30 AUGUST 1935, page 6

A Spectator's Notebook

A PPARENTLY the famous Article XVI of the League of Nations is to be invoked first by Italy herself, for Signor Mussolini is credited with the intention of present- ing his case......

With All Its Modern Terror's , And 'refinement§ Warfare...

on 'occasion .to very ancient models. The concealed lion-pits in which the Ethiopians hope to trap Italian tanks are a case in point. Bannockburn over again. *......

From A Source Which I Regard As Reliable, But Which

cannot specify, I have received • information which suggests that the discontent in Germany is more wide- spread, and that the discontented elements are in closer touch with one......

• The Pope Probably Got As Near As He Is

likely to get to de- flouncing Italy's action in addressing the Catholic Nurses' Congress on Wednesday. His words on the surface ap- pear hedged round with caution, but close......

The Revolution International Relations Have Undergone...

demonstrated vividly enough by the contrast in the public attitude towards the Italian attack on Turkey in 1911, when Italy last possessed herself of African territory by force,......

The Great Western

T HE centenary birthday of the Great Western Railway calls for something more than per- functory congratulation. It may be said without disrespect to any other railway system in......

The Death Of Father Jellicoe, As He Was Invariably Called,

at the age of 36, robs the world all too prematurely of a visionary who showed himself an able' and successful man of business. The imagination of the popular Pres!•4 has been......

Press Peers' Advice . .

"The League of Nations Union, anxious for the British Empire to fight Covenant-breakers one moment, are ready to buy them off next moment with mandated parts of the British......