scheme is really the foundation of the naval arrangement. The foundation is the Peace Pact which dismisses war. War is no longer a legal political instru- ment for honest...

A New Epoch T HE provisional arrangement on naval reduction which was in substance contrived by Mr. Ramsay MacDonald and General Dawes and has now been announced as the result...

for cruisers now published, it is curiously different from any that came even within sight of being accepted at the Geneva Naval Conference in 1927. The statesmen have taken the...

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invitations to France, Italy and Japan to take part in a Naval Con- ference in London next January. The intention is that this Conference should take the place of the Conference...

and America had conspired to establish a naval hegemony, and that the other Naval Powers were faced with a fact virtually accomplished. Great Britain and America from that point...

It is well to be prepared. But we have no doubt that both France and Italy will be more amenable than their present mood suggests if only they can be induced to free their minds...

Mr. MacDonald was taken off to Mr. Hoover's camp at the head-waters of the Rapidan in Virginia, where conversations were conducted in a woodland and mountain quietude. It is...

" Reconquest of America," and it was appropriate to the form of the burlesque that it should be addressed to the British Prime Minister by Sir William Wiseman—who at the time,...

The Prime Minister's Speeches We must add a few lines about the character of the Prime Minister's reception in America. He arrived at New York in the Berengaria " on Friday,...

to the " British secret document " • which Mr. William B. Shearer has used as his trump card during his examination by the Sub-Committee of the American Senate. He said that...

submarines ought to be abolished, and this brings us to the almost certain diffi* culties which Great Britain and America will encounter at the London Conference. We cannot...

Senate, where he was - recei vcd with notable enthusiasm. He spent the " week-end " at the White House and returned to the British Embassy on Tuesday. " It is due to Mr....

the pseudonym of " A Gentleman with a Duster," were extraordinarily vivid, and we remember that a review of the book in the Spectator, without un- fairly fastening the...

welcoming the delegates to the International Thrift Congress at Burlington Gardens on Tuesday, reviewed the progress of saving in Great Britain since the War. It is encouraging...

by Sir Samuel Wilson, Permanent Under-Secretary of the Colonial Office, was published last Saturday. He went to East Africa to correlate the various opinions on the Hilton Young...

book, of the new airships 'R. 100' and 'R. 101 ' are very grave, but of course the money spent (though much more has been spent than he advised) has not been wholly wasted. The...

in Jugoslavia have been brought to an end by a new decree of King Alexander. It can be said at once that this outcome of the Dictator- ship disappoints nearly everyone, as...

well-known author and journalist, at the age of fifty-eight, removes a very engaging personality. He had many friends of widely differing interests, and his enthusiasm for good...

on September 26th, 1929. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1011; on Wednesday week 101 ; a year ago, 108 ; Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 83ix.d. ; on...

A T the Labour Party Conference last week Mr. Snowden instructed his audience in the alphabet of the Gold Standard and the Bank Rate. They listened to him with profound...

. AST week the Times published a series of articles 4 by Lord Wolmer, Assistant Postmaster-General in the late Government, which have deservedly attracted much attention. They...

A GRICULTURAL land, in many if not in most parts of England, can be bought as cheaply now (relatively to the changed value of money) as at any time in the history of farming....

III.—With Special Reference to the South Indian Scheme. Dr. Scott Lidgett is one of the outstanding personalities of the Wesleyan kethodists, and has been Chairman of the...

IV.—Budapest I • [Two years ago the Spectator published a series of articles, called " Europe after Twenty Years," recording impressions re- ceived after a tour through Northern...

the bulk of criticism of a public monument tends to concen- trate on the actual sculptured figure itself to the neglect of other considerations. Yet a statue cannot be complete...

ago Sir Edmund Davis had special playing cards designed by Mr. Edmund Dulac, it seemed that a fashion of old times might well be revived, and that many people would follow his...

