28 FEBRUARY 1914

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The Baptist Society, it is stated, are of opinion that

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the arrest of Mr. Bowskill is prompted by a desire on the part of some of the minor Portuguese officials to revenge themselves Upon the missionary for trying to obtain the...

The Ihrageni,' bringing the nine deported men from South Africa,

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arrived at Gravesend on Tuesday morning. The British Labour leaders who had been deputed to welcome them had spent the night making preparations. When they went off in a launch...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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WE have dealt at length elsewhere with the grave situation calmed by the " murder "—the phrase is Sir Edward Grey's—of Mr. Benton by or by the orders of, General Villa,...

Friday's papers contain an account of a very serious incident

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which has occurred in Portuguese West Africa. The Rev. J. S. Bowek ill, a Baptist missionary, has been arrested by the Portuguese authorities in connexion with the recruiting of...

On Friday week in the Reichstag Grand-Admiral von Tirpitz explained

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that it was necessary for Germany to have more ships to show the flag abroad. All Germans who live abroad, he said, would confirm his statement. They were grateful for what...

An article in Wednesday's Time gives full particulars of the

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extraordinary progress made in aviation, apart from air- ships, in Germany in 1913. The National Flying Fund up to December 15th, 1913, had received £361,725, as compared with...

sex The Editors cannot undertake to return Manuscript in any

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case.

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There is an old Indian story to the point. The

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East India Company once investigated the question whether their servants used mild forms of torture to make hard-fisted farmers pay their taxes. One ryot in giving evidence...

Mr. Lloyd George, in his reply, maintained that, if a

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voluntary system were adopted, millions of the present contributors would drop out of the scheme. Mr. Boner Law, basing explained that advocates of a voluntary system had never...

Lord Sheffield's excuses for Mr. Lloyd George merely amounted to

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an argument that all landowners deserve to be driven out because they are believed to vote Tory ! How a man of his ability can bring himself to the advocacy of the very thing he...

On Tuesday in the Lords Lord Willoughby de Broke asked

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the Government to produce any instances of tenant farmers or agricultural labourers who had been evicted on account of their voting Liberal, and called attention to allegations...

In the Commons on Wednesday Mr. Hamilton moved for the

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appointment of an impartial and competent Committee to inquire into the working of the Insurance Act. He sug- grated that the Committee should inquire into the possibility and...

Lord Salisbury said that Lord Lucas had not answered the

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question. He had cited a . few old cases, but Mr. Lloyd George had uttered a base slander on a whole class. Lord Sheffield said they would all agree that the general action of...

On Wednesday in the Commons Colonel Seely made a statement

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on military aeronautics. The War Office had 161 aeroplanes, and it was hoped to complete the proposed eight squadrons before the end of the year. For this purpose they required...

On Monday in the Lords Lord Selborne moved that a

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con- tribution to party funds should not be a consideration to a Minister when be recommended anyone for an honour. He thought that recommendations for honours might be...

We have dealt at length elsewhere with Mr. Asquith's statement

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in the Commons on Tuesday in answer to the attempt to make him disclose his plans for amending the Home Rule Bill in such a way as to avoid civil war. In the Parliamentary...

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If this scandal is not checked at the beginning, we

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shall soon hear of Trade Union secretaries following in Lord Murray's footsteps and trying to increase their funds by bets on the St. Leger or the Oaks, or by a systematic...

A remarkable letter on Trade Unions and gambling appears in

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Wednesday's Times. Mr. Arthur Balfour, Chairman of the Sheffield Works Societies—formerly voluntary associa- tions, now approved under the Insurance Act—writes to call...

The Bishop of Zanzibar preached a sermon at All Saints,

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Margaret Street, last Sunday, taking for his subject the "three narrow platforms of faith, hope, and charity." Passing over his references to faith and hope, we may note his...

Attempts will, of course, be made to minimize the victory,

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but in truth it is the writing on the wall. The leading Liberul who, according to the Times, exclaimed on hearing the result of the poll, "After Leith—anything !" was in no...

