New Kinds of Gears Motoring Oa the mnaking of new gear-l)oxes there does not seem likely l(o e .11 a in(l. What was once the terror of the novice, the ch~aninlxg of gear at...

THE YOUNGEST CATHEDRAL [To the Editor of TnlE SPECTATOR.] Sim,-Will you permit me to say in reply to Mr. WNesteott, that in my letter, which you kindly published on April 24th,...

THE GREAT AND LITTLE LION [To the Editor of TnE SPECTAToI .| SiR.-- Xowv that the Negus has departed in a British warship, leaving white men, women and children lhe called his...

THE LEAGUE AND ABYSSINIA [To the Editor of TnlE SPECTATOR.] SiR,--The victory of Mussolini over the Emperor of Abyssinia is now a fait aceolIJ)li. 'T'he Emperor has of course...

Seven Red Sundays. Fiction By WILLIAM PLOMER lBv Ramon J. .14,nder. Translated by Sir 1'. C. 'Mitchell. (Fabe r. 8s. Gd.) In l)ubious Battle. By John Steinbeek. (Heineinann....

REALISM AT THE ACADEMY Biv ANTHONY BLUNT IE oly hl1\ l rop for EAluropean1 p)ainltinlg at t lp I)resen!t i ilsle in; til (Icdecoj)IIop lt ofa. New Rcflea1m. Abstract art is...

A SPECTATOR'S NOTEBOOK IMIE B1shOP OF (GLOUCESTERI. in an article in his D)icsainl Ma.izinc invokes (,is SO il ( 1iive done I(forc luiiM,) the fiaiiliar words:- I canic not to...

The Coalowners' Deadlock Over six nmontlhs ago the coalowners promised to l)r (lacC, by thle en(I of .Julne, the ir schemles for a cenetrallis(ld sellilng organisation, and the...

Defence of the Dales The Forestry Commission, it seems, is still rcsolved( oin the afforestation of Eskdalc and Duninrerdale, (desp)ite a petition, carryincg 12.000 signatures,...

oZecC agaill thie sIWc(II of the NN.(wek was Iliadc by Mr. (ulirchill. After liis Ioug an 11(1 b1ely stitiirulcs a "a-ii ist p)olpiular op)iion0 ohl tile In(di a Btill a1nd(1 t...

An Inquest on Liberalism What is commiolyoHI knowni 21s t le Satinielite se(tioin of the Liberial Partv h1s eolmp)lete(d 111 inquiiiest onl itself an11d pul)lished plans for...

'lle foi'ciri alffairs de(h atv ()II \l'edlii l;i was a storilllv l)liiic(s r(eiiisc(cit oil (il onl(I tlie grcat piar't v batl IS ()I tlic p)r(--War daixys. MTr. Hugh D)altoui...

The Week in Parliament Ourl l'tflialiwenitarv- Correlpoldenttlt AIit c: It 11:ls beeli a v aried wcek with Injtcere't 3111( ii jnecl d x(IitCCll(.Ilt retaie(I thrllougholit. I...

flali and Angkor. Bali, Life, and Angkor IIy- G~oflrcv Corer. (Mlichlael Joseph. I s.) 'T'iii; fortunate decision to w-rite this boolk depended, Mr. (Gorer says, o(ii a...

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Place-Names. English Places By Eilert Ekwall. (Oxford University Press. 15s.) Tin study of place-names has suffered in the past, more...

Signor Mussolini has proclaimed that " Abyssinia is Italian." a formula -which might cover annexation, a protectorate, or some disguise(l form of Italian control over which the...

W ITH the departure of the Emperor Haile Selassie W from Addis Ababa last Saturday and the oecu- NEWS OF TIlE WEEK p).tion of the eal)ital by Italian troolps on T'iesdaN...

The Outlook in Egylpt L,

Invasion and After T[he immellildia te probl)lem ib refiri Marshal Bw(lilit) is tI V ali ilitclianlhc of, Ills iiow Wile l. scatttere( d ifmrcc (JSl'1ii the rainv miolnt hs...

A Downward Move in Tariffs It is b)oth satisfactory an(l surprising in these (days t hat a Goveriiient shlouil(d not nicrely l)rofess hut prove its (Icsire to remove...

