Round the "Grand Scout Camp Fire" umber of mationalit were spectators ae the entertainment given round the Grand Scout Camp Fire held at sie represented in the fons a the Shanghai Branches Girt Guide Associations, worthy works such ox," fpr itie "Ale Force" by" od Just gone'
wt, Had Ne hor the Bible has set the religious societies on the Chancellor's. track.
As the whole proceeds from taxing books are estimated at not more than £800,000 a year—about enough to) pay for the war for a couple of hours, If'so much—one fancies it will be dropped. It is, in foet, a rather bad ject of reactionary. thinking, for which, in all probability, not Sir Kingsley Wood, but some genius in the Treasury is to be thanked.
Solemn Thinking The public deserve consideration tas there are signs that their thought fre turning in serious directions. 'Theatre managers are finding that may pay to put on serious plays. "Dear Octopus." which had a. two years run at its first. showing, has eon revived at the Aldwych" and, with Marie Tempest in it of course, as ever' "The De "has been revived at the Piccadilly. T went to get tickets yesterday and found a queue at the] box office yards long. And "Thunder Rock" has been promoted from the Hittle outlying theatre (I forget the yme) where they try the high-brow stuff to see whether it will stand any chance with the low-brows whose money keeps theatres running, "Thunder Rock" is a very grave'
wy, the story of a journalist who, disgust with the world, withdraws to a deserted lighthouse.' There meets the ghosts of a number of people who were drowned 100. years xo. They seem quite real and their talks with him describe how He is able to show them all things for which they vainly} since. been realized, round on him, tell spite of the discouragements which seem at the moment to be bringing the world down in ruins, and so shame him into koing back to the world again. It is easy to see the applicability of the Idea to the present times, and. this, combined with the fine' character: drawing and excellent dialogue, promises to give "Thunder Rock" a long Fruit cane prevented from mashing when cooking by placing it into a casserole, and barely covering the fruit with water and then adding sugar. Place the casserole in the oven, boil for five minutes, lift dish out and stand tid) unfit cold.
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