29 OCTOBER 1904, page 23

Political Situation" Reviews The Confusion Created By Mr.

Balfour's Edinburgh speech, and, while finding his declaration on the subject of Protection not without value, argues with great force that in the present strained condition of......

It Is Impossible To Take Exception To The Choice Of

subject of Mr. Belloo's ingenious and elaborate satire. Money-grubbing masquerading as Imperialism ; trading patriotism ; Jingo finance,—however you choose to designate this......

The Evil That Men Do. By M. P. Shiel. (ward,

Lock, and CO. Gs.)—Although Mr. Shiol as usual indulges in a fantastic situa- tion, his new book is at least free from the glaring faults of taste which have disfigured some of......

The Garden Of Allah. By Robert Hichens. (methuen And Co.

6s.)—In his new novel, The Garden of Allah, Mr. Hichens takes for his hero a Trappist monk, who, having broken his vows and escaped into the world, falls in love and marries.......