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[This pen-picture of the celebration of St. Stephen's Day at Budapest is sent to us by a Hungarian reader of the Spectator. t he writer describes the feelings of a Hungarian...

A LETTER FROM SAN FRANCISCO. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —From across the bay San Francisco has the fantastic appearance of New York from the river, or Chicago across...

ratify the SPECTATOR Office BEFORE MIDDAY on MONDAY or RACE WEEK. The previous address to which the paper has been sent ani receipt reference number should be quoted.

[" HAPPY FA3IILIES." BY AUDRY AND WAVENEY CARTON AND JANE ROSS. AT THE GARRICK THEATRE. " TIME AND THE HOUR." BY DOUGLAS MURRAY. AT THE ARTS , THEATRE CLUB.] AFTER two evenings...

MR. JACK B. YEATS AT THE ENGINEERS' HALL, DUBLIN. WILLIAM MORRIS thanked God for creating anything so pungent as an onion. Poets of the Celtic school seem to share Morris's...

LAST week, by the gracious permission of His Majesty, members of the National Art-Collections Fund were again given the opportunity of viewing the Royal collection of pictures...

(By Cable) MR. MACDONALD'S VISIT. Appraisal of the full effect of Mr. MacDonald's visit must await the event, as with the chances and changes of time they unfold themselves....

The trials of the American merchant marine are once more engaging attention in consequence of the Comptroller- General's report that 321 former Government vessels have been sold...

On the ground that property values are being depreciated, and the health of citizens impaired by excessive indoor and outdoor noises in the city, civic organizations of doctors,...

With an anticipated total value of $5,600,000,000, American export trade this year promises to exceed that of any previous year, excepting the War years, when foreign...

With Boston's Mayor, aided by a select jury, sitting in judgment- to decide whether Mr. Eugene O'Neill's Strange Interlude is a fit play to show to Boston, renewed attention is...

Precipitated by the Shearer revelations, the Senate Judiciary Committee's decision to investigate the whole subject of Congressional lobbying meets a long-standing demand and is...

Sovereignty and Mandates nu: spirit of mischief is seldom far from any place where two or three are gathered together, and it has to be recorded —with satisfaction as well as...

more publicity should be given, and decided against further publication for the time being. Doubtless the success is exceptional, not normal ; but publicity can only do good,...

A FARMING REVIVAL ? One may not speak of a general revival in British farming; if only for the reason that quoted examples of ruin and loss rain on the head of any and every...

AUTUMN OR SPRING ? The rain did not cheer only the birds. The grass has sung a spring song. Lawns are green again beyond expectation ; and we may be thankful that we live in...

Some of the produce of these farms is sold at the roadside ; and before leaving the subject, a word may be said on the subject of direct sale by producer to consumer, recently...

well another Berkshire farm Of about the same acreage—near Kingston Bagpuize—where derelict farms have been retrieved by high farming, - and propose to give some further...

the Daily News) about a Berkshire farm and the salient success of its Danish owner, Mr. Hansen, who is well known as Chairman of the Danish Bacon Company, Ltd. He makes his 350...

Already —I speak of the home counties (that pleasant English term)—some of the winter migrants have arrived. - Numbers of green plover have come south, some pigeon, and I hear...

from many unexpected quarters. For example : in Hertfordshire a few farms are vacant, and some are let at the nominal rent of 8s. 6d. an acre. A great many ex-arable acres are...

the satisfaction with which I have observed on page 408 of my copy of the Spectator that you so promptly and firmly " put down your foot " upon the implied claim of Mr. Alfred...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—With reference to the interesting article on Reunion the following point strikes me—whilst the Church of England in some respects holds a...

further with this interesting dis- cussion may I suggest that we should first agree (if we can) as to the meaning of the words we are using ? So far, the word " Protestantism "...

[Letters of the length of one of our" News of the Week" paragraphs are often m)re read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space. They should be...

SIR,—May I be permitted to point out with reference to your editorial comment on Mr. Noyes' letter in your issue of September 28th that the official title of the Latin communion...

