THE most important, and also the most unhappy, event of the week has been M. Briand's speech in the League Assembly at Geneva. Germany, we think, is entitled to say that the...

speech which was loyal to M. Briand in the sense that it did not unsay anything which M. Briand had said, but was nevertheless as different in manner from M. Briand's lecture as...

what had been accomplished. He pointed out that the British Navy had been reduced by 48,708 men, comparing January, 1928 with July, 1914. For the same dates the reduction of...

to - rub salt into the wounds of Germany just - now. The mast General Election in Germany 'brought_ a distinctively Republican and pacific and mainly Socialist Government into...

he had in effect said before, that Great Britain and France had merely tried to help the Disarmament Conference by reaching an agree- Ment which could be laid before the...

Aondon, W.C. 2.—A Subscription to the SrEcrexon costa Thirty Shillings per annum, including postage; to any part of the world. The SPECTATOR is registered as a Newspaper. The...

good deal that the Hindus dislike by way of concession to wavering signatories. But though this draft Constitution has not the coherence and conviction necessary to produce...

Anglo-French compromise and admitted that it was evidently " distasteful " to some other countries. The word startled his audience, as it was for the moment inferred that the...

Simla is the Public Safety (Removal from India) Bill. This provides for the deportation of Com- munist agitators who are not . British-Indian Subjects or subjects of the Indian...

respect.. All evidence will be placed before it, and if the Committee desires, its Report will be laid before the King simultaneously with the Report of the Commission itself....

by a telegram which the Viceroy had just received froin Sir John Simon. Sir John said that the Statutory Commission would arrive at Poona on October 12th, and would hold its...

full of interest, though more because of the subjects being discussed by members in the " lobby " than because of those before the House. Many of the party leaders are fresh...

Council of the League. Spain and Venezuela were the other non-permanent members elected. In a way we regret the disappearance of China, who was not re-elected. Her retention an...

unusual public attention was that of Professor F. G. Donnan on " The Mystery of Life." He referred to the researches of Professor A. V. Hill in London University, and went so...

most famous pictures, was generously presented to trustees by Mr. T. R. Parkington, of Ipswich, in order that it may become a national possession. The interior of the mill has...

8,500 'unemployed inen who left England about five weeks ago to work in the Canadian harvest are contented with their treatment and their pay. Far too much was made of the...

dispute. When we go to press the farmers and the distributors are not even on the threshold of coming to terms. The distributors simply deny that their profits are unreasonable....

preparing the means of distributing their products direct to the public. Nobody supposes, however, that an adequate organization can be pre- pared in time. =We are therefore...

Election is rather a cold douche for the supporters of Governor Smith in the Presidential Elec- tion. _ Maine has never been anything but a Republican State, and the result of...

one of the most efficient organizers which the Army has ever had. He made his name in Ladysmith, where he organized the supplies during the siege, and earned the famous...

on April 21st, 1927. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1021 ; on Wednesday week 1021; a year ago 102 h. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 901; on Wednesday week...

F NTIIUSIASM for disarmament—or, if the reader cares to have it so, for the limitation of arma- ments—has to be judged at present by the carefulness with which statesmen handle...

E VERYBODY acknowledges that examinations are " a curse." The child who has to present himself for an examination is encouraged to crowd his memory with disconnected facts...

T HE most pacific of us may be glad to hear of a threatened milk " war " without sacrificing any principles. For the talk of " war " means that the dairy farmers have, at long...

[One of the most significant events in Europe since the War has been the enthusiasm with which the youth of post-War Germany has taken to open-air life and sport. Stay-at-home...

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A LL the bother that has been caused recently by disclosures about Dickens which are no disclosures and accusations which are no 'accusations, must strike anyone with common...

this autumn visiting foreign spas have little idea of the progress made since 1914 in British spas. The War taught the British medical experts much about the value of mineral...

T HIS is a plain tale, and I should like to be as precise as possible, but I must confess at the outset that I cannot tell you the name of the street in which this book shop...

