Summer has come at last on the eve of the longest orage June day lasts 10 o'clock. The heat has never been much more than 73 degrees to 75; and to-day we are told there wns last night frost parts of Yorkshire—the usual con~ trests, Still we have had so much rain that the ground underneath is quite moist and we can stand a good deal of warmth. The hay harvest has barely started and will be poor while generally speaking I see no very prosperous outlook for agriculture, Heavy fogs have been ai mon at sea; the Dutch air mail come down on Monday on the beach at Sandgate; the passengers were [well shaken up but there were severe casualties. I wish I could] say og much of motoring. The loss of life is appalling on the roads. Fourteen people were killed last week-end alone; as many were bad~ lly injured. Motorcycles seem to figure in 80 per cent. of the mishaps but "full-on" collisions botwesn motorcars are not uncommon. Personally I am inclined to attribute most of the occurrences to reckless driving in too crowded roads.
On Work One word on the entertainment side of life: There is plenty of it and itis not affecto!—purposely—by any regulation restricting the use of coal. People need to be cheered up. Still everything especially in summer aims at amusement and there is not really a serious piece of any sort in any theatre. T cannot imagine any manager producing a tragedy. Even dramas which compel thought are a trifle rare, Certainly I think many do mot take life seriously enough. A man appeared fat the Stratford Police Court this Wweek to charge a neighbour with alleged abuse; "Ie accuses me of! cing £0 work." An inconsiderate Bench ordered him to stand down promptly. Yet quite probably he was serious enough. One of the leading Bank Managers told me this very difficult to get firat class men who would put their heart in their work. We really want! someone to preach the seriousness of life and the need for the maximum of efforts Tue Allahabad correspondent of the Panang "Gazette" wires that when attempting to Iand at Razmak on the 6th inst, one of the Bristol fighters of number Five Squadron stalled 100 feet from the ground and crashed. Flying Officer GE, Harras and aircraftsman Avery were killed and the machine was completely wrecked.
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