Newspaper inaccuracies, alas, ar not infrequent. Not infrequer Jenough, at any rate, to call fort! comment every time they appear. But when a newspaper, whose re. Iputation for accuracy ix a byword throughout the world, falls into the Jcommon trap, it cannot be passed unnoticed, So it comes to "The "Times", Lady 0, arriv~ led in Cairo 22" days beforehand! ete, Shanghai on Fant Even allowing for the usual 8 hours, such @ journey is against the laws of nature, Yet blandly their cor-"respondent announces on January S that "Sir Miles Lampson; with his wince, Lady Carlisle, reached Port id last night came up. Cairo this morning," on which date, of course, the lady in question was nursing her injured ankles in the Hospital. Actually. Si Miles did arrive in, Cairo to take up hin tow post on that day and was accompanied by his daughter and his Jother niece, Miss Anne Phipps, perhaps the mistake had fication:
Still, its discovery was rather in the nature of a triumph, its ice to think that even "Times'" cor pondents can be human some-nes.
Some Good Acting The first night of the latest, A.D.C. show saw a crowded house ast Wednesday and I believe booking was unusually good for the rest of the run." The acting cer-tumly Ssu 'a Inrge audience, for it was at times well above the ordinary standard of amateur performance. Judging by general Jconment between acts, the play it-! self, Mrs "Moonlight" came in for sin. Some people like these!
notions of remaining for'
er young, others prefer to grow! up. However, that in a matter of taste. In any ease, those who found the theme a little tedious were amply compensated by the' seting of Mrs. Isenman and Mrs. [Kerr Cross, Mrs. Tsenman was at liber best, which is saying a good deal, and proved once more that her talent is outstanding and quite unamateurish, Everyone agreed also that Mrs, Kerr Cross was most admirably suited to her, part; her voice is. a great/i asset and even when it dropped to a whisper could be distinetly heard by. the back row of the] jeircle, Mr. Percy Middling was, Jof course, thoroughly enjoyed by} the audience. Ib was, Tam told, it. Walter Graham's first, ap-Pearance on the stage, and if so, certainly made an. enviable debut. "The production also was} excellent—another triumph for Mr. Gmehling.
However, it should be added that after the show several people were heard to admit quite unblushingly that a "good old Edgar Wallace thriller" would not come amiss when the next choice of a play had to be made, February Showers Miss Helen Campbell, the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. €. M. Camp-Dell, whose marriage to Mr. Walter L, MeCann takes place next Tues-at Holy Trinity Cathedral, ha been the guest of honour at series of teas and showers during the past few weeks, since the announcement of the engagement. On Friday afternoon, some fifty of her friends gathered' at the American Women's Glub for a linen shower. Hostesses included Miss." Elizebeth Barton, Miss Helen Collins, Mrs.
Carpenter, Miss Sarah Tuttleman, Miss Ruth Ritz, Mrs. B. Dunn, Miss Molly Raikes, Mrs.
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