29 MAY 1926, page 9

When Sir Esme Howard Was In Toronto Recently At A

large gathering he said he would be delighted to represent the interests of Canada to the best of his ability so long as Canada was satisfied to leave its interests in the hands......

The School Teachers Of Western Canada Are Engaged In A

task of real Empire-building and it is impossible to over- estimate its value. The annual report of the Fellowship of the Maple Leaf for the supply of British teachers to......

In The Cape Town House Of Assembly General Smuts; As

reported by the Times correspondent, has protested strongly against the South African Government's attitude towards the Lobito Bay Railway scheme for which a loan has been......

On Many Occasions Bird Lovers Have Attempted To Intro- Duce

foreign birds here. Nearly twenty years ago Lord Northcliffe brought over to England a number of American robins and released them in the Surrey countryside. He was deeply......

Rock Creek Cemetery : Washington

M ONOTONY in the air, the slope, the trees ! High on the highest fir sang a mocking bird, its note dulled by_ the air. I looked around at the grey slabs of. stone. The......

Spectabilia

THE practice of letting country houses to American visitors is growing, and with judicious management it is, I believe, capable of considerable expansion. Those of my-American......