the Bishop of London emphasizes from his own experience at the front the need for national concentration which we have insisted upon with special reference to the drink...

I N our leading columns we urge the Government to adopt the policy of State purchase in regard to the whole of the liquor trade. We urge it as the only solution, short of total...

a statement made in Parliament on Thursday evening. Since the war began the British casualties have been all told up to April 11th 139,347. Up to the end of October we had lost...

is the trade. There may be a little grumbling amongst individuals, which will be spread amongst all classes and by no means, of course, confined to working men. But such...

considera- tions, we must once more remind our readers that we are advocating this tremendous step of State purchase as a war measure. The other arguments that we see in its...

tantly, that, considering all the eircumstances, we shall not be able to deal adequately with a situation fraught with con- sequences so tremendous unless the nation has the...

much greater—became we shall have so much greater a for,* in action. They show in terms which must go to the heart of every man and woman in the land what is the sacrifice that...

ease.

is that a battle on a tremendous scale is raging for the possession of the Carpathians, a battle in which some two million com- batants are said to be engaged. If the Russians...

to report. The Belgian and British forces have been quite quiescent as far as the larger operations of war go. The French have, however, been more active, and at several points...

been the German aircraft raids—first on the Tyne on Wednesday, and then on Thursday over Lowestoft and Malden and other parts of South Suffolk and North Essex. Both raids were...

Count Bernstorff's latest enterprise. He has issued from the German Embassy in Washington a Memorandum to the United States Government without obtaining the permission of the...

putting into Hampton Roads last Sunday, and will probably be interned there. Since August 3rd, when she left New York, little had been known for certain about her Movements....

of them excellent people, and individually quite as good as those who live upon other trades, are dependent for their lives and the lives of their wives and families upon the...

life, and has already left Athens. In a letter he appealed to the King to remove the imputation which he felt had been put on his honour by the King's denial of his statements....

States has called forth from Dr. Eliot, ex-President of Harvard University, one of the wisest and most distinguished of living Americans, a remarkable piece of advise. Speaking...

American Ambassador in London on the treatment of prisoners of war and interned civilians in Germany and Britain. Readers will learn in these papers, if they did not know...

quite unaware that these extraordinary remarks "gave away" the case as generally stated by Germany. Sir Edward Grey is held responsible for the war because he was so tumorlike...

the remarkable effect of the British advance at Neuve Chapelle. Although that advance took place a month ago, the Germans have made no attempt at retaliation. Formerly any...

view " which Herr Bailin, the head of the Hamburg-Amerika Company, gave to Mr. von Wiegand. Herr Bailin had just returned to Hamburg from the front, where he had had a long...

that they will take reprisals on account of the British Admiralty's statement that German submarine prisoners cannot be treated as honourable prisoners of war. The German...

to be made to members of the Civil Service to join the colours. Lord Kitchener has issued a Memorandum to the effect that Civil Servants must obtain leave from the heads of...

a German submarine. The ` Harpalyce ' left Rotterdam in ballast for Virginia, and was flying a white flag bear- ing the words "Commission for Belgian Relief" in large letters...

held on the substitution of women for men in various trades. Mr. Runchnan informed the representatives of the women'. organizations that up to April more than thirty-three...

Aug. 8th.

THE NEED OF THE HOUR. D URING the week the air has been full of rumours that the Government are considering whether they ought not to buy out the trade, lock, stock, and...

T A RT us take in order the objections which are likely to be made to the proposal for State purchase. The first will be that it will cost too much. We are not, of course, in a...

T HERE are plenty of causes of anxiety for English- men in the existing situation. We are of course far better off at the present moment both in the matter of equipment and of...

N O battle of this war has caused more strangely con- flicting rumours and emotions than the battle of Neuve Chapelle. After the first brief report of the victory, stories began...

House of Commons _1 on Thursday of the names of the Committee which the Government have constituted to co-ordinate the organization of war industries gives hope that at last...

of sympathy with the Roman Catholic correspondent who has written to us about the neutrality of the Pope. Here in this war is the widest. ranging question of morals which has...

W E desire to thank our readers most heartily for the very kind way in which they have responded to our appeal to make up our Fund before it closes on May lit to £8,000. We have...