[This is another story submitted for our recent Competition.--• ED. Spectator.] T HE tank lumbered over the narrow bridge. A white puff of smoke blossomed fifty yards from the...

PSIMBA," AT THE PALACE THEATRE. " THE SPY'," AT TILE MARBLE ARCII PAVILION. " THE TRAIL OF '98," AT THE TIVOLI] IN the first part of the programme at the Palace Theatre we see...

A LETTER FROM NEW ZEALAND. SIR,—A silvery summer lave place to a golden autumn, but I am afraid the happy sequence was too good to last and we are now in the throes of a rather...

Bats IN labyrinthic charcoal lines the casuarina branches lie across the carmine-mottled sky where float the fat cloud-celandinee. And nothing else is in the air to stir that...

[THREE CHOIRS FESTIVAL] THE 238th meeting of the Three Choirs of Gloucester, Worcester and Hereford was a brilliant success. Sir Herbert Brewer had prepared an ambitious...

notify the SPECTATOR Office BEFORE MIDDAY OR MONDAY . OF EACH WEER. The previous address to which the paper has been sent and receipt reference number should be quoted. . _

Large and Small Problems at Geneva When the League of Nations seems in for a quiet Assembly a good many people decide to make it their business to stir it up. Consequently the...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] S1R,—Your correspondent, Mr. Fleetwood Chidell, in your issue of August 25th, has launched a violent attack on the Dominions in regard to...

THE PUBLIC TRIBUTE TO THE PRIMATE [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SM,—The holiday season followed very closely upon the initial publicity which the Press so generously gave...

SPECTATOR.] SIR, —In common with other chemists, I most heartily welcome the appearance of Sir W. Beach Thomas's instructive articles on the exploitation of the dormant wealth...

in your columns that it is indisputable " That bad judgment, bad tactics, and bad temper have been manifested on both sides : in so doing she joins the band of destructive...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIB.,—Is there not a good deal of unnecessary alarm felt ttn the subject of the use of proxies at meetings of the R.S.P.C.A. as voiced by Miss...

SIR, —Now that the rabbit-catching season is again approaching, might I again draw attention to the advantage of using the humane rabbit snare recommended by this Society in...

SPECTATOR.] SIR,--" We in the West . . . tend to fall into lethargy and obscurantism and pedantry when things of the mind are considered. A Yogi will train for his initiation...

shall be very grateful if you will insert the enclosed appeal in your paper. Many people have surplus books which would be invaluable in Albania where there is no means of...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—It lengthens holidays by half a day at each end to fmd a route which is in itself a novelty and a pleasure. For the present, anyhow, that...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] : • SIR,—The letter of Mr. (or is it Miss ?) L. Johnson in your current issue serves as a timely reminder_ that even in Europe we have got a...

which carry the life blood of our commerce. Our shipping and exporting industries depend' on them : roads, by comparison, are the veins through which the distributing trades...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—In his letter last week " Old Railwayman " repeats a few of a number of theories which, to evade facing the mis- takes of the past, are...

SIR,— I was greatly interested in Sir William Beach Thomas's excellent article about the river Ouse. but let me assure him that it is not quite so friendless as he seems to...

SIR,--When on tour my invariable custom is to call only at those filling stations which show that at least some efforts have been made to harmonize them with their...

it be not too late, as the - information hitherto sent you has been so meagre, may I venture to supplement a little ? Cheyne Walk, Chelsea, is called' after 'Lord Cheyne,...

Sta,—Apropos of your competition, perhaps the following absolutely accurate account of• an incident which happened to myself may elicit some explanation from one of your many...

[We have received a poem dedicated to the Editor of the Spectator from Miss Arnold of 7 Ramsay Place, Portobello, N.B., which, although it does not fit into the categories of...

Are there any of your readers who would like to dispose of their old (but still usable) Prayer and A. and M. Hymn Books by presenting them for use in this parish ? The books may...

Can any reader tell the writer of a remedy ? lie has tried several kinds of " daisy sand " without success ; also guinea pigs and digging out. The last is effective, but...

