Another illustrated article, by Dr, G. Burniston Brown, also of Univer-aly College, is ' entitled "Jets Musically Inclined"—chiely jets of air directed into wind instruments, The organ, he says, in Roman times was associated with the theatre, gladiatorial combats, and pagan amusements generally, and therefore came under the ban of the Church. It did not enter the churches until about the tenth century. "Who Discovered the Trinidad Asphalt Lake?"
a question dealt with by Dr. P. Spielmann, who holds that there is ho trace of Sir Walter Raleigh having noticed it in 1595. This is de Léry's description of the lake as seen in January, 1786:
Hew 4s striking. There before (Femity of the Pointe'
ain "of pitch on' the lake it the. suns not too hot Dut at ten o'clock the pitch melts forms a ligula. surface which hardens Stain fu the evening.
Mr. E, Ford, Assistant Director, Marine Biological Laboratory, Plymouth, writes on "Progress in Fisheries and Mr. C. O. Bannister, Henry Bell Wortley' Professor in the University of Liverpool, on, "Some of Tin to every Branch, followed by a large Sumber of book reviews Meith the "etph" tute Are gain Heat Vanguard Pres' New ore Whatever else may be said for Miss Agnes Smedley there is no doubt of her belief in the righteousness of the cause which she champions and her devotion to the Chinese communists, and this her latest book is a diary compiled under all sorts of ifeult conditions as she roved with the field headquarters of the 8th Route Army carrying on guerilla warfare against the Japanese in North. China, Carrying her typewriter strapped to her back, Miss Smedley kept pace with the rapid movements, of the Chinese communist detachments and in a very vivid book gives excellent descriptions of the charac-{ers with whom she came in contact, the vast expanse of terrain over which they moved, and the thrilling adventures which fley encountered. Her very able pen makes these people live in the interesting pages she has written. They are full of tragic and at times quite humorous incidents, Witness the following graphic little Seeaeeilie, Me Seaae ficaat*6e SIN of iailn and. the LIP'S ter fo "eh one ting Churches and, stteat CHapels and with a yearning for the life to come ioo tts Han Beh, Geert. Stee pisined tradition. oat Blehop Roos, recalling thst he tas wee man Stace Satta he can oat of one cee, Haskin the Rev. G. H. Kohls, of the Berlin Missionary Society, writes on "The Two ie out Slow, with, ds"WWe smiled and hey Salita "pay' and ald Sit Bie insured mus touted Natural Blas The outstanding feature of the book is the evidence which she gives of the determined manner in which the 8th Route is carrying on its struggle with the Japanese invaders. "It is, of course, possible that with Miss Smediey's complete devo-lon to the cause of the Chinese communists her descriptions are not always quite so unbiassed as might otherwise be the case, and there is the impression formed that quite often large numbers of her swans are very ordinary geese. 'That indeed appears to be the only criticism which can be levelled against the book, for it is a very vivid story, has' undoubtedly to be read with Edgar 'Snow's "Red Star over China," and, 'a5 Louise Strong herself says' in the introduction which she has written, to the book, it is indeed a great story, frustrated, how the machinations sop-at-nothing band of unservpuings albeit brave and fearless Contineat] Secret Service operators azo that step by step by their Bue counterparts, and how even member of the Intelligence Services "yt countries having no evil designs the fate. of England's future condi their activities in times of peace, 45 to make reading of the most thrilisg kind. "Mrs, MackKenna certainly hat jo vivid imagination and. she makes the most of her opportunities (0 give full rein to these powers. She tay, of the intrepid Director of Naval teigence New Fiction The author of "Midsummer Mischief" and "Bye-Bye Blackbeard" has surpassed himself with the comedy-thriller "Highly Explosive" (Hurst Blackett, London, 7/6). Tt concerns the search for the deadliest explosive ever invented, the dis-Goverer of which was blown sky-high after having, it was. believed, tattooed his formula on the body' of' one of a small circle of friends with whom he was intimate, Mike Henderson, an unemployed stockbroker's clerk, is told the facts of the case, and_ simultaneously with hhis search there is one being conducted by an unscrupulous. International Arms Syndicate, which becomes further complicated when the! British Government, acting through Scotland Yard, take a hand in the: Proceedings. The diflculty of the Various conspirators is to ict the! rolment off each one of the various suspects believed to be carrying the! formula, and no small amount comedy' arises over these various manceuvres, expecially when one of the suspects happens to be a partiularly" good-looking yourig_ woman, Mr. Nelson Mapple's book is written with a delightful irresponsibility, a high degree of humour, and affords a diverting evening's reading
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