Police and Public The price of liberty is eternal v-igilance, and wlh ! any serious allegations of encroachments on publ)]c liberty are put forward it is essential that a full...

The Tithe Bill The Government's Tithe Bill in the main reprothic( s the recommendations of the Roval Commission, h)ta with two important changes. The liability of rural...

The Leakage Enquiry Th'le (Governmllent has actcdl withl compllete parop~riety .1c(l rasonbcl)lc prIomp11)titudeii iii t le niatter of the Iu3ldgct Ica kaIt cs. Tliat there...

The State and the Arms Traffic Mr. Llovd Georges evidence before the Arms (, p mission on Wedlnes(lay vas unequivocally in favor ,f a Government monopoly in the manufacture of...

Ilaig. Haig and the Supreme Crisis, By DUff COoo)cl. Vol. 1I. (FaLer and Faber. 25s.) 'l'ilis volunie l)eginls wvitih the situation just after Ilaig's \ etor onl the Somme,...

The New culture in China. The Chinese Renaissance 1s! Prof -ssor J1,m1tE(It F , h1Xzr. (Allen urrd lirwini. 7S. nit.) TN tihe mlovemient -which we call ilie ( hliiicse lk...

THE HUGENOTS IN IRELAND Current Literature J3v Grace Lwxvless Lee Miss Lec exa;miines. in a careltfully documticated lrok (I,'ngmans, l2s. (;d.)) thle extent of' Itlgenot...

DIMITROFF'S LETTERS FROM PRISON Edited by A. Kurella II lace of a Forewor(d to this book (Gollancz and 'Martin L .awrene, (;s.) we have aii art ile %written in the P'ravda of...

The May Magazines TIIF international situation and defence are once again t12 main topics discusi-d in the monthlies. Mr. Frederick Haiii. mond opens the Forinightily with a...

WHY I GO IN FOR POOLS Compiled by John Hilton Tlhis ixivd>1t piamp let (Allen aml I nwvin, Is.) is the kindl of tlhing thloat I"':1! wll (- :ig? fixedI opinionll. 1'raltessor...

"A h, Wilderness !" STAGE AND SCREEN The Theatre By Eu-,-ne O'Neill. At the \\cst- minster Theatre Til, peculiar merit of M1r. O'Neill. in a theatre niiselebotilid vithi...

'Anne-\arie" and tLa Belle au Bois Dormant. The Cinema .\t th., Curzon---Tudor Rose." At the New (;.iltry .-futme-il1mirj is a qulite Liii i/,1.4n~v SHIk Wiin abi(til Li...

Financial Notes IRAILWAY ASSESSMENTS. Aui,,orumGi the new aecotunt onl the Stock Exchange he1(.iln with the foreigin political atmosphere -ery uncertain as the result of the...

KENYA [To the Editor of TilnE SiP.I'( 'iv olt.1 SIR. ---If it is not too late to discuss D)r. L. S. B. ILeake( 'i article on that now surely somu what threadbare sublje(t - Is...

THE SOUTH AFRICAN FRANCHISE [7'o the Edilor oJ'"I'mii.: Sri i,'rxrolt.J Si- TI'le letter of the l)uke of Mont rose, after his sh ,it visit to South Africa. contains highly...

Sill, -Mr. Balfouir does me an injustice whlen iie suggests that [To the Editor of TIIIE SPIC'TATOR.] I ani opposed to prayer being offered for ol)viously pagan statesmen. All...

MARGINAL COMMENTS By ROSE MACAULAY PECULATIONS go on as to 'whether the Abyssinijiln Emperor nmcans to visit Europe shortl. Europuiii,. seem to think it natural and likcly...

GUILD OF HOSPITAL LIBRADRANS [To the Editor of 'Tirnl SrE('tATOR.] SIn,-Will you allown me the excuse of our Second kaiitial Meeting, whllicht is beingl held in Paris this...

UNITY THEATRE CLUB I To thie Editor of 'I'ill: r, S-.(-rrvrx). I Sin,-We are extrermiely grateful for anid ernciuiraged by votir udrarmatic critic's notice of our prodiuction...

