The Montgomery advertiser., 1909-10-20

or Aoseta there had never been any question of the morality of the play "Monna Wanna" which was banned in this country. aon the contrary 1t eS eSs sdsn ssd that s the piece exalted Frankfurt critic took offence at the fact that Monna Wanna was nude un- der, her mantle. It was rather judi ciously pointed out to him that we all. men and women. were as: our last garment without anyone in tn world taking alarm. There may one day arise millionaire of brains who will consider that the running of . theatre, is as great a luxury as the running of horses.'
 zangwllI Examined.
 Lord Willoughby de Brokot: Old you ever think of writing a play with the Censor as the chief character?
 Mir. Zangwill: A morality play has already beens written and produced with the Devil as one of the char acters.
 Sir A. W. Pinero said he had person. ally no complaint to make of the Censor, but the autocratic power of the Lord Chamberlain over the drama was opposed to the best interests of the art. The best form of control he thought would be the retention of a censorship without the veto. He had been a playgoer since he was boy. and he had never seen an indecent play on the English stage.
 It is foregone conclusion that the censorship win be maintained. es- pecially as the King favors 1t.
 The British Antarctic Expedition fer 1910 has issued a statement to the ef- feet that arrangements have been made for the puI chase of the steamer Terra Nova for the expedition which Is to start in August, 1910. The Terra Nova is the largest and strongest of the old Scottish whalers. Built at Dundee in 1884. she is considered the best ship ever launched for the Green land whale trade.
 Tn 1903 she was purchased by the Admiral as relief ship for the Dis covery expedition. The year 1903 saw her in the service of the North Polar expedition on a visit to Franz Josef Land. After being inspected in New foundland on behalf of the expedition she will sail for England and, 1t is hoped will reach the Thames about the end of October or early in Nov emberrhe Terra Nova is bought, but not yet paid for. Not only has the ship been obtained on most reasonable terms, but in addition to this the Liverpool and London directors of c. T. Bowring and Company, Limited. the owners. have promised a donation of $2,500. The brokers, David Bruce and son, have alos eromised to the expedition a large proportion of their commission on sthe transaction which practically amount to gift of $500.
 Captain Scott said the Terra Nova was a great deal larger than the Hyf T sx..l csu ..t.J< The increased size was necessary for the more extensive plant of the ex- petition. T have already expressed the opinion.' he said, that Shackle- toms 'Furthest South can only be sur passed by taking more men and more equipment. The officers and crew for the expedition have been selected.
 Tn statement published in the "Bri- tish Medical JournaP that the methods adopted by the Board of Trade and the British railway companies are inadequate to detect color blindness among railwaymen is one that suggests inquiry and explanation. A serious reflection seems to be made on railway companies, which. if sub stantiated would not bear out the boast that an English railway trian is the safest place In the world. pr, F. W. Edridge Green, who has given many years to the study of human vision and color blindness says:
 The test for color blindness among is not legally imperative on the railway companies. Nor are shipping. companies obliged to have their employee's eyesight tested ex- cept in the case of offices and and mates. What the railway companies do is done entirely on their own ini- tiative. But while their intentions are good. their naethodsare inadequate for dealing with an undoubted evil"