12 AUGUST 1899, page 12

The Future Of Hodge.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Your article, "The Future of Hodge," in the Spectator of July 29th, encourages me to hope that you may find room for a story told,......

The Latest Rumour From The Far East.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] Sin,—In your article on the above rumour of an offensive and defensive alliance between China and Japan you state that the rumour is possibly......

Letters To The Editor.

lab PERMANENT PROBLEM IN SOUTH AFRICA. [TO THE EDITOR OF THR Elpscrvrolt.") SIR,—Your article in the Spectator of Jane 24th, "The Permanent Problem in South Africa," just......

Rural Depopulation.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Agricultural labour is scarce in most parts of the country ; but the writer of "The Future of Hodge" exagge- rates enormously when he......

The Dying Of Death.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I agree with the whole of your interesting article on "The Dying of Death." But is the fear of death, or its absence, a safe test of a......

The Open Road.

N OW, if ever, is the time in which to sing the song of "the open road," and thus very timely is Mr. E. V. Lucas's charming little anthology of outdoor holiday poems entitled......