12 APRIL 1913

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President Wilson's message, which only occupied eight minutes in delivery,

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began with an expression of his satis- faction at being enabled to show that the President was not a department of the Government "hailing Congress from some isolated island of...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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I N the earlier part of the week the European situation stood at the highest point of danger reached since the war began. Writing on Friday, however, we are able to record a....

In 1910 we pointed out to our readers that no

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one here could be got to think about the South Slav question, but that in a couple of years' time they would be thinking of nothing else. We may now venture to say that very few...

As we write the Powers are busy with an attempt

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to find compensation for the Montenegrins which will reconcile them to the abandonment of their hopes in regard to Scutari, which, it has been finally decided, and as we think...

The new American Tariff Bill—henceforth to be known as the

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Underwood Bill, after the Chairman of the Ways and Means Committee—was introduced in Congress on Monday. Raw wool, meat, potatoes, milk, flour, boots and shoes, coal and lumber,...

The Washington correspondent of the Times says in Monday's paper

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that once more the United States Govern- ment is embarrassed by Californian prejudice against the Japanese. A Bill before the Californian Legislature pro- hibits aliens who are...

'V The Editors cannot undertake to return Manuscript in any

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case.

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The Pope has been suffering from an attack of influenza,

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and early in the week his temperature was so high and the action of the heart so weak that the doctors were very anxious. Rome is fall of pilgrims, and the Pope has been much...

Thursday was a very important day in the history of

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the Marconi inquiry. At the close of Wednesday's sitting Mr. Heybourn, a jobber in the Marconi market, refused to disclose certain particulars regarding the placing in England...

On Tuesday both Parliamentary Houses of the Chinese Republic assembled

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for the first time. A Renter message says that in the House of Representatives 500 delegates out of 596 were present, and that the Senate numbered 177 members out of 274. A...

The Titnes of Wednesday published from its military correspondent an

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earnest appeal to the Government to look to our aerial defences before it is too late. We do not think the article in any way exaggerates the disquieting facts. The...

We cannot summarize in detail the proceedings of the Marconi

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Committee during the week, but must mention one or two points of special importance- One is the interesting question put to Mr. Campbell, a member of the General Purposes...

Mr. Godfrey Isaacs, who was the next witness, stated that

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he had not himself taken the profit which accrued from his dealings with Mr. Heybourn, but handed it over to the com- pany. It amounted to something like £60,000. He did not...

On Thursday night Mr. Kebty-Fletcher, at a public meet- ing

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at Ilford, repeated the question which be put to Mr. Lloyd George in the House of Commons on April 1st, a question which Mr. Lloyd George dared him to repeat in public where he...

On Wednesday the King and Queen, Princess Mary, and the

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Duke of Connaught visited Woolwich. During their drive by motor-car through South London from Buckingham Palace they were continuously cheered by large crowds. During the...

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We are of course aware that his colleagues are prepared

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when the matter is challenged (see Lord Beauchamp's speech) to imply that he did nothing wrong, and to refuse to censure him. We venture to say, however, that this is not...

We must note in this context the attempts to say

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that the Spectator dare not state that the Unionists ought to take the line in regard to directorships which was taken by the Liberal Ministry when they entered office. People...

Senor J. C. Arena, the managing director of the Peruvian

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Amazon Company, appeared before the Parliamentary Com- mittee appointed to inquire into the Putumayo atrocities. He put in a long statement denying that the cruelties practised...

The Daily Chronicle has this week given a very amusing

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example of the old story : "No case : abuse plaintiff's attorney." On Saturday it republished, with appropriate cross headlines, such as "pompous person," a portion of the...

On Wednesday in the Commons Mr. Crooks moved a resolu-

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tion declaring that there should be a minimum wage of at least 30s. per week for every adult worker in urban areas, and a minimum wage that would secure an approximately equal...

Bank Rate, 5per cent., changed from 4 per cent. October

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17th. Consols (21) were on Thursday 741—Friday week 741.