The result of the election at Poplar, where a vacancy

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was caused by Sir Sydney Buxton's resignation on his appoint. meet as Governor-Gengpal of South Africa, was made known on Friday week, the Liberals holding the Beat, though by a...

On Thursday week the libel action brought by Major Adam,

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formerly M.P. for Woolwich, against Sir Edward Ward, the late Secretary to the War Office, ended in a verdict for Major Adam, with L'2,000 damages. Probably the Army Council now...

Sir John Tenniel, who died on Thursday within a few

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days of completing his ninety-fourth year, was a great Victorian worthy as well as a great illustrator. For fifty years he drew for Punch, and after Leech's death in 1864 be...

Lord Morley, who presided at the first of the Rhodes

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Lectures delivered by Professor Morgan at the University of London, gave an introductory address on Federalism. Dealing with the evils of Federalism, as set up in America, and...

The cause of the Union has won a great victory.

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The polling in the Leith Burghs, which took place on Thursday, resulted in the return of the Unionist by a majority of 16. The Unionist candidate received 5,159 votes ; the...

Bank Rate, 3 per cent., changed from 4 per cent.

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Jan. 29th Consols (21) were on Friday 76i—Friday week 761.

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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EXCLUSION STILL HOLDS THE FIELD. w E see nothing in Mr. Asquith's speech in Tuesday's debate to make us waver in our belief that the Prime Minister intends in the end to accept...

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THE ALLEGED BETRAYAL OF THE SOUTH.

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W E desire here to say a word to those who argue that the House of Lords and the Unionist Party, by assenting to the Exclusion of the six counties from the Home Rule Bill—for,...

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HONOTTRS, PARTY FUNDS, AND THE REMEDY.

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L ORD SELBORNE bad, we believe, public opinion in the best sense behind him when he made his protest in the House of Lords against the sale of honours in order to fill the party...

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THE MEXICAN ANARCHY.

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T HE murder, or " execution," of Mr. Benton, a British subject, on Tuesday week at Juarez has made the tangle in Mexico an intense reality to Englishmen. If there is one thing...

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CABIN - ET RECONSTRUCTION.

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T HE defeat of Mr. Masterman in South-West Bethnal Green has induced many of the Liberal papers to make fresh references to what they describe as the scandalous inconvenience...

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PAIN, LIFE, AND DEATH.

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P EOPLE of delicacy are disinclined publicly to discuss the physical experiences of theact of dying, not because they are unwilling to console themselves with the modern belief...

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THE GYPSIES.

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THERE are scandals which provoke indignation, but which suggest few remedies, and among the most difficult in this country is that of the gypsies. From time to time protests...

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AMERICAN GAMES.

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"G IVE me the making of a nation's ballads, and I oars not who makes her lawe," was said, not by Fletcher of Saltoun, but by a friend whom he reports. The historic remark would...

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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RELIGIOUS EDUCATION THE IMPORTANCE OF EXPERIENCE. [To ran Emeos or TIM "Ssrosaros." BM — Thera is a growing belief, among men of every section of political and religious...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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EXCLUSION. rTo ran Eons. or ran .. SPISCT■121,..] Sin,—The Exclusion of Ulster from the Home Rule Bill ought to put an end to all danger of civil war. The Covenanters are...

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THE SUTHERLAND CLEARANCES.

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[To TEX EDITOR OD TIM .. SPBCDADOZ.n SIR, —If you and your readers are not tired of the subject of the Sutherland clearances and Mu Lloyd George's version of them, the...

MOBILIZATION AND ULSTER.

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[To ens EIMVIS OW 555 ODSOU206.1 Era,—In your article of February 21st, " A Word to Anti. Exclusionist Liberals," you say that to coerce Ulster it would be absolutely...

HOME RULE AND THE BY-ELECTIONS.

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[To ran Eamon or nix ..8PSOUTOD:9 • The Advance of Home Rule." "Majority for Home Rule, 1,170." These are the headlines in which the Manchester Guardian purports to epitomize...

WHAT ULSTERMEN MAY EXPECT.

