2 JANUARY 1909, page 24

Poetry.

The lonely Spirit of the Earth, Looks forth, and from her secret place Beholds the New Year's birth. Born in the elemental strife Of molten five and earthquake shock, She saw......

Music.

SIR EDWARD ELGA R'S SYMPHONY, A NUMBER of circumstances combined to lend peculiar signifi- cance and interest to the production of Sir Edward Elgar's symphony. To begin with,......