Professor Edward Dowden, who died last week, had held the

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chair of English Literature at Trinity College,Dublin, since 1867. He wrote many excellent books, amongst which his admirable critical study of " Shakspere : His Mind and Art,"...

Mr. Hardenburg, the author of the articles in Truth which

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did more than anything else to attract public attention to the Putumayo atrocities, has arrived in England. In an interview with a representative of the Daily Chronicle,...

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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THE EUROPEAN CRISIS. A LINE of men roped together are descending a very dangerous piece of rock. The men are all anxious to get through without an accident, but they are...

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AN ORGANIZED HYPOCRISY. ;No. 1.—ELECTORAL REFORM. T AST week, under

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the same title as we have chosen for this article, we used these words : "Our Parlia- mentary system presents two great anomalies—plural voting and the endowment of one locality...

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THE CRY OF THE PRISONER.

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N OT since the inhuman treatment of the Sicilian political prisoners at Naples under Bomba has such a well-authenticated and painful narrative of political persecution been laid...

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TAXING BY DECREE.

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T HE discussion upon Mr. Lloyd George's "Provisional Collection of Taxes" Bill has revealed a somewhat healthier spirit of independence in the House of Commons than recent...

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"MARK RUTHERFORD."

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T HAT "Mark Rutherford," in spite of his manifest dis- tinction as a writer, should never have attained a vogue in the circulating library—that his work, if not his name, should...

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WHAT SHOULD SHE HAVE DONE?

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M ANY situations in real life raise questions which test the fundamental principles of conduct; others, raising no ethical question, are a test only for practical wisdom and...

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GARDEN NESTS.

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I T has probably occurred to many owners of gardens to take year by year a census of their birds' nests. A census of this kind is interesting, not merely for purposes of...

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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THE ECONOMIC POSITION OF THE AGRI- CULTURAL LANDOWNER AND NATURAL OR SITE VALUE. [To THE EDITOR OE THE "SPECTATOR."] SIB, —I am an agricultural landowner, living on and...

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.'l SIR,—May I suggest

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to one of Mr. Lloyd George's admirers in the House of Commons that he should ask the following question of the Prime Minister : " Whether, in the light of recent disclosures, he...

[TO TER EDITOR OY THE SPECTATOR.")

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SIR,--Reaaing about the Marconi inquiry has reminded me of a Chinese proverb which (as far as I know) is not exactly represented by any English congener. I have thought that in...

[To TRY EDITOR OF TER " SPECTATOR...1

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SIR,—The following passage, taken from the "Personal Reminiscences of Prince Bismarck," by Sidney Whitman (page 75, edition 1902), may be of some interest at the present time...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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THE MARCONI CASE. [To ms EDITOR OY TRY "SPROTATOR.”J Sin,—In common, I feel sure, with many of your readers, I am rather at a loss to understand the reason of your vehement...

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THE PUT1TMAY0 CASE.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "Sracriros.1 SIR,—The Anti-Slavery and Aborigines Protection Society has prepared in pamphlet form the judgment of Mr. Swinfen Eady in the Putumayo case,...

PORTUGUESE SLAVERY IN WEST AFRICA.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SFECTATOILr] Sxn,—The letter of Senhor Freire d'Andrade, forwarded to you for publication by the Portuguese Legation, provides further proof, if such...

• THE ROYALIST PRISONERS IN PORTUGAL.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR...] Sin,—Last February the Premier, Senhor Affonso Costa, declared that in a month, when all the trials pending before the courts-martial were...

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"TRICK."

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[TO TRY EDITOR OF ERR "SPECTATOR."] SIE, — To prove that this unpleasant word is not forbidden by the rules of Parliamentary courtesy your correspondent " Zetetes " cites an...

RATES AND LOCAL INCOME TAX.

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[To THE EDITOR OF TER 'SPECTATOR."] Sin, — I hope you will recur to this important and interesting subject. The case of the person with two residences, who is not necessarily...

