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OUR DAILY TALK ON HEALTH

OUTDOOR EXERCISE GOOD BUT DON'T OVERDO IT.

DISSIPATION NOT RECREATION.

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1927.

AUCTION BRIDGE CHANGES.

"MAJORITY" CALLING ON

TRIAL,

It was announced recently that all clubs and bridge-playing cir- cles had been asked to adopt "majority" calling from July 1 to October 31, and to report their members' views to the Portland Club by October 31.

A. London correspondent writes:

In our English game the bids rank in order of value, and where values are equal the bid of higher number prevalls. In the American game the bids rank in order of equal the bid of higher value pre- number, and where 'numbers are valls.

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OUR

CROSSWORD PUZZLE.

In the world of German opera composition during the last quar ter of a century, two names stand out with unrivalled prominence. They are Richard Strauss and

Man, like other domesticated Franz Schreker. Tho chlef work creatures, did not always live of both composers-8 by Strauss in-doors. and 5 by Schreker-fall within this period. Both composers are:

Modern investigations "Indiente marked by great originality, but, that a certain amount of time out- while Strauss has gained interna- of-doors every day is necessary for tional recognition and is already health. This period permits the regarded in Germany as a classic. person to inhale fresh air, to Schreker is looked upon ng the secure sunlight, and to indulge in leader of the younger generation moderate exercise, and, in his pupil, Krenek, ("Zwing, One of the difficulties with the burg" and "Johnny spielt auf") has trained a most talented com- has been the creation of out-door entire physleal culture movement poser who promises to be of great fanatics, marathon runnera, huu-

If it were simply a question of} significance for the further deve-red-mile pedestrians and similar which is the more scientific or lopment of the German opernenthusiasts who believe that the logical rule of precedence, such Related to Schreker in style is rond to health lies in the excep- little advantages as could be Arnold Schonberg,, a symphonist who has become of importance, tional performance rather than in claimed would be on the side of the English rule. It is the more! especially for the evolution of the the ordinary activities. opera as a musical work of art. No doubt, the hundred-mile scientific, because there are only His pupli, Alban Berg, showed, walker is a healthful person or he equal, whereas there are no fewer in his sensational musical drama, could not walk a hundred miles, than 70 where successive bids of "Wozzeck" (1926), that atonality but the average

man has little normal occurrence is a suitable instrument for de- occasion to walk one hundred number; this is because there are Glass-wort,

ure of equal picting dramatic plots and excit miles and does not need the hun-20 different values and only seven 13 In front. ing moments. The naturalized dred-mile equipment.

different numbers. It is the more 14. Old French coin, German, Busoni. exerted the

aix casca in which valuos Are

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1 Domesticated. 6 Forced labourers.

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26 Exhale. 29 Skill. 50 Exist.

30 Thrashes.

greatest influence upon the rising Outdoor exercise should be in-logical, because value is the na-15 One of a S. East African generation rather by his theories dulged in fairly regularly but not tural basis of all auction bidding. 16 Back, than by his three operatic works, to the point of overfatigue, of Considerations of this order are, 17 Projecting part of a field.

18 Sheet of glass. of small importance. of which the never-complete irritating sunburn, or of undue however,

19 Garden inbol. "Doctor Faust" was the most exposure to the elements. The If a rulemaking number the 21 Consumed. striking. His pupil, Kurt Weill, average person has sufficient con- predominant factor would im- 22 Holes in the skin. shares with Krenek the leadersciousness of his body to realize prove the game, by all means let 23 Prophet.

us adopt it. ship of the youngest school of when he is abusing rather than German operatic composition, the correctly using it.

Instances In Point. im of which is to combine nb-.