Sin,—Mr. Alfred Noyes, in his letter in your issue of September 28th, says that " Infallibility " applies to a limited " deposit " of religious knowledge, and is " very strictly...

Sna,—In the article entitled " The Anglican Position," the Bishop of Middleton writes of " proposals for reunion between certain Anglican and certain Protestant missions in...

Spectator no doiibt know of the danger threatening one of the most beautiful spots within thirty miles of London through the fact that the east bank of Friday Street and of the...

once to travel now and then -to London . with a very old man who was a railway director. He was - on the board of the railway we travelled by ; what part he took in directing...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—A fund is being raised to save some sixty acres of woodland and meadow between Wotton and Abinger Commons from the possibility of being...

your issue of October 5th signed " Z." draws attention to a subject of great importance in our national lifenainely - , the question of the competence of the directors in...

SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The objection raised by Mr. Bearn to chloroforming foxes is certainly justified if the method of administration is not better understood than his letter would...

Story of San Michele, speaks about the least painful death for dogs which possibly might apply to foxes and other animals kept and killed for their furs He says : " Do not send...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—Eighteen months ago, thanks to the generosity of a public-spirited man, the International Educational Society was incorporated under the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—There are many well-meaning people who would like to see hunting done away with, on account of the very question- able amount of cruelty...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The derivation of the term " Lynch Law," given as the answer to one of the " best thirteen questions " in the Spectator, will surprise...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Your correspondent Sir Graham Bower apparently thinks Professor Rait at fault and asserts, in your issue of October 5th, that " the story...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sut,—I wish you would take up the subject of the atrocities that are undoubtedly committed in the name of sport in big shoots. I can quite...

CRUELTY IN THE MIDDLE EAST. Can nothing be done to improve the lot of the horses and mules in the Middle East ? The R.S.P.C.A. might be able to take some action in this...

THE " SPECTATOR," OCTOBER 10TH, 1829. ANECDOTES OF THE NEW POLICE. Last Tuesday, I had occasion to make some enquiries on account of a charitable institution. The parties to...

Extraordinary interest was shown in the " Defence of the Faith " series of articles published in the Spectator early this year. Further articles interpreting the religious...

September THE moon is down. Bird planets wing The brilliant path of memory, Seeking a lost Egyptian spring, Along the margin of the sky. Low in the west, the lotus buds In a...

that did not enjoy some part at least of the Duchess of Sermoneta's bright, fresh memories. Born a Colonna—a family whose history is the history of Middle Age and Renaissance...

does not mean Tide-end Town) stretches the Port of London. Its varied sights by water and by land have given rise to the writing of Mr. A. G. Linney's The Peepshow of the Port...

'With Araminta in the Kingston train ! Kingston, not Maidenhead, James Laver sings, Where naughty innocents find amorous wings. John, Alfred, Alastair and Ferdinand Each in...

Cherry Kcarton requires no- introduction. He is known .as a humane man, a naturalist - and an intimate of wild animals, also as their photographer-in-chief. The combination is...

Oxi: of the most extraordinary puzzles of recent European history is discussed in the The Dunkelgraf Mystery, by Herr Maeckel in collaboration with Mrs. Aubrey Le Blond...

Sir Walter Raleigh (Constable, 16s.) is remarkable not only for the value of the work itself, but also for the prefatory essay by the editor, Miss A. M. C. Latham, a scholar...

reader can stand. Perhaps the length and the quality of, say, one of Hans Andersen's fairy-tales may be enough for many ; but again there may be—must be--.. 7 -some who, having...

The Life and Letters of Sir Harry Johnston. By Alex. Johnston. (Cape. 12s. 6d.) " ADMINISTRATOR, Soldier, Explorer, Naturalist, Author and Painter," to quote a memorial tablet...

