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the Left, apart from the Radicals, are showing a disagreeable temper. They have produced what they euphemistically call a " counter-proposal " to M. Doumer's scheme, but the...

that there . were plenty of substitutes for their places, came to heel. There are better signs of Government stability in France now than there have been for several weeks. This...

BRIAND has proved once more that safety often - 4, -7- 1 -* lies in daring. His Minister of Finance, M. Doumer, is _disliked by many of his fellow-Ministers of the Left partly...

of Tuesday explained that M. Doumer would submit certain reforms of "direct taxation in conformity with democratic principles "—this in response to the Left—but that these...

We have received the following report from our auditors :— To the Directors of The SPECTATOR, Limited, 13 York Street, W. C. 2. Gentlemen, We have examined the Company's...

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dYnisty set up in the Hejaz has not -endured. King Hussein was a useful and expensive ally against Turkey, but in peace time his relations with Egypt became difficult for all ....

in the preliminary Disarmament Conference at Geneva. The question therefore arises how she will conduct her relations with the League. There must be some form or convention by...

Which they would willingly withdraw in more sober Moments. That is why much nonsense is being talked about the British "monopoly." All traders in all countries try to get the...

a state- of confusion that it is difficult to see how it can be solved. It is extremely irksome for President Coolidge to have this task of arbitration on his hands. Whichever...

fresh news to record. The Angora Government-is quietly thinking things over, and is reported to have decided against a warlike policy. This quiescence and a belated recollection...

the price of British rubber. We cannot compli- ment him on either his manner or his method. He talks of the British " monopoly " and of a policy of unfairly exacting a tribute...

Rapallo. The visit was officially described as merely an act of courtesy, but such a description is always a signal in .Continental countries for opening a Pandora's box of...

the Turkish Minister for Foreign Affairs, signed with M. Tehiteherin a new political.Treaty. The Paris corres- pondent of the Times says that the Treaty is generally re- garded...

. committed suicide it was stated that he had consulted psycho-analyst and had afterwards expressed the sense • of degradation which resulted. It may be that this young man...

a beloved home by the burning of Hagley Hall last week. Of the precious contents of the library collected by several heads of the family and the valuable pictures only a remnant...

to kill his predecessor or massacre in his success any more of those who had opposed his grasp at power. He has made a quite reasonable agreement with Iraq for which Sir Gilbert...

Council a copy of a letter which has appeared in the daily Press, and puts his Council's position in regard to Dr. Axham in a rather new light. The Council can only register "...

Hendon Aerodrome, about three hundred acres, from the Grahame-White Aviation Company. Claims and counter-claims between the parties dating from the War make it difficult to...

huge majority for a resolution demanding an imme- . diate "Dominion Status" in default of which there is to be a campaign of "mass civil disobedience." It looks bad ; but the...

peace in the shipbuilding industry which, since the boom, has been more and more depressed until its records of employment are the unhappiest in Great Britain ; and yet no...

on December 3rd, 1925. War Loan (5 per cent.) was on Wednesday 1004; on Tuesday week 1004 ; a year ago 1011. Funding Loan (4 per cent.) was on Wednesday 851; on Tuesday week...

A TAX ON BETTING: A NEW SUGGESTION M R. CHURCHILL'S answer to the deputation which visited him on December 22nd, in order to advocate a tax on betting, was neither encouraging...

T HE confusion of the civil war in China is a little less confused than it was. The figures of Chang Tso-lin, the Manchurian War Lord, and Feng Yu-hsiang, the Christian General,...

T HE Tacna-Arica_ dispute, which has aroused both Americas to acute interest, is hardly understood in Europe, so little known is the territory which is its subject, so distant...

"B UT what the Engligh need is not self-confidence but self-advertisement. The more they conquer. their modesty, the more rapid will be their success.' Their foundation is...

