13 NOVEMBER 1920

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If it were not felt that the nameless dead who

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now lies in the Abbey died for a necessary and not for a perverse cause, died fully appreciating what he was doing and why ho was 'king it, the salutes cf all the Field-Marshals...

Finally, he suggested that the Terror in Ireland was being

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overcome. The offer to Ireland of partnership with" the greatest Empire the world has ever seen in the greatest moment of its history" remained open. Mr. Lloyd George insisted...

The Primo Minister made a highly optimistic speech at the

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Lord Mayor's banquet on Tuesday. The speech was not the medium, as has often happened on these occasions, of some important communication to the nation. It was rather an...

For our part we take the truth to be that

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though there have been, of course, most regrettable reprisals, the exaggeration has been great even in a land of exaggeration. The information mostly comes from people who have...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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fr HE body of an unnamed soldier taken from the battlefields .1 of France NW buried on Thursday in Westminster Abbey in the holiest spot of English ground. As this moving...

TO OUR READERS.

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NOTICE.

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Owing to the Government having taken over our old premises, WE have removed to new offices, 13 York Street, Covent Garden, W.C. 2. where all communication.9 should be addressed.

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Marshal Pooh declared on Monday, in an interview with a

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correspondent of the Paris Meals, that the Allied Governments had not utilized the complete victory which he had won for them in order to obtain a good peace. He said...

We trust that our Roman Catholic readers will give their

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most serious attention to the review published elsewhere entitled "The Roman Church and Killing No Murder.' " We eincerely, hope; however, that they will not think that we are...

The Times correspondent attending the conference between the Italian and

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Southern Slav delegates at Santa Margherita reports that the vexed controversy about the Adriatic frontier was amicably settled on Wednesday by Count Sforza and 31. Trumbitch....

The British and French Governments came to an agreement, at

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the end of last week, about the method of exacting reparation from Germany. First of all, a conference of Allied and German experts, meeting shortly at Brussels, is to report on...

The later returns of the American Presidential election showed that

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Senator Harding reeeived 44:14 votes in the Electoral College, as against 127 for Governor Cox. The Republicans expect to have a majority of 22 in the Senate and a majority of...

Mr. T. P. O'Connor moved the adjournment of the House

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on Thursday, November 4th, to protest—not against the cruel murders of soldiers and policemen in Ireland, but against "the policy of frightfulness" which he attributed to the...

Last week two Irish policemen, an inspector sada sergeant, were

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foully murdered at Granand, County Longford. It is alleged by the Times correspondent that some houses belonging to Sem Feiners were burnt by way of reprisals, but the • troupe...

The Midland Great Western Railway Company of Ireland has at

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last made a stand against the mutinous railwaymen who refuse to work trains carrying troops or police. It has given notice to all its employees that it will cease operations on...

Mr. Henderson, Mr. Ramsay MacDonald, M. Vandervelde, and other Socialists

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forming the executive of the "Second International," issued last week a manifesto denouncing the "Third International" as "fanatical dogmatists" and " tyran- nical dictators."...

We are certain that the normal English and American Roman

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Catholics, and millions of foreign Roman Catholics, throughout the world will loathe the doctrine of "Killing No Murder" as described in the Irish Theological Quarterly quite as...

On Monday the Prime Minister, in reply to Lord Hugh

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Cecil, deolined to order a public inquiry into the question whether the troops and police in Ireland. who were charged with committing reprisals, had acted under orders. The...

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The Home Rule Bill, in tho House of Commons on

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Monday, was recommitted for various amendments. One of these secured certain annual grants to Trinity College, Dublin, and to the University Colleges. By a new clause the...

Dr. Addison, on Thursday, November 4th, moved the second reading

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of a Ministry of Health Bill, containing a number of unrelated provisions. Local authorities are authorized, for instance, to hire compulsorily any empty houses "suitable for...

The House gave the Ministry of Health Bill a second

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reading on Tuesday, by 158 votes to 78, but most of the speakers criticized the Ministry very sharply, and many Unionists voted against the Government. The general feeling of...

Sir Bernard Mallet, the son of Sir Lewis, served first

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in the Foreign Office, then in the Treasury, next in the Board of Inland Revenue, and finally in the office of Registrar-General. It is pleasant to think that Mr. Victor Mallet,...

All who care for the best traditions of our Civil

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Service will hear with regret of the resignation of Sir Bernard Mallet, the Registrar-General. Though he has not elected to belong to the new class of Civil servant, and has...

/Ir. Brace and Mr. Vernon Hartshorn have resigned their positions

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as representatives of the miners, and Mr. Brace has accepted from the government the position of Labour Adviser In the Mines Department. This appointment has been the signal for...

