are beginning to prevail against Count Witte. He has obviously been overborne at Court, he has been deserted by the moderates—who are rather like officers with no soldiers...

both of which, we fear, are opposed to the hopes of moderate reformers. A mutiny of both sailors and , soldiers has occurred at Vladivostok, leading to much , bloodshed and...

the Right." M. Berteaux, the Minister of War, who belongs to that wing of the Republicans, agrees in this judgment, and on Friday week he in the most dramatic way, during a...

and a fierce communique has been published by Count Witte accusing the Poles of ingratitude for the liberties already conceded, and of an " insolent " intention of separating...

policy bad failed. The Warsaw strike is flickering out owing to exhaustion of the workmen's funds, and the latest news on Friday indicates that the movement in St. Petersburg...

the state of siege in Poland, and no doubt by the general anticipa- tion of armed repression, issued fresh orders early in the week for a general strike. The trains ceased to...

his cordial reference to his old friendship with Lord London- derry. That friendship, said Mr. Balfour, had its roots in matters far apart from politics, but had been augmented...

of Denmark as Monarch, by a vote of at least four to one. Only the remoter country districts are Republican, and to the personality of the new King there seems to be no...

the Mile End Great Assembly Hall by the Jewish Territorial Organisation, attended by over seven thousand persons, and presided over by Sir Robert Reid. Mr. Zangwill, in a...

dinner at Bombay amid what the Press calls "unpre- cedented demonstrations of sympathy and admiration." La a brilliant speech be expounded his conception of the duties of a...

the country, and at a meeting of the English Zionist Federation at the Memorial Hall on Monday letters and telegrams of sympathy from politicians of all shades and the heads of...

King Edward VII., his brother-in-law, and on Wednesday his Majesty was enter- tained by the Lord Mayor at a State luncheon in the Guildhall. On his progress from Paddington to...

amended Immigration Bills into the Commonwealth House of Representatives. The first Bill empowers the Commonwealth, by means of treaties with other Govern- ments, to arrange...

very able letter from Mr. Ward-Humphreys which we print in another column, in favour of the view that a rupture between Mr. Balfour and Mr. Chamberlain is imminent. Apart from...

fortieth annual Conference at Newcastle- on-Tyne this week. The day before the Conference, which opened on Tuesday, there was a meeting of the Primrose League, at which the...

regarded as a triumph for the Chamberlainite faction. The speakers laid great stress on the importance of party unity ; but the resolutions passed were all in favour of a...

a very interesting address on the defence of the North-West Frontier of India. After pointing out that a Navy alone could never bring a war against an enemy possess- ing a land...

Tuesday night with the usual boomerang criticisms of the Opposition's lack of unity and policy. They had nothing to recommend to the country in which they believed, but pre-...

sider that on a subject of such importance wavering or halting• must necessarily lead to disaster. Nor, on the other hand, is Mr. Balfour's speech likely to extend greatly the...

to worship Count Witte. He is obviously a self-seeking man, and a vain one, and we cannot rid our- selves of the idea that in his spasm of boastfulness after he bad secured the...

fused and confusing suggestions that come crowding in from all quarters whenever the word " unemployed " is mentioned, the Queen has seized upon the one counsel to which no...

are so surrounded by an atmosphere of philanthropy and enlightenment that we scarcely realise how easily naked human passion can change it all into an Inferno. In Russia, as...

of the Church should speak openly on a topics which presents a considerable problem to workers among the ignorant and poor. Since the sect of the Christian Scientists was Minded...

for the supply of electrical energy, both in bulk and to large retail consumers, over a very considerable part of the Metropolis and an extensive extra-Metropolitan area, was...

re- visited is stamped in a sense of the weather and the season," writes Mr. Howells. He came last year to England in the spring, and has many agreeable things to say of the...

golden leaves and luminous skies, and All Saints' brought the rain. The ground must be thoroughly damp to make a good ploughing, or the share will not cut a clean furrow. And on...

LETTERS TO THE EDITOR. [TO THE EDITOR 07 THE "SPECTATOR."] SIK,—The importance, the vital necessity, of party unity is so generally recognised that it was with intense regret...

brilliant and heart-searching as the one on the un- employed. From the article it is very clear that you are much touched by the misery that is so prevalent; that the cry of the...

wages earned through relief works should be paid, not to the workers direct, but into the bureau of the said works. To this bureau the tradesmen and land- lords of the workers...

and the Unemployed" in last week's Spectator you spoke of "the creation of work" by the State or by a Borough Council as being the creating of a kind of work that is "not...

very great interest your able summing up of the Report of the Congo Commission of Inquiry in last week's Spectator. You say at the conclusion of your article that—. "The public...

LTO THR EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin, — On my way from Vineland lately, where the vintage was abundant but was mostly gathered in bad weather, I spent a wet day at the...

SrE,—Those interested in this question may like to read a quotation from Dr. Heylin's " Ecclesia. Restaurata," the first edition of which was published in 1661. He refers to...

[To TRH EDITOR OP TIM " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It has perhaps occurred to many that a catena of historical novels would be of value. While the stately tomes of history proper remain...

(To THE EDITOR OF THE "Srearsron." Si,—May I thank you for your notice of my book in the 'Spectator of November 4th, although I wish it had been possible to have given a review...

should he much obliged if you would kindly allow me to say, in reply to "BA. Cantab." (Spectator, November 11th), that for many years Cambridge House has had a succession of...

have taken part in the movement for preserving Hindhead, for the sympathetic and picturesque article on the subject which appeared in the Spectator of November 4th P And may I...

rTo THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPRCTITOR:1 SIR, — Will you allow me to point out that the statement, "Neither I nor any other leader of the Liberal party, in my belief, has ever gone...

[To THE EDITOR 07 THE " SPECTATOR:] Sin,—There is only one situation in which a writer of verse may fairly address a reply to the rhyme-sick reviewer, and that is when the...

[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] MONSIEUR L'EDITEUR,—Puisque votre Revue eat largement ouverte la discussion, permettez-moi, Monsieur le Directeur, de relever un jugement...

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