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CHINA, BY Hallett | belonging to German and Contin Abend. Ires Washburn, Newtal collection: The student who York.

wishes to study the subject further will find nu excellent summary of the publications which the auther recommends as especially instruc

THE GOLDEN PHOENIX, By Mrs. Alfred. Wingate. London: Herbert Jenkins Ltd. Price

7. Bd. not.

THE TRIAL OF ALFRED ARTHUR

ROUSE.

COUNSEL DESCRIBES PRISONER'S MOVEMENTS AFTER THE "ACCIDENT."

WHAT ROUSE SAI

In our issue of Saturday we re printed from the Times the first part of the opening speech. by the Crown Counsel (Mr. Norman Bir kett, K.C.) in the trial of Alfred Arthur Rouse, for the murder of unknown man, by placing him in a blazing car,

hit the man over the head with a/ The Crown case was that Rouse

His motive was that the body would mallett, and then fred the car, be taken for his own, Rouse was convicted and sentenced to death. Continuing his opening spoecti,

Mrs. Wingate, in her charming volume of essays on Chinese art and culture, has done. a notable service by attempting an explana. tion of the mystery of Chinoser. Birkett said:- thought and the development of Oriental culture,

This compilation-it is oelf-con- fessed as little more is the out come of four years of newspaper | tive. work in China. It suffers, there- fore, from a certain inconsistency in point of view. For a corren pondent in China cannot but fall Under the alternating influence of the paradoxes and contradictions of which the Chinese polity is ninde up. The writer's principal theme and final conclusion is that China is incapable of ro.f-govern ment, and that the powers, in the name of our cominon humanity, should adopt. n programme of benevolent, but at the same time Armed, intervention. This chal lenge to the considered judgment of his own Government, as well as that of England and Japan, in order to carry any conviction, re- quires more solid argument for its support than the ocension news items nad fleeting' impressions of which the twok is comprised. The threat of intervention might, Mr. Abend writes, alarm the fighting lendere and produce at least a breathing apell in their operations. But almoet before Mr. Alend's ink is dry, just such a truce has come without any effort on the part of the Pawers. "If Nanking wins," he entures upon prophecy, "Nan- king will be unable to hold the

The Golden

Phoenix of the title, according to Chinese ensmogony, presides over the heart of man. In light, but by no means superficial vein, Birs. Wingate tauchen on the customs and traditions of the Chinese, the ideals of Chinese nurt, the develop, ment of the ancestral idea, and the symbolism is the four essential Creatures; the dragon, the unicorn. the phenix, and the tortoise. As the writer points out, the fascina tion of Chinese. art lies in the fact that outward appearance, however significant, is not the main point. here is always a deeper meaning, the clue to the process of solving the jigsaw puzzle is that no detail can be overlooked. Mrs. Wingate

TO THE POLICE."

lorry did not stop between that place and Tally Ho Corner, a journey which took about four hours Rouse naked the driver to drop him at Tally Ho Corner And this was done: During those four hours House made no reference at all to any fire, bonfire or other, wise. The driver, who had seen the glare of the fire, did not my principally the mechanical, defects anything either. of cars.

They discussed

J

Mr. Birkett went on to describe how our went to Wales by mo tor-coach and visited the house of Mr. Jenkins, who lived in a vil lage not far from Cardiff. Rouse was acquainted with Miss Ivy Jen- ing to their houas for the week- remains and from Thursday onér hunan

A fort were those in their view of a young night He usually went in his man, possibly about 30 years of car, Miss Jenkins was ill and age. Sir Bernard Spilsbury would Mr. Jenkins had telegraphed to Bay that there were indications Rouse, who was expected on the that he followed some such occupa evening of November 6. He arriv

ed at 8.30 that night. tion as that of a coal miner, or

He was carrying an attache case. The moment he entered the house he. said to Mr. Jenkins, "Oh, and, I un-have been a long time, coming- about 18 hours I had my car stolen at Northampton: into a shop to get a cup of ton and when I came out my car was gone. My hat, and bag werd in

my car," but I do not want that, I want Rouse then inquired about Ivy and went upstairs. When he came down he had sup-

The Body in the Car. Dr. Shaw, pathologist of Northampton General Hospital,kins and was in the habit of go and Sir Bernard Spilsbury would say that the

1' went

country together." Would it not has given a glimpse of the fascinalizing car a short time at least the car. I have got her insured,

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Mr. Abend sets out as a fact that the school attendance in China hag -advanced in twenty years from 450,000 to 6,500,000, yet apparently

tion of the completed whole,

THE GOLDEN WIND. By Takashi Ohts and Margaret Sperry. Jonathan Caps, Ltd. Price, 78, d. net.

