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LEAGUE TENNIS.

INDIANS LOSE TO RECREIO.

On the Club de Rerein courts,| yesterday, the home team bent Indian Recreation Club by 8 sets to

I in the "Division."

The scores were

A. V. Remedios and E. A. Noranha

(Recreio):-

beat O. Hoosen and S. A. R..

Bux*****

beat A. K. Suffind and A, M

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to him. He has also socured him self against the charge of being propagandist

THE

ANCIENT ART AND MODERN WAR

ANCIENT ART A CHALLENGE | logiste in the nearer and further,

TO THE ARCHEOLOGISTS.

J

Tumjahn..............................Œ+1) beat M. P. Madar and A. R

H: Esmail

A. A. Remedios and H. A. Noronha

(Recreio):-

beat O. Hoosen and S. A.. R.

beat K. Suffiad and A. M.

Rumjahn............

bens M. P. Madar and A. R.

H. Esmail

8-4.

6-2

0-3

L. H. de Rocha and G. A: Noronha

(Recreio):

beat O. Hoosen and B, A.-R.

Bux" lost to A. K. Suffiad and A.

M. Ramjahn

PYRAMID AND TEMPLE By Jus Meier-Graefe. Translated from the, German by Roger Hinks. Illustrated. Jonathan Cape 18

net.

This is a diary of travel in Egypt, in Palestine, in Greece, by one who is both philosopher and artist, and also (Heaven be thanked, for it!) a good-natured humorist. He notes the absurdities of his fellow travellers, but suffers them gladly As a rule at any rate, never and 4-3ly. He rejoices over. the priceless gift of warmth in Egypt; laughing at Dürer's praise of the tolerable pretence of it be felt in Venice. The aun'a free gift of himself, all

3-G beat M. P. Madar and A. R.

B. Esmail

14

6-1

MONDAY'S MATOHES.........

WINS FOR UNIVERSITY AND CRAIGENGOWER.

"B!

D. J. N. Anderson and Y. F. Chew

(H.K.U.) :-

Teno

6-0.

Y. K. Ng and GT Yeoh

(H.K.U.):-

bent Chan So and O. C. Luk 6-3 beat S. K. Ng and H. K. Ho C3 beat N. C. Yung and C. Y.

Tsao

6.2

traveller

past.

NEW NOVELS.

MORLEY ROBERTS MURDER STORY,

THE SCENT OF DEATH. By Morley Roberts Nash and Grayson. 75 80 net.

CANNING JEWEL

TO BE SOLD BY LORD HAREWOOD,

MEDICI PRESENT TO MOGUL. EMPEROR.

The Earl of Harewood has deoid-

Cellini,

of Latham.

DEATH OF A FAMOUS CLANS WELCOME TO

PRINCE OF WALES. KING'S COUNSEL."

SIR HENRY MADDOCKS, THE UNSELFISH ADVOCATE.

Sir Henry Maddocks, K.C. has died in a nursing home in North- wood (Middlesex). He had been ill for some wooks,

WINNING HIGHLAND

HEARTS.

PICTURESQUE SCENE AT

SPARE INVERNESS.

Inverness gave a rousing High- Sir Henry, who was born in laud welcome, to the Prince of Shropshire in 1871, had been Re-Wales when, he visited the town to corder of Birmingham since 1925 attend the annual conference of the A year previously he had been made British Legion in Scotland, and re-

received the freedom of the burgh, Recorder of Stamford.

Thousands flocked into the streets from the surrounding Highland die tricts, business in shops, and officer was suspended, and the day was one of public rejoicing.

Enthusiasm greeted a reference. made by his Royal Highness on re- ceiving the freedom of Inverness to the Highland spirit which he had

travels—'' a spirit which was stand- Plot Discovered.;

ing by them now in the bad times Among the important cases in they were sharing with all other

4100,000 Welcomes." The warmth of his reception was well expressed by the Gaelic greet- ing displayed in the towns gaily decorated streets, which signified

examination on criminal law,”

For example, we ought to remem- ber that the Tutankhamen finds, 10 loudly and lavishly praised, really Strictly speaking the chief stored to part with the famous Con represent a comparatively degener in this original story of crime is ning Jewel," a superb example of the art of the Italian Renaissance, ate age of Egyptian artistry. Any really Hector, the dog of somewhat how, it is difficult to deny the truth doubtful lineage but undoubted confidently attributed to Benvenuto

