5 SEPTEMBER 1931, page 26

In Common With A Number Of Other Steamship Companies The

Sitmar Line have a regular service to and from Egypt. Passengers leave London at 9 a.m., reaching Genoa the following morning, and either the `Ausonia ' or Esperia ' sails in......

We Cannot Think That In Collecting And Publishing Ernest...

occasional papers Mr. Theodore Besterman is doing a service to the memory of the author of The Mystic Rose. Of the three papers collected in Dress, Drinks and Drums (Methuen and......

For A Broad View Of A Fascinating And Important Subject

Mr. W. H. Boulton's Pageant of Transport through the Ages (Sampson Low, 12s. 6d.) may be commended. The author begins at the beginning, but the historical retrospect shows......

In A Pie Compounded By One Who Knew Palmerston, Who

was Irish born, soldiered in India, served twenty-four years in the House of Commons and was a popular party Whip, as was the late Lord Rathcreedan, much more widely known as......

Travel

[We shall be glad to answer questions arising out of the Travel articles published in our columns. Inquiries should be addressed to the Travel Manager, The SPECTATOR, 99 Gower......

Since The Epoch-making Publication Of The Idea Of The Holy,

an ever-growing circle waits with eagerness for Professor Rudolf Otto's works. But those who trustfully acquire The Philosophy of Religion, translated by E. B. Dicker (Williams......

During The Past Month The Books Most In Demand At

The Times Book Club have been :- Nox-Ficriori.—The Life of Robert, Marquis of Salisbury, by Lady G. Cecil ; Marshal Lyautey, by Andre Maurois ; Pavlova, by Walford Ryden ;......