8 AUGUST 1931

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VERIFY YOUR QUOTATIONS.

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VERIFY YOUR QUOTATIONS. It was said to be necessary above all things to verify your quotations. It is good to verify dates as well. In your issue of July 11th, Mr. J. D. Bernal...

Advice to An Editor

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Poetry Advice to An Editor VnIIE- yvou feel that things are slow, WVhen your stock of news runs low, WVhen the murder-mnarket's slack, When there seems a woeful laek Of your...

CLOSED TO WALKERS.

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CLOSED TO WALKERS. In your issue of July 25th, in an article headed " A Charter for Walkers," by Mr. C. E. M. Joad, it is stated that - vast tracts of the Highlands of Scotland...

AS THRANG AS THROPP'S WIFE.

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POINTS FROM LETTERS As TIHRANG AS TIIROPP'S WIFE. Could any of your readers kindly tell me the name of a story which was based on the North Country saving of " As Thrang as...

LOTTERIES.

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LoTrrTERIES. May I take exception to a remark by " G. S." in his letter under the heading " Lotteries " in your issue of July 25th ? His observation is " Insurance itself is a...

LEAGUE OF NATIONS PUBLICATIONS.

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LEAGUE OF NATIONS PUBLICATIONS. I wonder if you could find some opportunity of drawing attention to the Exhibition of League of Nations publications which was opened at the Old...

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[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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[To the Editor of the SPE.CTATOR.] SiR,-May I put a few other considerations before you on the subject of mental defectives? I have been doing work which shows that the habits...

THE STERILIZATION BILL; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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Letters to the Editor [In view of the length of many of the letters which we receive, we would remind correspondents that we often canno! give space for long letters and that...

EMPLOY THE UNEMPLOYED; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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-EMPLOY THE UNEMPLOYED [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,--Some of your readers may be interested to hear the result of an experiment made in this district to relieve...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,-I should like to make one or two observations on the very fair-minded and careful editorial article on ' The Sterilization Bill " in your...

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[The exchange of alien subjects between Greece, Bulgaria...]

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The exchange of alien subjects between Greece, Bulgaria and Turkey was a political measure that brought great suffering upon vast numbers of homeless people but ha!; lessened...

[NAPOLEON called Thomas Cochrane, tenth Lord Dundonald,...]

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Current Literature NAPOLEON called Thomas Cochrane, tenth Lord Dundonal](, Le Loup de M1er, and the name is an apt summary of this consummate seaman's deadly swiftness of...

[Recent historical research has more and more vindicated...]

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Recent historical research has more and more vindicated the claim of the Abbot Joachim to be one of the chief religious influences of the mediaeval period. This humble and holy...

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The Claims of Silver

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The Claims of Silver It is not surprising that the shortage of gold in the West and the disastrous results of the fall in the price of silver in the East should have brought...

The Return from Moscow

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The Return from Moscow The pilgrims to Russia have returned, and immediately applied themselves to imparting their experiences to Summer Schools, Lord Lothian instructing the...

Progress in Spain

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Progress in Spain Revolutions carried through at a single stroke rarely continue their tranquil course for very long. The transition from destructive to constructive work...

Coal and Cotton

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* * * * Coal and Cotton The Coalmines Reorganization Commission, in outlining its long-distance plans for colliery amalgamation, quotes some arresting figures in justification...

M. Briand's Health

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* * * M. Briand's Health Some of those brought most closely in touch with 1.M. Briand during the recent diplomatic conferences in Paris and London were struck by the evident...

More Direct Taxation?

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More Direct Taxation? The report of the Economy Committee, with which we deal at some length on a later page, and its disclosure of a probable £120,000,000 deficit, is...

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[The beauty of England is made rather than born.]

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The beauty of England is made rather than born. The villages and the hedgerows, the bridges and the woods, the churches and the closes are the work of men's hands. A very...

AND SOMERSET.

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AND SOMERSET. The county of Somerset also is proving how quickly and thoroughly the cult of architectural beauty in humble dwellings is advancing. By way of promoting Lord...

A MOTHERLY CAT.

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I A MOTIIEIRLY CAT. A reader of the Spectalor, much interested in the account of " A Cat's Intelligence," sends the following experience of a naturalist on her son's estate...

A PHOENIX

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A llnorE-ix A quaint point in ornithology (quite a new one to me) is raised by a corres)ondent from Oregon. lie writes primarily ot thle red-winged blackbird, to which some...

