futile and brutal German activity on the English coast. Two small seaplane raids took place last Saturday night and Sunday morning over the East and South Coasts, but without...

in celebration of a characteristic piece of German nautical stage- management. On July 9th the Gel man submarine Deutschland' arrived from Germany at Norfolk in the United...

on and claiming the advantage due to superiority in numbers, in moral, and in munitions, for all three belong to us now. At the moment of writing Mametz and Tames Wood form the...

Russians have made a good deal of pi ogress against the Germans-. on the river Stokhod, and have taken large number of prisoners. It is said, indeed, that in the five days...

courage, tenacity, and splendid determination of the British and French soldiers. But it is also due to the tremendous strain which has been placed upon the Germans, and to...

hundred and fiftieth day of battle, and still the French hold on. The German attacks, though pressed with a ruinous disregard of losses, grow less and less effective. The High...

T HE battle of the Somme, a battle destined, it may be, to prove the greatest and most decisive of land encounters, which began a fortnight ago to-day, is still proceeding, and...

an important statement on the proposed Irish settlement. The Homo Rule Act, he said, is to be brought into operation as soon as possible after Parliamentary sanction has been...

is is dis- tinctly good. General Cadorna is carefully regaining the lost ground, and has in poi tions of the line obtained the mastery of the enemy in artillery fire.

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few days. Sir Edward Grey has received- an nerldorm He is . one of the very fete' commoners, apart from Ministers, Who have *amp earls without any intermediate step. Chatham ;...

and 19101 In 1907 Russia and Japan promised to respect each other's rights in so far as the exercise of them did no injury to the principle of equality of opportunity and to the...

should be rubbed in in any offensive way by the Unionists. We were quite prepared to recognize Mr. Redmond's difficulties, and not-to insist "on words which might prove...

showed himself willing to sacrifice all his personal feelings, and, what he would- care infinitely more about, to lay himself open to the charge of sacrificing the Unionists of...

con , 'chided an Agreement relating to the Far East: "Agreement' is hardly a strong enough word, for the arrangement amounts to rut alliance. The- terms- are brief, and in the...

the plans of the Government for tiding over the time between the presentmilitary rule M. Ireland and the establishment of Home Rule. They hoped to appoint an Irish' Minister who...

Party. to support their leaders loyally, if reluctantly, in assenting to the - experiment of applying the Home Rule Act to Ireland,. not of coureethetatise on. but in spite of,...

outburst we shall not go lest indignation should overcome discretion; and we should say things which might impair that union between the Unionists . and -Liberals which we deem...

parties to the negotiations over which Mr. Lloyd George presided were not plenipotentiaries. There had teen eerne misunder- standing as to when exactly the negotiations should...

of a strip of gold braid on the sleeve by any officer or man who has been wounded since August 4th, 1914. A strip is to be worn for each occasion on which a wound has been...

better known to the public as Lord Balcarres, to be President of ; the Board of Agriculture and Fisheries. The post is one of great : importance now, and is likely to be of...

even the perverted ingenuity of a civilian clerk at the War Office. Yet if rumour speaks true, it is at this moment actually contemplated. It is proposed not merely to change...

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to it that schemes for land settlement and the development of agriculture and so forth shall be so carried out that the natural beauties and amenities of England, Scotland, and...

wait to be called up, but went straight into the ranks during the great recruiting boom which followed the retreat from Mons. Aleo it is only fair to enumerate as part of the...

has always shrouded the National Reserve, or, as technically we ought to say, those supernumerary companies of Territorial units which are composed of National Reservists, has...

National Reserve in each county was under the direction and control of, the Territorial Associations. They enrolled, and kept the register of, the men, and grouped them in most...

nos been established it would have taken ten times as long as it actually did to get into touch with this very valuable bcdy of men. Let us recall what the National Reserve did...

that, though all the National Reservists available have been called up, the machinery of registration should be kept intact, and that for regis- tration purposes a grant should...

corre- spondent showing that the experience of surgeons after the battle of Jutland Bank confirms the methods of Sir Almroth Wright in combating sepsis. Sepsis—that is,...

the f4inistry of Munitions. Mr. McKinnon Wood becomes Chancellor of the Duchy of Lancaster and also Financial Secretary to the Treasury, where additional help is wanted in...

TERMS OF PEACE. D OES any one suppose that this war is going to end in ordinary peace negotiations, say like those which preceded the Treaty of Frankfort in 1871, or the Treaty...

of Jutland Bank has been read with deep pride and satisfaction throughout the land. It is a thoroughly work- manlike document, and no careful student of it can fail to be...

W HETHER the Coalition Government have done a wise or an unwise thing in deciding to bring the Home Rule Act into force in Ireland during the war, time will show. Personally, we...

month of June last are in one respect the most satisfactory that have been issued since the war began, for they show that our exports reached a higher value in that month than...

F110 judge from the comments the writer has heard from very various types of people, no personal incident in the war has moved the nation more than the simple and touching...

