It had been rumoured that the Socialist Deputies, now a hundred and sixty strong, would try to shout him down. They contented themselves with retiring in a body, while the...

be released forthwith, despite the terms of the Armistice and of the Treaty. Further, they hint that it will be difficult for them to surrender the Germans accused of criminal...

archives of the Berlin Foreign Office conclusive proofs of the ex-Kaiser's direct responsibility for the war. The extracts from Herr Kautsky's Report, printed in the Times of...

to the point. It published on Thursday two documents found in Admiral von Reuter's safe in the ' Emden' after she was raised. One was a letter, dated May 9th last, from Admiral...

to have decided that the remaining German warships and the sub- marines are to be broken up, excepting some cruisers and destroyers which are to be allotted to France and Italy....

the Town Hall at Neuilly. By an odd coincidence, the room selected for the ceremony contained a painting of the Princess Clementine, ex-King Ferdinand's mother, who once lived...

letters submitted to him, but when stamped and addressed envelopes are sent he will do his best to return contributions in case of rejection.

T HE Allies, at the request of Marshal Foch, have asked the German Government to suppress the military organizations they have formed in defiance of the Treaty. By April next...

considerations that there was no certainty, nor even a strong likelihood, that a great deal of money would be raised by Premium Bonds ; that a very flighty use of money would be...

from Mrs. Humphry Ward protesting against the reimposition of tests which is proposed in the Enabling Bill. Our readers are familiar with the scheme embodied in the Bill,...

sot refer to the Peace Treaty, but dealt with economic questions. Ile expressed the belief that the causes of the general unrest were superficial rather than deep-seated, and...

favour of Premium Bonds was defeated by a decisive majority. 276 Members voted against the motion and only 84 for it. We need not summarize the debate, as we have frequently...

House of Commons on Monday. Lady Astor was introduced by the Prime Minister and Mr. Balfour, and is said to have been more self-possessed than those hardened Parliamentary...

to his pupils : " The day of tests and declarations except for clerical functions is over." And he added that " inability to adopt the creeds of Christendom in their natural...

the Coal Controller's estimate of the output for the current year from July had been confirmed by experience. There was no reason to hope for an output exceeding 217 million...

Tax has been announced two or three times, and each time has been announced differently. In the end, however, it appears that there was a very small majority—under 1500—in a...

on Friday week on the Government's dealings with coal. Mr. Brace moved for a Select Committee to inquire into the Coal Controller's vagaries, and, though he was beaten on a...

Divi- sion of Plymouth, the seat vacated by her husband's succession to the Peerage. She gained a handsome victory for the Coali- tion, polling 14,495 votes against the Labour...

due to ignorance, and that the work of reform should begin with the Irish schools. The schools cost the State more, in proportion, than do our British schools, but their...

of the city last Saturday night. He was the fourteenth Irish policeman to be assassinated this year by Sinn Feiners, in pursuance of their campaign of terrorism. It is...

pulsory for Responsions. In a somewhat confused debate in Congregation on Tuesday Professor Murray's compromise, imposing Greek on candidates for all honour schools except...

on Awards to Inventors were announced in the newspapers on Friday week. The grants, amounting in all to £18,000, were allotted as follows : £15,000 between Sir William Tritton...

Sir Evelyn Wood. His death removes the last of the great names of the Victorian Army, and cuts one of the last links which bind the Army of to-day to the Crimean War and the...

misfortune of Mr. de Mole, not his fault, that his invention was in advance of his time, and was put aside because the occasion for its use had not then arisen." The misfortune...

any considerable aumber of men should be found to vote for freeing their par. tioular trade from a tax which is levied upon everybody whose income exceeds a stated figure. In...

whom the Commission awarded grants all thoroughly deserved the nation's gratitude, but the award of a small money grant unaccompanied by any honour seems perhaps an inadequate...

of 1880, to ask the War Office to send out Evelyn Wood. It thus happened that it fell to Wood to inaugurate the negotiations with the Boers in 1881 after Colley's defeat at...

that these defects were only brought out by conditiont of use " much more stringent and protracted than those stipu• lated for by the Government when ordering them." This de...

when a new subject is mooted in a public office is for the keeper of the Register to make search for any previous communi- cations on the same or kindred subjects. These form...

