29 NOVEMBER 1902

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It seems not improbable that the policy of the United

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States in allowing Cuba so much independence will break down, as a policy dictated by sentiment usually does. The Republic did not annex Cuba, but did retain control over its...

Small items of news keep dripping in from Somaliland, but

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their broad meaning is that a flying column has sur- mounted the difficulty presented by more than a hundred miles of waterless desert, has arrived at Bohotle, and may be able...

M. Camille Pelletan, the French Minister of Marine, is aghin

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in trouble. He has not the funds for the expenses of his Department, especially for the fortification of Bizerta, and for a squadron in French colonial waters, and M. Rouvier...

Herr Krupp, the mighty cannon-founder of Essen, and the greatest.

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employer of labour in Germany, died suddenly on Saturday last, it is believed of nervous shock produced by libels circulated by the Social Democrats, who had a great antipathy...

NEWS OF THE WEEK.

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C OUNT VON BOLOW, to facilitate the passage of the Tariff Bill, has turned a characteristic somersault. In spite of his explicit declaration in the Reichstag little more than a...

Venezuela has been oppressing German and British sub- jects, and

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the German and British Governments, finding their remonstrances disregarded, intend to use force to obtain redress. The method suggested is to seize Custom- houses and levy the...

%* The Editors cannot undertake to return Manuscript, in any

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case.

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Sir William Harcourt met the Resolution by moving the direct

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negative in a very able speech. The projected change, he contended, would destroy the independence of our finance by rendering the imposition of Sugar-duties subject to the...

In the Report stage of the Education Bill on Tuesday

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Lord Hugh Cecil brought forward his "right of entry" proposals in a striking and impressive speech. Under his suggested clause, parents would have the right to take their...

There was a full-dress debate in the House of Commons

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on Monday on the sugar bounties, Mr. Gerald Balfour moving a Resolution approving the policy embodied in the Brussels Sugar Convention of last March, and the adoption of...

Mr. Morley, in fact, spoke through most of his speech

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as an "ideologue," a man, that is, who rejects opportunism, and believing that his convictions are true, waits for their demonstration with a certain indifference to party...

The Government of Victoria is harassed by a difficulty almost

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without a precedent. The Civil servants of the Colony, leaguing themselves with the Labour party, vehe- mently oppose some projected economies, and Mr. Irvine, the Premier, in...

Mr. Morley delivered a striking speech at the National Liberal

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Club on Friday week. He strongly denounced the Education Bill, and particularly recent amendments by the Government, as giving an unfair quantity of national money to one...

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The Kenyon-Slaney amendment—now a subsection in Clause 7—came up for

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discussion on Thursday. Mr. Crippe, who moved its deletion, relied mainly on the arguments that it would discourage the clergy and that it violated trust- deeds. To this the...

We note as an item in current history, but with

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a good deal of scepticism, the statement that a hypnotist or medium named Philipp recently acquired great influence over the Czar and his Court. He has now, however, it is...

Mr. Ritchie, the Chancellor of the Exchequer, enlivened a "common-form"

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Ministerial speeech at Croydon on Wednes- day by one important announcement. Mr. Alderman Page, who proposed his health, had expressed the hope that the Chancellor would be able...

We note with satisfaction the important amendment of the Volunteer

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Regulations of April last embodied in the War Office circular issued on Thursday to general officers com- manding. In this Lord Roberts directs that "still greater opportunities...

The contest in Orkney and Shetland, brought about by the

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secession of Mr. Cathcart Wason from the Unionist party, has resulted in the return of the late Member, who stood as an Independent Liberal, and was opposed, by Mr. McKinnon...

Mrs. Penruddocke, the wife of a wealthy Wiltshire squire of

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long pedigree, was sentenced on Friday week for cruelty to her sixth child. She had, it was alleged, habitually beaten her, re- fused her proper food, and in various ways been...

The Nationalist situation in Ireland has developed con- siderably since

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our last issue. The Roman Catholic hierarchy, by meetings of priests and letters from Cardinal Logue and Archbishop Walsh, have openly charged the Parliamentary party with...

On Wednesday discussion was resumed at the fifth clause, which

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defines the powers of the local authority. Mr. White's amendment, designed to enlarge the powers of the authority over voluntary schools and bring them under the operation of...

Bank Rate, 4 per cent.

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New Consols (21) were on Friday 921.

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TOPICS OF THE DAY.

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THE SALARIES OF VICEROYS. THE appointment of Lord Tennyson to the Governor- -IL Generalship or Viceroyalty of the Australian Common- wealth " for one year only," if read by the...

THE CONTINENTAL POOR.

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W E fear that the long and costly telegrams which the Times is just now publishing about German in- dustrial establishments rather daunt the mass of its readers, but we confess...

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THE DEBATE ON BOUNTIES. T HE debate on the Sugar Convention

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was remarkable for the complete adoption by Mr. Chamberlain of the doctrine attributed. to Cobden, that Free-trade demands that "every natural source of supply should be open to...

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THE KRUPP DYNASTY, AND AFTER.

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S TRANGE enough are the illustrations of the progress of Christendom afforded by the story of the Krupp dynasty. Here in the twentieth century of our era of peace and goodwill...