In the publishor's announcement, fails to grasp the profound Takashi Ohta is described as the significes of his own statistics. eldest son of a Japanese nobleman, He derides the backneyed His father was one of the pioneers Phrase" of the "intelectuals," of the liberal and democratic move- and repents the preposterous splement, and his castle on the island viam that the United States has of Gogo was always filled with always been China's friend and Japanese refugees Because of! motector." He lays stress in half their advanced view, the family

a dozen places upon the immensity was ruined, and Takashi Ohta was of China's population, but is un-smuggled into Cina with a letter conscions of the danger of prescriba introduction to a revolutionary ing a course of treatment for Bo great a multitude.-W. E. L.

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at least that he was nccustomed to a dust-laden atmosphere. But be yond that the prosection was not able to go. His name

ue known, his parentage unknown, and where he lived, his circle of friends and noquaintances, his work-mates, But this they could any, that he was alive in 'that

while the fire raged, that he con- tinued to breathe for some time after the fire started. That was to te shown by the fact that in the 4ir passages there were certain inner. dications of a fine black deposit, and particks of something which indicated that he had breathed, It might be said with some surety that he only survived a very short time after the start of the fire Part of a pair of bracos, when taken from the body, smelt very strongly of petrol.

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A Photograph of Your Car.. During the meal a Mr. Rocks called with a newspaper contain- ing reference to

a burning car which he showed to Rouse. Ha

said to Rouse, "Is this your car? If so, you will see it no more." House, Mr. Birkett Bid lived Rouse said, "This is not my car.” et Buxted-rond, Friern Barnet, He said nothing more about the and was employed by W. B. Mar car that night. He remained at. tin, Limited, braces and garter the house and next morning he manufacturers, of Leicestor, as a asked a Mr. Brownhill, who had General Driven by his craving traveller. His district comprised come to the house, if he could give for a solace in his exile, the young London, the South Coast, and cor him a lift to Cardiff, That morn- Japaness goes from adventure to

fain towns in the Midinńd, as far ing Phyllis Jenkins, adventure, which lead him each north as Leicestor. Hissalary was daughter, went into the room another time further from his native land

24 a week. Ho had tech/expon where they were talking and show and his apparent-destiny. Extern-

ses £1, a week, with an additioned: Rouse a ally the record give, a picture of of actual expenses for the car and photograph of the burning car newspaper with a China during a period which re- hotels, and a commission on

al with the registration number eived considerable comment in the orders sent through him. On the "NU 1468" on the front. Profskór. Marcel Granet, of the foreign press.

The An enthralling nc- evening of November 5, about 7.30,wspaper report stated that the count is given of his period of he went to a certain institution Northampton polies were anxious Echool of Oriental Langungen, Paris, has contributed No. of probation with a bandit organisa-and visited a friend. The next to interview a man seen near the the First Section of the very am

tion of Northern Manchuria. they know was at 11.15 that night,

ear at the time of the accident, Their rites of initiation into the when Police-constable Lilley, of Phyllis said to Rouse: "There is bitious French Collection "Evolu tion de l'Humanite, published band, their celebrations and their the Hertfordshire Constabulary,a, photograph of your car burnt in under the direction M. Heari predatory expeditions form the

was on duty at Watling-street and the newspaper," adding that his Berr, editor of the Revue de most interesting and exciting part

of the author's adventures.

was passing place called the nano was underneath. Rouse ask- Synthene Historique. As the pre-

The White Flag Tea Rooms, Markyate.ed for the paper, put it in h face points out, the first task the deeper motive is his innermont The prisoner's saloon car overtook pocket, and left for Cardiff with scientific historian of China must questings in search of tranquility, hin, went about 150 yards, and Mr. Brownhill a few minutes later.

and at net ke set himself, is to be on his guard

aras that the then stopped, its rear light going On the way Rouse, in reply to against historical tradition. "To answer to his prayer is "ask that out, Constable Lilley went up to Brownhill, said that he had report. wet to know China, Granet had. all may be taken from, you." We the car and shone his light inside ed the loss of his car to the police to knock down a Chinese great

take Jeave of him as he bids fare and saw two men in the car, the and the insurance company, wall--a great wall built up by

well to the Enst, having joined the prisoner in the driver's seat and Brownhill remarked, "Then you crew of the Eastern Hoon for a another man by his side. plous forgers. In order to des

