outside his particular department of news, ends a letter about the relations of Germany with Russia with the following remarkable sentence :—" Unless all the information...

proclamation to his troops which must surely have been dictated, or at least suggested, from St. Petersburg. In it he declares that the Japanese seven months ago "treacherously"...

hard on October 9th and 10th, and on those days the Japanese fell back before him. On the 11th, however, the Japanese again took the initiative, and re- captured some of the...

of all times, if, as we have noted else- where, the area of operations and the number of combatants are considered—has been waged near Yentai with a fierceness and stubbornness...

to our knowledge of what is the true situation within the fortress. It is clear, however, that in General Stossel the Russians have just the soldier required to command in a...

authentic explanation" of his Lippe-Detmold telegram, which has apparently aroused great anger in all the minor States of the Empire. Count von Billow has accordingly published...

The Witbois, a Hottentot tribe, represented as well armed and mounted, and to a certain extent trained by German officers, are now, like the Hereros, in insurrection ; and the...

the office of High Commissioner for South Africa will be vacant at no distant date, through the resignation of Lord Milner. According to the Morning Post, Lord Milner has for...

amusement. It is only on Sunday that the lower classes are at liberty, and that the gate-money, as we should call it here, is sufficient to defray the salaries of the swordsmen,...

held at Cannon Street Hotel on Monday. At the first, or ordinary, meeting, the Duke of Abercorn, who presided, made a long statement as to the condition and prospects of...

of the Radical and Radical-Socialist parties in France, now sitting at Toulouse, a letter of some importance. Though a man of exceedingly moderate opinions—we should in England...

sufficient authority, that the real object for which Signor Giolitti, the Italian Premier, was invited to Homburg by Count von Billow was to arrange for a rapprochement between...

meeting was held to consider a resolution for the increase of the capital to 26,000,000 by the creation of 1,000,000 new shares at 21 each. The president explained that, after...

shire constituents since our last issue. Speaking at Lady- bank on Saturday on the Fiscal question, Mr. Asquith ironically congratulated Mr. Balfour on having so long and...

of Connaught met with a somewhat grave motor-car accident while driving in the outskirts of Edinburgh, his motor-car dashing into a heavily laden cart. The Duke, who was thrown...

to the middle-aged increases both in America and England. The Carnegie steelworks have recently fixed thirty-five as the latest age of admission in some departments, and forty...

statement made by Mr. Hewins, secretary of the Tariff Reform League, in a speech at Cardiff on Tuesday night. Mr. Hewins said, in answer to an interruption by one of the...

Continuation Schools Bill, which was brought forward, though not passed, in the House of Lords last Session by the Bishop of Hereford, in order to obtain active support for the...

the problem might be solved by agreement between the parties, or if that were impossible, by arbitration. Parliamen- tary sanction would have to be invoked in any case, but he...

Mr. H. Marks has proved altogether unfounded. He was returned on Friday, the 7th inst., by a majority of 382, and though that is smaller by more than 600 than the majority for...

of England in the Anglo-Saxon world, and the future of that Church if she remains true to her ideals, and does not violate the law of her being, must have been much in the minds...

still hangs in the balance. During the latter part of the six days' battle—a battle which will probably turn out to have been the greatest battle of modern times, both for the...

Daily Chronicle during the past week entitled "The Truth about Chinese Labour" deserves the most careful attention of all who desire the welfare of the Empire. As our readers...

it was—indeed, as regards philanthropy it is very much better—but it is difficult for those who look on with interest at the slow social movements of the civilised nations not...

ment is likely to be exceptionally scarce is already felt throughout the country. Happily, its approach does not find the well-to-do classes in a state of indifference or merely...

O PTIMISM, a cheerful outlook upon the conditions of modern life, and the open expression of the belief that the world is, on the whole, a little better than it used to be, are...

TO say "Thank you" is the first rule of manners we Giving and taking make up such a large Dart of life that the -art of thanks is well worth a little consideration. Those who...

F OR many months, since the beginning of the tunnelling for the new tube railways, and for the electric line from Hammersmith, on the District Railway, to Hyde Park Corner,...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—It seems to me, as a constant reader of the Spectator, that you have been strangely misinformed as to the result of the Chinese labour...

[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SrD,—I am very far from wishing to place any hindrance in the way of those who are so bravely .trying to solve in their own neighbourhoods...

THE DISCONTENTS OF IRISH UNIONISTS. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR-1 SID,--4t is difficult for those charged with administrative responsibilities to determine when it is in...

[To THE EDITOR or ring "SructirrOR.1 seems strange that English Nonconformists should have such an objection to the word " betters " in the Church of England Catechism, while...

[To THR EDITOR Or Till " SPECrarou."] Snt,—In the midst of this general outcry about the unem- ployed, we are in danger of forgetting two important facts, which are closely...