O UR Socialists intend to introduce another Mines Nationalization Bill. For what purpose ? Nationalized mines abroad have yielded none of the great good things promised. They...

mHERE has been so far during the present season in London only one orchestral concert on a Sunday. But the strict Sabbatarian need not give premature thanks as at a -sign of...

my husband obtained an appointment in 'South Africa under the Education bepaitm6nt of the Transvaal. He was established in a small dorp on the veldt, midway between Ermelo and...

LUBRICATING THE ENGINE A Tnix film of oil must always be maintained where the surfaces of all the working parts of a motor-car engine are in contact. Undue wear and tear is...

exactly productive of thought. The bulk of picture-theatre frequenters simply go, without inquiring much what they will get, for a change of scene from the home, the factory or...

A LETTER FROM OSLO [To the Editor of the SrEcTAT0n.1 Sta,—In Norway deflation sits enthroned as the only possible fiscal policy. After a period of amazing vacillation during...

Before going on their holidays readers are advised to place an order for the SPECTATOR. The journal will be forwarded to any address at the following rates :- One Month .. 2s....

Green is to court disaster, but having held two benefices in Salford I can claim to be familiar with the conditions which I take it have done much to form his opinion on the...

Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—It has been my good fortune to be associated with Canon Green in so many philanthropic endeavours that - I am conscious of a certain pain in...

will wish success to the appeals your -columns for the introduction of the totalisator and for, taxation on betting. You cannot possibly stop betting, the speculative propensity...

SIR,—In the Spectator of December 26th, there appeared an article signed T. II. Milken, giving the writer's impressions of Moscow, and expressing the hope that passport...

Sta,—The description of Moscow as it is to-day, contained in the Spectator of December 26th, is most interesting. We are all extremely anxious to know the truth regarding Soviet...

considerable interest your article, "The Need for a Tax on Betting," and also Canon Green's letter. There are two objections to the proposed tax, regu- larizing an evil, and the...

December 26th, 1925, there is an article on "Russia To-day," with an editorial note that it will probably surprise most people, and I think those readers who are interested...

line you are taking on this question which is one of our greatest social and moral evils as is evidenced by those whose lives are spent in working among the poorer members of...

[To the Editor of the SeEcTAroa.] Sin,—Doctor Graham Little has referred to me in his recent inaccurate and ill-advised letter regarding osteopaths and their practice. The only...

to be fair will give me space. For years patients of mine have gone to osteopaths, with my knowledge, and, often, approval, so that I might judge what the osteopaths could do ;...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Being considerably interested in agricultural land in East Anglia and Yorkshire I have read with concern your ; review of a book called...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—With reference to the letter of Mr. C. F. Ryder, in your last issue, I would point out that I do not advocate the turning of all labourers...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR] Sta,—I note that you have awarded one of your prizes for a sundial inscription to Mrs. Brown for her poem. You say that the poem has about it...

HOW INFINITE ARE THY WAYS I THOUGHT the night without a sound was falling ; But standing still, No stem or leaf I stirred, And soon in the hedge a cricket chirred ; A robin...

[To the. Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sni,—Lately you have inserted several letters about the Zoo. 'A vivid remembrance of my visit a year ago is still marred by the thought of the...

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"A MAN'S DAY ON EARTH." Mr. Wixiwr PLATT (4 Hallswelle Road, Golders Green, London, N.W. 114 writes : "Your critic, in reviewing my book, A Man's Day on Earth, accuses me of...

THE GREEK POINT OF VIEW [COPYRIGHT IN THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA BY THE New York Times.] The Greek Point of View. By Maurice Hutton. (Hodder and Stoughton.) THIS is a...

view who, after a reading of Mr. Coulton's latest book,T, can stilt keep some hold on any romantic notions he may possess . concerning the Medieval village. "I have tried," says...

The Editor offers two prizes of £5 each :- 1. For a new Tale for Children in not more than six hundred words of prose or sixty lines of verse : 2. For a new "Biography for...

Tula is a good book. It is a relief to read an American account of the opium question which is fair and impartial, and does not ignore the practical difficulties which confront...

