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NEW CRISIS IN GERMANY.

Public Mourning for Loss

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A JANE AUSTEN FIND. tening here. To marrow the It is certainly a matter forsome Mr. Willian J. Love, the vice- the Bread Subsidy Bill, and fears ten wrote should have remained Reichstag begins a discussion on surprise that anything Jane Aus president of the Emergency Fleet are entertained in Govemment unpublished for over a century. Corporation of the United States, circles that there may be a is in Europe for a few weeks to majority against it, writes the become a classic appears to have The girl novelist who was to examine shipping conditions so Berlin correspondent of the Pul begun her literary career at seven- the establishment of U. S. agents Chicle under date June 18. in the chief ports. Yesterday he The bread subsidy was, on the in quite different vain from that toen. Her earlier writing was gave special interview to the demand of the London representative of Th considerably reduced recently. Austen's first efforts at fiction took Entente,with which we are familiar. Jane “Journai už t'ommerce, in the course but still Government subvention the form of rattling burlesques of which begave a very interest is necessary to keep bread at of the prevailing style of novel ing picture of the position the reasonable price. Were it stolish-writing. And after remaining in United States will take up ined, the bread price would jun manuscript all these years they world shipping.

by 300 per cent. That is a rise have at length bean published in INDIVIDUAL ENTERPRISE

which cannot be faced by any lan "The United States is a young

Government.

attractive little volume eatilled Love and Freindship* shipping aution," he said. "and against the Subsidy

Agrarians are fighting_strongly (Chatto and Windos, 63.). present we are only pioneering Government

Bill, and

Mr. G. K. Chesterton tells us and exploring. It will take time absolutely

parties are not in a preface to these trifas and ta put our shipping industry on matter.

united Jourd

I: has teen plainly descendant of the novelist, did | travesties that Mr. Austen-Leigh. | basis. Of One bing hinted that the rejection of the American shipping men are measure will mean a dissolution serious for the reputation of his

not consider certain:

them sufficiently We must have freedom. State control must end. Individual

of the Reichstag, and Governmer. great relative. Fortunately others enterprise is absolutely the only Coalition parties to stand uniled

papers are appealing strongly way for us to get ahead. The by the Government.

into whose hands the MSS. men who are runcing United

passed were of A different States shipping

opir 'on interests in Washington are not politicians. the general feeling of pessimism and

The position is not improve! by are two burlesque novels, Love crude formace from whics they The contents of the volume this but for these glimpses the We are all business men, and we prevailing in the country. want to get back to private settlement of the reparation ques-Castle," & "History of England"

Freindship" (with

the initiative and brains as the onls tion appears to be further off than and a Collection of Letters, all

original spelling) and "Lesley came." course for shipping prosperity."

"How are you going to get back fall steadily

ever and the mark continues to delightfalls to brains?

bumorous Business is becom ironical asted our represent. ative.

ing everywhere more and more Well the Emergency Fleet ment most

uncertsic, and trade papers com Corporation at present

gloomily on ranssitustion. seventy lines of steamers all overi the world.

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noble youth, who seeks shelter me," and so forth. at the cottage of the heroine.

within few moments of first with whom he falls in love, and to whom he offers marriage

an

suggestive of the earliest thrille Abdullah (Hutchinson, 7s. 6d.) "Night Drums" by Achmed

seeing ber:

My father, seduced by the Abdullah is

af Mr. Rider Haggard. Mr. false giare of fortune, and the knows England, lives in New

Arab

who deluding pomp of title, insisted York, and has evidently travelled on my giving my hand to Lady in Europe and Africs, which Dorothes, No, never, exclaim: he seems to understand as well ed I. Lady Dorothea is lovely as the and engaging; I prefer now Afghanistan. The scene of his

country of his birth- man to her; but know, sir, that Istest novel is Africa, and its I scorn to marry her in comtheme a great rising of the black pliance with your wishes. No!

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COMMUNIST LIBRARY FOR JAPAN.

"Spilled Wine" by Gladys St and John-Lee (Duckworth 78. 6.)!

has good points that make it The novels are written in the worth the reader's while to read epistolary form. a and rather tiresome method of naive weakness in its author is favourite it to the end. One curiously telling story in vogue in Jacher insistence on the original, We own 14,00 steel) Then yesterday, over the whole Austen's day, made fashionable wildly unconventional mind of ship, which are run for the U.S.Sos, flags were flown at half by Richardson in his long-draws her heroice, and on the heels of Government. But, little by little, the actual banding over to the

mastel & sign of mourning for out "Pamels and "Clariss.” we are going to sell all these, and Feles of that part of Upper Silesis there travesties are written; with all put into the mouth of this this her perpetual enunciation of get them all into the hands of which falls to them by virtue of a mock seriousness that ends in would-be starling young person. But with what exuberance the veriest truisms and cliches, private owners. We want to sell the decision of the League of the most ridiculous expose of the One is drawn-on to the end, how- them all to Americans if possible. Nations. as a means of starting the U.S Mercantile Marine. The shipping schools the scholars are told all The crate for disobering parents ing in lore was like playing