[TO TRH EDITOR Or Tay "SPRCTATOR."J SIR,—A little practical experience in cottage-building may be of service. I have built five cottages in a row for 2550, or 2110 apiece. These...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] hope I am not acting traitorously to the good cause in not resisting the temptation to quote a fervid orator whom I heard declare at the end...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sur,—I do not wish to trouble you with the general question as to the indiscretions or discretions of the "Letters of Lord Acton," but you...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SE11, — YOU have recently discussed in your columns the intel- ligence and literary tastes of dogs. It may interest your readers to know of...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Siu,—The notice of my book on Frederick the Great in last week's Spectator suggests (p. 518, 1. 12) that British plans of battles are wont...

SIR,—I cannot suppose that " betters " in the Catechism can possibly mean "moral superiority." How could a child judge who might be deserving of reverence on that score? As the...

SIB,—In explanation of Mr. Owen Edwards's statement that "Cumberland shepherds still count their sheep in Welsh," quoted by one of your correspondents on October 1st, I may say...

WHEN Signor Mancinelli, the well-known Italian opera con- ductor, visited Leeds on the occasion of a recent Festival, it is alleged that a member of the choir was overheard to...

EAST and West the Mother calls- " Come, my children, to the feast, In my low-roofed Western halls, Under high domes of the East. I have spread on hill and dale Golden cloth of...

TRAFFICS AND DISCOVERIES.* MR. KIPLING'S new volume offers a great deal of delightful reading. It consists, in the first place, of stories that have to do with the South...

She is, on her own showing, a lady of Breton origin, married first to an Austrian noble closely connected with the Austrian Court, and en secondes noces to a German officer. She...

So long as the love of English literature survives, the patron of Chaucer deserves whatever honour may be paid him, and the Book of the Duchesse will remain a worthy monument to...

us so much about the Spanish-American War and so little about the American Navy itself—that Navy which attains its majority this year, and destroyed the last remnants of Spain's...

The Sea Lady. Opening as an irresponsible and apparently jocular exercise of the scientific imagination, Mr. Wells is led by his severely circumstantial method to situations of...

the hero, and the police in search of the accidentally dispersed magnums are often amusing. But the 1Iindoos who commit every atrocity in order to get hold of the jewel are...

Aubrey Richardson's second book, They Twain, is a decided improvement on her earlier story. The heroine, Joyce, is for the most part a convincing character ; and readers of the...

book belonging to the school which finds its original inspira- tion in the works of Alexandre Dumas. It reproduces with a fair measure of success the atmosphere of the days with...

Early Eastern Christianity. By F. Crawford Burkitt. (John Murray. 6s. net.)—Mr. Burkitt is fortunate, if the result due to his own learning has anything to do with good fortune,...

7s. 6d. net.)—This is a delightful book, though the strictly gardening part of it is not the most interesting. The condi- tions of gardening are different from those with which...

Serrell. Edited by Frances Slaughter. (W. Blackwood and Sons. 15s. net.)—This book mingles reminiscence and instruction very agreeably. Masters of hounds, men and women who have...

Bacon. (Cassell and Co. 3s. 6d.)—It is abundantly clear from Mr. Bacon's flans. five that "the dominion of the air" has yet to be won. He tells us many interesting stories, one...

and Sons. 2s. 6d. net.)—This essay, which won the Le Bas Prize at Cambridge this year, deals with "the origin and future of the Hyderabad State." Hyderabad is the first in...

as hays not been toserved for review in other forms.] (2) from Revelation. The reader will find the little book, which is of the most modest proportions, worth study. We shall...

(Macmillan and Bowes, Cambridge. 6d.)—Mr. Clark first gives the reader an "Historical Introduction," and then, by a skilful arrangement which preserves the chronological order...

Ransome. (The Lanthorn Press. 1s. 6d. net.)—This little volume is the first of a projected "Lanthorn Series." The sketches are gracefully drawn, a little vague, possibly a...

Horne, M.A. (J. Clarke and Co., 2s. Gd. net), appears in a " popular " edition. It was first published a year and a half ago.—Messrs. T. C. and E. C. Jack carry on their "Round...

(Methuen and Co. 25.)—Most readers have no acquaintance with Villegaa (Quevedo) beyond that which William Cowper supplies in his quotation about the Kings in hell. Here, in a...

of E. Schmatolla.) By Wm. H. Booth and John B. C. Kershaw. (A. Constable and Co. 6s. net.)—A reviewer, writing in London, especially after the autumn quarter has begun, is bound...

have another volume—the ninth, we see—of Mr. Gibson's social studies. A considerable number of them are occupied - with what we may call 'The Snob's Progress," though "snob" is...

Beatrix L. Tollemache. (Rivingtons. 3s. 6d.)—This is a second edition, with a new appendix, containing an interesting passage from the "Memoirs of the Princess Dashkoff," who...