IT may be said of M. Louis Madelin's Banton (" Figures du Passe": Hachette, 7fr. 50c.) that it gives a fair and toler- ably unprejudiced account of one of the most striking...

LONDON: NOVEMBER 7th. 1914.

OF the three volumes under consideration, those from the "Notable English and Scottish Trials Series" are full reports based on shorthand records, while Mr. Cartin's book is in...

THE number of new books treating of Hodge and his masters tempts us to borrow here the title of Mr. Rew's volumet of reprinted addresses and articles, for it is impossible to do...

prefaces with the modest fear "lest the reader should remonstrate that bin desire to know the author of Waverley never included a wish to be acquainted with his whole ancestry,"...

THE " New Tripoli," meaning by that the town, must be a place which one would rather live out of. Outside it there are oases which as described by Mrs. Braun—we apologize if we...

SOME GIFT-BOOKS FOR BOYS. - t STORIES of the sea and of the Navy always provide us with thrilling moments, for they seem to show us real life in an aspect that is shot with...

THE object of this short treatise is to attack what the author considers to be an injustice done to the "vassal" in Scots law by the Conveyancing (Scotland) Act, 1874. The...

CLEAR THINKING. Clear Thinking ; or, An Englishman's Creed. By L. Cecil Smith. (Sir Isaac Pitman and Sons. 38. 6d. net.)—The first title of Mr. Cecil Smith's book su gg ests a...

WE have before us a number of the annual children's publica- tions that reach us at this time of year. First must be mentioned The Boy's Own Annual (Reli g ious Tract Society,...

OF the half-dozen elaborately produced editions of well-known classics intended for the Christmas market that have already reached us, perhaps the most attractive is The Heroes,...

: published by the University.)—Brown University was founded in 1764: its charter states that "Whereas Institutions for liberal Education are highly beneficial to Society by...

R. C. Temple. (llakluyt Society.)—This continuation of Muudy'a MS. deals with his service under the East India Company from 1628 to 1634, and among other things describes a...

(George Newnes. 15s. net.)—There may be different opinions as to the wisdom of repairing, or the justification for enlarging, an old building : adding, for instance, a modern...

Daniel Morris. (Bournemouth Natural Science Society.) —This book is an interesting example of what may be done for the study of a district by a band of enthusiastic amateurs. It...

10s. 6d. net.)—Mrs. Whishaw assures us that the only way to enjoy a first visit to Spain is to regard all its incidents "from the standpoint of comic opera." Fortunately her...

and beginners in botany, as well as to "that increasing body of the public which sees in Nature a something to love."

Gardens in the Making. By Walter H. Godfrey. (B. T. Batsford. 5s. net.)—Mr. Godfrey is an architect, and his preferences are for regularity, straight lines, courts, hedges,...

is already known as an agreeable painter of the lighter aspects of Irish life. In this volume he under- takes a more serious task—the history of big native city down to 1750....

and E. T. A. Wigrant. (A. and C. Black. 12s. 6d. net.)—One of the authors of this book lived for ten years in Eastern Kurdistan as a member of the Archbishop of Canterbury's...

(George Routledge and Sons. 50e. net.)—Mr. Ogilvy has wandered on foot over many crooked miles, and has found some attractive subjects for his series of ninety-four water-...

volume contains a summary of the law respecting partnership and limited partnership, designed for the commercial man as well as the lawyer. A noticeable feature is its copious...

Co., 4s. 6d.) contains an admirable appreciation of the late W. Aldis Wright, in which Sir Sidney Colvin remarks that " there was something about [Wright's] bodily presence that...

(Heath, Cranton, and Ouseley. 3s. 6d. net.)-This sincere little book, which bears the imprintatur of the Vicar-General of Westminster, is a Roman Catholic study of the problems...

unpretentious narrative of the history of a well-known London firm of printers throws many interesting sidelights on the industrial side of literature in the eighteenth and...

at the London and County Printing Works, Drury Lane, W.C. ; and Published by Joss BAKER for the "SrEctzzoa" (Limited), at their Othee, No.1 Wellington Stret, in the Precinct of...

end to all the complicated series of treaties and agreements with Turkey as to her suzerain rights in Egypt. These are done with for ever. The Capitulations automatically come...

end of the Turkish Empire. The Ottoman Empire has committed suicide, or rather has been assassinated by Enver Bey and the group of desperados who now form the Young Turk Com-...

T HE most important event of the week has been the declaration of war on Turkey by Britain. In the words of the London Gazette of Thursday : "Owing to hostile acts committed by...

report, the situation has unquestionably improved from our point of view since last Saturday. During tile week the Germans have been making violent attacks in this region, but...

issued a reassuring proclamation as regards the Holy Places. We trust, however, that before long France, Russia, and Britain, all of whom are Powers with large numbers of...

Turkish Empire on paper before the war is over. It is clear, however, that the annexation of Cyprus must be followed in Egypt, we do not say by similar action, but by appro-...

for geographical reasons, the brunt of any Turkish offensive must fall, have not delayed in taking up the Turkish challenge. On Tuesday their troops in the Caucasus seized the...