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[To ran Eorros or ran nSrroraroo."3 Stn.,—In your issue of January 31st I find a letter from Mr. Herbert O'Hara Molineux, who makes certain statements which need correction....

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THE EDUCATION OF LANDOWNERS. as vas Eons. or Tea 4.

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SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—It is little better than a truism to say in these days that success in any particular calling in life can only be attained by an education specially adapted...

DENIAL OF ARTICLES OF FAITH.

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(To me Emma or Tax flan:on:ma-) Sin.,—The Memorial on the above subject recently presented to Convocation is of grave moment to every member of the English Church. The wish of...

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THE ARCHBISHOP OF CANTERBURY'S DECISION. [To was Emma or rag

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" eramerea."1 Snt,—Forgive my pertinacity, but a poor parson who wishes to obey the law must do his best to understand what the law is. You tell me that I must "prevent...

[TO ma Bones OF TES BrIMMOB...1

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Sta.,—How is it possible to conceive that the Creator of the countless myriad worlds strewn through the illimitable vast- ness of space, that the Lord God Omnipotent, would...

[To me EOMIX or ma .erscuma..]

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Sra,—Is it too late to suggest that the terms "broad-minded- ness," "charity," &e., are suffering a most lamentable and weekly abuse in your columns ? To the majority of your...

[To Tat Emma or ma eBracrams...]

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SIR,—To my amazement both you and your correspondent Mr. Macmillan appear to agree (though, I am sure, neither of you can mean it) that it is the bounden "duty" of every...

THE PORTUGUESE AMNESTY.

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[To not Zones or rag •'Srseraros'•1 Sin,—Last Saturday, February filet, it was announced that the Portuguese political prisoners would all be released on Sunday morning,...

[To Ins Banos es run “Sreernon."] Sin,—The only logical conclusion

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from your note to Dr. Field's letter in your last issue seems to be that the clergy are to be compelled to read into the rubric the words " before the age of twenty-one." After...

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A NAVAL HISTORY OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.

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[To vs. EMT. or ras .6rsorarol."] SIR,—The Americans make a great ado over the capture of the ' Seraphs' by Paul Jones (referred to by Carlyle as a fight in a cock-pit). But...

FREDERIC MYERS AT CAMBRIDGE.

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I To ru• Linear se emit Srscrrroa.-1 Sta,—For some of those whose memory goes back to INT- unhappily a fast-decreasing number—your reference in lash week's issue to...

THE HUNDRED YEARS' PEACE. [To rue Rams or TIM ••Sn,eeros.")

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Stn,—In the altogether sympathetic article on "The Hundred' Years' Peace " in your issue of February 21st your contributor unconsciously proves his contention that the British...

THE NEW ZEALAND GOVERNMENT AND THE GENERAL STRIKE.

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[To en. Ezeeos or era ••Sears000x."] Saa,—Referring to the letter from "E. M. H." in your last issue and the action of the farmers in support of the Government, I am...

CICERO AND THE DEPORTATIONS.

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[TO ram Ramos or srecuror. - 1 Snt,—Have any of your readers remarked the appropriate- ness of the subjoined quotation from Cicero (Cat. III. 15) in connexion with the recent...

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CHRISTOPHER NORTH ON THE "SPECTATOR." [To rue Emma or van

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..Brserovon....1 Ern,-.1.21 glancing recently over the inimitable series of imaginary colloquies, entitled Nodes Ambrosianae, by Christopher North—the late Professor...

No. '75 DEAN STREET.

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[To vnx Emma or van "Srocravon.".1 SIE,—In your recent note on the house at 75 Dean Street, Soho, you state that it does not so much matter whetheeThornhill really lived and...

LINKS WITH THE PAST.

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[To TOO Eon. 07 ens "Erscrovon.”1 SIE,—Your correspondents "The Authors of 'The Book of the Dots " remark that there cannot be many persons living Who can say that their...

A. H. CLOUGH.

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[To run Emma or we “13rscrovos.] Sin,—May I add to " R's" quotations from Lowell in your issue of February 14th the following from Jowett P "The only man of genius, whom I...

