23 SEPTEMBER 1916, page 3

We Greatly Regret To Record The Death Of Mr. E.

D. Stone, the well-known schoolmaster, classical scholar, and poet. His letters and poems were for years familiar in our columns. To him Latin was the most living of languages.......

The Quarterly Journal Of The Royal United Service...

August has a very remarkable article entitled " The British Army through German Eyes," in which the writer, Dr. Thomas Smith, the author of The Soul of Germany, gives some......

We Record With Pride As Well As With Much Regret

the death in action of Professor T. M. Kettle. As an Irish Nationalist Member of Parliament he was one of the most persistent and forcible political haters of England. He was......

Of Course, Like The Good:englishman-he Is, Lord Salisbury...

point—namely, that to the Irish extremist all the reasons he has given against Home Rule are excellent reasons for a fight. At any rate, his conclusion is a much saner and......

Bank Rate, 6 Per Cent., Changed From 5 Per Cent.

July 13th.......

Eases Of Bribery And Swindling Tried Before Mr. Justice Low

have laid bare a truly shocking system of corruption in the Army Clothing Department. Viewers of goods supplied have been convicted of tampering with invoices and of regularly......

In Order To Co-ordinate All The Efforts Of Associations And

in- dividuals to supply British prisoners abroad with necessaries and comforts the Joint War Committee of the Red Cross Society and of the Order of St. John has been asked to......

Before We Leave The Subject Of Ireland We May Quote

a story - which is going the rounds. One of the soldiers imprisoned early in the war has lately returned to Ireland under the system of exchanging men too ill ever to fight......

Next, Lord Salisbury Deals With The Continuance Of Irish...

at Westminster, and points out that the only solution is that if there be Home Rule at all, it must be " Home Rule all round." Lord Salisbury sums up his arguments—or shall we......

Tuesday's Times Contains An Admirable Letter From Lord...

" Ireland As It Is : a Unionist View." Lord Salisbury sketches under three heads the chief difficulties of the Irish situation. First, there is the question of Ulster. " Ulster......

A Propos Of Our Article On " Limericks " Which

appeared last week, a correspondent sends us a delightful piece of nonsense metaphysics in the form of a Limerick :- " There was an old man of Cadiz Who affirmed that life is......

We May Give A Second Quotation From An Article By

Julius Hirsch, a war correspondent, published in the Frdnkischer Kurier in October of last year :— " It cannot be denied that the English have supported Joffre's offensive with......

Thirdly, Says Lord Salisbury, The Irish Parliament Cannot...

given control over strictly Irish affairs, and he adds the really excellent " bull " : " A man cannot be independent on other people's money." (This reminds one of Artemus......