policy in the House of Commons on Thursday, July 12th, recalled the circumstances attending the occupation of the Ruhr, contrary to the wishes of the British Government. If the...

T HE Cabinet on Wednesday and Thursday discussed the text of their reply to the German Note. When the reply is ready, as it probably will be on Friday, it will be sent to the...

however, in a speech at Senlis on Sunday, took occasion to explain and justify afresh the French occupation of the Ruhr. France, he said, did not covet any foreign soil, but...

We have this year made arrangements by which the " SPECTATOR " will be on sale in the principal holiday resorts , of the Continent. Readers who are going to more remote parts or...

at Lausanne have come to a final agreeMent on the Peace Treaty. In view of many past experiences of Turkish diplomacy, it would seem unwise to regard the matter as having been...

between the Egyptian Government and the King of the Hedjaz. It has long been the privilege of the ruler of Egypt to send yearly the Holy Carpet, or Mahmal, which covers the...

out the British South Africa Company's political interests in Rhodesia were circulated in a White Paper last week.. The Company is to receive £3,750,000 and to surrender the...

new roof on it. The present reign has seen the repair of that roof. There can be few non-eccle- siastical buildings in the Western world which have such a long and -impressive...

Mussolini's franchise scheme will in the main become law. It is a remarkable project, for the whole of Italy is in effect to be treated as a single constituency, and the...

good temper with which she piloted her Bill through its somewhat tempestuous course in the House of Commons. The Bill, which was read:a third time on Friday; July 18th, by a...

decisive majority for the principle of his new Reform Bill. The Socialists alone ventured to oppose it : most of the members of the Clerical or " Popular " party abstained from...

Bell, one of the ablest living publicists of America, supporting " Americanus " in his grave view of the failure of Prohibition among the undergraduates, whether girls or boys,...

Curzon on the effects of Prohibition in America has been published as a White Paper. Its chief purport is to show how little reliable information is obtainable from any source...

its third reading in the House of Commons, the really remarkable work done this Session by Mr. Neville Chamberlain was completed. He is one of the chief " discoveries " of the...

July 5, 1923 ; 5 per cent. War Loan was on Thursday, 1001; Thursday week, 99i ; a year ago, 1001.

on Mr. Snowden's motion on the " Capitalist System " marked another stage in the decline of the Labour Party's Parliamentary prestige. Sir John Simon and Mr. Amery as obviously...

THE ISOLATION OF FRANCE. T HE exact nature of the British reply to Germany is still undisclosed. That it will accept, in prin- ciple, Germany's offer to have the extent of her...

THE outstanding figure in the past few Sessions of the United States Senate has been William Edgar Borah, Senator for Idaho since 1903. A speaker of no mean ability, it is not...

A BENEFICENT INVASION. T HE fate—both immediate and ultimate—of the • great English country houses has been fre- quently . canvassed in the Spectator with solicitude and some...

IV.-THE PERILS OF THE LABOUR PARTY. T HE moment any Party enters the path of power its perils begin. In Opposition all is easy, more especially when, as now, the older Parties...

W HEN I read of the voyage of the ' Trevcssa's ' boats and the sufferings of the crew, the account brought back to my mind most vividly my own experi- ences when the P. & 0....

LIFE MEMBERSHIP. The rates for payment of Life Membership are as follows :— For Fersons under 45 years of age .. • • • • over 45 and under 55 years of age .. 55 ., •O 65 ,....

ENGLISH-SPEAKING WORLD. BY EVELYN WRENCH. M R. MARK SULLIVAN, than whom there is no better political writer in America, contributes to the Observer a survey of Europe's...

AMERICAN YOUTH AND PROHIBITION. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sta,—Your correspondent " Americanus," in his striking article " American Youth and Prohibition," invites the...

citizen of the United States who for several years has been a warm supporter on the Irish question and on Socialism of both the Morning Post and the Spectator, 'I hope that both...

" American Youth and Prohibition," which appeared in your issue of July 14th, the statement is made " that there has been more drinking in our colleges and univer- sities and,...

must protest against the stilted effusion of " Americanus " in your issue of July 14th. " Americanus " declares that he desires to " make, passes ". with his small brush over "...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—The point of view from which the first part of your article on China (July 7th) appears to be written seems, if I may put it so bluntly,...

interest the observations of Americans " on the effect of Prohibition upon the under- ;,rraduates of American colleges and universities. It seems to me to be a gross libel upon...

SIR,—Knowing how much you have done to promote good feeling between America and Britain, may I ask you to publish this short appeal ? I urge the British Press and public to...

Sin,—Lord Sycienham's letter in your issue of the 14th inst. cannot be allowed to pass unchallenged, so far as the latter part of it is concerned. He protests strongly against...

the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—If " Vindex " has " plenty of experience of how laws and Ministries are made," he furnishes us with a telling illus- tration of the little wisdom with...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —As the reading of your book, The Adventure of Living, has given me great enjoyment, I thought I would try and find the passage you...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—A few days ago, some friends of the writer invited him to dinner to celebrate his birthday. It was one of those small intimate parties. A...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sza,—Surely Lord Sydenham and " Vindex " have overlooked the point in criticizing your publication of Mr. Massingham's articles, which, I take...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—The article in the Spectator on " The Trattoria " again raises the difficult and important question as to how to provide well-cooked and...

SPECTATOR.] SIR, —My own experience in respect to the number of your readers, other than contributors, supports Mr. Barnes- Austin's contention expressed in his letter published...

p.93.)