" VALUES."

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[To vas EDITOR or ens ”SPOO1,7011....1 Sit,—Would you ask the writer of the article on Mr. Balfour'e lectures in your issue of February 14th to tell us what is the meaning...

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COLONIAL INTELLIGENCE LEAGUE. [To yes Canna Or ram "Srscraroa."] Szn,—I

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should like to draw the attention of your readers to the Princess Patricia Ranch in the Okanagan Valley, British Columbia—a farm started last year by the Colonial Intelli-...

A DOG STORY.

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[To THE Roma or THE vSPErIAT0E.1 Sin,—A day or two ago our half-bred Irish terrier, 'Larry,' about a year old, trotted out with a servant, who is a friend of his, when she...

"THE SCHOLAR'S HISTORY OF ENGLAND." [To THE Rama or THE

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"Sesomoli.”J SIR,—May I be allowed to express a regret that I should have expressed myself as badly as to have led your very friendly reviewer (Spectator, February 21st) to...

with this measnre, as we believe that it is the

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duty of this country to pat an end to the traffic in the skins and plumes of wild birds. The evidence is abundantly clear that many rare and beautiful species now being...

THE TRADE IN WORN-OUT HORSES.

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[To rem EDITOR or rue •• Serer...ma:1 Sin,—With reference to my letter concerning the worn-out horse traffic which you kindly inserted in your edition of February 14th,...

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[TO TB. EDITOR or vas •' S.C.,08."1

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Stn,—Can you permit me to add to my recent letters what I have said before in The Under Dog ? The service of the Antwerp Port Veterinary Inspection is excellent ; and the Port...

NU S IC.

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MODES AND METHODS OF MUSICAL CRITICISM. IN a volume of essays rather cumbrously and repellently entitled Essentials in Piano.Elaying, and other Musical Studies (London : W....

POETRY.

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Has Spring been on the earth—. Flowery carpet and curtain, Jubilant hedgerow mirth And glamour that comes to-day And goes for ever away— Never before for certain Has Spring...

MR. WILLIAMS-ELLIS'S CHEAP COTTAGE. WE have received a considerable number

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of applications for the plans and working drawings of Mr. Williams-Ellis's cottage. These are now being reproduced, and ae soon as they are completed will be forwarded to our...

ATITICE.—When "Correspondence" or Articles are signed with the writer's name

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or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked "Communicated, " the Editor must not nereerarity to held to Le in agreement with the rims therein expressed cr uith the mode of...

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BOOKS.

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NAPOLEON AND ALI OF YANINA.* Ant Penis OF YANINA, the turbulent clansman who, like his countryman, Mehemet Ali, braved the power of the Sultan and carved out a kingdom for...

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THE LETTERS OF ERASMUS.*

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Le the history alike of "scholarship" and of theology the name of Erasmus holds its place among the foremost. In both fields the labours, no doubt, of many students have been...

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WITH THE RUSSIANS IN MONGOLIA" THE desire of Russia to

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have a firmly established buffer-State between Siberia and China is likely to determine the future of Mongolia. The authors of this book of travel are agreed that the Mongols,...

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RECENT TRAVEL AND SPORT.*

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THE question whether the native races of Africa have behind them in some remote past a higher civilization from which they have gradually fallen is one of deep interest to the...

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SOCIAL STUDIES OF MR. THOMAS MACKAY.*

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THE high standard of the anonymous writing in the "quar- terlies" is occasionally accounted for by such a volume as this, which consists of nine Quarterly Renew articles by Mr....

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GOSSIP OF THE BAR AND THE PRESS, MR. PEANCILLON has

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given us his recollections of a life mainly spent in novel-writing and journalism, and the result is a pleasant, gossiping volume dealing with a small part of the literary...

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FICTION.

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THE BUSINESS OF A GENTLEHAILt Drcgrwsorr gives us in The Business of a Gentleman a spirited, highly coloured, uncompromising picture of the 6-The Resesetrtselien of the Nap...