On the Report stage of the Bill, which was completed

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on Wednesday, Sir. L. Worthington Evans moved a new clause providing that if either Rouse of Commons were not properly constituted—if, that is, less than half the members were...

A demonstration organized by the National "Hands oft Russia" Committee

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and the Communist Party of Great Britain was held in the Albert Hall last Sunday. Mr. Malone said that "the day was not far distant when they would meet in the Albert Hall to...

Bank rate, 7 per cent., changed from 6 per cent.

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Apr. 15, 1920; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 630 Thursday week, b2} ; a year ago, Hi.

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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THE STILL-ROOM MAIDS AND THE BISCUIT. W E are not impressed, or even interested, by the polite "you be d—d " manner used in his letter to the Times on Public Expenditure by...

THE REMEDY.

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W E have become increasingly convinced during the last six months that nothing but our policy of rationing the Government as a whole will serve our impera- tive needs. Further,...

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MINISTERS AND THEIR SALARIES.

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A S the Government apparently intend to re-examine the whole question of Ministers' salaries, we desire to express a strong opinion about the lines on which this revision should...

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NAVAL DOCTRINE.

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A GREAT deal has been written lately about the Jutland papers, and the leas responsible part of the Press whips up a personal issue between Lord Jellicoe and Lord Beatty. If...

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THE TIME ESCAPE.

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" Y OU have all the time there is " is a witticism which has become a commonplace. We are all tired of hearing it. It is not true. Only a few people have "all the time there...

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FINANCE—PUBLIC AND PRIVATE,

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TRADE AND MARKETS. ET° THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOB."1 Sie,—Once again events have shown that the Stock Markets are no longer governed by the incidents of the moment, but by...

POPE AS A PROPHET.

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M ANY of our readers seem to have been interested by the quotation from Pope which showed how our greatest analytical and prophetic poet had peered into the future and envisaged...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those whicle fill treble the space.] FOR THE SAKE OF...

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Itit. IRISH INFERNO. IT° ZEE EDrSOS OF 17XE " SPECRATOA."3

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$m,—The Spectator is not given to plunging; but on the Irish question it seems, if I may say so, to show a disposition to plunge. And, as the .Spectator represents all that is...

"THE CIVIL SERVANT:" (To sae EDITOR OF TER " SPEouTon.")

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Sia,—Kindly allow me a few lines to protest against one (sentence of Mr. G. H. Stuart Bunning's letter on -the subject of salaries in the Civil Service. He says: - "It has been...

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[To TR! EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sm.—The Spectator is

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so generous in giving to those who do not agree with it on particular subjects an opportunity to express their views that I venture to make some observations uptai the article...

[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR.") wonder that no

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one has quoted from Hamlet— "Or that the everlasting had not fix'd His canon 'gainst se/f-slaughter." (" canon" was formerly written "cannon ")—and from Cam beline- . . . ....

[To TEL EDITOR Or THE " SPICTATOIL")

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English and Catholic" writes to you to say that we are not entitled to misrepresent the motives and actions of rebels in arms. Of course we are not. But what are the grounds of...

THE STATE, THE LIQUOR TRADE, AND THE LABOUR PARTY.

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(To THE EDYTO3 Or Tin " SPECTATOR.") Sea,—Your review, tinder this heading, of Mr. Greenwood's. book, Public Ownership of the Liquor Trade, is extremely able. and fair, and I...

THE LORD MAYOR OF CORK.

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[To THI EDITOR OF TM " SercrATort.'] Sm,—Most of us, I am sure, agree with your correspondent "English and Catholic" that the suicide of the late Lord Mayor of Cork was not a...

UNIONIST MEMBERS- AND IRELAND.

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[To Tin Ramos or THY " Seeorsroa."3 gne—I imagine that very few people either in England or in I re land have read carefully Hansard- containing the report of the Debates on...

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SOCIAL SERVICE.

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ho SHE EDITOR Or TIDS " SPEDIVIOR."] SIR,—The article on Social Service in your issue of October 16th recalls the valuable help which you gave in the years before the war to the...

CURRENCY AND MOH PRICES.

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IT° Tilt EDITOR or III. " SPECIATOR."1 Sins—I shall be much obliged if you can give me a small space in which to reply to my two critics, Mr. Miller and Mr. Botbamley. I cannot...

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"PUBLIC SCHOOL VERSE."

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[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") Sin,—The first volume of Public School Verse, published in September by Messrs. Heineniann, has been so well received that it is proposed...

THE IRISH JUDICIARY.