6, 1919.

THE EXPLOITATION OF EMPIRE. P ARLIAMENT, as the supreme guardian and trustee of the native faces included in the British Empire, must without delay decide the question whether...

A VERY interesting and very important struggle for the control of the railways is going on at present, and deserves a great deal more of public attention than it has received....

There are many reasons why it is a supreme misfortune for India and the Empire that Mr. Montagu should be Secretary of State. To begin with, he should never have been appointed...

is another way of saying the whole British nation, have read with great pleasure the accounts of the enthusiastic reception given to the King of Italy I oth in the Italian...

impressions, desires, and ideas which are always present with each individual. They are part of his personality ; we might almost say that they constitute his personality. As a...

[Letters of the length of one of our leading paragraphs are often more read, and therefore more effective, than those which fill treble the space.] -- AGRICULTURE AND...

T, ANGUAGE8 are constantly absorbing words from one another. It is their principal means of enrichment. We know the extent to which our own language is indebted to others, the...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Three weeks ago you published a sympathetic article on Women's Work which encourages me to bring to your notice an advertisement—not...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOIL"J Sia,—The Armenian mandate is going a-begging. The Irish race wants a country to govern. Why not solve both questions by giving Ireland the...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sia,—A highly competent observer at present in Germany sends me the following letter, which I think may be of interest to " I had brought...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."1 SIR,—Signora Montessori gave on November 6th a lecture at Kingsway Hall to an imposing audience mostly composed of teachers and of others...

" SPECTATOR."] SIR,—During the last few years questions affecting racial health have been much before the public. The war has brought home to all that a nation, for its...

OF THE " SPECTATOR.' SIR, —I think it may be of some service to wives and mothers anxious to visit the battle areas of Northern France if, through the medium of your valuable...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, — To hark back to one of your issues of August is to pro- claim oneself a back number as well as to quote one. But my excuse is that I...

OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,-1 have just read a paragraph in the Spectator of Novem- ber 22nd which says that the King is a member of the Church of Scotland (presumably because in...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " EIPEGTATOR."1 :!IR,—Tite following extract from a study of George Bubb Dodington by Mr. Lloyd Sanders may interest your readers from its modernity :- "...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Iia,—In the interesting review of the Life of George Bubb Dodington which appeared in the Spectator of November 15th it was noticeable that...

[TO THE EDITOR OF TILE SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—I In Lord Ormont and Inc Antinta we are told that one of the ushers at the school described at the beginning of the novel was admired by...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Having had an opportunity of examining this system of construction, I am most anxious that measures should be taken for demonstrating...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—You would earn many thanks if you would follow ait your own suggestion in the notice of Lord Milford Haven's book on medals. The...

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") Sia,—There has been a great deal of talk about coal conserva- tion of late years, but few people remember that by the use of gas for...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") notice that under " News of the Week " in your issue of November 22nd you refer to the unfortunate Temperance meeting which was to have...

following comments have been suggested to me by a perusal of the late Sir Edward Cook's second series of Literary Recreations, reviewed in the Spectator of Novem- ber 15th:—...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—In your review of Naval Medals in the last issue of the Spectator I notice in your account of the taking of Rome by nit...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR, In reference to the letter in your last issue from our eloquent friend and fellow-worker Mr. H. J. Massingham, may I say that a large...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Snt,—Your delightful article on " The Romance of Disappear- ance" asks: " Are there any lost arts ? " I venture to suggest three: the...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sun,—From our own experience, I think I can cap the very interesting stories about cats in your paper. We had a beau- tiful tabby Angora who...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR, —Will you be good enough to grant me space in your valuable pages to ask for information which may be of interest to more than one of...

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—IL is 'very important that those Liberals and Progressives who are sceptical of the policy of nationalization should devote some...

" SPECTATOR."] SIR, —With reference to the treatment of Nonconformists in the Enabling Bill, to which you have so often called attention, it strikes me forcibly that the Church...

THE DREAM-MERCHANT. THE merchantmen went out of town below the evening star, Steering for the sunset and the isles of their intent; Their prows were stiff with scrolls of...