The has nothing to worry about." He troy it, ho added to observation voyage to Cape Town and thence constable asked him if he knew also asked Rouse how it had hap- made during long stay in the to the Brazilian coast. The colla- that his rear light was off, and he pened, and Rouse replied that it Far Eant, the patient study of the boration has resulted in a werk said he must have put it off by mis was too long and complicated to festivals and songs, the dances and which conveys an exquisite atmos take. The light was put on

go into, legends of ancient China." His here; the descriptions of people he spoke. The constable went on

They stopped at the Coopers Arms work gives a picture of the earliest and landscapes are few and brief,

and the car passed him going north,

Hotel, which belonged to a Mr. development of Chinese civilisaut rive the clarity and minute Rouse was wearing light coat Morris, who, when told by Brown- and a trilby hat, and the passen-hill about the car, asked House tian, and is divided into two parts, detail of Oriental print, The first part deals with tradi

ger was wairing a dark coat and how it had happened. Rouse said tional history an the chief data,

trilby hat, and, according to that he went into a restaurant in. of ancient history. The second

Lilley, seemed a man of small London to have some food, and the art, by far the more interesting WHES JOAN WAR POPE By Richard stature and oval face. The next car was missing when he came out. and sympathetically treated, deals Ince. London: Eric

they knew of Rouse was hia climb. While there a butcher's boy came with the people of the plains; the tridge. Pp. 202, 78. 6d. net,

ing out of a hedge and then in and, hiring what was being foundation of the chiesthinships; the signioria towns and society compounded of the real and the

An array of authorities delicious standing while Brown and Bailey said, made the observation: There were the charad remains of a lady found in the oar." Rouse said: at the beginning of the Imperial fictitions Era. Thanks to the rare alliance opening to the history of Pope

her waything about it." Then he au auspicious

"Oh, dear, dear: I can't bear to of imagination with scholarship, Jean. Then for a time, while he we see the family group allying relatos the adventurca of Joan's

walked out of the room. itself with smaler groups

told Brownhill that ho wanted to achieve the conquest of the earth, mans, Mr. Ince adopte a facetious father among the heathen Gor

go back to London by omailus. and, through the creation of the

Brownhill took him to a service a little reminiscent of

the depot of which was, in Great town, and the development of a

Mr. Cabell, but, fortunately, he voriod social life, a feudal society soon has done with this. When

from Cardiff police headquarters. Morgan-street, only about 40 yards from which soigniorial courts noge, until we are finally shownches Fulda the writer's true sub-

Joan, disguised as a monk, ren

Rouse said he did not like that the creation of the civilised being,ject is revealed. As he tracce tho

rvice, which he came on from the type which imposed itself as

growth of her conviction that the

Melville-street, where another ser London, and so he was taken, to an ideal on the whole of China. truth for which she is ecck-up and his mate opened the door vice started The volume, which has been trans- lated-from-the-French by Kathleen ng lies not Innes, and Mabel R. Brailsford, illustrated by twelve plates and five mans. An index and biblio

NORMA SHEARERgraphy is included.

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POPE JOAN,

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Par.

went away.

At 2 o'clock, a few minutes after Henry Turner was driving aroo Brown and Bailey had left, a Mr.

and London. Lor-lorry between Northampton Rouso bald, up the lorry and inquired if it were go- ing to London. The driver said "Yes," and asked what was the and the car in Harding stono-lane matter. This was about o'clock, was still blazing. Rous said he was waiting for a man with a don. The driver said, "Well, get Bentley ear to take him to Lon

Church and the prisoner. got up.. That becomes quieter and more but in the classics, the style autiful. From Fulds Joan; still

in the

be.

Rouse

en the Great North Road who ask el for a lift. He acemed area péctable man, and said he was go ing to the Midlände.”

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Rouse's Alleged Story." After quoting further statements said to have been made by Rouse on that occasion Mr. Birkelt re- lated the circumstances in which Súperintendent Brumby went to Hammersmith and took a state- THE Undersigned have received ment from Rons. In this Route repeated how he picked up the unknown man, whom he deseribed. build, fresh complexion, dark hair about 8ft. in.. hf medium

cost, with trilby hat. His ap- and wearing a light-coloured over.

pearance was that of a clerk. Rouse described in detail how he and was approached by a police felt sleepy on the road, pulled up,

an about his lights.