For more than two thousand solutely unsentimental conception

There are 24 cases in which 3. Restraint. with strong dramatic effort and years students of human life. have severe simplicity. Paul Hinde been urging that the secret of this change would alter the pre-Chrast

of clubs, seven in favour of dia 41 Extend. mith, who has developed largely health is moderation in all things, sence of two bids-15 in favour Part of the eye. on lines of his own, and possesses. The in-door man Buccumba mands, and two in favour of 45 Old danec.. real musical talent, has so far much easier to exposure than the hearts. How would the game be 48 Organ of hearing. produced one work the perform-one who is used to spending at affected? Unquestionably the 40 Turkish commander. ance of which occupies a whole least some of his time out-doors. answer is that it would be a 51 Eastern judge, evening: this piece, called Cardi- The pleasure of life may perhaps slower, simpler, and duller game. 52 Home. lac (1927), is original in style and be equally divided into in-door Slower, because the average num-65 Pleated edge.

57 Scold pertinaciously. manifests great artistic capacity and out-door sporta. The recrea- her of hands to the rubber would 60 Upright. on the part of the composer. tions of in-door life provide excel be increased by 25 per cent. or Wild plum.

Two elder masters, influenced tions

lent mental relaxation; the recrea- more, with a corresponding in- Scar on a Boed.

of out-door life provide crease in the length of time cecu 64 Greek good. like Strauss by Richard Wagner, exercise and physical health pied. Simpler, because that little 35 Aggregats. remaic to he mentioned. These factors that cannot be secured exercise in arithmetic demanded 66 On top of a Hindu pagoda. are Hans Pfitzner and Max von within four walls. Schillings. Their principal works,

by the value rule would be 67 Medicino. eliminated and with it the chief 68 Fight

"Palestrina" (1917) and "Mona A change of occupation or of risk of the underbid, with its 50 Lists of candidates. Lisa" (1915) have been perform-scene is frequently of value in pro-interesting consequences. Duller, 70 Fortune-teller. ed time and train in all German moting Jongevity, but dissipation operahouses and, by the classic is not recreation. beauty of their music, have raised

the names of their composers out|

because we should be deprived of

all that interesting finesse in bidding which is now provided by the value rule; there would

1 Sour. 2 In front.

Down

3 Repast. 4 Noblemon.

Kind of grass. Foundation.

8 Obsèquies.

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Fine cotton wool. At a distance.' Large boat.

of the sphere of discussion. The successful, have not been vocal be much less possibility of using other composers, Paul Gracner and Walter Braunfels, are charac- operas but a species of musical the minor suit calls as induce- drama, which made the severest ments to proceed with "game terized by a style of music and of demands upon vocal talent and bids," and it would no longer be conception emanating from the paid less consideration to vocal possible to reduce the number con- German romantic school; there tradition, least of all to

the tract in the event of a double. pertory of the German operatic Italian.

There is one argument of weight11 atge knows a whole series of their works. Temperately modern

But our singers have learned on the other side, namely, that this change would increase the in style, and occasionally in how to deal with the new pheno- fluenced by Wagner, is Reznicek, menon, and it cannot be gainsaid, hope of a uniform adoption of our whose "Blaubart" and Holofernes" that there is now a general re-code in Continental play The proved " great success. Fin cognition of the existence of the position appears to be that ally, the amiable and popular musical drama side by side with neighbours on the Continent hon- Siegfried Wagner (e.. "An allem the vocal opera; while the latter cur us by using our code of laws, ist Hutchen schuld" 1918) still is endowed with a species of im- but in doing, so elect to introduce awaits general recognition.

mortality by reason of its use of this and one or two other varia-| the human voice as the dominations, and to a large extent favður, a "contract" game; whereas our pression, the former Owes

Austrian Composers.

thus

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22 Lord.

24 Unit of work, 26 Epoch.

27 Species of pepper.

28 White poplar,

race. 31 Draws into close compass.

SIR J. BARRIE SAVES FAMOUS FRIEZE.