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case.

The essential thing now is to find a remedy. It can be found, and found quickly, if the Government like to take it in what we have called scientific recruiting. The essential...

taken place off the Chilean coast last Sunday evening. What actually happened still remains a mystery. According to the German reports, five German warships, the Scharnhorst,"...

the only alteration in the prescribed ceremonial being the temporary disuse of the glass coach. This alteration is due to a cause which, it is interesting to note, is reflected...

now is to make the inundations around Nieuport and Dixrunde an excuse for not attempting anything further on the sea road, but to concentrate all their forces upon breaking...

must be called "very good" in Poland. During the week the Russian advance and the German-Austrian retreat have been rapid and continuous. Not only have large portions of Poland...

said in the Press about the training camps and the disposition of the troops throughout the country. In these circumstances the men might have had some of their spirit damped by...

recruiting, but ma 3-11 . 6te here the seriousness of the reports ...aewspapers contain of the slack way in which the new appeal from the War Office for men is being met. That...

is nothing that our Navy need be the least ashamed of in regard to the action, though, of course, we all deeply regret the loss of a British ship like the Monmouth' and of her...

War Prisoners' Camp at Newbury. He inspected all the com- pounds, tents, and cooking arrarigements. He was much impressed by the comfort and orderliness of the camp. Some of the...

the text of a telegram sent by Sir John French to the officer commanding the London Scottish. The London Scottish were the first Territorial regiment to take their place in the...

Admiralty in succession to Prince Louis of Battenberg. Though we have sometimes felt it necessary to differ from Lord Fisher's opinions, we recognize in him a man of the...

of fighting age who are refugees in foreign countries urging them to rally to the work of liberating their country. It is added that those who do not volunteer by November 15th...

Russian cruiser, which, as reported in the papers of last Saturday, was torpedoed while lying in Penang Harbour. The Captain of the 'Emden' had disguised his ship by rigging up...

of Antwerp the German right was reinforced by a newly raised army of Ersatz, volunteers, and other material. With this help the Germans were able to take the offensive again on...

of Mohammedans and President of the All-India Moslem League, has sent a message to Moslems in India and other parts of the British Empire, urging them to remain loyaL He points...

which is possessed of most endurance or can bring up and fling fresh forces into the fray. . . . Though we have undoubtedly inflicted immense loss upon the enemy, they have so...

Aug. 8th.

Captain Norman Leslie, of the Rifle Brigade, who was killed at the front, the Primate of Ireland read an extract from a letter by Captain Leslie. We quote from the Morning Post...

by the eyewitness with Sir John French's Headquarters was pub- lished in the papers of Wednesday. It describes the fighting on the Franco - Belgian frontier from October 20th to...

SCIENTIFIC RECRUITING. W E make no apologies to our readers for returning once more to the question of recruiting, because that is the vital question. The imperative need of...

W E have dealt hitherto with what we may call the mechanical side of scientific recruiting, but there is a moral side also which must not be neglected. If the Government want,...

rf lIE appearance of German cruisers off Yarmouth on Tuesday, the mysterious action off the coast of Chile, and in a lesser degree the continued exploits of the 'Emden' and...

MR. H. G. WELLS'S letter i to the Times and the correspondence that is going on n most of the newspapers on the subject of what action should be taken by civilians in the event...

another important step—or, to be accurate, two steps—to give further assistance to private traders through the agency of State credit. The first of these steps has relation to...

essay on Shelley in which the writer asked the question : "We are all familiar with tho love-poem; why not a hate-poem?" He thought that hate—the more poetic, and perhaps...

the war. No other county near London offers the War Office such oppor- tunities for development on military lines. It is a county which, with all its beauty—indeed, because of...

MEN, MEN, MEN. [To TH. EDITOR 07 7HZ "ErECTATOR...] SIE,—Referring to your article in last week's Spectator on the need for more men, would it not be worth while for one or...

sure that your appeal as expressed in your " leader " headed "Men, Men, Men, " 'will duly bear fruit, one is conscious of an all-important omission, all the more remarkable in...

a great public service if your article "Men, Men, Men, " in last week ' s Spectator, together with Mr. H. G. Wells ' s letter to the Times of the same date, could be printed as...

last Saturday you rightly urge the necessity for men, men, and more men. If the call for another million was urgent last week, it has become more so now, when the magnitude of...

Men, Men " you speak with truth of the lack of realization in the provinces of the real seriousness of the situation. May I say that the blame lies not only with a timid Press...

most of us agree with you that the thing needed is to end the war as swiftly as thoroughness will permit; and that to do this we need men, and always men. How are we to get them...

LORD NEWTON sends us for publication some extracts from a memorable letter written to him by a distinguished member of America's most distinguished family, Mr. Charles Francis...

hoped the Government will not delay, but take its courage in both hands and pass a Bill calling on all men, of the right age and physical fitness, to serve their country in this...

the powerful recruiting article in the last issue of the Spectator. Can we not get all employers here in England to make a general declaration that they will, after the war,...

