16 JANUARY 1897, page 23

A Tour In Burmah.*

BIIRMAH is the land of pagodas and charming women. Hence the fantastic title of Mrs. Trench Gascoigne's book relating the experiences of some weeks occupied by a journey up the......

A Virgin Fortress.* Mr. Herbert Having Held A Commission In

the Turkish Army during a period of active service—his pay being too often considerably in arrears—is, as might naturally be ex- pected, and even to some extent excused, a......