Larry ( A ROUGH-HAIRED TERRIER) ONCE there was a wooden dog upon a wooden stand, From out a toy-shop window he would gaze at sea and sand. His chunky legs were planted on a...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—When descending the hill-side of the Bovine our atten- tion was drawn to a group, of beautiful butterflies hovering and clustering. about,...

on Italy an excellent volume by Mrs. Laura Ragg on Crises in Venetian History (12s. 6d.). The story of the Republic abounds in dramatic episodes which have provided themes for...

ADHERENTS to the enthusiastic cult of Disraeli will open with interest Mr. James Sykes'- book on Mary Anne Disraeli (Bean, 10s. 6d.), and specialists in the history of the...

the Daily News—made better reading day by day than it does between covers. (Cassell, 3s. 6d.) Most of the best minds of the time contributed to these discussions, however, and...

Library, gives us the excuse to say what we have long thought—that everyone who reviews books should read his chapter on the subject. Readers want to know what the author says,...

even in his own time it seemed painstaking and dry. When we make humanity into our God, we risk depriving our world of all splendour and brilliance, and nothing of supernatural...

is to study the works of Pierre Loti, who was one of the greatest journalists of his age, although he rarely wrote for the Press. As a reporter of things seen (those things...

would still want Messrs. Lane's beautifully printed and bound edition at 25s., with Mr. John Austen's clever decora- tions. His full page illustrations, not unreminiseent of the...

he been able to print his words instead of carving them on stone 7 Mr. Radhaktunud Mookerji in his Asoka (Macmillan, 21s.) gives us a capital account of all that research has...

children in his recent All About Me (Collins, 7s. M.). He does not attempt to " write down " of course, nor yet to simplify or explain : the amusing and delightful thing to say...

his usual Country Life notes for this issue. He will also resume his contributions on September 22nd. * * * *

week. His article will be resumed in our issue of September 22nd ; meanwhile our readers will find his usual Financial Notes (but not his article) on page 347.

AT some time or another everybody has lost something which they value and _found it again, sometimes in an odd and interesting way. The Editor offers a prize of three guinea for...

Men and Movements in the Church. By F. A. Ircmonger. (Longmana. 4s. 6c1.) FEW things are more difficult to discover than the real opinion of the' average man on the things...

Dickens : A Portrait in Pencil. By Ralph Straus. (Gol- lanez. 16s.) This Side Idolatry. By Ephesian. (Mills and Boon. 7s. 6d.) Ma. CHESTERTON in a flash of peerless intuition...

The Sword of State. By Susan Buchan. (Hodder and Stoughton. 10s. 6d.) TnE first and last chapters of Mrs. Buchan's book about Wellington after Waterloo are perhaps the best....

The Duchess of York. By Lady Cynthia Asquith. (Hutchinson, 75. 6d.) Tins pretty book—sure of a great sale—is somewhat mis- described upon the title page. It is not an " intimate...

Admiral Byng. By Brian Tunstall. (Philip Allan. 16s.) Tins is a model historical study. With great skill—and we have no doubt with great labour—the author has displayed for our...

IN this half-teasing and altogether engaging volume Mr. Humbert Wolfe hovers brilliantly over the aesthetic quarrels of the day. He is himself a Romantic, though needlessly...

Roamin' in the Gloamin'. By Sir Harry Lauder. (Hutchinson, illustrated. 21s.) De la reclaim, encore de la reclante, et toujours de la reelame ! • And why not ? Sir Harry Lauder...

Why Not Grow Young ? By Robert W. Service. (Bean. 6s.) THE author dedicates his volume to the middle-aged man, but I am not . quite sure whether this entertaining book is going...

Modern Biology. By J. T. Cunningham. (Kegan Paul. 10s. 6c1.) Daawnossr—evolution principally by natural selection— rather badly shattered Lamarck's mystic biological belief...

Gods and Men MR. ARMSTRONG'S new novel achieves its cloudy-bright solidity by vibration and reminiscence. As in Virginia Woolf's Mrs. Dalloway the climax of the day that gives...

