Mr. D. LEWIN MANNERING was suitably sinister as _Wang Fu_; Mr. TARVER PENNA'S _Ah Fong_, the heroine's champion, made some very pleasant faces and gestures and was less incurably Western than some of his colleagues; Mr. CRONIN WILSON'S _Jack Stacey_ seemed a meritorious performance. The part of _Che Fu_ made no particular demand on Miss CHRISTINE SILVER'S talent, and Miss EVADNE PRICE faithfully earned the laughter she was expected to make as _Sua Se_, the opium-den attendant. Leave your critical faculty at home and you will be able to derive considerable entertainment from this unambitious show. T. [Illustration: THE MODEL FLAPPER (CHINESE STYLE). _Wang Fu Chang_ MR. D.L. MANNERING. _Che Fu_ MISS CHRISTINE SILVER.] * * * * * Fashions in Hand-wear. "Amusing contrast is seen in the Riviera and winter sports outfits now on view, with filmy lace, shimmering silks, and glowing velvets on the one hand and thick wool and the stoutest of boots on the other." _Weekly Paper._ * * * * * From a _feuilleton_:-- "... She was startled by a low sibilant whisper, 'I've caught you, my girl!'" _Daily Paper._ Try and hiss this for yourself. * * * * * THE BARREL OF BEEF. We were dawdling home from the westward on the flood. Astern of us, knee-deep in foam, stood the slim column of the Bishop lighthouse, a dark pencil mark on the cloudless sky. To the south the full Atlantic piled the black reefs with hills of snow. Ahead the main islands humped out of the blue sea like a school of basking whales. I had the tiller and Uncle Billy John Polsue was forward picking up the marks and carrying on a running commentary, punctuated by expectorations of dark fluid. Suddenly something away on the port bow attracted his attention. He rolled to his feet, stared for some seconds and shouted, "Hold 'er on the corner o' Great Minalte!" a tremor of excitement in his voice. I did as I was bid and sheeted home.