The Letters and Friendships of Sir Cecil Spring Rice. Edited by Stephen Gwynn. 2 Vols. Price for the 2 vols. 42s. THE title which Mr. Stephen Gwynn has chosen for these two...

MESSRS. CONSTABLE have performed a public service in securing for English readers War as an Instrument of National Policy . . . by the Professor of History at Columbia...

M. G. Lewis. Journal of a West India Proprietor, 1815-17. Edited by Mona Wilson. (Routlodge. 15s.) IF a thesis has not been written on Mat Lewis's part in the evolution of...

The Legion Book. Edited by Captain H. Cotton Minchin. (Cassell. 21s.) THE editor tells us that this book was compiled through the personal interest of the Prince of Wales, but...

The Countess Tolstoy's Later Diary. (Gollanez. 12s. 6d.) THERE is something distressing, almost shocking, in diaries such as this second one of the Countess Tolstoy, to those...

Sappho Revocata : Being an Emended Text with an English Translation, a Life and a Glossary of Aeolic Words. By J. M. Edmonds. (Peter Davies. 63s.) Some Greek Love-Poems....

Four Frustrations and a Moral 7s. 6d.) HAVING granted our own claim in this generation to the inalienable rights of life, liberty and the pursuit of happiness, we seem...

Animals Looking at You. By Paul Eipper. (Putnam. 10s. 6d. ) WE should beware, writes Mr. Eipper, of sentimentalizing over animals in captivity, " of burdening their souls with...

6d.)—There were two Mr. Raikes in one body : the first was, in his own thoughts, " a small, dark, sinister person, full of wickedness, without shame or mercy " ; the other was a...

Ora weekly prize of one guinea for the hest thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Mr. Johri Hardy, Casilla No. 7, Santiago, Chile, for the following :— What...

(Ward, Lock. 7s. 6d.).—A Duke and Duchess are the central figures in this novel. They and their six children find themselves in all kinds of exciting predica- ments. Young Lord...

such as those contained in this volume to be published in time for Christmas. Perhaps, however, it is as well that these should have appeared already, and not waited till the...

now, a friendly word may be said for the little text-book on Business Economics that Mr. Thomas'Beach and Mr. Douglas H. Smith have written (Routledge, 3s. 6d.). The authors...

rapidly making headway. But an ideal is one thing ; its realization quite another. And so there is an absorbing interest in the historical study of the difficulties that uniting...

Four Great Cities of France MOTORING in France is now such a common pastime that there must be hardly a village or a road which has not been eKplored by the wheels of some...

(Continued from page 490.) Wa are glad to see a new edition of Mr. Israel Cohen's able and authoritative book, Jewish Life in Modern Times (Methuen, 12s. 6d.). Mr. Cohen, who is...

attractive book by collecting the original narratives of those Who took part in Australian Discovery by Sea (Dent, 10s. 6d.). Torres in 1606 passed through the strait to the...

pioneer of scientific archaeology in England.- He did much excellent work in Cranborne Chase, and he built a model museum to hold his collections, besides laying out pleasure...

Insurance Profits IT is quite wrong to suppose, as many people do, that life assurance companies make profits out of their policy- holders. On the contrary, policyholders make...

MISCELLANEOUS :-The Theory of Christ's Ethics. By F. A. M. Spencer. (Allen and Unwin. 10s. 6d.) Are We Civilized ? By R. H. Lowie. (Routledge. 12s. 6d.) Concerning Many Things....

THE STATE OF MARKETS. THE chief feature of the Stock Markets since the rise in the Bank Rate has been the steady advance in gilt-edged securities, which at the best levels...

Although so far no comprehensive statement has been issued by the Royal Mail group of companies which would enable investors to obtain an idea of the security behind each of the...

The attention which has been drawn to the big financial responsibilities involved in company registration and transfer work is resulting in- an increase in the number of...

Raphael Tuck and Sons, Limited, continues a steady record of profit earning, despite changes in fashion, the dividend on the ordinary capital having been 8 per cent. for the...