THE DUKE rlo I/e ]edior. of 'D'l: XSjl:( .c-jox nm Sin.- --Mlav I ask onl whose atit hiorit Y Mr. Nevi lie ( ha(;ildwrhLin (oil tiealnit hority of l'P.Q. H.) 0ttrilbded to l...

A Hundred Years Ago ] iE SPEATAT.\-M11, 5. 'MA 7-if, P 436#. On Tms trlayI, I ieQueen 1,(-i, I i Dyr-iirwin-.romn; art si iV 1 I, F-p rn. 9tin-t it iJIS W'Iin TIIItiMI-IOtIS....

PROFESSOR FREUD [To the, Edifor of T1'in:,S't''ve:1 Siu.-'i'lic ('igthtieth I )irthd(IayIV of Sigmtundtt it Frcud gives ts tl1e welcoitte opI)portulity oft offeri- t)tll' t...

COUNTRY LIFE A Nightingale Year It is, I think, a nightingale year. The cocks have been ungring with gusto undeterred by winds from the North and East and the pairs are...

CRICKET ONCE MORE By NEVILLE CARDUS S I write, the springtime sunshine is ghadde nilng the hearts of cricketers ; summer is a colillig-ill whIiether or not sings loud the...

Principles of Shakespearian Production. Symbolism for Shakespeare By (. Wilsorn Knight. (Faber arid Falber. I Os.. W(.) INFORMIi) lbV k};ee intellectual arrogance, this is a...

The Seething African Pot. Gimcrack Propaganda By Daniel Thwaite. (Constable. 7 .. et].* Oxs the dust-cover of this incredible book we are told thiat whilst the eves of thc...

THE DESTROYER RGNOR M'SSOLIN-I has succeedcd to admiration in piling (destruLction oil destructiofl. lie has dlestroyed ani aIIcienit African Eimpirc and the only idiep(Iv...

GRAND TOUR IN MANCHUKUO l1B RALPH NIORTON T all tie more importa:nit ra ilway-st atilons in Man,,, 'lilkuio there stands on tlhe plaitftrim a siunll tablde. ()tI t he t alle...

"Aida " The Opera at Covent Garden O1 all tie dilferent species of thle genus, Bore, one of the l(ast suff'eirablle is thle operatic variety-the man who expatiates 1uo)0 the...

La Poussee A Gauche [D'un correspondent parisien] QuELL-Es seront les eons&quences des 6lections lcgislative? 9 11 est rnalaise de se prononcer quand on 6crit quelqtu; heures...

A. E. Housman BOOKS OF THE DAY By JOHN SPARROW Tili poclils of A. E. Housman will endure as long as English poetrv is rea(l, his work as a scholar as long as there are people...

Lucretius, Poet and Philosopher. The Passionate Unbeliever By IE. E. Sikes. (Camlw)ii -d University Preas. 7s. 6d.) MR. SIKi.Es' new book is a sympathetic and well-balane.,...

FULL CHURCHES AND EMPTY [To the Editor of THiE SPECTATOR.] SIR,-The discussion on this subject affords a good deal of food for thought. The assumption of many correspondents...

THE FUTURE OF THE UNIVERSITIES LETTERS TO THE EDITOR fCorrespontlents are requested to keep their letters as brief as is reasonably possible. The most suitable lcultth is...

Capital Appreciation Finance Tmni: >are sevenal influienes which arC responsible at the prcs-sfPt timne for tlie investor seeking ol)l)ort unities for c:l1)it i appreciation...

OCCASIONAL BIOGRAPIHES: X11T. MUIILE SETLASSIE all the dramatixs J)exslow, ol the tragred oft the Italo-,Alw!ssinlianl Liar. one ch1aractter bevond .s(1 111 ot4hers emerges...

INDIA REVISITED: II. LEAN KINE AND THIRSTY EARTH By F. YEATS-BROWN [Thi.s is the second of a series of articles which Mr. Yeats-Br-own has becai .specially comminissioned bJ...

FRANCE'S FUTURE HE French elections, as determined 1b the second ballot, are uindoubtedlx a victorv for f4cmoeratic forces; and even the striking vietories of the Comnin ists...

RIVAL FORCES IN JAPAN Commonwealth and Foreign By WILLIAM HENRY CHAMBERLIN Tokilo. --EuR the political earthiqtuakc of February 2fthi Jap)an is groping for . newv...