12 SEPTEMBER 1903, page 16

Goethe.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."1 SIR,—In your article entitled " They " in your issue of August 29th you quote Goethe to the effect that "nothing tends more to pervert one's......

[to The Editor Or Via " Spectat0r-1 Sir,—with Reference To

the correspondence which has appeared in your columns (Spectator, September 5th) on the efficiency of military officers, I would ask,—Is it reason- able to expect the highest......

[to The Editor Op The " Spectator:1

SIR,—As candid friend of the British officer you have enjoyed such a long innings that I do not think you will grudge one of them a short turn at the wicket. You are, I know,......

England And Australia.

[To THE EDITOR OH TER "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The writer of an article which appears under the above heading in the Spectator of September 5th refers to the United States of......

[to The Editor Of The " Spectator:1 Sir,—i Quite Concur

in the opinion you have formed as to the absorbing interest and great value of the Minutes of Evidence taken by the Royal Commission on the South AfricanNirar, which, as you......

Army Reform.

[To THE EDITOR, ON THE " SPECTATOR:1 SIR,—In the Spectator of September 5th you say that you would like to know how many young officers will read "these entertaining pages,"......