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THE BOOK WORLD.

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LITERATURE OF ORIMINALS.

IN THE BOOKSHOP,

THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, WEDNESDAY, APRIL 10, 1912.

istic, constructive scheme for A Minimum Price.

the improvement of the condi- tions of mind and body training. It is worth while recalling at in theso institutions. In addition, the present moment that Ruskin, he gives us much delicious and in his character of literary high well.turned dialogue, and a num; riest, once pronounced himself bar of diverting charnoter studios, in favour of a book at a good caricatures limped by a entirical price; something like a guinea but discriminating pen. It is no was in his mind, I believe. What well planned and gravity construct would he have said of the pre-od story, but another instance of with its millions of reprints and atie conversational style of litor sont state of the book market the pleasant discursive undram books of now knowledge for thenry work which we can but hopo An interesting book has been nimble shillings, and now for has come to stay with us. It is respondent of the "Standard," he revise his opinion? I faney and written from beginning to ho would range himself on the end with a brilliant sense of fun under the signature of Raymond side of the booksellers and ask and a knowledge of men and wo Hosso, an authority on criminals for a minimum price. Since men that will commend it to all and criminal mentality; which is his paliny day a revolution broadminded readers. devoted to the literature of Las Been at work in the book-

'Manalive."

"French Prisoners and What they Write.

THE SUFFRAGIST CONSPIRACY

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alimates aped something more than milk products to sustain. their health and strength. The Police Court, boloto Mr. Curtis on a bountantly loved Bennett, of the charges of con- through the too rapid using up spiracy brought against Mr. and of the phosphorus salts which Pankhurst, and Mrs. Mabul Tako, Mrs. Pothick Lawrence, Mrs. play so powerful port

maintaining the health of the nervous system.. though it mounted only to a

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showed the importance which people who live in hot countries, 02] the Treasury attach to the case. is a food which combines the The caso was briefly reported in nutritive qualities of pure milk with the onergising and nerve-- our telegrams.

building proportion of phosphorus. All four prisoners were charged

The phosphorus must be ip criminale. The book is not nory have gono hand-in-hand, I wonder if many readers folt

with a conspiracy dating from what doctors call the "organio" wanting in size, and on glancing and enterprising publishore us completely bored as I did November of last year to commit form, and it must ba" chemically through it an Englishman may have competed for markets until when at the middle of G. Kamiademennour ander the combined" not merely mixed be tempted to ask whether it books are produced at giving-Chesterton's latest performance? Malicious Damage to Property digested and to produce its best would be easy to compile such away prices. But the mere hand-Thereafter, my critical faculties Act of 1861. Mr. Bodkin pointed results.

ling of the output is expensive, wore numbed, all thought. ceased quantity of prose and verse writ and what with the space occupied to be colerent, and any attempt out that if damages to a greater It is in this form that those ten by criminals after sentenco, on the shelves and the labour of to speak after a partial digestion extent than 45 were committed elements exist in Sanatogon many of them awaiting the knife distribution, all parties respon-of such orgies of sponking as in under this Act, it was possible which, to quote an article pub- of the guillotine. But in France, sible for the marketing of popu- dulged in by G. K. C. at the for the offence to be punished shed in "The Medical Press and so it seems, most condemnedlar literaturo are simply giving exponse, of his charactors, was with penal servitude.

Circular," "hes strengthonod the criminals find need to write or their broad to the public. Of useless. I am hoping that some "The charge," he said, "while, it adds, "the wonders physician's hand a hundred fold," draw. Sono make sketches of course, I know the balance will more sympathetic soul than mine that the prisoners incited, coun-

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incidents of their trial, others be restored, and panic-stricken may comprehend the hidden selled, and procured others to brought about by it are no less! naive pictures in pen and ink of publishers will realise the stu-mennings, if sucli there be, in commit such offences," and the been testified to be leading Sessions: 10 AM to 12 No. 2 T.M. to. 1 P.M. Admission 60 cents.

manifold than amazing, and have acones remembpred from other pidity of the cutting game. But this tongled extravaganza. For law did not distinguish between physicians whose from lyric and epie vorse to im wrought in the minds of book for the causation of the joy wheel tors of such acts. By apceches countrios." passioned love letters or analy-buyers who can afford to buy, was so great that I could not and writings of a lawless and tical criticism in literature. and who also desire to possess dare to read monning into its violent character the prisoners