I S loquacity an inborn quality or is it acquired P We are inclined to think that talkative women are born with an irrepressible tendency to talk, but that in men a"...

AND FEELING AN ENGLISHMAN. BY A. CzacH. A FTER having lived in England long enough to have practically forgotten my Czech origin and to have come to feel to all intents and...

[To ram Elms or SOO ..seaemea.1 Srn,—I hope you will write an article on the neutrality of the Pope as suggested by an "Inquirer" in your issue of the 3rd inst. As one who has...

[To TOO Exam OF SOO ..ersersres-"] Si,—Is it quite fair to say that President Wilson "baa made the fatal mistake of letting himself be governed by worde " ? You, Mr. Editor,...

NATIONAL CONCENTRATION. [To Tax Norm or m °S.raerracm."1 SIN,—I was reading your article on "National Concentration" as I motored to Rosen from General Headquarters after...

[To rem Erma or Ter P Srzerwroa."] Sur,—Only the authorities know what chance there still is of an invasion, and what part, if any, the Volunteer Corps would be called upon to...

Tar .Breorkrom."] Sin,—The author of the delightful article on "Easter with a Volunteer Corps" in your last [SUM showed a discretion worthy of the Censorship. He might have been...

[To ram Emma or xes “Srsc-rrroa."] Slit,—Referring to the interesting article in the Spectator of April 3rd, allow me to say that the Nederland Company of Amsterdam and the...

of the Volunteer Training Corps may I instance one which has been overlooked perhaps? Every Public School has its O.T.C. But there is nothing analogous for the growing youth of...

I.Te en Eorroa 5. TIM "Sesomoa."1 Sin,—Recently you were good enough to give permission to the Alliance of Honour to include in a little brochure pre- pared for circulation...

"BYXLI,SOB...3 SIR,—In your issue of the 10th inst. you published a letter superscribed" Mr. Ellis Barker and Prince Bismarck," in which Mr. V. de S. Fowke challenged the...

rTo ma Hones or Van "arscrazon.") Sus,—It may interest " Africander " (Spectator, April 10th) to know that some time ago I raised the question of " officer& wives' pensions,"...

"SvecTayon."1 SIE,—I should be glad if you could insert the following offer in the next issue of the Spectator.—I am, Si,', Sec., P. D. W. A. lady offers a small unfurnished...

[To ran Renee ov van "StnerAtme.") Sra,—Your correspondent" X." in the Speetatorof April 10th inquires whether "commissioned officers can live on their pay in certain units,"...

[To ma Remo or Tea ' . 13orenharoa."1 SIR,—May I suggest a use for nnmilitary men of military age ? I am thirty-six, have been medically rejected for enlist- ment, and am...

was "Sracumon."1 SIR.—May I crave a little space to appeal to those who are interested in physical recreation for the men in the New Army? The Southern Counties Cross•Country...

[To rus Emma. or Tar ”Sercrarou."] SIR,—I think Frere in his Life of the great Duke and your correspondent " Medio-Templarius " have mixed up a barring out said to have...

(To rex Roma or nut . Eirscr■rott."1 Srn,—We hear a great deal now of the ehortage of labour on the land and of the openings for female workers in agriculture and horticulture....

"Staccatos."] SIR,—How can men be expected to see the necessity of enlisting, or artisans of working overtime, in the atmosphere of endless victory and immediate peace created,...

[To Tax EMT., Or 2111 " arxer.0.1 Sin,—The question of boys of school age being pressed into agricultural work during the mobilization of His Majesty's present forces will be...

STE, — Hospitality for better-class Belgian refugees is the aspect of the Belgian refugee movement which still presents the most urgent need. To meet this need generous...

[To TEE Emma 07 OEM "Spears/on:1 Siax,—The following illustration of the significance of the comma in the interpretation of a sentence appeared recently in a daily paper, and is...

Sut,—If "H. T.'e" reference in your last issue is correct, Canon Fleming must have been an older man than is usually supposed. Some seventy years ago I heard from my father's...

[To THE EOM. Or TES .487807.l7011:1 gra,—I shall feel indebted to your courtesy if you will permit me to make known what I have been enabled to send to the Indian troops in...