It was as a solicitor that be be of this critic's contention that there (gacity and character. Mr. fox-

This beautiful pendant is to began his legal career, qualifying in is more of the authentic Gresce inley Roberts has suddenly branched Greek poatry-especially in the into a new "genre for him, that offered for public sale at Sotheby's 1883. After winning a large prae Odyssey, which is a sea water epic, of detective fiction, and this really and the opportunity will be taken tice in the courts of the Midlands, and the Iliad, in which fire is the interesting story makes us hope at the same time to submit another he was called to the Bar in 1903, life of the poom, than in all the that he may ab some later date re Renaissance go the enamelled taking first-class honours in his Bay Greek temples and statues. The neat the experiment with equally pendant belonging to the Countess final and being placed first in the best Egyptian architecture and happy results. It is unfair to gave sculpture, which are much more away the plot of a novel of this The "Canning Jewel" was in In 1920 he became a King's Coun distinctly emanations of Egypt and kind: this one hinges on the mur herited, with other art treasures, by sel, since when he practised extenfound in all parts of his Empire Egyptian life, must be preferred as der of Sir Geoffrey Thurland, who the Earl of Harewood from hissively in the London courts, › being more in harmony with an is found shot one evening, and his great uncle, the second Marquis of eternal environment.

dog Hector at the same time has Clanrisarde, in 1917, having been This is a book to read again and been half killed by a blow on the bought by the first Marquis in the yet again, and to ponder over pro-head. The story is largely told aule of Earl Canning's collection which he was briefed wore those of parts of the country:" foundly. It will help one to an- through the gossip of the villagers swer the all-important question of Trenton Regis, and their feuds what can we learn artistically from are drawn with a pen that has been our newly-discovered knowledge of dipped in an ironical charity the arts of the ancient Near East? little reminiscent of Mr. T. F. Take as the text of a meditation Powys. A really good yarn. the saying of a cultured visitor that London is growing every day KING COPHETUA UP-TO-DATE "more like Nineveh and Babylon," which does suggest an explanation of Epstein's vogue.

Herr coni-

A WELLSIAN FANTASY OF

DESTRUCTION.

that he is what a blissful boon! The trouble is that he does not Warm the European through and through because we are restless and fightly, incapable At Pokfulam on Monday, the of fundamentally unequal to let University beat South Chinating the rays penetrate us and molt Athletic Asociation in the

that last fragment of northern ice, Division by nine sela to nil.

that relic of chilly Europeanism The scores were

that allows us only to warm our skins." That is perhaps the chief beat Chan So and C. C. Luk 6-3 reason why the European may be beat S. X. Ng and H. K. Ho 6-0, but never quite of the East, beat N. C. Yung and C. Y..!

Near or Middle or Far. Meier-Gruefe's travelling panion, Babuschka, being a woman, nearly achieves the metamorphosis,

His travel-pictures are excellent, THE GAS WAR OF 1910. By "Miles." but the reader will be more deeply.

Eric Partridge. 7. 6d. net, interested in his art criticisms, This forecast of the next war which are fresh, original, and inevitably challenges comparison little audacious with Mr. Wolls' "The Autocracy sometimes. n iconoclastic, some people will say of Mr. Parham, and is in many Quite rightly, he blames the ways complementary to it. archeologists for presenting the

Mr. Wells emphasised mainly the terms rather than in terms of impossibility, of future warfare civilisations of the past in muscum futility, and, in the long run, the living art. He revises the orthodox The present author is primarily valuation of Greek art and shows concerned with its borror and der to his own satisfaction, at any tructiveness. Whether gases of the rate, that it was greater in litera concentrated deadliness evisaged than in sculpture and by Miles" are a probabio de ture architecture, in which it was survelopment must be a matter of passed by the Egyptians.

opinion. That they are scientifical, ly possible there can be no doubt; A Temple Apart. So we find him not altogether and certainly no more terrifying satisfied, de an artist, by the description has been given of the Acropolis at Athens. The verti-end towards which the glory and cals and horizontals of the Marble chivalry of old-time warfare are ... 6-3 | Colonnade," he says,

obey no law rapidly advancing. -

F. Y Khoo and T. K. Lien

(H,K.U.):-

beat Chan So and C C. Like beat S. K. Ng and H. K. Ho 6.0 beat N. C. Yung and Q. Y.