The Best Method. Few anthologies contain such their books in decent and por-revelations, I must, however, in and stirred up the bxcitable rank

Satiatogos, in foot, hus como & variety of subjects, style, and manent form. The time has come justice to its all too clover author, and file of this lawless army, to be recognised by the best real literary value as this book, to fix a minimum price for new admit that in his pages are went on Mr. Bodkin, in his doctors everywhere no they Apparently the characteristic of books, so that those engaged in wonderful felicities of expression, precise, riolitoned, legal voice, greatest tonic food literary efforts of French criminals tho useful work of manufacture delightful moments of topsy-turvy to commit damage upon the pro- world, the one preporation on ia inordinate vanity. Self-conceit and distribution may have some humour, and apt turns of perty of panceful merchants and which completo reliance can be analloyed has seldom been de-small margin of profit for their symbolism. But the provalent tradere in this metropolis of placed to build up the tissues veloped in sequent contences Inbours,

sensation produced by "Man- London. A very large quantity which are destroyed in many with such unabashed sincerity

alive" was to me a weariness of of papers had been seized at the diseases, and thus to restore the ader the Direct Management of the as in a latter by the fummus con-

spirit, prosumably resultant from offices of the prisoners' organisalost weight which results from A first stop towards this more vict Anastay. He criticised all reasonable sints of things scem

an asseveration of the doctrine of tion, and the prosecution, asked them. In order to do this, Sana- his companions in gaol, but in one letter lo remarks that he to mo to have been taken, for beer and skittles, before which for the longest possible remand, togen must first restore the blood road the other day in a book trade en Mr. Richardson's whiskeritis in order that this evidence to its best possible condition, for was, nevertheless, able to get

must palo into insignificance. nay be properly examined and every part of the body derives its paper letter in which one some good out of one of them.

nourishment from the blood, arranged, Collected Editions. publisher trounced another on the "This young man is a Post score that a six-penny serios of At last n definite announce.

At the close of the formal revitalises the nervous system. It rinsed steamers

while, at the same time, it Office employee with little know-original works was more or loss a mens is made of the collected evidence Mr. Curtis Bennett is thus evident that Sauatogen's ranged for without any trouble to ledge of spelling, who asks for nothing better than to be as This sounds like a good beginning, which I mentioned some little "No bail," he said, "for the first power is not limited to one organ; guests.

copy of their shilling brary, edition of Thomas Hardy's works adjourned the case for a wook. great an authority on orthography But the inconsistency of the situatime back. Published by Muc- two prisoners (Mr. and Mrs. Law the nerves and the blood, it ox-

but, by influencing the digestion, Hongkong, 1st Feb., 1912. [182 as Vaugelas. Little by little tion lies in the fact that the sail millons, it will rango in size reace). The others are already inercises a wide control over various persuaded him that he should shilling serios, while thoroughly approaching the recently collected safe keeping." write from dictation. You may up-to-date, is only a variation of Walter Pater, aud like that

conditions, and can ameliorate understand the eubtlety of my repetition of other similar scheme edition the volumes will be sold began Mrs. Pankhurst, in a high-symptoms.

and cure A

large number of reasoning. It is I who dictato, familiar in recent years to the separatoly at seven and sixpense pitched voico: "Next," was Mr. and Idiotate-what?-my manuprblic, and bearing distinct nach. "Toss" and "Far Fron Bennett's reply, his usually kindly further borne by "The Medical Testimony to this power is script. I began this yester,lay. family resemblance to libraries the Madding Crowd" will come facó darkening a little. But Mre. Press and Circular," which says My amiable companion haanlready issued forty and even ninety years first, with a general introduction Pankhurst's voice shrilled out" Sanatogen is readily absorbed writtontwelve pagea, and I believe back. Every generation makes in the former by the author. There above the bustle in the court. ho will do twice as much to lay an effort to be up-to-date, and the is something appropriate in an

by the stomach and has an imme- (makanj,« Tri Man, 1911 But, do what I will, I fear that effort is indexed in the cheap author seeing the definitive till I reached thr eurt," she cried. by a steady increase of body "I know nothing of this charge, diate and remarkable affect, shown shall not be able to completo this books of the time. One of the edition of his literary children "The counsel for the prosecution weight and of muscular strength. novel before death. Probably earliest efforts to break away from through the press, There is a alalf go to the scaffold at the end the expensive book was Con- rumour that Hardy, as Meredith says it is a serious charge, May I and energy. Moreover, Sanato- of May, which allows little time, stablo's Miscellany, in 1827. I did before him, has revised some defence?"