W HEN I go to a teashop with women friends, I always try to get them to carry out the following inaneeuvre. We order a big pot of tea, and then guess to whom the attendant will...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR.1 Sat,—May I ask, as a reader of thirty years' standing, space for a brief comment on certain passages in the statement sent to you on this...

In TUE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR:I STR,—You are indeed right in saying that in the very innocent remark which I made in the course of a very long speech I did not mean to speak...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.1 Silo—Among the good things that this present giant war of hate and horror has brought forth'is the opportunity it eras given us Australians...

THE WESLEYAN CONFERE.NCE. [To THE .EDITOR OP YHE " SPECTITOR.".] Sie,—Exactly twelve months ago, on the eve.of the Wesleyan Methodist , Conference, the ,Spectator, of its...

ITO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."' Sin,—" The new British soldier is for all practical intents and purposes proving himself, we will not say as good, but of exactly the same...

ITO THE EDITOR OF TUE " SPECTATOR."' Sre.,—In discussing this School it is desirable to secure accurate data, and in this interest I venture to correct. some slips occurring in...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR?"[ SIR,—The enclosed cutting from the Nall Street Journal of June 12th may interest you. I think that the little paragraph hits the nail very...

" The utmost doubt and suspicion rest, and must rest. upon the veracity of the German Admiralty. The exaggeration, still persisted in, of the British losses, the breaking gently...

)TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sta,—The article, " The National Economy Exhibition," in the Spectator for July 8th, raises hopes that wo central-class folk may be...

a week in the hope that an abler pen than mine would offer some helpful suggestions on the subject-matter of your criticism on Canon Rashdall's book (Spectator, July 1st). I see...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sra,—I wonder if your readers have noticed the following passage in The Botanic Garden, by. Erasmus Darwin, physician and poet, grand-...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR. " l Sus,—Would you kindly allow it to be stated in your columns that the Civic Arts Association is about to hold a small Exhibition of Designs...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") SIR,—In the Dial for June 8th I have a communication entitled " Homes in English Hexameters," containing some hexameter translations from...

ITO THE EDITOR OF Till "SPECTATOR. ") Str.,—In your notice of Professor Rashdall's Conscience and Christ (Spectator, July 1st) you write : " Ho thinks also that where changed...

THE " SPECTATOR.") S:11, -1 think many of your readers will be interested in seeing the en:lased extract from the Report of the Board of Education for 1914-15. The note of...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—There are none of us who are not feeling the extra strain on our incomes at the present time, but still I venture to appeal to your...

CHURCH AND STATE.* Tim Report just published of the Archbishops' Committee on Church and State will be received wiiit the respect duo to the distinction of its members, the...

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

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EFEcrATOR."] SIR,—It is a far cry from West Wales to Norfolk, but one of the local Norfolk names of the bittern mentioned in your issue of June 24th...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "EFECTATOR."] Sm,—Having seen in your columns lately two letters concerning Libra- ries for the Blind, I shall be glad if you will allow me a little space...

LE RETOUR DES BLESSES. (Charing Cross, July, 1916.) Vol:LA longtemps que nous attendons sur ce trottoir . . . Les voyez-vous ? Arriveront-ils ce soir ? Oui, it se passe...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—May I crave the courtesy of your columns to say that I should be glad if any barristers serving in His Majesty's Forces who have not...

BY day, by night, along the lines their dull boom rings, And that reverberating roar its challenge flings Not only unto thee across the narrow sea, But from the loneliest vale...

- WHEN Carlyle, in a moment, of: singularly happy word-coining inspira- tion, described the Turk as "unspeakable," probably no one could !have defined precisely what he meant,...

Mn. J. F. BOYLE has produced a useful record in piecing together all the important published facts about the Irish revolt. Ho begins by tracing the rise of the Sinn Fein...

THOSE of us who are grateful to Mr. Stephen Leacock as an intrepid purveyor of wholesome food for laughter have not failed to recognize that ho mingles shrewdness with...

STAMBOUL NIGHTS:1' IN one of the literary essays reviewed above Mr. Stephen Leacock notices as one of the characteristics of American humour tho detached and unconventional...

EDWARD LIDDELL is not likely to be forgotten in the North of England for the amazing work ho did as vicar of the Tyneside parish of Jarrow, from 1876 to 1881, when his health...

(J. Murray. 3s. 6di net.)—Mr. Hall has given and taken a great deal of evidence upon British agriculture, and here he sets out the sum of his conclusions upon the immediate...

ilvetiee in this cottons does not necessarily preclals stskepts:st retrie.0:1 The Nemesis of Docility. By Edmond Holmes. (Constable and Co. 4s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Holmes has turned...

story of a girl who comes to England with no capital but her beauty and succeeds in making a great position for herself. The analysis of the heroine's character is admirable....

illustrated periodical conducted with great ability in the interests of the Entente Powers by its founder, Mr. Benjamin Barrios. The number for June 1.503. contains ,a study of...

by Dion Clayton Calthrop. (A. and C. Black. 20s. net.)—" I have often dreamed that I have met a king," so Mr. Calthrop begins his introductory chapter, and then takes his...