Instead of

faibles of the arch-sentimentalist ever, in spite of such trita re- lessons in the and the fashionable novel writer. Beotions as, "I realised that fall- of U.S. feel just as strongly about the loss of that Fatherland. (in British shipping men about State-To-day bells tolled everywhere marriages and thrilling elope about the spring which invariably owned shipping. We are going for half an hour and services of ments is thus parodied by abas & most curious effect upon novels), for clandestine with fre." "There is something: to get rid of it all eventually. I mourning were held in all the am surprised that British people churches throughout Prussia. still tolerate these Government lines. They are immune from

DAY OF RECKONING. roany big charges, and naturally talk in the Press. The Deathe There is a great deal of revenge their competition with the Zeitung BAYS. private company is quite un flag ball-mast, but will keep our

We won't fly our! fair. Furthermore, at times cold black, white and red flag

amp the taxpayer paso. overnment line is often free of own might, the whole of Upper A ready for the day when, by our three great charges-insurance, Silesia again becomes part of depreciation and interest.

Prussia. We believe firmly is DEPENDING OF EUROPE. a day of reckoning for Upper Mr. Love said that when he Silesians. The day will come left New York he did not notice when all Germans East and West Buy promise of a change for the and North and South will be unit- better in the shipping depression.ed in one great Fatherland." The prosperity of U. S. shipping While anything in the nature

Never shall it be said that faces against the white, under depended on Europe. Not notit of a "putseb

obliged my father.

the leadership of mysterious the exchanges in Germany and forces such as has been much hits at the prevailing vogue iption is as rich as it is plausible: by reactionary The two novels are full of such the Hour. Mr. Abdullah's inven-

aegro Napoleon, the Master of Baron Ishimoto's Purchase. other countries grew steadier talked of during the past few novel writing, with its affected and bis account of how the Aralibrary of about 30,000 books and industry got back to healthy dass, seems highly improbable diction. false sentiment, bad chief.

The Jean Jacques Elisee Reclus conditions in Europe would the Monarchists are acting in a very shipping condition in the States provocative manner with their snobbery, pedantry and English soldier in the French

El Mokrani, and the which had been kept in Brussels, improve. The States wanted to parades and speeches all over the refrain from quoting more; the full of exciting incident.

bigh falutio moralising.

where Reclus died in 1903, was We service beat the black loader is combine with Europe in every country.

recently bought by Baron possible way. She had no policy They are planning great gatherating, not in pulling out the proof of the padding is in the.

Ishimoto Kenkichi. The books! of isolation in shipping: shelings for June 24. Midsummer Day, plums. wanted only comfortable working and June 29, the third angiver The History of England. Percival (Heinison, s. 63.) has in Europe, and were sent to Japan were packed into 49 boxes by the band of Mr. Ishikawa Sanshiro, agreements with all the Europeanary of the signing of the Peace from the Reign of Henry IV, so strong dramatic plot, without

Secret Harvest" by Dorothy the Socialist who is now staying countries, and already they had Treaty. The nature of the comthe Death of Charles I." is no sensationalism. such arrangements with most of a demonstrations is shown by less entertaining, written as it is the end is horrifying in a now

board the Hirano-maru. them. He believed that before the fact that the chief of them, by a partial, prejudiced and almost forgotten way- rever-banished, becoming afterwards a The disclosure Reclus participated in the Paris the end of this year they would to be

Commune in 1871 and was legislate in the form of a subsidy dorf,"

addressed by Luden ignorant bistorian." and carrying beration of 1911-1915. Yet it bas professor at the Brussels Uni- bill, which would prove very Caub on the Rhine. It was there There will be very few dates in cause the people involved carry acquainted with Recins and it

Bi with it this important N.B.scertain probability. chiefly be varsity. advantageous to private shipping that Blucher crossed the Rhine

Mr. Ishikawa was well companies in the States. There

the final struggle against

this history." was & strong feeling for American Napoleon, and at the present time

conviction. They all live, especi-was through his good offices that The collection of letters that ally the farmer who does less than Baron Ishimoto succeeded in get- crews to U.S. ships. They waat French forces are on the opposite follow are enriched by a mock justice to bis own child, in sheerting the library. Mr. Ishikawa ed to make their shipping quite side of the river.

fedication in the style of the generous fear of doing more at a national business. This, after

The cost of living still continges, To Miss Cooper.