SOME very useful books on the League of Nations must have this immediate brief mention. Later, we hope to give Mr. David Hunter Miller's Drafting of the Covenant (Putnam's, 2...

Gilbert Parker 'has retold, in fictional form, the Old Testament story - of David. He has obviously studied thoroughly both the period and the scene of David's exploits, and it...

late Ring Lardner won great popularity in the United States, where he would seem to rank almost with 0. Henry. English readers may not find the liberties which he takes with the...

7s. 6d.)—This is a romance, charming rather than thrilling, of England under the Norman Conquest. The central figure is Edgar, heii of the old English Kings, whose far-seeing...

Stoughton. 7s. 6d.)—Miss Adcock, in her series of Buckinghamshire novels, may be modelling herself a little too closely, both in matter and manner, upon Thomas Hardy. Yet she...

is characteristically colourful in this story of a self-made boot manufacturer of Puritanical ancfmtry and scrupulous honesty. During the War, Joshua Fendick grows rich against...

Questions on the Old Testament Ova weekly , prize of one guinea for the best thirteen Questions submitted is awarded this week to Mr. Michael Mills, Rock, Durlston, Swanage,...

by Mr. F. B. Warren (Benn, 21s.). The book explains how stamps may teach us history and is beautifully produced and illustrated. The chapter " England begins as an Empire" is...

will particularly enjoy the former in this cheap and com- pact form. * * * *

University Press, 17s. 6d.) by Mr. H. A. Jones deals with the Dardanelles campaign, the Somme, and naval operations up to 1916. Here is a whole saga of adventures. Although an...

by the Pan-American Union on the coast of the Dominican Republic, and prizes are offered to architects submitting designs. Full particulars are obtainable from the...

like a sow that is washed to her wallowing in the mire," Mr. Brimley Johnson is indisputably right in saying that his spirit is enshriried' in the heart of the world. The...

we live under her changiirg Skies. Even in the seventeenth century the artificial people who revolved, according to the rigid etiquette of St. Simon, about the Rai Soleil were...

(Continued from page 332) Mr. W. W. Greg's Principles of Emendation in Shakespeare (Humphrey Milford, 3s. 6d.) is a lucid and judicious lecture upon a fascinating subject. Mr....

volumes of Hakluyt's Traffujue.s and Discoveries (15s. the two), and congratulate the publishers on the good value they have given us in this series. Nothing can be better than...

some of the views expressed by Mr. Percy Daimler in The Truth about Fasting.

of evening and afternoon classes (free from Battersea Park, S.W. 11). We need hardly call attention to the first-class organization of this institution and to the opportunities...

English Letters (Arnold, 2s. 6d.) from Stuart days to the present. Professor Gordon contributes a short but interesting preface, pointing out that the more strain and elevation...

(Constable, 7s. 6d.) must be mentioned, although this is only a new edition of the original masterpiece of eight years ago : it is too good to miss.

BIOGRAPHY :-The Life of H.R.H. the Duke of Flamborough. By Benjamin Bunny. Translated by Laurence Housman. -Cape. 7s. 6d.) Franz Schubert : the Man and His Circle. By Newman...

1929 Cars and their Prices Tan prices of the new season's cars show progress, for in many cases reductions have—contrary to certain unfortunate prophecies—been made, while...

Unquestionably much of the stimulus to speculative activity in the industrial section is to be traced to the few instances where, in addition to large dividend distributions,...

The 60 per cent. dividend for fifteen months is equivalent to 48 per cent. per annum, so that, notwithstanding the big dividend, the yield on the present price of the shares is...

The success of the Chilean Loan recently floated by Messrs. N. M. Rothschild and Son, was a foregone conclusion. In the first place, the loan benefited by the good standhig of...

IRREGULAR MOVEMENTS. ALTHOUGH in some respects the Stock markets might be described as cheerful in tone, especially having regard to the period of the year, it would be a...

The conservative policy which for many years has characterized the management of the Yokohama Specie Bank is worthy even of the best traditions of English banking, and it...