13 FEBRUARY 1909, page 15

Herodotus And His Crocodile Bird.

pro THE EDITOR OF TH1 "SPECTATOR."' SIR, —Does your reviewer of " Heroclotus " in your number of August 29th, 1908, also doubt the existence of " Trochilus," the crocodile bird......

An Anecdote Of Rodney. ['in Trh Editor Or The...

SIR,—The following, which I do not remember to have ever seen before, relative to Admiral Rodney in 1779, after the success of the naval expedition under Count d'Orvilliers, in......

The Modernity Of " Electra?

[To THE ENTINE 05 THIC . SPECTATOR."] Sin,—During the last two or three years the world has been gradually prepared for the Electra of Hugo von Hoff- mannsthal and Richard......

"playing The Game" As Understood About 30 B.c.

[TO me EDITOR Or THE "SPEOTATOR."1 SIR,—A footrace for three prizes only, near Mount Eryx in Sicily. The names of five of the competitors were Nisus and Euryalus—bosom......

Slavery On The Cocoa Plantations.

ero Tine EDITOR or Tits " sew:wrote.- Sin,—In the latest mails from Benguella my friends inform me that the planters continue to have things all their own way, and the activity......

Why Not Tax Travelling And Amusements P [to The Editor

or THAI "Srsor►TOR."] Sin,—If, as seems certain, large additional revenue will have to be raised during the incoming and succeeding years, there are two subjects of taxation......