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Colonial Literary Notes.
London May 5.
Mr. H. G. Wells contributes an ambiguous introduction" to a
THE HONGKONG TELEGRAPH, SATURDAY, JUNE 26, 1918.
KOWLOON RICKSHA COOLIE FINED.
"LANGKAT " OUTPUT.
Both Exacting and Insolent.
This morning in the Folice new volume in Mr Unwin's Court, before Mr. R. Lindsell, a Colonial Library bearing the Kowloon ricksha ́-coolie was somewhat strange and lengthy charged at the instance of Dr. title of "Boon, The Mind of the M. E. Asger with demanding Race, The Wild Assen of the more than his legal fare, and with Devil, and The Last Trump" In esing insulting language. this volume is collected the table- His Worship after hearing the talk of a deconaed literary man, evidence found there was an in- with some fragments of his un-sufficiency of evidence to convict published work. George Bop, on the first charge, but found the the author of irreproachable defendaat guilty on the second. novels of world-wide fame, died In fining him $25 he warned the daring the war. The man bimself man that if he came before him was curiously unlike his publish- again for a similar offence he ed works. A philosopher, he would te fined the maximum wrote in secret, books which if amount $50. published would have been hie
ruia,
life.
which books
gave
vert to his natural irresponsible town to town along the ways of humour. From these un- his country. But it has a deeper published remains and from human appeal than any of these memories of many talks the pre-volumes. It is more broadly bent volume has been compiled humorous, but it is also more by Boon's executor, Reginald tender, more serious.” Bliss." It is full of whimsies! | Mark Somers, the author of philosophy and banter, satirises "The Bridge" has written a new the prominent writers of the day, novel "The Endless Quest" which and touches upon nearly every is appearing in Unwin's Colonial phase of contemporary English Library. It is the story of a young man, Anthony Darrell, a "In view," says Mr. Wells in dreamer without an aim; who is bia Introduction, "of the com- letting life slip through his fp- plications of the book market and gere. A romantic and unconven the large simplicities of the tional love affair brings him up. public mind, I do hope that the sharply against realities, and he reader will be able to see the reasonableness and the necessity of distinguishing between me and Mr. Reginald Blise... Bliss is Bliss and Wells is Wells. And Bliss can write all sorts of thinge that Wells could not do.'
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parties against ships o cargoes In his new novel," Windylow" detained or condemned by Prize A. M. Scott Moncrieff entitled "A Shadow of '57" It opene with a which is now appearing in Ua Courts in His Majesty's varses vivid account of au incident in win'e Colonial Library Mr. Kine-dominions other than self-govern- the Indian Mutiny. In a moment tou Parkes depicts the effect of of terror a young Englishwoman the impact of molera conditions saves her life at the expense of or the inherited grossness of a that of her friend and boatess. primitive rature. The novel deals The consequences of this action, with the life of to-day as it is lived of which she bitterly repenti, in in remote parts of England. It made by British, allied, or neutral fluence in after years the destin- in a study at first-hand, like all third parties against ships or ies of her own son, and the son of the author's work, and depicts cargoes which have been con- the women who died in her place. the persistence through the gen demned or detained by order of The greater part of the novel is erations of primitivé passions and Priz Courts and to recommend concerned with the fortunes of instincta. Windylow" deals to what extent, in what manner, these two mea-brother officers in with the rapid degeneration of a and on what terms each claims na Infantry regiment stationed in youngish man, rich and, in his should be met or provided for the Plains of India. The author own country district, powerful, out of the Prize Funda”. It has writes with first-hand knowledge He isutterly selfish, unscrupulous, already dealt with claims of this of the manner and custome of and sensual, the prey of his ances-nature in the United Kingdom. the Army in the East, and bas tral traite. As a foil to this, the The alternative of leaving all intimate acquaintance with life author has drawn a gentle-minded claims of the kind in question to in a military station.