Teuo

Oraigongower. Recreio. Play at home, Craigengower beat Club do Recreio ·by. 7° sòta" to 2.

The scores were:-

J. W. Leonard and G. Lin (C.C.C.)

beat F. J. Remedios and J.

Gonzalves

........ 0.4 beat. C. A.. Barretto and A.

Silva

beat H. Barros and V. Yvano-

vich

0-3

8-3

E. Zimmern and F., Zimmern

(0.0.0.):-

beat F. J. Remédios and J.

Gonzalves

......... 8-4

tied with O A. Barello and

A..Silva

beat H. Barros and V, Yvario-

vich

beat F. J. Remedios and J.

Gonzalves

tied with C. A. Baretto and

A. Silva

6-8

0-6

lost to II. A. Barron and V.

Yvanovich ena

4-6

HOME CRICKET:

Two ideas stand out as of thore

BY

THE DISPOSITIONS OF DIANA

Joan Kennedy. Long. Ted net.

in 1863.

Violet Charlesworth, and "the

When Delhi was captured in the famous war-time trial of Mrs. Indian Mutiny, the jewel was Wheeldon and members of her found in the Treasury of the King family, three of whom were sonten of Oudh, and Earl Canning quired it. According to traditioned for having plotted to murder the jewel was originally a gift from Mr. Lloyd George, n prince of the house of Medici to one of the Mogul Emperors.

encircled

by

A guard of honour of the Sea forths, of which the Prince is Colonel-in-Chief, was mounted at the Freedom of Inverness. His the Playhouse, where he received speech, with the aid of amplifers, was also heard by dense táasses of people outside.

Highland Hearts, Following the rousing bheers which greeted him, the Prince waa welcomed by Provost MacEwan,

"A Hundred Thousand Welcomes:" Mrs. Alice Wheeldon, her daugh-

The gathering of the chiefs in- ter, Winnie Mason, and her soncluded the Mackintosh of Mackin- in-law, Alfred George Mason, a Cinquecento Gem.

chemist, were discovered by the In- tosh, in the resplendent uniform Admirers of the uncanny skill of telligence Department to have of Lord-Lieutenant of Inverness, Renaissante craftsmen have always cured a rare poison called curare. Macleod of Macleod, and Lord marvelled at the dazzling brilliance This poison was so deadly that if of the Canning Jewel, formed as it touched an open wound it would Lovat, the Prince's host at Benu- fort Castle, where the Prince land- One sometimes wonders whether triton (whose body. is composed cause instant death.

An agent of the Intelligence Deed in his plane from Edinburgh. these books, in which the million-of a huge baroque pearl) wielding

a scimitar in one hand and holding (partment. discovered, hy posing as aire Prince Charming marries the

gorgon maak shield in the other an ardent Communist, that the little seamstrces, are not uninton: His face is of turquoise-blue on-Wheeldons had planned to kill Mr. tionally cruel to the romance Intent amel, and in bis open mouth is a Lloyd George by firing a dart in the breasts of such hard workers ruby. His massive pearl body is dipped in this poison from an air groen-enamelled gun while he was addressing & in real life. But presumably the snakes, and three large pendant meeting pn Walton Heath.

The trio were inmediately ar- genuine article is less ingenuous pearls complete a fascinating de and more hardheaded even on a sign, in which gold, rubies, pearls rested, and were sentenced to long and diamonds commingle,terma of penal servitude, SA The influenes of Cellini over the Sir Henry defended Mr. Kate diet of romance and films than the heroine of Miss Kennedy's, seme-craftsmen of his time is well eyrick in 1920, when she appear what artless story. In this not all known, and be doubtless gave the ed at the Old Bailey with ex-Police.

lowers (especially in Germany), Luigi Ribuff." posed beauty, who jilted the who showed wonderful skill in the machinations of the evilly-die-impetus to a school of gifted fol- sergeant George Goddard and

20 Days' Work Without Pay. millionaire and acut his ring book fashioning ornaments of intricate

fabioning though there is no Four years ago a tribute from the to him by the girl who was making record of Cellini's direct associa Bench was paid to Sir Henry for hier underwear, can t

tion with this jewel, the persistence giving twenty days of his time to course of true love. It is all very, of the tradition that it was sent a poor person's" action in which vor, sentimental and a gweet from Florance as a worthy offering he received no fees, his client being

to a Mogul Emperoor draws atten- ja poor widowed story."