He said that the unknown man admitted

lights that when a car was travelling to- wards them he switched off the

At some time, said Mr. Birkett, he should have to inake his obser vations upon the purpose with in monk's dress but married, in the same way, the combination which those lying statements were. journeys to Greece to receive myo! simplicity and eager intelli-made. For they were lies, and ho atic knowledge of gods other than gence that seems to the unlearned would have to connect the whole. Christian, and to learn in Athens characteristic of the mediaeval of that narrativo to nak what were 1 of the degradation of the Church Church. There are times when his the true inferences to be drawn Hence to Rome, a city of pilgrims entire lang too modern a ring, and therefrom Rouse travelled by. and relic vendors, to the work of times, especially when the Scotch conch which reached Hammersmith a reformer, the Papacy, and, her bishop appears, when pare panto about 9.20. that night, and was tragic death.

mine enters in, delightful but out met by Detective-borgeant Skelly, of tune.

who asked bim to accompany, him to the police station. Rouse said: "Very well, I am glad it's all over.

The exhibition of Chinese art, which was held in Berlin in 1929, provided the external motive for There is no need to accuse. Mr. the composition of the volume. The Ince of twisting facts; the whole The book has wit and charm, and author, who was engaged in the thing is deliberate and acknow it hints at truths; it defect is proparation of the exhibition, ledged-although it is hard to that the long awaited revelation was going to Scotland Yard. aims merely to demonstrats the forgive him the Ionic columns of when it comes, is adequate to the about it. I am reaponsible. I am basis of our present-day knowledge the Propylen. There is much, too, plot but not to the implications of vry glad it's over. I have had of Chinese art, to show the enormin his conception of Greek thought the story Diotima, returning no sleep." Rous had with him: ous" gaps which obstruct know- which might be disputed. The from the dead, assures::Joan of at the time his attacho cas, anti ledge, and to give a cursory sketch pagan world he draws may have the immortality of the soul, but he was told that the police at of the historical course of art la.

more to do with Plutarch and then finds nothing better to reveal Northampton wished to interview China. Of particular interest is Julian than with Plate and Perl than the future sins of the Pa-him in respect of the car, and that the very lengthy section devoted to legal with Shelley than any picy whilst the etherialized Fan The would be detained candling theb justinexỡng for CNS appear them, dil ir nolds the cake, Joan's Vitrons encloses in his triva Rouse replied: "All right, ture, bronzes, paintings, sculpture, if so of a particuhr age, of aeropvities a truth whore apolien I suppose they wish to see me about. oraries, jades, Lacquers, textiles, tyns of thought. He has caught tion is not clearly enough indicat it. I do not know what happen- etc., the majority of the alijcets (Continued at foot of next column.) | ea;

ed exactly. I picked a man up

Rouse continued his story of how he lost his way and even- tunlly pulled up in the lane where the car was found. He repeated his statement as to the unknown man asking for a smoke and as to supplying him with a cigar, He if he had any petrol in the spare asked the unknown man to look

can. He walked down the road a distance of about 200 or 300 yards. He had a wooden mallet, which he need to carry in the car, and he was practically. certain it was in the well of the car that day. He used it for smoothing out dented mudguards. He had had it for the last six weeks.

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Rouse in his statement to Sup- erintendent Brumby, it was alleg ed, continued:-"When I got down the road I looked for a gap in the hedge and could not find one, 'so I stopped on the edge of the Klasa I saw a light in front of me, but I did not take much notier, because I thought it was near coming towards me. When I got up I saw my car was in fauks," THE Undersigned have received stood still; I was terrified at the sight. I left my case where it was and ran towards the car. I ram as fast as I could towards my car And the flames were coming out from all around. I could not see. doors were both shut. inside the car for the flammes The I ran back in, the direction-I had come to. wards the village. I ran about 10 or 15 yards, shouting My God, my God. I shouted that fairly to the place where I had left my loudly. I ran back past the car

case. I picked that up and then slopped. I was panicstricken. I wards me from the direction of saw two young men coming to-

Northampton. I was going to self up suddenly and walked away speak to them, but I pulled my. from them. So far as I remember, the inon did not speak to me, but I shouted out to them. I walked tewards, the main London road. My main thought us to get away from this horror."

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