[No meeting of which I have cognizance has so convincingly...]

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No meeting of which I have cognizance has so convincingly demonstrated the determination of all classes to preserve and conserve the aesthetic wealth of a county. What has...

EXPLOSIVES FOR SPADES.

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EXPLOSIV-LS FOR SP.IJIDS. An idea produced sonic years ago from the brain of that brilliant man of science Mr. l)urlhain is worth the attention of those who both in novels and...

BACKWARD HEREFORDSHIRE

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Country Life BACKWARD HEREFORDSHIRE Was it not Mr. Bernard Shaw who said, in effect, that Herefordshire had not yet reached the latest century or even the latest but one ?...

EGGS AND THE EARTHQUAKE.

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E;G(GS AND THF EARlTIHQUAKE. An astonishing theory of the effects of an unwonted chill upon birds' eggs was set forth recently by a correspondent to the Field; and it deserves,...

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The Doctor's Second Thoughts. By Sir James Crichton-Browne.

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Useful By-Products The Doctor's Second Thoughts. By Sir Jaincs Crielhtorn-Browno. (Benn. 7s. 6d.) NOWADAYS the word " Thinker " is seldom used except to describe (usually...

Reason and Nature. By Morris R. Cohen.

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Reason and Nature Reason and Nature. By Morris R. Cohen. (Kegan Paul. 2_1.) MR. COHEN's book is a critical compendium of modern thought. As such it might be reviewed in at...

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The Referendum in Prussia

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News of the Week The Referendum in Prussia i N a broadcast address to the German people on I Tuesday Dr. Bruning sounded a serious and necessary warning regarding next...

America and Aggressors

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America and Aggressors It is significant of the way some part of American opinion is tending that 'Mr. Newton 1). Baker, one of the first four or five possibilities for the...

Germany Resumes

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Germany Resumes Germany got through the critical day, Wednesday, when the banks were reopened for ordinary business, successfully. So far from any run taking )laCec it was...

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Travel in Sweden

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Travel [W1'e publish on this page articles and notes which may help our readers in making their plans for travel at home and abroad. They are written by correspondents who have...

[Dr. T. Rice Holmes has completed his study of Augustus...]

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Dr. T. Rice Holmnes has completed his study of Augustus in a masterly little volume, The Architect of the Rlomian Empire, 27 B.&.-A.D. 14 (Clarendon Press, 12s. Gd.). The...

[During the past month the books most in demand at The...]

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During the past month the books most in demand at The Times Book Club have been:NON-FICTION.-Memoirs of a Polyglot, by William Gerhardi; War, Wine and Women, by Wilfred...

[This combination of people who do and people who write...]

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This combination of people who do and people who write the reminiscences of the things said to have been done is becoming tedious. Messrs. F. D. Burdett and P. J. King have...

[No short history of Republican Rome is better known than...]

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No short history of Rlepul)blican Rome is better known than that by the late Dr. WVells, Warden of Vadham. It is pleasant to see the long promised continuation, A Short History...

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WORKING A PASSAGE.

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WORKING A PASSAGE. I As the Honiton packet was leaving a port in Wales, on her voyage to Lyme, the master perceived a swarm of bees settle on a rock which the rising tide would...

FEMALE PREACHERS.

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A Hundred Years Ago "THE SPECTATOR," AUGUST 6TH, 1831. FEMALE PREACHERS. At an early hour on Sunday morning, Rachel Smithson, about twenty-two years of age, belonging to a...

DENSE POPULATION.

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DENSE POPULATION. I In taking the census in Mary Street, in this city, the enumerator reports that in one house alone there are twenty-two families, comprising ninety-one...

HISTORY WITHOUT TEARS.

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Gramophone Notes HISTORY WITHOUT TEARS. TnrE Columbia company have now published two volumes of records under the general title of The Columbia History of Music through Ear...

EFFECTS OF SYMPATHY.

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EFFECTS OF SYMPATHY. I When the Duke of B. last visited Paris, he was shown in the Muscum, among other curiosities, the anatomy of a remarkably large donkey. His Grace appeared...

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A "SPECTATOR" PRESS-DAY; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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A "SPECTATOR" PRESS-DAY [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sni,-Your interesting competition on " Press-Day in the Spectator office " recalls to my mind the pleasant interview I...

CRUELTY TO ANIMALS; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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CRUELTY TO ANIMALS [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.1 SIR,-It is no small indictment against present-day civilization that there should be so many people ready to rush into...