THE MIND OF THE FARM TABOURER.* Mn. HOLDCNBY is an

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authority on the practical questions of the countryside whom no politician, and no one who wishes to understand what is really going on in the underworld of country work, can...

THE RECONSTRUCTION OF SOUTH AFRICA.* Ix these important and valuable

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volumes Mr. Worsfold carries down to 1905- the story begun in his Lord Milner's Work in South Africa, 1897-1902, and continues what is in fact an elaborate defence of Lord...

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Cuddy Yarborough's Daughter. By Una L. Silberrad_ (Constable and Co.

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6s.)—Miss Silberrad may have intended at first to write a novel which should have for its chief interest the career of Violet, daughter to Cuthbert 'Yarborough, but she has...

READABLE Nover.s.—An Unfinished Song. By Mrs. GliosaL (T. Werner Laurie.

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3e. 6d.)—A study of a Hindu girl's life and opinions, cast in the form of a novel, by the sister of Rabindranath Tagore; Mrs. Ghoeal is " one of the pioneers of the woman...

South Sea Shipmates. By John Arthur Barry. (T. Werner Laurie.

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6s.)—We are told in the biographical preface to Mr. Barry's book that it was left in manuscript form at the time his death. Perhaps if he had lived to revise the proofs he...

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A. K. H. B. (T. Nelson and Sons. le. net.)—The

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"country parson" was probably the best loved of all middle-Victorian essayists. The fame which ho won in the "sixties" led to an excessive revulsion in later years, when it was...

Columbia, and endeavours to show that the chances for money-

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making in that promising province are better to-day than they have ever been. The country is not one for profes. sional men but for " workers "-an invidious distinction....

SOME BOOKS OF THE W EEK.

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[Under this heading tee notiee such Book. of tho web no haw tut Dona toonwoot (Sr ether Jams.] The British Army How it is Made and Used. By W. G. Clifford. (Keith, Prowse, and...

Uppingham School Roll, 1824-1913. (E. Stanford. 811. 6d. net)—Uppingham School

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was founded by Archdeacon Johnson in 1584. The first Head-Master was David Blacke, appointed in 1587, with Robert Fullerton for his usher. The high modern reputation of...

On the Belations between Spoken and Written Language. By Henry

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Bradley. (Published for the British Academy by Humphrey Milford. Is. net.)—In this suggestive and interesting paper, which was read before the International Historical...

Still Happy though Married. By E. J. Hardy. (T. Fisher

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6s.)—Mr. Hardy's first book may justly claim to have given a "household word" to the English language. Its great popularity may have been due in part to the contrast of its...

written; and he has given ns plenty of it. The

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tragic story of the aged Emperor-King affords as much material for gossip as that of any living notability. Wo do not greatly care for books of this class, but we are bound to...

The "Citizen Series" Maps of London. (G. W. Bacon and

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Co. 7s. 6d. net.)—" What is London P" is a question even more difficult to answer than Sir Robert Peel's famous question, "What is a pound P" There are so many Londons —the...

Auction Developments. By Milton C. Work. (Constable and Co. 6s.

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net.)—Mr. Work, who claims to have been the inventor of Auction Bridge, now supplements his standard treatise on the subject by a highly scientific review of more recent...

B. L. S. By Francis Watt. (Methuen and Co. 6e.

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net.)— This agreeable book is what Macaulay used to call a "cote a long rambling gossip about the merits of a favourite author. Mr. Watt knows his Stevenson well, and has much...

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Ordnance Survey of England and Wales. Sheet 4. (T. Fisher

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Unwin. Paper, ls. 6d.; linen, 2e. and 2e. 68.)-This excellent map of North Wales belongs to a new series, on the scale of four miles to the inch, which has just been completed...

NEw EDITIONS.-The Manual of Heraldry. By Francis J. Grant. (Edinburgh:

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John Grant. 2s. net.)-It costs £76 10e. to obtain a grant of arms in England, but only £44 10s. in Scotland-" a poor and haughty nation, proud in arms! "- Manual of Egyptian...