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Wt. Engr. H. Cooper has boon appointed to H.M.S. Titania.

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have, by their own admission, "a grave. responsibility whenever there is evidence that member banks are maintaining speculative security loans with the aid of Federal Reserve credit." During this year, however, they have used all the means customary employed by the country's contral bankers, namely, an advance of the redis-

It is notified that the name of count rate, a forcing up of the the Yuet Tung Steamship Con buying rate for bankers' accept-pany, Limited, has been struck off ances, the sale of government se- the Register. curities, and the issuance of pub- lic warnings. All of these moves, however, have accomplished little, us evidenced by the fact that dir-1 ing the period brokers' loans have risen by over $1,500,000,000, while the average price of 390 common stocks has advanced some 40 per cent. It is argall wonder that a large portion of the speculativo community questions the efficacy of any action the Board may take, and insists that it necessarily will be defeated unless it can secure the private co-operation of large! banking interests in, the Annnelal

.,. district.

Licut. Commr, H. G. C. Stovens has been appointed to HMS. Bee and Lieut. (E.) J. D. Aingor to H.M.S. Tamar.

Tenders are being invited for the preparation of site and con- struction of a market at Kowloon City, with drainage and any other contingent work.

His Excellency the Governor has the resignation by accepted Lieutenant T. G. Weall of his Com- mission in the Hongkong Volun- teer Defence Corps,

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THE WRITER'S ART.

Should a Novel Have a Plot?

There have been endless dis- Walter Scott, Charles Kingsley, cussions on the function and scope Stanley Weyman, Jack London, and of the "novel." Today there are some of the books of R. L. Steven- so many kinds of novel in existence aon. But in proportion as the that M. Abel Chevalley and Mr theme becomes moro psychological E. M. Foerster, secking a definition in character, the action toads to which would include them all, have bo transferred to, or to include,.. to be content with "a fiction in movements of the mentality and the proso of a certain extent." Again omotions. Thus it is in George and again we hear it said that any Eliot, in Meredith, in Conrad, In one who has anything to say, on any Edith Wharton, and in Stevenson's theme, or in any manner, says it in Weir of Hormiston." And as tho fiction. A novel, it would appear theme becomes more subtle, thờ Bo long as it is "a fiction in prose," movement which corresponds to may be anything and everything: plot may depend almost wholly on it knowa no. laws but those Its perceptions or intimations conveyed author voluntarily adopts..

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by gesture, or by insignificant trifles, or on thoughts which are Can we be content with so general seen to hover for a moment in the n verdict? The field of fiction la mental background. Thas we have certainly a spacious one, and ho it in James's "Sense of the Past;" would be a bold critic who attempted thus, all the time, in Virginia) to define ito limite too rigidly. Woolf's "To the Lighthouse." Certainly the novelist is free to When we ask, "then, whether follow any path he likes. But wo novel should have a plot, we should are equally free to say what gives be understood to ask not merely us enjoyment. It is worth asking whether it depends on a skillful ar- whether an author, be conforming rangement of "Incidents," but alter- To-day at 6.30 p.m., Swami Go-to this or that method, increases natively in the case of more our satisfaction; and by ignoring subtle writing whether it has a paldas, an eminent Indian Sadhu,it, diminishes it. For the moment coherent theme, whether it presenta

on Hindu

I will confine myself to a single a "situation" which has its crists Students of the Federal Reserve will deliver a lecture

Philosophy and Yoga, at Sindhisgue. I will ask whether there is and its climax. In the one case an system, acording to the news Merchants' Club-Hall, China Build-any justification for the demand in the other, unity of subject is of paper referred to, do not admit ing. All members are cordially that a novel should have an "excel- the essence of the matter. Has the lent plot" or whether there is any novel, Hke a play, a "beginning. that the situation is such that the invited,

need that a novel should have middle, and end?" Can It Board cannot bring it under "col-

News has come through from plot at all; or whether the word visualized all in one piece, as wo tral." In support of their posi-England that Mr. P. Sands, well-plot, in regard to a novel, has any take in the parts of a picture, and iccognize them as a whole? Is tion these, individuals rely upon known in Hongkong for his proper meaning.