[To TEL EDITOR OF THE . SPEOTITOE."] Sin,—The hoisting and saluting of the Belgian flag at Wimbledon some three weeks ago in the presence of the Duchesse de Vendome, the sister...

[To TEN EDITOR 07 THY "SPIICTATOR." SIR,—We are not a nation of psychologists or we should have realized by this time the very great importance of saying more, and especially...

[To THE EDITOR 07 TER "SPECTATOR."] Sra,—A hundred years ago Scott—" Good Sir Walter dead and gone "—in one of his "notes" wrote of the alarm given in Scotland, of invasion...

[To TH2 EDITOR OP THE "SPECTATOP.."1 SIR,—In the story which you quote from his Reminiscences (p. 596 of the last issue) Sir Charles Stanford, as a loyal son of Trinity, omits...

[To TH2 EDITOR OP TH2 "SPZCTIT02.'9 SIR,—May I ask you again to ask Old Cheltonians who have joined the Army with commissions or in the ranks, or their friends, to communicate...

the above subject has now been reprinted in pamphlet form by the London and County Printing Works, Bazaar Buildings, Drury Lane, London, W.C. Copies can be obtained from them at...

JOHN AND SARAH, DUKE AND DUCHESS OF' MARLBOROUGH.* Tms book is sure to be called a " whitewashing " work, and so in one sense it is, but in our opinion it is none the worse for...

[To THIE EDITOR OP THR "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Some six thousand saddles have been generously given in answer to my appeal on behalf of the Reserve cavalry regiments. These have now...

[To THE EDITOR OF THR "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—May I be allowed to say that the bon mot attributed by Sir Charles Stanford to Dr. Salmon, and recorded by your reviewer in your last...

A VETERAN'S LAMENT. How can I serve thee, England, Motherland Of sons who now set forth by land and sea, Their hearts, that seemed so void of true intent, Now stripped of...

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 mode of...

jolly as a novel by Lever. It has been related that a timid boy, after reading Charles O'Malley, was cured for ever of his nervousness; the peculiar outlook upon life, which...

correctly called a book of religions essays. It is supposed to be a whole, and the six chapters interdependent, but to the ordinary reader they will, we think, seem to be...

Sm. FRANCIS PIGGOTT, late Chief Justice of Hong Kong, writes in the Nineteenth Century of "The German Imperial- Colonial Blunder "—i.e., the complete misunderstanding on the...

theology, and the present specimen from the facile and imaginative pen of the late Monsignor Benson does not remove our distaste. To begin with, he often does not define his...

is a clever but really painful novel, in which the hero is cursed by cowardliness owing to pre-natal influences. The story of Francis Cbolmondely's boyhood is almost too...

6s.)—An uninspired story with, nevertheless, a capital plot. In spite of ourselves, we are interested in its many characters.—Sanin,e. By Michael Artzibashef. (Martin Seeker....

LANDMARKS.* Mn. LIICA8'S new excursion into the realms of fiction, though it retains some of the characteristic features of his previous "easygoing chronicles," shows a...

point of view always maintained by Monsignor Benson, whose death will be deplored by a very large body of novel readers, makes his account of life in the days of Charles IL...

Brahma Samaj as "Maharshi," or "The Saint," is revealed to the Western world in his Autobiography (Macmillan and Co., 7s. 6d. net) as one of those "God-intoxicated men," like...

gratis by the National Service League, at the request of Lord Roberts, who has written a foreword in which he hopes that these songs "may increase that melody on the line of...

when "German and Briton fought side by side as brothers-in- arms." But in Minden. and the Seven Years' War (Simpkin, Marshall, and Co., 5s. net) Sir Lees Knowles recalls the...

Nisbet and Co., 16s. net), claims to be the first "accurate and understandable narrative" of the famous struggle in which Wallace succumbed and Bruce triumphed. Its special...

chapters in the history of our Empire, and no one is better qualified to narrate it again than Professor George M. Wrong. of the University of Toronto. His clear and able...

(Macmillan and Co., 15s. net), is now made accessible to English readers in an admirable version by Mr. Hugh Elliot, who, in a very able introduction, discusses Lamarck's...

[Notice in this coiumn does not necessarily preclude subsevent review.] Amongst books on subjects connected with the war we may mention Chivalry and the Wounded (L. Upcott Gill...

a list, with descriptions and illustrations, of the chief types of aeroplanes now made in England, France, Germany, and the United States, together with notices of the leading...

recent reminis- cences of the Franco-German War of 1870 in My Adventures in the Commune (Chatto and Windus, 12s. 6d. net). This belated volume has a wider scope than its title...

Naval Warfare By JAMES R. THURSFIELD, M.A. With an introduction by Rear-Admiral Sir CHARLES L. OTTLEY, K.C.M.G., C.B., M.V.O. Royal 16mo. is net. "Every one who desires to...