A CHARTER FOR WALKERS; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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A CHARTER FOR WALKERS [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] ,St,-I am in complete accord with Mr. Joad's article, "A Charter for Walkers." If there is any 'way to restore the...

STAGHUNTING AND DEERSTALKING; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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STAGHUNTING AND DEERSTALKING [To the Editor of the SPECTATOnU. SIR,-Major J. C. Darling writes to the Spectator stating his ideas about the cruelty of shooting deer in place of...

THE R.S.P.C.A. AND HUNTING; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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THE R.S.P.C.A. AND IIUN'TING [To the Editor of the S1;I'ACTATOII.1 SiR,-I am astonished to read, in Major Darling's letter of July 25th, that " Mrs. Binstead wishes the...

AN AGE LIMIT FOR HORSES; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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AN AGE LIMIT FOR HORSES [To the Editor of the SPECTAmTOR.] SIR,-As the Spectator seems to be ever ready to enter the lists against cruelty to animals, I should be glad if you...

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THE GERMAN CRISIS.

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THE GERMAN CRISIS. Each and all of these developments may be said to arise out of the present crisis in Germaniy, and that crisis, in its turn, must be regarded as one of the...

UNFULFILLED HOPES.

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UNFULFILLED HOPES. MNoreover, and as far as lay in our power, we backed our confidence in the integrity and good faithiof other nations by making not only short-dated but long...

OUR OWN POSITION.

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OUR OWN POSITION. But while there are many explanations of the sensitiveness of our market to the present crisis in Germany, which may fairly be said to reflect favourably upon...

Foreign Credits for Britain

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Finance-Public & Private Foreign Credits for Britain DLuiING the past week there have been some importantdevelopments in the financial situation on which a few explanatory...

BRITAIN'S COURAGE.

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BRITAIN'S COURAGE. It is common knowledge that during the four years of war no country suffered a greater financial strain than Great Britain, as we very largely carried the...

BANKING CO-OPERATION.

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BAN KING CO-OPERATIO-N. From what has been said, however, it must not be sul)posed that the Bank of France and the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, in placing certain franc...

EXPANDING THE NOTE ISSUE.

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EXPANDIN-G THE NOTE ISSUE. The proposed addition to the Fiduciary Note issue, although in a sense a technical matter, deserves a word -(Continued on page mVi.>

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PEACE AND PROPAGANDA; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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PEACE AND PROPAGANDA [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,-In a letter published under this heading in your issue of July 25th a correspondent gave some interesting...

MIXED BATHING; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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MIXEl) BATHING ['T'o Ihe E(ditor of Ihe SIjFZcIr.A'ron.I Siii,-I have read with interest your leading article advocating the institution of nmixe(l bathing in the swimming...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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[To the Editor of the SPocXAToR.] Sin,-I should like to l)e allowe(l to express in your columns, my admiration for the splendid courage shown by the Bishop of Birmingham in his...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] FIR,-I am so glad that you do not forget the unemployed. The sturdy schemes that you notice are too revolutionary in character to be able to...

BISHOP AND ARCHBISHOP; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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BISHOP AND ARCHBISHOP ['To the Editor of the Sl'l-jCI'A'roil.j SJR,-I feel compelled to reply to the statements yvo make in the three final sentences of your editorial...

NATIONS' INTEREST IN ONE ANOTHER; [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.]

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NATIONS' INTEREST IN ONE ANOTHER [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.1 Sin,-I feel I must remind your readers of something which a chance re-reading of Morley's Diderot has brought...

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EMPLOY THE UNEMPLOYED.

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A Penny of Observation ARMADO: How has thou purchased this experience ? MOTH: By my penny of observation. (Love'8 Labour'8 Lost.) EMPLOY THE UNEMPLOYED. I We suggest, in all...

The Comic Poet's Opportunity

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The Comic Poet's Opportunity BY J. B. MORTON. DIONYSODORUS the Troezenian, about whom I hope D you know more than I, said that active and perpetual criticism is a sign of...

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Invalids

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Invalids We cannot let this week pass without the expression of our sympathy with two distinguished invalids, Mr. Lloyd George and Mr. Thomas A. Edison. Mr. Edison's illness is...

Aviation

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Aviation We have two aeronautical records to greet this weec. Two Americans, iMr. Russell Boardman and Mr. Jolh Polando, have flown from Newv York to Constantinople -without...

Oil from Coal

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Oil from Coal The production of motor spirit from coal is a sulbiect which has always interested those whllo are alive to the possibilities of the future, and has lately...

