7 SEPTEMBER 1918, page 12

Poetry.

TO THE MARNE RIVER. MARNE, on thy bank let some high sign he set Where thrice* the world's great Opposites have met; The lust of Rapine and the laws of Right, The fiends of......

"howlers."

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Possibly the following might find a place among "howlers." In 6 a "general knowledge" paper a student was asked to define, among other......

The Household Fuel And Lighting Order. [to The Editor Of

THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—I am obliged to the " Local Fuel Overseer " for his letter in your issue of the 17th ult., and I trust that his estimate of eighteen tons of coal may......

" Archie."

[To THE EDITOR OF TEE "SPECTATOR.") SIR,—In reading Major Bishop's book Winged Warfare I was interested to see that he stated therein that he was unaware of the origin of the......

Grape Jam.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—Your correspondent, " S.B.," will find a recipe for above in the " Gardening Notes" in to-day's Morning Post (August 31st). I purpose......

Books.

EXAMINATIONS4 THE influence of examinations on modern life, though considerably if temporarily reduced by war conditions, may be illustrated by the curious fact that to the......

Is A General Election Necessary P [to The Editor Of

THE " SPECTATOR.") rm,—Not one elector in ten thousand (one hundred thousand ?) desires peace except on our own terms. Therefore, there is no need of a General Election to find......

After-care And Employment Of Tuberculous Persons.

[To THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR."] SIR,—One of the many problems with which we are faced at the present time is the after-care and employment of tuberculous persons. This......

Bismarck.

[To THE EDITOR OP THE " SPECTATOR."] ffia,—A propos of your review (August 31st) of Mr. Grant Robert- son's study of Bismarck, one may recall the conclusion of an article which......

Translations.

[To TIM EDITOR or TM " Beizersroa."] gra,—Reading in your issue of August 18th the translation of Meleager's Lament by Herbert Snow (afterwards Dr. Herbert IOnaston, Headmaster......

John Payne.

[TO THE EDITOR OF THE " SPECTATOR.") S IR,—My life of John Payne, which has been written with the kind assistance of Payne's executoi, is now almost ready for the press. I......

Children's Hymns.

[To THZ EDITOR OE THE " SPECTATOR."] Snt.,—Yon may think this worth recording for the benefit of those who undertake to speak to children, or write hymns for them. A mother......

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