15 AUGUST 1903, page 17

The Preservation Of Ancient Earthworks.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] Sin,—Allow me, while thanking you for the appreciative notice of our work which appeared in the Spectator of August 1st, to explain that the......

White Labour And The Transvaal Gold- Mining Industry.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—In your issue of August 1st you say that you are " unable to understand why in other parts of the world the gold-mining industry can be......

Classical Quotations.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR. " ] SIR,—The words gotorov Fir OLT are taken from the first Olympic ode of Pindar, and were proverbial even at the time he wrote, although, of......

A. Preferential Fable.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—The proposed preferential tariff for Colonial produce reminds me of a boyish speculation and agreement entered into with my mother, and......

Minden Drums. (annual. 1st, 1759.) [to The Editor Of The

"SPECTATOR. " ! SIR,—Having read with pleasure a poem entitled as above in the Spectator of August 1st, I send a quotation from " The Hermit of Lansdown," taken from a copy of "......

The Dublin Populace And The King's Visit.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR."] SIR,—It is universally acknowledged that the visit of the King and Queen to Ireland has been a great success. Much has been written about the......