Deseret evening news. [volume] (Great Salt Lake City [Utah]) 1867-1920, 1905-01-28
"KipIin8 Doesn't Know India,
Says a Hindu Critic.
sour LONDON LITERARY LETTERS

this Hindu critic says: "Mahbub All
Is quite an artificial conception, ana
Raboo Hurry Chunder Mookerjee IL not
specimen of any Of the Bengalls ]
have the pleasure TO know
"Mr, kiplngs remarks about Indian
life are not convincing" the writer
goes on, For instance, ne says, The
cid man was speaking truth, which Is
a thing a native seldom presents to %
stranger The stranger is then to be
piled for he does not know how TO
win the confidence Of the indian people.
Again, his account OF native soldiers
saying the most outrageous things TO
the most respectable women In sight
Is an unfounded Islander on india
Rama Chandra Ruo has much more
to say In a similar vein, and 10 VIII be
interesting to see n Mr. Kipliug, who
As now on his way TO South Africa, viii
take any notice of the Hindu's criti-
cism.
Mrs. Cralgic is much distressed at the
outcome of pathetic little case I'm
which she recently has Interested her
self A young actress named Kathleen
Marvin, who is known TO John Oliver
Hobbies" appeared I'M the Marylebone
police court about a month ago, charged
with drunkenness Mrs. Cragie visited
the court several times aGid ultimately
had a private talk with the magistrate
as the result of which the girl was
handed over TO the care Of her husband,
but warned that If she were again
charged with drunkenness she would
be sent away Mrs Craigie's protege
did well for a While but few days
ago she appeared In the dock at the
~. IA IN
charge. She Wept bitterly, while plead
ing for mercy, and referring to her
benef3ctrcss, said u know that ] owe
a great deal 10 that dear lady The
magistrate orderd q remand with q
view to sending the girl to an meori-
ates' home.
In spite OF his distinguished position
as an author, Dr.. A. Conan Doyle has
had 10 take a lot OF banter, since he
blossomed out as a Conservative candl-
date for parliament from witty writer's
and speakers ON the other side, The
creator Of Sherlock Holmes made a
speech ON the subject OF tariff reform
at the CaXton han recently and re-
ferred, among other things TO the Idea
that colonial opinion ON the subject
was being forced, which he described
us "a nbktNH lflH Ivy AE NN'A'N ''''h
DOGGY ought 10 be buried. but II it
were / suppose IT'S ghost would walk
every free trade platform az o'clock
each night"
Now says q writer I'm Liberal
newspaper, this illustrates the advan-
tage which the tariff reform movement
possesses I'm having writers OF magma
tive literature, not nicely among US
statistlclans. but among It's platform
speaking To what ordinary mind
would the complex ana fascinating idea
OF "a bogeys ghost have suggested "
self? What Sir a. Conan Doyle should
do rs 10 work up this conception \
tarin reform ghost story might easily
be knocked together I'm few days. un-
der the title lsayl Of The Adventure
Of the Double Distilled Spooki begln-
ming with a chapter in which the ghost |
of the buried DOGGY appears TO the sur
viving bogles ana after frightening
them horribly announces that he dil |
not die "A natural death, but was at |
tackled from behind and buried alive by |
n mysterious enemy, 20 whose Identity
the departed DOGGY can furnish no clue |