An advocate of a reform in our tion to the fact that it was Cosimo de Medici wha, conferred a putent legal procedure, he on one occasion of nobility upon Cellini, although expressed the view that antiquated

The Prince, on signing the bur the ungrateful genius does not methods were preventing the fullest mention the matter in his lurid use being made of

of judges and Ece roll, said that he had found Highlanders in every part of the courts, memoirs.

“I would welcome an inquiry in-world ho had visited. There was to the Bar," he said. Too big a always that Highland spirit which had helped many to make good," Yet in these same memoirs Cellini proportion of briefs are in the and which had stood by them in now and again does justice to some hands of too smak a proportion times of adversity, just as it was of his assistants, especially in the of lawyers.. instance of one Tagolo, who w

standing by them now in the bad times they were sharing with all other parts of our country, helping hiru to ornament basin

Referring to the Legion Book All who saw, adding graciously:

while I took up the jug again": the basin were astonished by the vigour and fancy of the design and

work." by the precision of the young man's

M

thwart the

PARIS THE SOUTHERN ISLANDS. THE BUTTERFLY WITH BIG FEST. By Neville Smith. Hortley, 7s. 8d.. net.

When Joyce Tucker got mixed up W. J. Howard and Y. Hachiuma but their own, and withdraw' from

a doubtful set in the art (C.O.C.):-

the earth. You come to the con- than descriptive importance. One with G1clusion that another ruin would concerns the relative war-tims and world of Paris her father packed suit the hill "better; one of less peace-time strengths of the naher off to Australia for the round classic contour, with more flexible tions of the future. "Miles" trip. But this was not before she Bome show had had an unpleasant "recontre" forms and particularly one with contends and with differences of hoight arranged step-of reason-that the coming cheap with a slightly tipay English sailor wise a medieval building, for ex-tiess of giant and super-rapid on the Cannebière, on her way with ample, like a Crusader's castle in aircraft will place the weakest and un artístic gigolo by Hyères. Her Palestine with its arches and jagged poorest nations on a par, for pur acquaintance with the sailor did outlines and intricate plan. Even poses ..of sudden destruction, not end there; and fate had a good houses and hovels of to-day might with the strongest, and since, un many adventures for her before very likely get into it and increase der the conditions postulated, no they decided to share" brass rags.", the disorder, and yet in spite of war could possibly last for more. The story is unaffected, and re the loss of unity, the whole might than a few weeks, the power of the deemed from its inherent ordi sit the landscape better than the purse would be completely neu narinces by some vivid descriptions magnificence of these columns" tralised. Perhaps that was why the ancient

WINS FOR KENT AND GLAMORGAN.

(THROUGH REUTER'S AGENCY.]

LONDON, July 20.. Two of the week-end cricket mat- ches at home were brought to o de finite conclusion after two days

The Master and His School."

who said nearly 200 years ago an other Prince came among them and won, not a throne, but the empiro of Highland hearts. The hearts and imaginations of Scotsmen wore as much stirred that day by the vorages of a Prince who had sped by sea and land and air to fur- ther the cause of British trade and industry as they were moved two centuries ago by the heroism of a forlorn hope.

"Speed up the law, and you will He was Unionist member for the chepen it... Nuneaton Division of Warwick-

hire from 1918 to 1993 and a mem-Fund, he said ber of the Imperial War Graves Commission.

Sir Henry married, in 1890, Miss Elsie Mary Anslow, of Coventry.

Tributes.

I hope by Jen. 1 next it will bo in a position to give some relief to those men who, unfortunately, through not receiving any disable- ment pension, have undoubtedly been prematurely aged as a result of hardships during the war. The object is to give a small pension between the ages of 50 and 50.

Whether by Cellini himself, by some devoted Italian apprentice, or

Bir Henry Curtis Bennett, K.C., by some cunding Augsburg imitator

"I am most terribly sorry, of the Cellini made, this 'Canning said: Jewel" will be judged on its merits The death of Sir Henry Maddocks days of the Cinquecento. Some and to the legal profession goner of myself and the trustees to allot da smperb work of art of the great is a very great loss to the Bar It was originally the intention authorities declare it to be even ally. No one was held in higher a small amount of the capital col-

esteem."

lected by the fund to the British Windsor Castle, -'''

Sir Percival Clarke said. Legion in Scotland. But am very finer than the Cellini pendant at

