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SATURDAY, DECEMBER 10, 1927.

THE ORIGIN OF HALLOWE'EN.

A PAGAN FESTIVAL SURVIVAL.

Sir Robert Blair, president of

WESTMINSTER ABBEY

EXTENSION.

SUGGESTION ROUSES MANY PROTESTS.

London, Nov. 4.

Most British architects seem to

the London Burns Club, and formerly Education Officer of be aghast at the suggestion by London County Council, address the Church Assembly's Cathedral that Westminster ed the members of the Ninety commission Burns In Edinburgh at a Hollow-Abbey, should be enlarged be- e'en supper party in Ferguson & cause its memorials are over-

crowded. Ro Forrester's restaurant. Sir bert, who was the principal guest. spoke on the subject of the origin of Hallowe'en 'and on Burns and his work.

They argue that it would be sacrilege to spoil the historic edifice in order to provide ac- commodation for statues of Tom, Dick, and Harry,

He did not know, said Sir Ro- bert Blair, whether or not, Ilal- The Society for the preservi- lowe'en was the oldest festivaltion of Ancient Buildings atates, in British history, but, if it was through its secretary, that it is not, it was not. very far from it. unable to find language strong Continuously, away back beyond enough for the occasion, but it written history, research had denounces the idea of spoiling the pushed its way bit by bit, until it loveliest building in England. had got into the mists of anti-

The president of the Royal quity, and was able to give us some suggestions as to the origin Society of Sculptors expresses the of the pagan festival which now opinion that "it would require a bore the Christian name of Hal-super-man to design fitting addi. lowe'en. In the days when the tions, but, perhaps, if the designs. opened to competition Celtic races of these islands were were

Bernard Shaw declined to ex-

a pastoral people they turned their throughout the Empire, the occa- flocks out at one time of the year sion may find the man." to graze in the open, and brought them in later on to take shelter from the severity of the winter, Press his opinion at the present stage on whether the Abbey and it was suggested that the one should be enlarged, explaining period at the beginning of the "I am still alive."

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summer, and the other at the he- ginning of winter, marked two great festivals of May Day who was president of the Royal So- and what we now called Hallow eiety of British Sculptors, 1921- flocks | 26, " declares: The proposed c'en. Fearing that their

a national might die in the open of disease additions constitute or accident, the people took steps question. The Abbey is one of to propitiate the spirits who would the world's greatest works of art. lock after their welfare. RoundIt is the greatest recorder of our such events as these there gradu-history, and the public must have ally grew up ceremony of an opportunity of expressing an prayer and of wishing the best opinion as to the best scheme, not for their possession, but as that merely by an inspection of draw.

through ings but by means

of models ceremony 'came

A scheme Lime it got moulded, and in later built to the same scale. centurica religion and change of for a more or less detached am- ancial habits, and, later still,bulatory seems the most suitable, science had taken, away, many of providing further space for more the grosser superstitions and monaments, which should be practices that surrounded it, al-shaller. The new building should though he believed that even as not hide the existing Abbey." lite as 1722 in Scotland we had not altogether got rid of the super- stitions, for in 1722 a witch was burned in Scotland.

the Mr. William Reynolds-Stephens,

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ride from a passing motorist. The tyre burst opposite. a farm- 'One could understand easily the house, and, while the motorist relationship between Burns and mended it, Nelson walked leisure- Hallowe'en, because in one ofly in. Ife found the farmer's and what were called his immortal wife alone, strangled her,

the bed. poems he had fixed the practice, threw her body under and form which these celebra- He helped himself to dinner, and tions should take, and he (Sir then walked unconcernedly back! Robert) supposed that in Scat- to the motor car. Iand on this night it was pretty Nelson had been la an inaune much as it had been in his young asylum, but escaped. He was days, the ducking for apples and kind to his wife, who did the usual, burning of nuts.. 'Hal-

suspect his fearful deeds." lowe'en was now celebrated as a festival of fun, particularly for the young.

that

Speaking of Burns, Sir Robert remarked that when he was a boy Burns was forbidden in his although he mother's house, thought his father was more in- different. Burns in these days-- he wondered if it were still 30- was regarded as a polluter of youth. And yet what many

did mothers

not know wag little Burns could tell

schoolboy. of 15 And he dared say it years. was at the same in Scotland. (Laughter.) What an immense change had come over the attitude of Scotland and the rest of the world) The popularity of Burns had spread all over the world- no doubt carried there mainly by. Seatsmen, because Burns was bit of Scotland, which had grown like the mustard seed.

any

REIGN OF TERROR ENDS.

GORILLA CLUTCH DISPOSED OF.

Winnipeg, Nov. 8.

With the conviction and sen tence to hang of Earle Nelson, aged 37, the police believe that they have ended the career of the 'so-called "Dark Strangler," of the most ruthless criminals in history.

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During 1926 the killer's reign of terror extended through a dozen Pacific Coast cities, but early this year he turned across the con- tinent to the East. An adept at disguise, and a sort of amateur detective type, Nelson usually two carried a suitcase with changes of clothing.

During last year, it has been definitely traced that he killed 18 women, aged 14 to 60-years, never robbing them, but invariably leaving behind the evidence of his gorilla clutch.

This year he killed five women, including three near Winnipeg. Evidence showed how he had kill- od Lola.Cowan.

In the early forenoon he walk- ed out of the city and begged a

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