New York Gangsters

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I New York Gangsters The shooting of five Italian children by New York gangsters in an East Side slum has roused the police to brave words and spectacular measures. As in most...

The Case of Lord Kylsant

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The Case of Lord Kylsant The fact that an appeal is pending precludes us from commenting upon the adverse part of the verdict in the case of Lord Kylsant-the part, that is,...

Burma

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Burma The new measures which the Government of Burma have taken to deal with their crisis seem admirably calculated to deal firmly with the situation, without exaggerating its...

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BOOK REVIEW.

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BOOiK REVIEW. *With the approach of the holiday season, the public is demanding its literature in a compact and handy format, and we should be failing in our duty to our...

ON ERROR.

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ON ERROR. Deep in the hearts of every nation, except perhaps the American nation, is an instinctive veneration for inefficieney, p)rovided it be on a scale sufficiently...

FESTIVALS.

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Music FESTIVAI.S. Tiii. Music Festival season in this eountry hlas begurn earlier than usual. The ninth annual festival of the International Society for Contemporary Mlusie...

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Economy and Self-Discipline

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Economy and Self-Discipline THE supreme service the Economy Committee, T which reported a week ago, has rendered is in bringing the country face to face with realities. The...

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Robert Walpole and His Age. By G. R. Stirling Taylor.

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The Ended Adventure Robert Walpole and His Age. By G. R. Stirling Taylor. (Jona- than nape. IOs.) MR. STIRLING TAYLOR'S biography of WalPole appears opportunely just after...

The Plays of Bernard Shaw. Complete edition in one volume.

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The Journalist as Playwright The Plays of Bernard Shaw. Complete edition in one volume. (Constable. 12s. Gd.) AMEN of genius seldom know what sort of geniuses they arc. Pope...

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Stories from Everywhere. By Rhoda Power. The Monkey Moo Book. By Sir Leonard Hill. You and I and London. By R. F. Kindersley.

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Children's Books Stories from Everywhere. By Rhoda Power. (Evans Brothers. 4s. 6d.) The Monkey Moo Book. By Sir Leonard Hill. (Gollancz. 5s.) You and I and London. By R....

Balkan Tavern. By Panait Istrati. The Blanket of the Dark. By John Buchan. The Moth of Holiness. By Paul Bloomfield. A Modern Vanity Fair. By Stephen Graham. Dear Countrymen. By S. L. Bensusan.

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Fiction Romance Has It Balkan Tavern. By Panait Ntrati. ('Tolllnill. 7R. Od1.) The Blanket of the Dark. Bv Jolhi Bucllum. ( Eltxider andl Stolulhtonll. 7,S. (Ml.) The...

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The Child as Scientist

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The Child as Scientist BY SUSAN ISAACS. [Alrs. Isaacs is the Chairman of the Education Section of the British Psychological Society, and the author of Intellectual Growth lin...

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"Rurbanization"

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" Rurbanization BY B. S. ToNx -itoi. THIS word was recently invented to denote the invasion of our rural areas by bricks and mortar. The evils of rurbanization may be...

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Marshal Lyautey. By Andre Maurois.

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The French Cromer Marshal Lyautey. By Andr6 Maurois. (The Bodley Head. 12s. 6d.) M. ANDRIP MAUROIS is a most competent biographer. He has often been something more than...

Naval Operations. Vol. V. By Sir Henry Newbolt. With case of maps.

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The End of the War at Sea Naval Operations. Vol. V. By Sir Henry Newbolt. With case of maps. (Longmans. 31s. Od.) Tiii, final volume of the British official history of the...

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The "Sliding Heart"

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The "Sliding Heart" BY CECILIA TOwNSEND. ABOOKSTALL in a market place covered with A cheap books ! What an agreeable place for a holiday traveller to wait in for " a country...

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Thoughts on the Colour Bar

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The Colour Bar [The Spectator does not necessarily agree with all the views of the writers contribdting to this series on the Colour Bar. Our object in publishing the series is...

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Fact and Fiction about Wagner. By Ernest Newman.

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Wagner, the Critics and the Public Fact and Fiction about Wagner. By Ernest Newman. (Cassell. 8s. 6d-.) TIIERE are those who hold that the recent reaction in favour of...

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The Malvern Festival-I.

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The Malvern Festival-I. BE- PETEIR IIEING. rSir Barry Jackson is prese-iming at Malvern this week a cycle of plays covering the hitajry of English drama from the early...