12 DECEMBER 1914, page 15

What We Owe To The Navy.

[To TUT EDITOR OP THY " SPECTATOR...1 Sin,—It is the fashion with certain writers and newspapers to disparage the priceless work done in this war by the British Navy. Those......

Royal Naval Division (public School Battalion).

[To TER EDITOR OT TEE "Sritorkroa."] Sin,—From the enclosed circular you will see that a Public School Battalion is being raised for service with the Royal Naval Division. This......

German Culture.

[To TIER EDITOR OF TEl "SPECTATOR "] SIR, —The difficulty of reconciling " culture" in the English sense with war in the German manner must indeed have troubled many an average......

Napoleon And The Kaiser.

[To TER EDITOR 01 IRS "SPECTATOR. "] SIR,—Perhaps you may consider the following extract from Lockhart's Life of Napoleon of interest. The characteristics of Napoleon the Great......

Government Buying Of Sugar.

[To TIM EDITOR or TR1 "SrECTATOR."] Sur.,—In your issue of December 5th you refer in an article on "The Waste of War" to the action of the Government in regard to their......

A Coincidence P

[TO TEN EDITOR 07 TEl "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—May I invite attention to a point that may have escaped other readers P It may, of course, be no more than a coinci- dence, but still—.......

Army Contracts And Corruption.

[To TER EDITOR or TER " SPACTATOR..] SIR, —A great deal of attention has been devoted in the Press to Army contracts. Various complaints have been received by the Secret......

A Voice From America.

[To TER EDITOR or TH1 "SPECTATOR. " ] Sin,—Enclosed find draft for £5 to be applied as you may deem best in the interest of the British soldier.—I am, Sir, &c.. FRANK ATKINSON.......