young country squire, and the be dealt with by the various local A new addition to Unwin's story is concerned with the rivalry and Colonial governments has Colonial Library is "Marjory of these two for a girl in the been fully considerad; but it is Mallory", a novel by Mr. Ivan country town to which they resort felt that, although delay may Hodgkinson In the ten years for their business and pleasure. [from time to time be caused by of Marjory Mallory's life that are The scene of "Where there are bringing such cases before the related in the story there are Women" by Marguerite and Committee in this country, e.g., three distinct influences: the Armiger Birolay, a new addition where the papers, books, and influence of Sir John Cawahay, to Unwin's Colonial Library, is evidence era in India, or one of the rising young politician who laid at first in London, but the the Colonies, delay of a similar marries her, the influence of Also action is quickly transferred to ratore must ccossionally occur Tremaine, the political jouronliet, India, where the characters are whatever procedure is adopted; the brilliant cosmopolitan who involved in exciting doings in and nor does it follow that in the case fascinates her by the fearlessness about the palace of a native of a ship or cargo in an Indian of his attitude towards life and ruler, This environment is so or Colonial port all the evidence his scorn of moral values as they realistically depicted as to leave necessary to the enquiry will also are judged by bia contemporaries; no doubt in the reader's mind be available in or near that port. and that of Victor Dawney, the that the authors are usually It has been suggested that the philosopher of Grosvenor Square, conversant with Indian life and place selected for the enquiry into When quite young, Marjory dia- character. In the main, the plot every claim of this kind should covers that she has a personality centres round an English girl be the one which would be likely of her own which cannot allow who, by a chain of ingenious to prove most convenient in each her to accept life in the same easy circumstances, finds herself at 0680. But it would be difficult, spirit in which most women of first a willing and then an un- prior to investigation, to arrive at the interest meat cut down the her class accept it. She demands willing inmate of the royal re-certainty on this point, and conany of the above mentioned matured coupon and proceed to aomething more, something more sidence. The host of difficulties siderable correspondence would
organs with the said coupons. in keeping with the heroic in which she is involved and the be necessary before it could be The said organs after examining spirit, through whose brave manner of her extrication from decided where the investigation the said coupons will then pay mook she regards the life which them not only provide lively should be held, while there might the interest and retain the is to bring her so much experi- reading but some remarkable be cases in which the question coupons so paid. But the holders
A SNOWBALL BAG SALE ence of sorrow and joy. Crawebay, character drawing.
would be the subject of con of $1,000 Bonds and of $10,000 in aid of the Belgians in England Tremaine, and Dawnay in turn
Mr. Richard Merah's new story, troversy.
Bonds must not cut down the and in Belgium, will be held in of Government as the said the grounds play the principal part in hehe Woman in the Car," which There would also be cases in coupons themselves, amined first House, on FRIDAY, July 9th life. In turn they attempt to Mr. Unwin is pablishing in his which the port of condemnation by the organs concerned. help her to find herself.
Colonial Library, is a novel of would have no connection with
from 4-7 p.m. The matured coupons can be Under the distinguished pat- Mr. Unwin is including in the mystery, a romance of orime, a the intended destination of the used as cash in payment of land ronage of H.E. The Governor and Colonial Library a new edition problem to be solved; the old, ship or cargo. In such cases tax. The interest of the coupons Lady May, H.E. Major General of Gogol's famous novel "Dead old one-Who dit it? A motor none of the evidence would be is expressed in term of big Kelly, C.B and Mrs. Kelly, Hie Soula." Mr. Stephen Graham, car is found in Pall Mall in the available at the port of adjudica- dollar and if it is required to be Honour Sir William Rees Davies, who has done so much to help small hours of the morning tion. For instance, a ship cap converted into taels or copper and Lady Rees Davies, The Com- English readers to a better under alone, deserted, no passenger, fared in the Atlantic might, for cash, then the rate of exchange modore and Mrs. Anstruther: standing of Russia, contributes only the driver, and be dead. This convenience, be taken either to a for different districts will be de an Introduction, in which he is no common car, but one of the British port or to Gibraltar, Malta, laces by the various Financial Watson and the Officers, the Band oided and posted in conspicuous By kind permission of Colonel "Doad Souls," written by latest and most expensive produc-or Halifax, and in cone of the Bureaux concerned.
of the 74th Panjabis will play Gogol in the years 1837-8 and tions of one of the most famong three last named places would it The blank coupon No. 1 of each during the afternoon. published in 1842, is the greatest makers, and it is known who is be as convenient to deal with bond must be cut down at the humorous novel in the Russian the owner; but the owner knows alsims in respect of such a ship time when the coupon No. 2 is Entrance from Lower Albert language. It is the most popular nothing of how his car got there, as in London.
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