THE CONCLUSION OF "PARADISE LOST." [To TER EDITOR Or THE

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"SPECTATOR. " ) SIR, — The last two lines of "Paradise Lost," beautiful as they are in themselves, do not fit very well into their con- text. Addison thought that the conclusion...

HISTORY AND PESSIMISM.

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[TO TUE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sin,—While admitting that pessimism (like optimism) is as old as the human race, and may even have previously depressed the minds of our...

THE TEACHERS' TRAINING SYNDICATE. [To THE EDITOZ OF TR% "

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SPECTATOR.") BIR,—Not a few persons engaged, as we are here, in training women for the work of teachers in secondary and high schools must have been startled by the contents of...

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PACIFICLST, PACIFIST, OR.— [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."]

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Sin,—In our endeavours to get hold of the right idea, let us at least try and get hold of the right word. It is high time that some competent etymologist or word-coiner should...

THE ORIGIN OF " OXFORD " AND "CAMBRIDGE."

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[To THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR:] SIR,—Mr. Francis Darwin has scarcely gone deep enough in his discussion. Cam in Celtic certainly means "crooked," but Cam in Cam-bridge does...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:] SIR,—May I point out

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that the Welsh names for Oxford and Cambridge—Rhyd ychen (the ford of the oxen) and Caer Grawnt (the fort of the Granta)—support the views that the derivations respectively are...

VIRGIL A THRACIAN ?

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[To Tag EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—The obsession under which I have been labouring since I read, in your last issue, that Virgil was a Thracian has been strong. Mr. Garrod,...

"NE SUITOR ULTRA CREPIDAM.*

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[To TILE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 Sru,—The expression "Ne sutor ultra crepidam," concerning which your correspondent "G." seems unduly exercised, may be found in the "Anatomy...

BAD WORDS.

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[To Tax EDITOR OF THR "SrEcurop..”] SIR,—Can you help to drive the following words out of use, viz.: Mentality, obsession, necessities (for "necessaries "). meantime (for "...

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THE PRESERVATION OF LEIGHTON HOUSE FOR THE PUBLIC.

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[To THE EDITOR Os THE " SPECTATOR.") Sin,—On behalf of the Leighton House Committee kindly allow me to make an appeal through your columns for the necessary funds in order that...

FOOTBALL COUPON BETTING.

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[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] Stn,—Having read with great interest the article in the Spectator by Mr. Russell on the subject of football coupon betting, I thought you...

THE HORSES OF ELBERFELD.

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f To rtut EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR...1 SIE,—The writer of the article on the recent International Congress of Zoology at Monaco alludes briefly to Professor Ziegler's...

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THE TRADE UNION ACT, 1913, AND THE OSBORNE JUDGMENT.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE 'SPECTATOR."] Sin,— May I through your valuable columns reply to the many inquiries which I have received as regards the extent to which the new Trade...

A NORMAN FRENCH GLOSSARY.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Whitwell's suggestion at the Historical Congress and his letter to the Times of the 7th instant, concerning a Medical Latin Dictionary,...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I have read the

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two letters on the above subject appear- ing in your paper. Your first correspondent," B. M. B.," tells of a whale killed in False Bay emitting a series of "deep roars or...

THAMES BARGES.

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(To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—As a lover of the Rochester barge and her skilful crew may I tell another tale of pluck and seamanship ? Some years ago a barge was at...

THE WHALE'S BELLOW.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Your correspondent's courteous letter compels roe to reply to his two points. First : that the sound he and others heard could only have...

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BOOKS.

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SWIFT'S FRIENDSHIPS.* THE fourth volume of The Correspondence of Jonathan Swift, edited by Dr. F. Elrington Ball, covers the period between January 1727-28 and June 1733....

• NOTICE.—When "Correspondence" or Articles are signed with the writer's

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name or initial., or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in .agreement with the views therein expressed or with the...

POETRY.

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A PORTRAIT. (After Pope.) CI WHEN a Wife at last begins to see Her Husband's not the man he seemed to be, Brave, tender, chivalrous, heroic, pure, But half a tyrant, half an...