[TO oar Eamon 07 me " Bescreman STR,—YOU may perhaps consider the following worthy of v place in your collection of bulls. I made notes of them at the time, now long ago, when...

or initials, or with a pseudonym, or are marked ". Communicated," the Editor must not necessardy be held to be in agreement with the views therein expressed or milk the mode qf...

be sent to the Spectator Office, or direct to Messrs. Barclay and Co, Goslings' Branch, 19 Fleet Street, London, RC. Cheques should be made payable to the "Spectator Home Guards...

PnEnnwarr LORD DESISOROUGH, Hon. Szcsarrewr PERCY A. FL *MUM Esq. MEAD Curlers: Judges' Quadrangle, Royal Courts of Justice (Carey Street entrance). The aims and objects of...

IN MEMORY OF A. J. R. (WHO DIED OP CEREBRO-NENINGITIS, CAUGHT IN A SOLDIERS' RECREATION-ROOM). Hs Laboured as the soldiers' friend, Since loftier service was denied, Strove...

THE POEMS OF JOHN KEATS.* EAGER and tomultuary lovers of poetry are apt to declare that they care only for the authentic words of the poet. Editing and a careful presentment of...

MR. FORD MAnox MIIEFFER has written here, we think, better than ever before in his life because his discursiveness is gathered up in a single earnest purpose, and his quips and...

BEFORE the war the King of the Belgians was—outside his kingdom at any rate—little known and less talked about. Students of physiognomy were favourably impressed by his...

THE opening sentence of Mr. Benson's preface to his Memoirs of a Brother disarms a critic. "This book was begun . . . only to place on record some of my brother's sayings and...

IN March, 1914, a mystery play adapted by Mrs. Duncan Pearce from Banyan's Pilgrim's Progress was given for the first time at the Town Hall, Holyhead. This book is an...

MR. Roransozt objects vehemently to the Italian style of garden, and to emphasize his dislike he has compiled this book of photographs of the landscape gardening that he has...

we imagine, Mr. Palmer's first novel, and it is a fine piece of work. He calls it, on the title-page, "a tale of youth": it is scarcely a tale—rather a study of a boy's...

into a mistake which is very common among writers of autobiographical fiction, if we may be allowed the phrase—the mistake of recording far more than is ever contained in a...

PATRICIA.* WHEN a reviewer is able to say, as he can conscientiously say of Mrs. Hamilton's new story, that it is witty, vivacious, entertaining, and perfectly harmless, there...

in the fight against tuberculosis will be well known by our readers. Under the title of A Campaign against Consumption (Cambridge University Press, 10s. 6d, net) he has now...

and Stoughton. 6s.)—A delicate and charming comedy of prairie life. Mr. Jacobs'S illustra- tions deserve a word of especial praise.—Another Grey Ghost Book. By Jessie Adelaide...

prise of the Royal Dublin Society. But since its foundation in 1731 the range of its activities has been extremely wide : "From agricultural machinery and the great fishing...

of England has often beett brought for- ward. Mr. J. L. Green in a book upon Village Industries : a National Obligation (Rural World Publishing Company. Is. 6d.) suggests a...

21s. net), Captain I. H. Mackay Scobie relates the history of the Reay Fencible Highland Regiment of Foot, otherwise known as " Macluty's Highlanders." This was a regiment...

are dismissed in non-teohnical language by Professor A. Berget, of the Institut Oct anographique, in The Earth: its Life and Death (G. P. Putnam's Sono, 7s. 6d. net). The book M...

[Notice in iltio column dors not necessarily proclido eibweiont rovie1.1 The lately completed third edition of The Golden Bough extends to eleven volumes, and there was an...

has been written by Mr. Thomas Tapper and Mr. Percy Goetschius, both of whom hold lectureships in New York. The book is upon popular and conventional lines, and neces- sarily...

assumed unusual interest. Mr. Frank Fox's short volume %Km Bulgaria (A. and Cl. Black, 10s. net) has consequently appeared at a most appropriate moment. He gives a lively...

years," form the basis of Mr. John Hubback's volume of Ilvasian Realities (John Lane, 5s. net). Mr. Hubback does not show any very deep knowledge of Russia, but he records...