"Rovurse yor Prom, an analysis of Various systems with indication of comparative value." by. J.B. Chambers and Fletcher "Avie, Methuen & Ca, Ltd., London, 3/6, Those who find in roulette a means of diversion will find this volume of considerable interest, especially they intend "taking in" any of the fensinos in France to which permission to play the game has recently been extended. The chances of the jame are thoroughly discussed from ematical point of view and if to prove that the player can hope to beat the bank in the Tong run, it is probably nothing which they did not know befor though it is also just as likely the outlines given of various systems by which reasonable returns can be normally expected will interest those who have heard of such inventions but have never had an opportunity to put them into practice. The chapter Gealing with the essentials of a system is of particular interest, but Obviously only to those who have the strength of mind to abide by their aystem, and to follow it to the full extent' of their capital, Natwally partake of the nasing bets, calculated to regain on any successful coup not everything which has. already been Jost, but also the unit it was originally' designed to obtain. On that aspect of the matter, the authors write: "To avoid getting into deen water the ployer should make up his mind to be satisfied with a modest daily win, and cease playing for the day when that is attained. But he must be prepared to use his capital. when necessary, to the full, "and, should he reach a point where insolvfancy seems to threaten, he may de-ide to split his loss over a number of subsidiary series, in the hope of Aisposing of them seriatim.'
'A number of systems is most me terest ingly discussed from a math: magical point of view, and if the player is content with small returns for much labour, there is something to be said about them, though, in their application, they reduce roulette from a pleasant gamble, to a business in which the returns do not appear. commensurate with the amount of thought and energy expended—
Ienoeuity—By Aishle Pharall. Methuen Ca. Lig, London, 1/6.
Although to make the test of a novel its reason for appearing is de~ finitely unfair, this reviewer could not help raising just that question as the book was closed. This is another of the vast number of "triangular" stories that have appeared during the so-called "frank" age which has come on the world since the war. Briefly, it is the story of a young woman who falls in love with a young man. He will not marry her, hot being the "marrying kind," and she will not surrender otherwise. Finally giving up the futile struggle to make him see her side of the question, she runs away, eventually marrying a nice, steady' individual, Her husband as ql husbands in novels, is the kind that cannot understand her finer feelings, cannot realize her gropings for the "real" things of life! As inevitably as the day turning into night, the original loved one reappears. She is unfaithful to her husband, only to realize once again that her loved one will not marry her even then. There is a scene on her husband's return, and she walks out of his life, soliloquizing, apparently rather relieved to have lost both of the men in her life. Ut is needless 10 enlarge on the lack of originality in the plot. It is quite well written, with an easy, realistic, fairly readable style that lacks real depth. The fact seems to remain, however, that to the majority who read his book, the thought will come
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