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Portugal And The Allies : A Message To Great Britain.

By A. G. Loraine. (Hazen, Watson, and Viney.)—Mr. Loraine confirms the view taken by a contributor to a recent issue of the Spectator that the new Portuguese Government under......

Some Books Of The Week.

!Notice in this column elves not necessarily preclude subsequent review.] THE QUARTERLIES.—The Edinburgh Review for July opens with an instructive article by Dr. She.dwell on......

In The English Historical Review For July, Under The...

cryptic title of " Centuriation in ROMMEL Britain," Dr. Haverfield suggests that traces of the old Roman plan of laying out estates in rectangular plots (centuriae) bounded by......

Grow Your Own Vegetables. By Stanley C. Johnson, D.sc.,...

(T. Fisher Unwin. Gs.)—An exhaustive study of veget- able culture which gives information on every conceivable nspect of the subject, from the choice of tools to "Hints for......

Food In War. By Herbert Hoover. (w. H. Smith And

Son. 3d.) —Mr. Clynes in an Introduction rightly describes Mr. Hoover's recent speech, now reprinted, as "a remarkable contribution towards a better understanding of the......

Diplomacy Of Bismarck With That Of His Degenerate...

shows how Germany has brought a world of enemies against her by allowing the military party to run amuck. He reminds us that Bismarck in his last great speech of February 6th,......

Wealth From Waste. By Henry J. Spooner. G. Routledge And

Sons. 7s. 6d. net. )—Lord Leverhulme in his Preface says that "the greatest wasters are those who concentrate their whole time on mere efforts for immediate and direct......

The Forty - First Report Of The Society For The...

Ancient Buildings, of 20 Buckingham Street, Adelphi, contains as usual some attractive photographs of the old churches and towers in the fate of which the Society is interesting......

Alsace - Lorraine Past, Present, And Future. By Coleman...

Litt.D. With 4 Maps. (T. Fisher Unwin. 25s. net.)—Dr. Phillipson is known as an authority on international law, and in his Preface he describes the tone and object .of his large......