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] Sin,—The summer holidays are near at hand, and those who have toiled and struggled through the months since last they drew breath in country...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—Lady Cowans and the executors having authorized Major D. M. Chapman-Huston and myself to write the life of the late General Sir John...

[To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR, —I have been a regular reader of the Spectator for many years ; in fact, I read it right through from cover to cover every week-end. I...

THE CONTEMPORARY ART SOCIETY. SUPPOSE that to have backed the winning horse in any Derby would certainly bring you a fortune in years to conic. You would, of course, put a...

MEDITATIVE ODE ON VISION. THE cool bright fingers of the winter sun Shape the clear hills to beauty, where the breeze Coils his slow, shining side, Basks in cold light at ease...

THIS WEEK'S BOOKS. THERE are not very many books this week and no novels of interest. The publishers have sent me a book which has already made a reputation for itself in...

SIR GEORGE BUCHANAN'S reminiscences, quite without design, happen to be a strong defence of the traditional school of diplomacy. It would be impossible to imagine a career con-...

IT is delightful to have Andrew Marvell's exquisite verse put before us so attractively as it is by the Nonesuch Press. They are doing us all a great service by their noble...

Tins book abounds in fact and date and authoritative state- ment. But the events recorded and their developments are necessarily of poignant import for the world-politics of the...

"J. B. DAD a heavy hand. I have known him double his knotty fist at a poor, trembling child (the maternal milk hardly dry upon its lips) with a Sirrali, do you presume to set...

WIIEN Shaeldeton died in South Georgia, the leadership of the expedition fell to Commander Wild, who was, of course, at that time Shackleton's second-in-command. The task of...

THE NOTORIETY OF MISS EDITH SITWELL.* FRIENDS and enemies run up and slap the Red Flag into Miss Sitwell's hands. A scrimmage takes place around her. No one is hurt, of course,...

ITS alluring title sufficiently advertises the character of this, Miss Bowen's first volume of short stories. One hopes that it will be followed by many more, equally mature in...

PRINCE IIEMPSEED.*. IN this autobiography of Richard Kurt from a child to a young man, Mr. Hudson has really put himself in an unfortunate position. Richard is the son of...

gratified to see the Church of Rome very militant and triumphant here on earth will enjoy Beardless Counsellors. It could not safely be put into the hands of an impressionable...

6d.) A first novel about two men and one woman. The hero, like all good heroes of romance, renounces the woman he loves. The story itself is feeble, but the descriptive...

This is a novel which has the admirable peculiarity of being written with a sense of style. It is placed in the 'forties of last century, in Aberdeenshire, but it does not seem...

Reading Mr. Baerlein's stories is like dreaming. One is very much at home in a strange place ; whether we consort with the saints and sinners of the Middle Ages or meet...

sound" novel even if it be sometimes a little dull. Her present subject, the journeys of Columbus, is a romantic one, and she does full justice to a theme in itself so...

that so many undergraduates should be ridding themselves of their impressions ' - but few have received so little from their residence or have perverted so astoundingly what...

which, until finished ; render the reader entirely unfit for everyday life. When we have put them down we wonder at our absorption. The episodes in this example are too pre-...

The Edinburgh. Professor A. B. Keith's searching article on " The Imperial Constitution and the Imperial Conference " deserves careful study. He notes how opinion has changed...

Alcatraz is the story of a horse. Not a gentle, trustworthy horse like Black Beauty, but a ferocious, man-killing creature of the prairie. His reluctance to be tamed is more...

A large volume, illustrated with a number of photographs, sealing exclusively with habits and customs of the past that dill live in the present. The author makes no pretence to...

An anonymous and well-informed writer discusses " Ger- many's Capacity to Pay " with abundant facts and figures. He is convinced that the multiplication of the paper currency...

Currency and Credit Before and Since 1914. By Hubert Blake. (Effingham Wilson. 2s. 6d. net.) All new technical books must justify their existence by expressing some fresh idea...

Winchester Records. By J. 8. Furley, M.A. (Milford. 14s.) Mr. Furley is modest when he refers to himself as a " local amateur antiquary." He has studied his ground and his...

This slim volume of essays has the contemplative flavour often found in books written by doctors in their lesiure time. The essays are touched with a genuine love of natural...

[By OUR CITY EDITOR.] STOCK EXCHANGE TENDENCIES. [To the Editor of the SPECTATOR.] SIR,—As anticipated, the Stock Exchange is already giving signs of healthier conditions as...

Co. 7s. 6d. net.) The progress of civilization may ultimately lead to the supersession of gold as a medium of international exchange, but at the present time Mr. Lock's...

are poured forth to-day," writes Mr. Rainsford in his introductory chapter. " Most of them have little value and some of them have no excuse. They are poor, sloppy stuff." So,...

My Notebook at Home and Abroad. By Harry de Windt. (Chapman and Hall. 12s. 6d. net.) My Notebook at Home and Abroad. By Harry de Windt. (Chapman and Hall. 12s. 6d. net.) Mr. de...

Percy Lund, Humphries and Co., for the British Wool Federa- tion.) This attractive and well-written pamphlet—printed in a large and beautiful type which is, we believe, the new...

lack of convention, which is negligible, but in their historical value. The world they deal with survives now only in memories. For the happy few in " Society " it must have...

series, is at once an account of what was done during the War to increase the production of food at home and an examination of the fundamental question of Grass versus Tillage...

Although the award now to be made to Chartered shareholders by the Government of a cash payment of £3,750,000 may seem disappointing to those who thirty years ago, on the advice...

PAINTS AND STAINS. MESSRS. CARSON AND SONS have sent us some shade cards for review showing a number of their paints. While I have no doubt of their excellent quality as...