UNIQUE DECORATION IN

A RESTAURANT.-

Sir James Barrie has saved from demolition a bit of old Lon- opinion has decided the fate of

32 Very (mus.)

34 Human beings.

35 Collection of sayings.

37 South American port

138 Mine.

12 Substantial...

43 Spike,

44 Two kinds of metal.

45 Metal on sword hilt which over-

hangs scabbard.

18 Length of existence.

17 Receptacle for flowers.

50. Temporary deck.

51 Distinct.

63 Plants.

54" Cake..

56 Greasy substances. 56 Jot.

58 On the leo sido. CO Eagle.

61 Ex-raler of Russia.

Yesterday's Puzzle.

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can't be raffled or out of patience when one can look on a picture like that."

"Very well, Sir James," replied Ferraro, "I shall report to the management what you say."

So Ferraro conveyed Sir James's message to Mr. Rupert d'Oyly Carte and Mr. Reeves-Smith, the

Berkeley group.

ing instrument of artistic ex-

its cousins in America have prefer- Among the Viennese, mention efficacy solely to the dramatic red to frame a code of their own, must be made of Franz Schmidt gifts of the performer,

which introduces scores of minor ("Notre Dame"), and, the highly affording the singer an opportuni- changes, few of which appear to den, for the great dramatist's directora of the Claridge's-Savoy- gifted Erich Wolfgang Korngold.ty of extending and developings, or to our neighbours; to be The latter is a young composer bis histrionic capacities.

the famous silver frieze in the who mingles happily the charac-

Berkeley Restaurant. ters of the German and the Latin public have adopted the

Though somewhat later, the

For three generations the frieze a little wire-has decorated this hotel room. peoples; bis "Tote Stadt" met views as the singers. The mo- The barking of with sucress on all leading stages dern works enjoy increasing haired terrier named Chips saved It was designed in the '50's, and is, popularity; they draw houses such its master and mistress and a ser- in high relief, a record of sport-

both in Germany and abroad.

same

Improvements.

Unhesitatingly they decided not only to retain the old Victorian friese, but to reproduce a con- tinuation of the design in the new part of the restaurant.

So the author of "Mary Rose"

It may safety be said that Ger-as older works, like "Martha," vant from death when the Barley ing scenes-rare subjects such as and "Peter Pan" has again pre- man performers have recognized the Wallenschmied" and "Hans Mow, a beerhouse in Northamp-pig-sticking, ferreting, hare-net served for us a symbol of our more and more clearly, from year Heiling" never saw. Nor is it, ton-street, Cambridge-road, Beth-ting and wild duck driving. It youth.

Green, W85 practically is naively modelled, and the back- to year, the necessity for expand-by any means, only the well-to-pal

fire, Mr: Fredground is fashioned of trees. ing operatic style and enriching do who flock to see them; the mid- destroyed by

Sir James is a frequent visitar the possibilities of expression, dle-classes have also turned their Duke, the licensee, was awakened This naturally applies, in the first attention to the modern opera. by the barking of the dog in the to the restaurant, and one night place, to the orchestra which has Nevertheless, though the whole bar, and found the bedroom full fecently he was told by Ferraro, played an increasingly important German people have learned to of smoke. He aroused his wife the manager, that the quaint frieze role; but it is also true of the appreciato fully the style of the and servant, and, covering their was doomed. Sir James razed choirs and the ballets and, above day, their appreciation of the faces with wet towels, the three wistfully, almost mournfully, at all, of the scenery, the staging great operatic composers of all dashed down the burning stair the pleasant silver woods, so and the engineering.

centuries and all nations remains case. Mr. Duke then endeavoured placed above the Charlestoning

not dancers. us keen as ever; Mozart and We- to find his dog, but it was

A Nerve Soother. The most difficult task fell to her, Wagner, Bizet and Verdi are until the fire brigade had got the

"Oh, Ferraro," he said, "I the singers for the pieces which, sull as great favourites: as any flames under control that he dis-

shouldn't break that up. One in recent years; have been most living composer.

covered its charred remains.

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