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[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.") lE,--SUTely the Government are guilty of gross extravagance ID aPPeinting another Irish Judge. There were always far too many Irish Judges;...

"MAGIC IN NAMES."

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[To THE EDITOR Or THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—Referring to your brief notice of my Magic in Names in last week's issue. I thought that the days had passed away when reviewers made...

THE CHURCH AND PROBLEMS OP THE DAY. [To THE EDITOR

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OF THE " SPECTATOR.") these times of unrest it is a common accusation against the Church of England that she stands aloof from the most pressing industrial and social problems...

SIR BARRY JOHNSTON ON THE PLUMAGE TRADE. [To THE EDITOR

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Or THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR—Sir Harry Johnston, one of the Vice-Presidents of the Plumage Bill Group, has addressed the following letter to a representative of the trade in wild...

the magician and his art—I am, Sir, Ac., IGNOTDS.

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A CHARACTER OF GOYA. The terribilita of Michael Angelo; the potent mysticisms of Blake; the foppery of Lawrence; the apish savagery of Voltaire; the charnel-house horror of...

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A CORRECTION.

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[To THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOR "1 Sut,—The review of Miss Margaret Dmunmond's new volume on child psychology will no doubt attract many readers. I venture, therefore, to ask...

The Committee of the Phoenix announce that the first prods"

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tion of their present season—Otway's tragedy Venice Presetv'd - will be given at the Lyric Theatre, Hammersmith (by arrange ment with Mr. Nigel Playfair), on the 28th and 30th...

THE THEATRE.

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" MACBETH" AT THE ALDWYCII THEATRE. IT is, I am told, a prineiple of architecture that the voids are as important as the solids. I wonder if it would be possible to bring this...

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TERMS OF SUBSCRIPTION. Including postage to any part of the Yearly. United Kingdom £2 3 4 OVERSEAS POSTAGE. Including portage to any of the British Dominions and Colonies and...

THE WEAVING. Tin moon is weaving in the street A

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tanglement for passing feet That must go always up and down From the river to the town. For men walk there who never see The lovely gestures that a tree Makes over them when...

POETRY.

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THE NEW POLONII713. (Triolet.) Now be thou Master of the unspoken word, The spoken word shall Master be of thee! A deadly weapon! Hold this two-edged sword And be thou...

NOTICE.—When " Correspondence " or Articles are signed with the

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writer's name or initials, or with a pseudonym, or am marked "Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to twin agreement with the views therein expressed or with...

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BOOKS.

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THE GRENFELL TWINS! ' Fitexcers ANO RIVBRSDALB GlIBMFBLI, are happy in their bio- grapher. Mr. Buchan is happy in the subjects of his Memoir. A more delightful pair than these...

SOME PLAYS WORTH SEEING.

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AsniAssaooss. — The White-Headed Boy 8.30-2.30 [Comedy of the Abbey Theatre school. very funny and trenchant.) SHANTESBORY.—The Great Lover . • . • 8.30-2.30 [Mr. Maurice...

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THE ROMAN CHURCH AND "KILLING NO MURDER." IN the October

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number of the Irish Theological Quarterly the place of honour is given to an article by "Alfred O'Rahilly" entitled "Some Theology About Tyranny." It deserves, nay commands, the...

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TALES OF IEGEAN INTRIGUE.*

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Mn. LAWSON'S stories of Intelligence work in the /Egean during the war are delightful ; they are light while informing, high spirited but scholarly, and they have a verbal...

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LUSTRE POTTERY.*

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LADY Evers has shown enterprise and courage in writing the first book in English on lustre pottery, which has fascinated a select band of experts and collectors for a good many...

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HISTORY OF THE BRITISH ARMY.*

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Ws meat congratulate Mr. Fortesoue on the completion of his history of the British Army up to Waterloo. It is a masterly work, planned on a grand scale and executed with...

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THE MIRRORS OF DOWNING STREET.*

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TuM little book contains the very able, elaborate, and carefully laboured portraits which last week we compared with Mrs. Asquith's brilliant lightning sketches. If we may...

LONG years ago Britain depended for the defence of her

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shores on her forests ; for our Navy was a timber-bunt one, and some, at least, of her industries—e.g., iron smelting—were also to dependent. With the advent of the ironclad and...

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POETS AND POETRY.

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GORGEOUS POETRY.. Gorgeous Poetry is an admirable book of parodies printed and arranged in such a way that it cannot fail to bring the " Geor- gian " anthologies to the mind of...

