15 MAY 1909, page 22

The Russian Army And The Japanese War.* It Is A

matter of common knowledge that when General Kuropatkin returned from his disastrous campaign in Man- aerie. be lost no time in compiling a history which was promptly suppressed......

The Diversions Of A Special Correspond Ent.*

Ma, LIONEL JAMES is not the ordinary type of corre- spondent. He is not there mainly to see things, but rather to make stories about them. It is the drama which concerns him,......