TgIs is a pleasant story to read. It is the story of how for over a century the two great English-speaking nations have settled the differences between them not merely peaceably...

The Anglo-Catholic Revival. By S. L. 011ard, MA. (A. R. Mowbray and Co. 3s. 6d. net.) IT is the prescriptive right of the English novelist to deal in theology, and Miss Sheila...

This account by Captain Amundsen of his attempt with five companions to cross, by air, the Arctic Circle, employs our imagination, for it is More rousing than a Viking saga ; to...

centuries—namely, Marshal Maurice de Saxe, Major-General Sir Robert Rolls Gillespie, Lord Peterborough, and Major- General James Wolfe—are selected from a number of" after...

the American Constitution stands out unshaken like a Rock of Gibraltar in the midst of a changing world" will be surprised to discover, from Mr. Ilorwill's interesting and...

pacifist towards war" need not be questioned, but it is unlikely to convince any readers who do not share the author's views. The suggestion that "Socialism is definitely...

Ltd. 78. (Id. net.) MR. GLASGOW'S views on Foreign politics are well known to readers of the Contemporary Review. Though Mr. Ramsay Macdonald is his favourite Foreign Minister...

A CENTURY OF EXCAVATION IN PALESTINE. By R. A. S. Macslister. (Religious Tract Society. 10s. (Id. net.) PROFESSOR MACALISTER'S review of modern research in Palestine is a most...

Co. 7s. 6d. net.) Mn. HAMMERSLEY is not a skilful writer of concise English, but he has firsthand knowledge of industry and, as a Member Of Parliament, some ideas of...

All Fools Together : a Bucolic History. By Charles Forrest. (Coffins. 7s. 6d. net.)—This is a first novel of something more than promise. The scene- is. rural England during the...

(Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. f3d. net.)—Mr. Freeman is a recognized Master of mystery, and in his present venture he has displayed his constructive skill at its best. The method...

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Head. Is. 6d. net.)—With insufferable tedium and slickness Mr. Cahell relates the unpleasing amorous exploits of a plump and conceited young man.

of Mrs. Mitehison's enchanting and intimate _stories of life in ancient Greece, this time during the fast year( of the Peloponnesian War. The authoress is so sure of her...

Pretender, has .appeared SO' Often in his- torical romance that it says much for Miss Winifred Duke's skill that she has been able to giVe a totieh of ffeshness even to so...

Before dealing, however, with what appear at the moment to be probabilities with regard to the develop- ments early in the new year, and the general prospects for the...

argued that variable dividend securities having risen so appreciably during the past two years, much might be said as to the likelihood of an early reaction. Such, of course,...

On the other hand, it is considered that variable divi- dend stocks and speculative and semi-speculative descrip- 1 tions may easily see a continuance of the activity which has...

• But while the consensus of City opinion is against any acute outbreak of Labour troubles, it is frankly reccignized that the uncertainties surrounding the Coal industry, the...

sketches rather than stories, this collection speaks chiefly of the sorrows and joys of the very obscure, the unnoticed old maids, bachelors and children. They show much...

NEW YEAR PROSPECTS BY ARTHUR W. KIDDY. Mum as I should like to be in the position of giving readers of this column an accurate forecast of financial, commercial and Stock...

It is obvious, however, that, as regards the latter half of the year, much must depend upon how far we succeed in solving our industrial problems. A good deal of the optimism...

- QUIET MARKETS. , The Stock Markets have been rather quiet during the past week, and in that respect have presented somewhat of a con- trast to the conditions which frequently...

The usual pressure at the end of the year for accommodation in 'connexion with annual balance sheets has been in evidence in the Money Market, but with the turn of the year will...

In view of the very satisfactory report, it is scarcely surprising that, at the recent meeting, the directors' proposal to increase the capital of the company by the creation of...

Judging from present indications, the banking year has been only moderately favourable from the shareholders' point of view. It is quite true that the average value of loanable...