lavo a solicitor, to prepare my gen's fooding and sustaining and if the conditions are the need only quote a couple of sen- of hie

properties are invaluable in the toxis. It will be same at the Roquette prison as tences from the original prospect interesting to hear what his early yourself," was Mr. Curtis Ben- often spells danger in attacks of "You will have to see to that complete loss of appetite that those at the Conciergerie, I think us to prove how identical are the admirers have to say to any

motives which prompt the pub- such alterations; the Meredith nett's answer.

Influenza, To nourish the patient] then becomes a matter, of life or

stances the supreme importance

"I should like to know"

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death, and under these circum-

I shall take my work with me to another world.”

lisher of our own day to similar precedent was not at all popular. "But I insist on knowing how "Robespierre the Younger." vontures. The new mode of This new set of twenty volumes I can got these facilities," Another criminal, A double publishing (in 1827) was called will include the poems and plays, screamed Mrs. Pankhurst in a of highly nutritive and absorb murderer, wrote a long treatise for by the change that has Another collected works will hysterical voice, choking with able food in small bulk is reoog- on the question of reforming the gradually taken place during the begin early in May; the centenary angry tears. "I am in bad nised. Sanatogen further supplies magistracy, and signed himself last thirty or forty years in the of Robert Browning will he health and am kept in a deadly the much needed nutrition to the "Robespierre the Younger." This numbers and circumstances of the marked by a centenary edition in cold cell and--" extraordinary document contain-reading public." "It occurred ton volumes. In this case the

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ed an eloquent eulogy of the Bar. to the projector of this Misco!-issue is strictly limited to.500 vernor of the prison, madam, and other organs of the body as the sole reinforcement-to-be used in the construc Thore are citizons who belong lany," goes on the prospectus, sets, with a few on very special and the magistrate quietly. Write for a copy of a most tion of the New Water Works for Windsor Castle.. to the race of austere men. Those that it standard works, not paper for the wealthy collector. Then for a few seconds Mrs. interesting booklet The Art of of whom I wish to speak are the hitherto accessible to the great Both of the above editions, Hardy Pankhurst clung to the rail of Living" by Dr. Andrew Wilson, defending counsel, and wear a innas of the public, interming'ed and Browning, will be gladly re- the dock, protesting in angry which will be sent free to all black robo in place of the red one. with original treatises on sub-ceived; but I am doubtful if They are citizens to be honoured, jects of great general importance, there is any real demand for the and excited undertones to the mentioning this paper on appli- How many honds have been saved and executed by writers of ao-works of these masters in so gaoler, who was gently trying to cation to A. Walfing & Co., 6, by their pleading, and how many knowledged talent, were pub exponsivo a form. At the mo with her," said Mr. Curtis llen- Sunatogon can be obtained,

"Don't be rough Kiukiang Road, Shanghai, prisoners have been spared years lished in cheap, convenient, and ment book-buyers aro off."

nett, and then the wardresses led all chemists, more in prison! They are true not inelegant form, they would though it is never safe to pro-the agitated woman from the Republicans, and they alone un- obtain a most extensive circula-phesy. The recent success of court.

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Gallay, the famous swindler, What to Do with Our Boys spite of the able presentation of "The Light of Asia” in London: whose yachting trip to Bahia is "Everybody's Boy," by Linda couple of weeks ago, little or no well remembered, "indulged in say Bashford, whom rumour tolls extra demand for Sir Edwin literary criticisms, and the book me is one of the brightest lights Arnold's great work has been disessed conditions by food, there In treating disordered and contains a paragraph by him sa- of the Doily Mail's" select observed in the book trade. Up two facts to be observed: alysing the inspiration of Bau- circle of brainy young men, sets to about a dozen years ago copies The first is the elimination of delaire, the poet, which would out to be an extremely amusing in every conceivable form and not be unworthy of a professor. and farcical volume. Many flip binding were onstantly asked foods which are found to be Anther criminal writes somewhat pant minded readers will no for, and "The Light of Asia injurious to the individual, and in the manner of Charles Lamb, doubt be lulled into security by was one of the safest books in a food which he can digest with THREE PATENT SLIPWAYS

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