riod:-

is expected to come home about the expense of the legitimate September this year. Upon his all, was quite natural, as one to go up steadily, and another;

stepson. Readers may feel that way of trying to cure the un-big rise is promised for July 1,

Cousiu,-Conscious of the the latter. young wastrel though and Baron Ishimoto intends to return the books will be sorted employment among American especially in the price of meat

charming character which in be is, has bed a rather cruel kind- offer them for public use. The seafaring men. There were All these features tend to make

every country and every clíme aess dealt him: the author is books reached Yokohama present many men with masters the situation bere & somewhat.

in Christendom is cried can-clever bera io alienating our June 20th.. but they are DOW tickets in the U, S. Mercantile anxious one.

ceraing you, with caution and sympathy just enough to make us detained by the authorities at the Marine who were sailing a

cars I command to your charit-put ourselves in the place of Customs house. They seem, says: quartermasters.

able criticism this clever collec-Felix's parents rather than of the Yomiuri, to suspect the books} tion of curious

commenta, Felix. which have been carefully

to contain dangerons thoughts, culled, collected and classed by

and according to the official con- your comical

ception of dangerous thought they Author.

are probably correct,

COMPETITION ON THE PACIFIC.

The Emergency Fleet Corpore-

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TRADE WITH RUSSIA.

men

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cousin, The DR. TEMPLE AND EQUALITY IN For sustained wit, incisive

DIVORCE. The Bishop of Manchester was

on

on

Mr. Love said he did not thinki tion, bas among the seventy lines American business which it controlled five passenger specially interested to trade with lines; one to the United King-Russia, Although Russian pro- dom, one to South America, one duce, especially flax, was sedly irony and delicate mockery these the principal speaker at to Germany and two across the missed. American shipping had letters are admirable. Mr. Ches-annual meeting of the Lichfield Pacific Ocean..

the established itself well in the terton, it may be noted, says that Diocesan

SIXTY YEARS IN ONE When questioned about the Baltic-at Pigs, Reval and Libau. Jane

EMPLOYMENT. Japanes, British and American They were ready for the Russian fexuberant. Here is "G.K.C.'s **

Anaten

Association for Pre- was naturally ventive and Rescue Work, held cluding tenantry and officials of Seventeen hundred guests, in- interesis in Pacific abipping. Mr.trade when it came along. They verdict: Love red that competition in had steamers fortnightly from the "And her power came, as all age, he said that the desire, after Hall, near Wigan, last month, in at Stafford last. Allading to the the Wigan Coal and Iron Com- the Pacific was certainly very Baltic to New York, and some power comes, from the control separation had taken place of the celebration of the coming-of- question of divorce and remarri-pany, were entertained at Heigh keen, and some people thought times three month. At present and direction of exuberance. But the innocent person to marry age of Lord Baliol, the eldest son that there was not room for all there was little cargo from-the there is the presence and pres-again had nothing to do with the of Earl Crawford, and soilluminat the companies represented there. Baltic, only some consignmentsjerre of that vitality behind her question whether it was a good nd address and a gold cigarette One thing he knew, and that was of wood pulp. There WAS that American shipping would shipping business at all from bave

no thousand trivialities; she could thing that he or she should do oase from the Wigan Cos! and certainlystay. There was no doubt Rassis.

en extravagant if she There might be other reasons, Iron Company and a gold watch the Pacifc was over-tonnaged. It

Ilked. was a good thing for the public. or two fine vessels launched in This is what gives a stoning insist on absolute equality in the Crawford said there were present Mr. Love said he had seen one an infallible fores to ber irony. Church people had to continue to presented to Lord Bainiel. Ear! This is what gives apart from personal desire. from the tenant farmers were Competition was so keen that Germany; bat he preferred not to force to ber understatement. Atmatter of right and wrong be- 13 men who worked for his great- they got excellent facilities. It discuss the German shipping the back of this artist also, count tween men and women. On the grandfather, who died in 1860, would be very interesting to situation at present. He was ed as passionless there was question of divorce he would and have been working uninter watch the future of the great looking forward British, American and Japanese ing Belgium and France. The was a sort of joyous scan and could not get equality that way Coal and Iron Company. That was to examine passion; but her original passion rather level upwards, but if he ruptedly ever since for the Wigan steamship.companies on the North Atlantic trade promised to fighting spirit a galpet all that shef he would rather extend the record of 50 years" honourable Pacific. At present rates were be very quiet this summer, and regarded as morbid and lax and goilities to women for divorce, and faithink service, which was fairly Arm, and the oboice offered sa for the shipping revival in the poisonously silly. The weapons The double standard of morality compliment to both the men to the travelling public was re- United States, they were full of the forged were so finely finished markable,

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thed we might never have known

must end.

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