As for the Countess of Lathom's "He was regarded by us all with glad to know that you would like of life on board, and in the South-pendant Jewel, composed of a great respect and affection, and he to come into the regular scheme. Peril in Sport...

ern Islands, which the writer op female warrior in armour of vari-was one of the most courageous and Therefore, the £7,000 which was to Athenians did not worship Athens The second idea is that inter-peasy to know well. A readablo, ons coloured enamels, with gold sus presistent advocates at the Bar have been allotted has gone to the

led and enamelled plaques, and opponenta, and always fair in bis (Choers),

In spite of his public engage in her greatest fine. Yet he re-national sports meetings of all yarn in its development of the but-on chains adorned with jewel. He was always courteous to his capital of the pension fund."

terfly, Joyce's character in difficul- four fine hanging pearls, this is dealings in the cases in which he pants of this criticism, for a mo kinds will carry with them an

sance craftsmanship, and has been interests, he fought strenuously for found time to change into golfing maidstone, Going in first Kent scor- thoughts: "If you think away the ration as transport becomes quick;

The former game took place atment at any rate, in bis second ever-increasing danger of confiegtien, though the story is overstock known to be of German Renais appeared Negiestful of his selfments at Inverness, the Prince

ed with paddingh

always recognised as a triumph of his clients, and he was a most per kit and play a round of golf at technique.

Nairn Bussive advocate." ed 283 runs, Durston getting 6 wickets for 60 runs Middlesex. resep of houses-what an effort that or and cheaper. It is fairly gun- plied with 100 (Marriott 4 for 4 is-and think away the hill and ernily known that the desirability

over Middlesex, hilo la win

over while Glamorgan beat Worcester by seven wickets.

"and". Freeman: 5 for 55),

SAPPERESQUE THRILLS.

recapture the Acropolis as it was of continuing the Olympic Games The ISLAND OF TERROR. By Sap before you arrived on the scene, hng from time to time been ques.

who could fail to ses ita proportion, its incomparable dignity?,"

per." Hodder and Stoughton, 78 dd. net.

tioned by prominent athletes on the ground that they do more to foster A torn map of an island off, the international rivalries than inter-coast of South America; buried treasure; & prettygirl; her twin national fellowship.

Miles takes an extreme view, brother found murdered on his ro but renders it the more plausible turn from the said Continent a gang by making his meeting merely an of Dago desperadoes, with Jin incidental riot and in no sense a Maitland up against them in the direct cause of the gas war," search for the treasure; and an The chapters dealing with pre-island full of nameless half-men. liminary events include a wealth Here you have the material for

Forced to follow-on, Middlesex were all dismissed for 83 ig their second knock, Freeman (8 for 47) again being prominent for some good work with the hall.

In the other game (at Pon. The temple of Neptune at Pacs typridd), Glamorgan bent. Worcestum, in the broad plain by the sea, ter by soven wickets, Worcester seems to him more effective than batted first but, wore all out after the Parthenon, and Segesta, on its they reached the hundred mark, Ryan getting 7 wickets for $2 runs, gently rising hill, which leans up Glamorgan replied with 140 and against the mountain in the back in their second effort, Worcester ground, looke to him more scouro word all skittled dut for 80 Yups, Ryan (4 for 47) and Cay (5 for And the thought occurs to him, as 31) shering the bowling honours it has occurred to one or two others,

Glamorgan knocked off the ro. that the use of marble, instead of of skilful satire and light hearted Sapper" yarn which, if improb- quired runs for the loss of only the stone, of the Sicilian temples, comment and forecast the issue of able to impossibility, is at least three wickets.

may emphasise constructional limi- new full-length novels at 2. Od sufficiently exciting to carry the tations not only the art itself, The discussion of the post war wel reader along with it; to cheat him. but, the artistic effect as well.”

Har Jess successful. But in mak-into forgetfulness of his sober scalab Now Viaws,

ing no attempt to provide & work and the stuff of hard facts. And

ixernment what more can you want on Turham drew with the New ZeaSuch erreiciams will cause a few spla-solation as world. anders, nt Sunderlan

furiously to think, but the majority: even after such a further catas day in a heat wave-18apps to a nicety ust be at least admitted has us all gauged Durham: 145. (C. F. W. Alcott to think furiously. Yet it

the author has taken the more the matter of thrills, and it well an artist should challenge the obscosions et ab

the-treho convincing of the two courses openino lack!.

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