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THE CONGESTION OF TRAFFIC IN LONDON.

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T HE recent correspondence between the Roads Im- provement Association and the Commissioner of Police of the Metropolis • on the subject of street 'traffic in London draws...

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THE PENRUDDOCKE CASE.

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NV E have a permanent dislike of over-criticism of Judges. Such criticism as a rule comes from persons un- qualified in one important particular—perhaps, indeed, the most...

[*** EuRITtat.—Owing to a printer's error in our article on

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"The Strength of the Law" in last week's Spectator, the figures 7,381 were printed for 7 . 381, and the figures 9,036 for 9.036—see p. 783.]

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MIND IN PROTECTIVE MIMICRY.

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A CORRESPONDENT of the County Gentleman, in a discussion on the origin of the colouring of fox- hounds, quotes the opinion of a scientific zoologist that only one case is known...

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THE ART OF MR. JOSEPH CONRAD.

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T O a small—a still inexplicably small—circle of readers the publication of a new book written by Mr. Joseph Conrad ranks as a notable event, an event the comparative...

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CORRESPONDENCE.

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A TRIPLE TRAGEDY. !TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR "1 SIR,—In the dim and stuffy recesses of the fo'c's'le of the Beluga' a silent, sullen company of men of all shades of...

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LETTERS TO THE EDITOR.

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GREEK AT OXFORD. [To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—The view of Sir Philip Magnus in the letter he con- tributed to the Spectator of November 22nd seems to be that the old...

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[TO THE EDITOR OF TIM "SPECTATOR."]

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SIR,—A propos of the Greek controversy, I cannot forbear to send you this shrewd remark which I came on the other day in a collection of family papers. Some of the family, the...

[TO THE EDITOR Or THE "SPECTATOR :1 SIR, — Will you allow

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me to enter a protest against the fallacy contained in Mr. Brunner's argument against Greek in the Spectator of November 22nd ? Let it be granted that " the ears of the...

[To THE EDITOR Or TER "SPROTATOB.1 SIR, —To my letter in

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the Spectator of November 22nd you have appended the question as to whether I am prepared to find a Russian Thucydides. May I ask whether the fact that a Russian or other...

[To TIER EDITOR Or THY "SPECT►TOE."J SIR, — Not only is Greek

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literature more precious than Latin, but the language is also easier to learn. Any one who has tried to tell a story in Latin suitable for beginners finds himself at once...

[To THE EDITOR OP THU “spscra.vor...]

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Sin,—It seems to me that one argument in favour of the retention of Greek in education, and one which should appeal strongly to the utilitarian mind, has not been brought promi-...

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THE IRISH LAND BILL.

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[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR, In the Spectator of November 22nd, where the promised Irish Land Bill is mentioned, I read the statement that the Irish landlords ask...

THE EDUCATION BILL.

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[To THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR.") SIR, —The enclosed papers relating to a local movement of educationists in favour of the main lines of the Education Bill may interest you....

STONEWALL JACKSON.

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[To THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, — It was with surprise that I read in the article on Colone Henderson ' s " Stonewall Jackson" in the Spectator of Novem- ber 15th that...

MR. LLOYD-GEORGE AND THE EDUCATION BILL.

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[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Mr. Lloyd-George, anxious to prove that there was a danger of clerical predominance in local Boards of Manage- ment, said in the House...

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STUDENT'S HISTORY OF THE GREEK CHURCH.

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[To THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,— May I ask the favour of the insertion of this letter, for in the review of my book (Spectator, November 15th) you have, I am sure...

LADY DIANA BEAUCLERK.

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[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,---Trusting to your habitual courtesy, I venture to ask if you will bring to the notice of your readers a monograph of Lady Diana...

BOOKS FOR THE BLIND.

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[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."J Sin,—May I have again a few lines in your paper about the work of giving Braille books to the blind ? am helping to edit the literary...

JOHN RUSKIN.

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[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The " trumpet-call" may have been intended only for "young" artists (as Mr. Cook says in the Spectator of November 15th), but the world...

A CORRECTION.

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[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The following paragraph appears in the Spectator of November 8th:—. "Haunts of Ancient Peace. By Alfred Austin. (Macmillan and Co....

THE "PILOT " : AN EXPLANATION.

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[TO THE EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOR "] Sin,—Will you allow me to correct an error in your very kindly notice of the Pilot in the Spectator of November 22nd? It was never intended...

POETRY.

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TO THE IRISH DEAD: A SONG AT STARTING. FROM English ships, on Irish lips, loud bid their praises flow. The gallant hearts, the faithful hearts, the men of long ago. As we...

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MU SI C.

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HANS RICHTER. DR. RICHTER, it is true, has not bidden farewell to London,— indeed, it is stated that he will conduct two cycles of the Ring at Covent Garden next year; there is...

WINTER NESTS.

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0 PITEOUS nests of Winter-time, Disclosed to every careless eye, In hedges dark with dripping rime, Where is your Summer secrecy, Your green pavilion of the prime ? "Poor...

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BOOKS.