THE MYSTERY OF EASTER LSLAND.* Mae. Rorrrizoax's charming account of the cruise of the Mans ' is destined, we think, to be as popular as Lady Braesey's Voyage of the Sunbeam was...

Sin,—I have iead -with interest the two letters about cats in the Spectator of November 22nd. The following true story does not deal with "disinterested affection," but is a...

We suggest that there can be no better Present in Peace or War than an Annual Subscription to the Spectator. He or she who gives the Spectator as a present will give a weekly...

name or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked " Communicated," the Editor must not necessarily be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or with the...

WE have received £1 from Harriet Lady Cooper and £1 from " Delta " for the London Society for Women's Service. The Society asks us also to acknowledge the receipt of £2 2s. from...

IT is characteristic of Lord Haig that, while other commanders have made haste to write books, he is content to republish in their complete form the despatches which he sent...

BORN four years before the end of George IV.'s reign, Lady Dorothy Nevill, daughter of the third Earl of Orford, was named after her ancestress Dorothy Townshend, sister of Sir...

• Lteeze is one of those poets who, though they have been admitted among the Immortals, are remembered almost as much for their faults as for their merits. The Pharsalia may...

books, both French and English, only three, to the writer's knowledge, have achieved a rendering of atmosphere unvitiated by sentiment, trickery, or asthmatic strainings after...

WmLE one is on an all too short holiday the arrival of a book for review is hardly disposed to rejoice the heart of the holiday- maker. However, a perusal of but a few pages of...

fortunate that Mr. Maurice Baring did not stay for ever in Tahiti, most lovely of the South Sea Islands, when he sailed " round the world in any number of days " in 1913. He...

use of intelligence tests will be found a substitute for the hitherto indispensable abominations of our examination system ? Psychologists had been experimenting with...

SEPTEMBER. 4 ` TIIE title which Mr. Swinnerton has given his new novel har- monizes with the age and character of his heroine. Marian Forster is past her youthful prime, but...

ILLUSTRATED BOOKS. ME. W. L. WYLLIE contributes a second set of his attractive and skilful drawings of the Navy to More Sea Fights of the Great War, by W. L. Wyllie, C. Owen,...

novel is of a type of which there have been lately a good many examples—a minutely detailed description of a boy's life through his schooldays to adolescence. The last section...

Tany o' Dreams' is a fascinating book. We first make Tony's acquaintance as a boy of eight years old, who goes out alone on a summer night to investigate the mysteries of a...

[Notice in this column does not necessarily 'ream& subsequent review.] THE DECEMBER MONTHLIES.—It is pleasant to see in the Nineteenth Century a cheerful article. Mr. Beach...

10s. 6d. net.)—Mr. Hutchinson's reminiscences, with their many illustrations, will interest every golfer, for he is the leading authority on the rise of golf in England. When he...

(Chapman and Hall. 9s. net.)—This is a collection of passages from Marshal Foch's two famous books on the principles of war and on the conduct of war. The precepts are arranged...

15s. net.)—Canon Barry has edited his friend's last book, which Mr. Lilly was revising just before his death in August. It contains seven ethical essays, reprinted from the...

Africa and the Pacific, 1914-1918. By Edmund Dane. 3 vols. (Hodder and Stoughton. 7s. 6d. net each.)— In these three volumes, two devoted to the Nearer East and one to Africa...

Ward. (H. Milford. 4s. net.)—This year's Shakespeare Lecture to the British Academy is singularly interesting. It discusses, first, Shakespeare's personal connexions with the...

16s. net.)—This well-written and interesting book describes the doings of the " Hush-Hush " Brigade, General Dunsterville's force, in Western Persia and on the Caspian last...

(Hodder and Stoughton. 15s. net.)—This is a well- written and well-informed biography of the Covenanting leader in the revolt of the Scottish Presbyterians against Charles I....

Jeffery. (Cambridge University Press. 103. 6d. net.) —Mr. Jeffery's scholarly book contains not only a description of the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, but also a history of it...

2s. net.)—Mr. Bailey's book is a practical but very elementary account of educational liberalism in some of its aspects and in the modified form in which it appears in most...