16 JANUARY 1909, page 16

The Earthquake.

LTO THE EDITOR or THE " SPECTATOE.1 Sin,—Do not the accounts of the ebb and flow of the great earthquake waves in the Straits of Messina contain a strong resemblance to Homer's......

The Meaning Of "radical Socialiste." [to The Editor Of Tee

"SPECTATOR. 0 . 1 SIR,—Muoh confusion hoe been caused in the minds of English newspaper-readers, in regard to the recent Senatorial elections in France, by the unaccountable......

Famine Relief In India.

[To TIM EDtTOR Or Tax uSPR0TATOF..1 SIR,—In your article on "The Problem of the Hour" in the issue of October 17th, 1908, you say that the Government of India, in organising......

The Head-master Of Eton And The German Schoolboy. [to T

10 EDITOR 07 TIE " SP ROTATOR."' SLE, — One of the horrors of exile is the inability to send a letter to the papers in time, and modern memory is verY short. A German Pr6fessor......

Friendly Societies And Taxation Of Land Values.

rTO THE EDITOR OF THE "SPECTATOR.'] SIR,—A Report issued last week by the Registrar of Friendly Societies shows that the number of members of Friendly Societies is 14,606,869,......

Fainfi And Arithmetic.

[To TH E Eorron Or THE " SP ROTATOR:] Six,—I observe that the terrible catastrophe in Sicily has been frequently described as a severe trial to faith. There is perhaps no more......

School-books And Politics.

;To THE ED/TOR OP THE " SPECTATOR." j is a common device when unwelcome arguments are strong or facts inconvenient to assume a jocular attitude. "Schoolmaster"s" jocularity......