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RARIORA.* Ir it were necessary to tabulate the varieties of collectors, we might say roughly that the principal groups into which they fall are : those who collect for delight...

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STYLE.*

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Du. ROBERTS is to be congratulated upon the accomplishment of a worthy task. His edition of the famous treatise known as Demetrius on Style is a credit to our English learning....

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A GREAT RUSSIAN AMBASSADRESS.* OLD Walton, writing the Life of

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Sir H. Wotton, calls an Ambassador an honest man sent abroad to lie for his country. He does not define the public duties of the Ambassadress; but he would have approved the...

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profound thought as the first two centuries of the Christian

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era, and any volume that tends to illuminate this period is a gift not lightly to be laid aside. Dr. Oakesmith's scholarly monograph on the religion of Plutarch is a book that...

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NOVELS.

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CECILIA.* WE had occasion to speak last week of the inequality of a writer of great talent. Mr. Marion Crawford, on the other hand, more than perhaps any other novelist now...

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The Adventures of Downy V. Green. By George Calderon. (Smith,

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Elder, and Co. 3s. 6d.)—It may be as well to explain that Mr. Downy V. Green is the grandson of Mr. Verdant Green. whom many of our readers will identify with a certain Oxford...

Robin Brilliant. By Mrs. Dudeney. (Hodder and Stoughton. 6s.)—Robin Brilliant

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is a story which those who begin will read through, and will lay down feeling that they have been both interested , and depressed. Robin is the heroine. She owns a .house and...

CURRENT LITERATURE.

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PHYSICIAN AND FRIEND. Physician, and Friend. Edited by George Smith, C.I.E., LL.D (John Murray. 108. 6d. net.)—Dr. Smith's considerable • ability as a biographer is in this...

Angelot. By Eleanor C. Price. (G. Newnes. 6s.)—This "Tale of

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the First Empire" is a very successful performance. The First Empire is not so remote that there is much difficulty in reviving its life and manners in a convincing way. Then...

e a. delightful half-hour to all those readers who -read

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fiction simply, for relaxation. The story contains a . very pretty love affair, some excellent farce, and more than one melodramatic =idea, so handled as to be neither too...

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Windjammers and Sea Tramps. By Walter Bondman, Ben. (The Unicorn

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Press. 2s. &L net.)—Mr. Bondman describes things which he has himself seen. We would not pledge ourselves to the accuracy of all that he says, but there can be no question of...

History of Banking in Scotland. By Andrew William Kerr. (A.

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and C. Black. 55. net.)—After the lapse of some years a second edition of this work has appeared. The author has revised it, and has added a chapter in which the financial...

The Year - Book of the Scientific and Learned Societies of Great

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Britain and Ireland, Compiled from Official Sources (C. Griffin and Co., 7s. 6d.), appears for the nineteenth time. The societies are classified according to the subjects with...

Soldiers of the King. By Colonel G. J. Harcourt. (Gale

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and Polden. 3s. net.)—We have nothing but praise for Colonel Har- court's endeavour to "preserve and perpetuate the identity of the glorious old regiments of the British and...

A Greek Grammar. By John Thompson, M.A. (J. Murray. 3s.)—It

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must suffice to say that this grammar has a very service- able look. It is not too long and elaborate, it gives practically what the student wants, and gives it in an...

God and Greater Britain. By the Rev. Robert Douglas. (James

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Nisbet and Co. 3s. 6d. net.)Mr. Douglas dedicates his book to " all British Israelites." We cannot help thinking that the idea of any genealogical connection between the Hebrew...

Father Dolling : a Memoir. By Joseph Clayton. (Wells Gardner,

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Darton, and Co. 2s. net.)—It would be ungracious, or worse than ungracious, to say anything in disparagement of R. P. Dolling. There never was a man who gave himself up to the...

The Book of the House. By Felix_ Noel. (J. M.

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Dent and Co. 2s. 6d. net.)—This is an amusing account of the troubles which a young married couple undergo in looking for, settling on, and altering to suit their taste and...

SOME BOOKS OF THE WEEK.

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[Under this heading vs notice such Books of the week as have not been reserved for review in other forms.] Letters of Hugh Earl Percy. Edited by Charles Knowles Bolton. (C. C....

The Art of Success. By T. Sharper Knowlson. (F. Warne

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and Co. 2s. 6d.)—Mr. Knowlson has written a sensible little book, in which he answers, satisfactorily on the whole, various questions commonly asked about the difficulties and...

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Messrs. De La Rue send us a variety of almanacs

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and diaries. For general use there is nothing better than the Desk Diary, a small octavo volume, containing the ordinary information for which one consults volumes of this kind,...

Bookbinding. Edited by Paul N. Hasluck. (Cassell and Co. 15.)—We

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have had the opportunity from time to time of com- mending to our readers a very useful periodical bearing the title of Work. This little volume reproduces some of its contents....

NEW EDITIONS AND REPRINTS. — The Mirror of Perfection. Translated

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by Constance, Countess De La Warr. (Burns and Oates. 5s.)—"A Record of St. Francis of Assisi, ascribed to his Companion, Brother Leo of Assisi."—Manchester al Hondo : a...