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21 Nov 1903

. The Apparatus Of The Detective.

I T is, we believe, a fact accepted by students of criminal statistics that though one of the...

21 Nov 1925

Power From The Tides

The Coal Commission has been taking evidence on the possible development of Water Power. T HE...

20 Nov 1941

Religious Education In The Schools

The House of Commons has not many opportunities of dis- cussing educational questions, and still...

21 Nov 1840

Parliamentary Abolition Of The Cathedral Service.

In the Egerton Papers, lately printed by the Camden Society, there is a document which we extract...

21 Nov 1908

The Kingdom In India.

The Kingdom in. India. By Jacob Chamberlain. (Fleming H. Revell Company. 5s. net.)—Jacob...

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