Today there will be no clamorous there any reason why we should two main points. In the first E.M.C.A. work, is to be ordained

a novel must make any such demand upon the to St. Paul's Church, reply, "Of courag place, they very property content deacon

Leamington Spa, on Sunday, Sept. have a plet." The modern reader writer of fiction?

is so accustomed to books which that the Board has pursued a more 22nd, by the Bishop of Coventry, pass on from situation to situation,

That fletion, and even very power. or less half-hearted and surpris- Dr. Lisle Carr.

from this exhibition of character to ful fletion, may be written without that, from the first appearance of any attempt to satisfy this condl- ingly inconsistent attitude during

The gross receipts of the two some individual to his disappearance tion, is obvious enough. Many the last year, and that this has

dancing displays given by Miss Vio- from the scene, that he will be novellata are clearly of opinion that been further emasculated by the let. Capell amounted to $1,200. Miss inclined to say, "Of course a novel character, is the only thing that inexcusable' reassuring statements Capell has taken with her £20 nced not have a plot. Its topic is matters in fiction-or characteriza- which have been issued by "high which she will be handing to Vis- just human life; we look for that tion along with powerful deserip- count Knutsford for the London rather than a plot." We may be tion of scenes or both of these Treasury officials." Secondly, Hospital, and two other local char-entertained by the quizzical at-along with originality of thought. titude of Mr. Gerhardi as he dia-It would be idle to deny that a these studenta point out, the most ities are benefitting also.,

connectedly groups and regroups writer who can make a character powerful weapon of 'reserve Banks,

his characters;, but the plot, ca- live, even if he does nothing else, capes our notice. A novelist much has achieved a great thing; and in vogue a few years ago, Miss if he can also describe scenes and Dorothy Richardson, was proudly convey thought, there may be or theme, or high place for him among indifferent to plot, coherence of subject, but, having the great, even though the be there is gift for putting into words her weak In plot and elusive and rarefied perceptions: no unity in his theme. Thus she was received with unmeasured Tolstoy, if he had written only praiso by the most accomplished War and Peace," would still rank. critles. And indeed from very car The Rev. G. R. Lindsay, formerly ly times the novelist often made among those whose names endure. the Governors of twelve Reserve loans. By the Board's own ruling of the St. Andrew's Church, Kowno effort to present that close-knit/ Character after character steps out Banks, na a result of which a there is no question but that the loon, has been appointed to the action which is indispensable in a onto his stage, alive before us; he living of St. Cyprian's, Edge Hill, play. The "story" in Jane Austen presents his scenes with consum- warning has been issued to mem- Reserve Banks have the necessary Liverpool, in sueecssion to Canonis generally the lenst part of mate skill; the magnificence of tho ber Banks that unless they volun-authority for doing this, or oven H. D. Morgan. Mr. Lindsay is interest. This is equally true in Pageant of war and the pageant tarily comply with the previous to refuse to rediscount for a bank thus returning aa

Vicar to the the case of Dickens. And it has of the successive generations is dollberation of his thought. But request for co-operation in res-carrying speculative loans. Like Church of which he was formerly been pointed out that Tolstoy, in matched by the dignity and wist

Curate. The appointment Is in "War and Peace," so far from training the URE of Federal

fused. Reserve credit for speculation, the this power the reserve system

wise, it is clear that by the use of the Hands of the Simeon Trustees. 'seeking unity of plot, presented at the handling of his theme is con-

least two overlapping themes, inter- Board may adopt other methods to could quickly curtail a substantial

Hongkong passengers on the P. mixed with incidents and disquisi-

CURBING SPECULATION.

