, which may make possible the finely chopped. Beat up an egg with working of virgin pearl fisheries, and about 2 gill of tilk. nd the fish, wenson the recovery of hitherto inaccessible and put into a cup or small basin wrecks, was described to the Daily News greased with butter. Cover with grensed recently. by Sir Frederick Young. paper and steam gently for 15 minutes, Hitherto it has been possible to get the or until t Turn but gently onto a divers down to deep levels of small dish and girnish with a sprig of evan." Sir Frederick explained, but parsley.

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STEAMED CHICKEN FILLETA-Take two The new invention, which is in the Billets from the breast of a chicken, re-hands of a syndicate who "will probably move the skin, sprinkle with salt, pepper, try it out in the Scottish lochs, may and n aqueeze of lemon juice. Put them make. it possible for divers to work freely on a plate rather, thickly greased with at n depth of 500 feet. butter cover with a piece of buttered "The principle of the device is the paper, sal plaer another plate over the production of a counter-pressure, where paper, Pat the plates over a saucepan by the diver can by a mechanical means of boiling water and keep the water move his limbs at a depth where hitherta boiling until the fillets are tender-tone has been, helpless on account of the 1 hour. When cooked place the chicken pressure making the joints immovable."? on a small hot dish and pour round the The specially constructed anti-friction Suice which has run from the chicken. joints are the new features of the diving Decorate with a thin line of chopped suit.

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An even severer critic is found in Tancred Ibsen, grandson of the Norwe gian dramatist, who was interviewed by The Fr York Times on his return from American films, he says, Hollywood.

are constructed mechanically, strictly as a business proposition, with happy endings, to provide entertainment." He deplored the absence of inspiration to thought in American films and declared · that in spite of the fact that even the best material is often used it is 'cooked to pieces and remains just so much worthless broth, the real nutritive value bring thrown away.'

A GREAT SINGER'S LIFE.

MEMORIES OF DAME MELBA,

One of the first books of the autumn season will be, the autobiography of Dame Nellie Melba, which Mr Thornton Butter- worth will publish with the title "Melodien. and Memories." Just what pleasure. readers may expect is revealed in some of the stories Dame Melha tells of her early struggles;

When did she first start to ring? anl

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