The Headland. By Mrs. C. A. Dawson-Scott. (Heinemann. 9s. net.)—In

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contrast to the long biographical novels now in vogue Mrs. Davvson-Scott restricts the action of her story to three days. The central figures belong to an ancient and' decayed...

FICTION.

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THE ROMANTIC* IN her novel Miss Sinclair gives an able study of the psychology of cowardice. The first section of the story is concerned with the coming together of Charlotte...

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The Corporation Profits Tax. By Raymond W. Needham_ (Parsons. 7s.

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6d. net.)—This commentary on Part V. of the Finance Act, imposing the new tax on the profits of limited companies, sets a new fashion in legal handbooks by being almost...

POE1C3 WORTHY OF CONSIDERATION.—Cowslips and Kingcups. By Charlotte Drait Cope.

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(Methuen. 564—Attractive poems for children of the school of Nursery Rhymes of London Town. A little lacking in vigour, but very pleasing.—The Broads, 1919. By Hugh...

SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

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[Notice is this colsom does , not neresesardy produde andssequeed mine.] The current number of the English Historical Review (Long. mans, 7s. 6d. net)—the last number to appear...

The second volume of Sir Guy Francis taking's Record of

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European Armour and Arms (Bell and Sons; 5 vols., £15 15a) iH as fascinating as was the first. The text is as informing and the illustrations are as carefully chosen and as...

We have received the first number of a new Toronto

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monthly, The Canadian Forum (25c.), which seeks "to secure a freer and more informed discussion of public questions and, behind the strife of parties, to trace and value those...

N OlitkettA and his Times. By J. T. Smith. Edited

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by Wilfred Whitten. (Lane. 2 vols. 31s. 65. net.)—We are glad to see a good reprint of Smith's whimsical biography of his friend, Nollekens the sculptor, which is one of the...

We take pleasure in announcing that the spirited weekly hitherto

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known as The Ex-Seraiee Man has changed its title, after two years' existence, to The Service Man (2d.). It "deals with all sorts of matters which are of interest to men who arc...

The Inferno of Dante. With Text and Translation by Eleanor

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Vinton Murray. (Boston : Privately printed.)-1ffiss Murray has done a bold thing in essaying a new verse translation of the Inferno in Dante's own feria rima and in printing it...

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Twenty Years of Balkan Tangle. By AL Edith Durham. (G.

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Allen and Unwin. 16s. net.)—" What is Truth ? asked jesting Pilate, and stayed not for an answer." Pilate was doubt- less accustomed to an atmosphere like that of the Balkans,...

Field Observations Me British Birds. By the late Fergus Monteith

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Ogilvie. (Selwyn and Blount. 25s. net.)—All lovers of birds will be pleased with the delightful book by the late Mr. Fergus Monteith Ogilvie, described on the title page as a...

Mr. G. M. Trevelyan's three excellent books on Garibaldi-- Garibaldi

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and the Thousand, Garibaldi's Defence of the Roman Republic, and Garibaldi and the Making of licify—have been reprinted without the notes and illustrations in Messrs. Nelson's...

Noel Dyson Williams. By his Mother, Rosalind H. Dobbs. (Methuen.

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7s. 6d. net.)—Min. Dobbs, who is a sister of Mrs, Sidney Webb and Lady Courtney, has published this touching little book in memory of her son. Noel Williams was a young...

In his interesting book of verse (Poems, Sanset, 4fr. Sc.)

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M Bideau appears to combine the simplicity of Id. Francis Jammes and the compassion of AL Duhamel with a cynicism all his own. His vers fibres, unlike those of many of his con-...

The Society for the Promotion of Christian Knowledge has added

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to its excellent series, Helps for Students of History, a valuable Student's Guide to the Manuscripts of the British M useum, by Mr. J. P. Gilson (Is. net), who outlines the...

Walter de Wenlok, Abbot of Westminster. By E. IL Pearce.

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(S.P.C.K. 12s. net.)—The Bishop of Worcester, when he was a Canon of Westminster, spent much of his leisure in the Muniment Room of the Abbey. This scholarly and interesting...

We are glad to see a reprint of Studies of

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the Greek Poets, by John Addington Symonds (Black, 21s. net), an excellent book Which reached a thini edition in 1893 and has been out of print for some years. Symonds's survey...

The United States in the World War (1918-1920). By Join

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Bach IleAlastern. (Appleto. 16s. net.)—The second volume of Professor MeMaster's work carries his story from the appear since of German submarines off the American coasts in...

There is something rather tawdry about Mr. Oscar Wilde's Art

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and Decoration, c book of extracts from review articles and miscellanies: - ..och Messrs. Methuen have just published (68 . 6 d. ne. A great many of his views strike the reader...