Amongst the passengers who Public interest is once again has not yet been used, namely, left by the Hakunan Maru lo-day contred on the attempt of the US. differential rediscount rate against were H. E. Jono de Bianchi, Federal Reserve Board to bring those banks which will use the Portuguese Minister to China; Mr. and Mrs. D. M. Goodall, Miss P. under control the almost un-proceeds either for lending on the Goodall, Mr. and Mrs. J. A. Tarrant, paralleled speculation on the New Stock Exchange or, what amounts Miss E. Tarrant, Mr. & Mrs. Carr York Stock Exchange. A tele-

to the same thing, for taking care Ramsey, Capt. Krogh Moe, Mr. F.

E. Nash, and Mr. A. Kinross. gram yesterday stated that the

of their commercial Board had had a conference with while still maintaining brokers'

customers.

Is there not loss to his great

of theme? Is there not loss also

enforce compliance in order to re- portion of the "excessive amount and O. Kalyan due to arrive nextions which contributed little to work because he has neglected unity lease credit for the use of trade. of the country's credit" being ab. week, Include Miss W. J. Adams, the unfolding of the one theme or in most of the novels of Dickons

It remains to be seen whether this gorlied by speculation. development will have any effect

on the situation. Much will de- pend, of course, on what these contemplated "other methods" may be,

Britain in the Air.

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because he has strung character and Mr. D. Black, Miss V. N. Brett, Mr. the other.

Again it has been unusual description onto sa thin a structure J. A. Dewhurat, Mr. II. Dewhurst,

of plot? And if we feel this de- Lleut, W. F. Edda, R.M., Mr, T. J.to speak of "Gil Blas"

Miss novel, though there

Bome fect even in the masters of fiction, Fawcett, Mrs. Freeman,

character-drawing in will not this absence of plot, of de Freeman, Miss E. Geldart, Mr. H. genuine

the reagon being that, finite theme, of a alluation ene and G. Hegarty, Mies H. R. M, Korte, Mr. and Mrs. W. A. McDonald, Mr. while the same person passes on indivisible, be all the more regret- IL London political circles are

and Mrs. Mackie, Mr. D. 8. Pethick, from one amazing adventure to an-bable in the writings of men of It was in February last that the great deal more agitated regarding Mr. C. T. Pendrey, Mr. T. Spar- other, the book is a succession of lesser calibro?

romantic episodes in which there is The exact loan which a work-suf- the Air Minister's admission that shott, Mr. G. White.

no unity beyond that of the hero. fers from this weakness of con- Board issued an unusually strong Britain has been allowed to sink to

The importance which characteriza-struction is a loss in respect of warning to speculators in their fifth place in air-power than is Str To-day, the Rev. W. W. Rogers, tlon assumed in the developed novel beauty. We may get a thousand practice of indirectly drawing Samuel Hoare, himself. This most Mrs. Rogers and family depart for did not diminish the value of plot exciting. Impressions from a story upon the resources of the reserve diligent Minister, while cutting his England by the N.Y.K. Hakusan When, however, the treatment be- but because it has no unity we lack the Board Estimates finer than he would Maru. Mr. Rogers has been more came more subtle, there was a ten-that serene impression, that emo- maintained in general that it could choose, does not appear to be un-than five years away from home, deney to transfer the action to the tion of pure beauty which comes as he was with the C.M.S. in Can- mentality, When that happens it from the contemplation of a satis at best do no more than exert some satisfied with the present state of ton before his connexion with St. is better perhaps to think of a fying picture or the witnessing of measure of supervision over the affairs, which rather suggests that Andrew's. The Rev. C. B. Shann. "situation," within whose orbit the a harmonious play. There in one Britain in content for the time Warden of St. John's Hall, has thoughts of the characters move, shart book in which that clever total volume of reserve bank credit being to indulge in a search for kindly promised, with the consent than of a "plot" which may suggest author, Mrs. Wharton, rises above being used and could not direct perfection in design and staying of the Church Missionary Society, crude physical movements in space. herself "Ethan Frome." Though to be responsible for the Church the flow of such credit into speci-power. When the required quality Services, in Mr. Roger's absence. fic channels, By its warning, has been fully proved, it is safe to however, it presented a new point presume that quantity will be forth-

