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Redesigned and strengthened with Acme Nailless Strap, these boxes carry the same loads. The larger box now costs 47 cente, less and is 17 pounds lighter the small one costa 20 cents Los and is 7 pounds lighter.

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Berlin, Jan. 15. · The turn of the year has seen a large number of big Ares in Ber lin. They followed each other in auch rapid succession that the Ber- lin Fire Brigado was kept in con- tinual activity and focussed upon Itself general attention. To what are these fire due?

mast profound and "thrilling dipus, Professor Jessner has suc- ceeded in presenting most effective- ly the pith of the whole dramatic story.

The scenery of "Edipus Rex" consisted of a tall mycadh castla with lattice gates and winding staircase. The "Colonens" opens with an undulating landscape, in the background of which Cedipus walks slowly across a hill and dis- appears in the grey light. The remarkable stage illumination is success. The *most impressive In the first place it is to be noted sceno is in a short entr'acte. that 50 per cent. of the three or Here, in the battle betwen the men four thousand which have occurred of Thebes and the men of Athens, in Berlin during recent years, have the spectator is shown clouds rac been caused by carelessness and ing across a nightsky, the warriors, négligence. Their number always armed with small round shields and Increases greatly when weather with lances, le past in sceming conditions require augmented heatly endless numbers, their tread ac ing in private houses, and since the companied by, the marching rhythm mercury has stood unusually low in of the music. the thermometer during the last few weeks, it was only natural that the demands made upon the 100 stations of the Berlin Fire Brigade should prove exceptionally large.

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Aa regards the acting, a most atriking feature la the marvellous capacity shown by Kortner In changing from the king in all the vigour of early manhood to the Those demands have been ad- beggared and tattered old man of mirably met. Indeed, what the the "Colonous." Moreover, his do stair of this brigade, with its livery, which is a matter of such modern equipment, as over, and importance in classic drama, was over again accomplished in the in-as unexceptionable as ever. terval between the alarm given by

The whole was a vast embodi the morse apparatus and the return of the engines after extinguishing ment of the heathen dread of fate the fire la quite remarkable. The and well deserved the cordial re- brigade, which consists of over ception accorded to it on tho "first audience amongi 2000 men and

600 night. The over vehicles, Is not only equipped with whom were to be seen Dr. Stresse- every modern means of combating mann, the Foreign Minister, and fres but is provided with every many representatives of art and known appliance for the protection selence applauded of the firemen and the saving of

life.

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and brought the manager and his actors before the curtain. But the "Arst" night was on a first

curred of late, there was one in night; this original presentation cinema fim factory. It broke out of "Edipus" is destined to sed with such adddenness and was no-many another in which the grate- ful enthusiasm of the inhabitants companied by such volumes of

of Berlin will be mingled with the smoke that no fireman could enter the premises to rescue the people applause of Berlin's numerous for entrapped there without being com.eign guests.-By Gunther Gericke pletely clad in a special suit im- pervibon to gas and capable of re- sisting great heat,

Respirators and life-restoring ap- Skin Irritations

paratua also play a leading part In all cases of fire; they are called for, on the average, fifteen times dully in Greater Berlin. Alto- gether, the demands made upon the Berlin Fire Brigade are such that only a stern devotion to duty makes it possible to stand the strain.

Animated Stock-Taking Sales.

New Year's Day being an official holiday in Germany, as in most Continental countries, the shops of Berlin were closed on that day. But, with their reopening, a busy time set in. The Abock-taking sales had begun. Every up- to-date means was employed to catch the eye of the passer-by and to rivet his attention on the "re- duced" prices. Coloured placards were to be seen on walls and win- dows. Flags flew on the roofs.

Quite early in the morning care- ful housewives formed queues in front of the entrances to the dif- ferent stores. The demand is mainly for articles of use, parti-. cularly clothing. For the pur- chase of these necessaries many a household had to leave a number of Christmas wishes unfulfilled in order to save the- толсу

for "practical" expenditure, at the stocktaking sales.

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set in and inducer people to buy winter clothing which had hitherto lung fire. This is a matter of considerable importance, inasmuch is these annual salea exercise great influence upon German trade now that there is so much less money in circulation than Wis formerly the case. How closely tho masses of the people have to live: may be rathered from the fact that the price of such an important food- styl as hyller had to be reduced.in order to dispose of it; and this took place at a senson of the year when the production is curtailed by na- ture: obviously, therefore, the fall in prices was due to a restriction In demand. Large numbers of the population who, during the Christ i mas festivities, have consumed more than their ordinary rations of butter,are afterwards compelled to eat less.or to resort to substitutes. Hence, though Berlin at the pre-“ sent time wears the festive appear-|| ance characteristic of the season and though many a tradesman and. many a merchant can view the future with less anxiety than han been the case In the past, the hard fact remains that the standard of living in Germany lies considerable below the prewar lovel.

The dispus Dramas. Sophocles' "dipus Rex" and "Edipus Coloneus" doubtless con- stitute the most powerful tragedy khown to literature. These two drarnas are now being staged in a combined performance in Borlin. It was indisputably a bold thing to attempt, for it meant making some very incisive abridgements in the plays. But under the direction of Professor Leopold Jessner, the thing has now been done with great success at the State Theatre.

Naturally the matter, has aroused a great deal, of, comment-critical!! and, otherwise in dramatic and.... literary circles. However, it can-d not be denied that the performance 1a wonderfully perspicuous: and harmonious Admirably assisted

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