24 NOVEMBER 1906, page 11

Optimism.

T HE German Emperor has been explaining his methods of work and his philosophy of life to a Bavarian novelist, Dr. Ludwig Ganghofer, and the conversation, as was to be expected,......

Correspondence.

THE STATE OF THE NAVY. II.—ADMIRALTY ORGANISATION. [To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR:] SIB, — The efficiency of the Royal Navy and its effective use in war depend upon the......

The Conquest Of The Air.

T HE month of November, 1906, will probably be looked back upon as a landmark in the history of mankind. It will be recognised as the date on which there first began a serious,......