system. Previously

The health bulletin of Eastern of view and said: "A member coming. More in the nature of exports for the week ended March bank is not within its reasonable periments than challenges to our 30, issued by the Director of foreign competitiors, Britala is Medical and Sanitary Services,

claims for rediscount facilities at venturing an attack on four of the gives the following cases, the its Federal Reserve Bank, when existing world's air records in the figures in parenthesis indicating deaths: Plague, Suez 1, Baghdad 2 it borrews, either for the purpose course of 1929, while of perhaps (1); Bombay (1), Pnom Penh 4 of making speculative loans or for even greater importance from the (4); Cholera, Bombay (1), Calcutta the purpose of maintaining viewpoint of Empire communica-(79), Bangkok 3 (1), Pnom Penh speculative leams," As one of the tions, our great airships are expect 3 (2), Saigon 5, Canton 1; Small- best-informed American news-ed to be ready for the air soon. It pox, Aden 9 (4), Basrah 1 (1), Bombay 94 (61), Calcutta 22 (18), papers has remarked, the main is anticipated that the attack on Karachi 58, (20), Moulmein 5 (1), problem now, and the point of the duration and non-stop records Vizagapatam 16 (2), Sinonpore 1, will be made in a day or so by Pnom Penh 27 (14), Shanghai (5), greatest interest to students of Flight-Lieutenant Jenkins, who was Canton 38.,-. banking and finance, is just what been given charge of the Fairey- steps the board can or will take Napier monoplane at Cranwell, and

to enforce its most recently stated will take off when conditions are much in the past year as in the policy, For "the last year or favourable for a non-stop fight to early days of the War but it is only by constant experiment that the more," according to the Board, Durban. A further attempt to up goal of perfection can be brought "the functioning of the Federal set Major Bernhardi's speed re- within reach. Bir Samuel Hoare cord will be made after Britain has has already ventured a vision of Reserve System has encountered defended the Schneider Trophy, Great Britain as much mistress of Interference, by reason of the ex-white a special machine is to be the air as of the seas, though he cessive amount of the country's constructed with a view to reach pins his faith in the airship, re- Karding the aeroplane as primarily credit absorbed in speculative ing an altitude of 12,000 feet. The useful for short journeys. Of the security loans." For a year, then, value of these attempte consists not R.100 and R.101 he says that they merely in their performance, but will leave every other nation far be it must be assumed, if the Board niso in the research work which hind in every sense. They are not

In the simpler forms of the marred by an unnecessarily grue- novel the plot is simply "arrange some ending, this little work: ment of incidents." This is achieves an effect of passionate in-

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COMMON ERROP /

IN BRIDGE AND HOW TO CORRECT THEM

by w.w.wentworth -

REFUSING: TO BUCK FOR FEAR OF LOSING HIGH-CARD North (Dummy)—

7 9 8 0

097.

JAK 6 4 3

'W'est-

Leads & J

South (Declarer)

310

East

I which West covers with Queen of clubs. What card should be play fed from Dummy.?!

The Error: This trick is won' with Ace of clubs and then King' of clubs is played. The remain- Ing three clubs are sacrificed and· game is lost thereby.

The Correct Method: Declarer. is certain of making the following? tricks: two in spades, two In haarts and one in diamonds, „To frame, Declarer' must take four Feluba tricks. By refusing to tako the first trick whether covered by Queen or not, the remaining four club tricks will in 'oll probability be establlahiede

The Principle: When holding a The Bidding: South bida no-suit containing Ace, King and

Is to be credited with the courage aviation exporta are called upon to Just super-Zeppelins, but are some- of its convictions, there has been undertake. In order to make them thing new, "spring from the very trump and all pass.

bedrock of scfence after five yeara an attempt to bring the situation feasible. The evolution of the of research and tests. We trust under "control," for Its members aeroplane has progressed almost as his aspiring hopes will be fully

realised.

Deciding the Play: West Icads three amail cards in Dummy, and Jack of spadea and East covers two small cards in closed hand or of spades which is won by South. made by ducking the first trick. with Ace of spades. East playe 6 vice verse, four tricks may be South now plays Jack of clubs played.

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