12 AUGUST 1916, Page 20

Stale Control of the Liquor Traffic. By Arthur Sherwell, M.P.

(P. S. King and Son. ld.)—Our readers will remember the series of articles contributed by Mr. Sherwell to the Spectator, in which he set forth very clearly the case for State purchase. These articles have now been reprinted in pamphlet form, with some additions, and should prove a useful contribution to the literature of a subject whose importance% especially at this moment, it is impossible to overestimate.