."THE SPECTATOR" NATIONAL RESERVE PRIZE AT BISLEY.

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One „ 3 „. = 3 One „ 2 „. „.. 2 Forty Prizes of 1 = 40 Forty-three Prizes .450 SPECIAL CONDITIONS. 1. The General and Special Conditions for the corresponding...

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THE SEA AND THE JUNGLE.*

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Tan is the narrative of a voyage by which the author, who is, or was, a journalist, escaped temporarily from the bonds of con- ventional life and occupation. All the normal...

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A LAND OF UNREST.*

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ON the character of the Marchmen, over whom the English and Scottish Lord Wardens exercised a somewhat intermittent control, Mr. Pease writes with an enthusiasm which many of...

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UNIONIST POLICY.*

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SEVEN years in the wilderness give a political party an excellent chance to get its mind clear on fundamentals. The first and best fruit of this period of enforced reflection...

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BIBLE READING IN THE EARLY CHURCH.*

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PRoFEssoit HARNACICS latest book is in a sense controveraiat It is written to prove that the Protestant attitude towards the- Scripture is primitive, while the claim of the...

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THE CELEBRATED SIR ROGER L'ESTRANGE. 10 THE case of Sir Roger

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L'Estrange has been a curious one. In his eighty-eight years of life he played many parts. He fought for the Cavaliers, and was condemned to death by a Parliamentary...

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HUNTING IN THE OLDEN DAYS.* Tim handsome volume, which is

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written by a well-known historian of the chase, will provide hunting men with plenty of excellent reading. It is profusely illustrated with a vast collec- tion of reproductions...

FICTION.

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OLIVLA. IN INDIA:f THE record of a cold-weather visit to India does not Bound very promising to the novel-reader with a thirst for novelty, • Hunting in the Olden Days. By...

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A Chain of Prayer Across the Ages. Compiled and arranged

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for daily use by Selina Fitzherbert Fox, M.D., B.S. (John Murray. 5s. net.)—This is an interesting anthology of prayers covering the whole Christian era, and containing also...

The Every - Day Savoury Book. By Marie Worth. (Stanley Paul. is.

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net.)—A practical book of good receipts for small families, showing how common-place ingredients and "remains" may be used to advantage in making what Miss Worth speaks of as a...

SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

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[Muter this heading ire notice suck Books of the week as hare tot been reserred for review In other forms.] Travel Pictures. By 'Mosconi Singh Raj Rana I3aliadur of .Thalawar....

READABLE NOVELS.—A Necessity of Life and other Stories. By Madame

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van der Goes. (Macmillan and Co. 6s.)--A book of short stories which are promising as their author's first venture. Madame van der Goes has a pretty gift for light comedy, but...

Agricultural Arithmetic. By J. C. Newsham and T. V. Philpott.

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(Crosby Lockwood. 3s. 6d. not,)—School arithmetics are not as a rule written with an eye to the practical problems which con- front the farmer and the agricultural labourer....

Studies in Love and in Terror. By Mrs. Bello° Lowndes.

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(Methuen and Co. 6s.)—The first thing which will strike the reader about Mrs. Belloc Lowndes' collection of studies in love and terror is that except in "Why they Married" the...

The Silence of Men. By A. F. Prevost 13attersby. (J.

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Lane. 6s.)—The theme of this story is that a heartless woman can rely upon men not to expose her treachery. The one drawn for us hero goes through forms of marriage with two...

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BOOKS or REFEBE,NCE.-77ic Municipal Year - Book of the United Kingdom for

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1913. Edited by Albert E. Cave. (Municipal Journal, Limited. 15s. net.)—Every branch of local govern- ment is exhaustively dealt with in the twenty-eight sections of this book....

Just for Ourselves Cookery Book. By Jennie B. Williams. (Hodder

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and Stoughton. 2s. 6d. net.)—Here we have some excellent advice on the choice and preparation of everyday food, such as stock, for instance, as it is understood in a small...